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Israeli police say vandals deface monastery
Vandals spray-painted anti-Christian and pro-settler graffiti on a monastery on a hilltop overlooking the highway linking Tel Aviv with Jerusalem, ...
Egypt appoints new ambassador to Israel
Egypt has appointed a new ambassador to Israel, choosing an experienced career diplomat, officials from both countries said, in what some took as sign ...
Settlers evacuated from large West Bank outpost
Israel completed evacuation of a large unauthorized West Bank settlement outpost on Sunday, culminating years of legal wrangling in a case that has ...
Israeli archeologists find rare stone age figures
Israel's Antiquities Authority says archeologists have unearthed two 9,500-year-old figurines near Jerusalem that help shed light on religion and ...
Israeli court indicts 9 teens for injuring Arab
An Israeli court has indicted nine Jewish teenagers for seriously injuring an Arab youth in an assault condemned by Israel's leaders as a hate crime.
Israeli police arrest suspects in firebomb attack
Israeli police say they have arrested three Jewish youths from a West Bank settlement as suspects in firebomb attack that wounded six Palestinians in ...
Mexico religious cult refuses to allow teachers in
Adherents of a religious sect in western Mexico are physically blocking school teachers from entering their walled community, setting up one of the ...
Israeli minister wants Palestinian leader's ouster
Israel's foreign minister urged the international community to help oust Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas whose policies he called "an obstacle to ...
Attacks on Palestinians kindle debate on values
Two vicious attacks on Palestinians, presumed to be the work of Jews, have some Israelis worried that their society is increasingly tolerant of hate ...
Israeli clowns pioneer new medical treatments
Doctors in Israel are beginning to believe in the power of clowning around. Over the last few years, Israeli clowns have been popping into hospital ...
Nude dip in holy sea puts Kansas rep. in spotlight
A Kansas congressman's 10-second naked plunge into the sea where the Bible says Jesus walked on water prompted apologies Monday from him, head-shaking ...
Palestinian government debt hurts private sector
Palestinian drug importer Ghassan Mustaklem says he can't afford to work with the West Bank's Palestinian government anymore. He recently halted ...
Fears of war grow in Israel with Iran strike talk
Israel's tough talk of military action against Iran's nuclear program has unleashed a strong backlash at home, with a growing number of voices urging ...
North American Jews move to Israel despite risks
Despite regional tensions, about 350 Jews from North America landed in Israel on Tuesday, planning to make the Jewish state their new home.