A group of Jewish youths attacked Haaretz reporter Yotam Berger and photographer Olivier Fitoussi at the ruins of Homesh in northern Samaria Tuesday afternoon. Homesh was a Jewsh town destroyed during the 2005 disengagement. Berger and the photographer arrived at the site to prepare an article for Haaretz. The youths threw stones at their vehicle
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Middle EastThis past week, 14 members of the Elitzur, Gush Etzion basketball team traveled to New Jersey to strengthen the relationship between Israeli and US Jewish communities through sport. The trip was a joint initiative of the Gush Etzion Foundation, the Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, and the JNF of Central New Jersey. While in
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USADiaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) met with the leaders of the Jewish community of Houston, Texas on Tuesday to hear about the situation of the families affected by Hurricane Harvey and the recovery and reconstruction efforts for the community. The Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry donated $1 million in relief aid to Houston’s Jewish
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Middle East, USAA man who drove a Home Depot truck down a bike path next to the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan in New York City Tuesday afternoon, killing eight people, including two children, and injuring dozens more, was identified by media as Sayfullo Saipov. The New York Police Department said officially only that it had captured
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USABy Raphael Ahren Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky warned Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday that another major flare-up between Israel and Diaspora Jewry is brewing on the horizon, and will hit if the government fails to take action on the Western Wall and conversion. “I have to warn you that the crisis continues. And in two
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International, Middle East, USAProperty damage claims from a series of deadly October wildfires now exceed $3.3 billion, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Tuesday. The figure represents claims for homes and businesses insured by 15 companies and is more than triple the previous estimate of $1 billion. Jones said the number will continue to rise as more claims
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USASaudi Arabia plans to start issuing tourist visas “soon”, authorities said Tuesday, as the ultra-conservative kingdom seeks to attract international visitors in a radical overhaul of its oil-dependent economy. Tourism is seen as a major driver of growth as the kingdom attempts to wean itself off its dependence on petrodollars amid a protracted oil slump.
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Middle EastBy Shoshanna Solomon Automotive giants Volkswagen (VW) and Hyundai Motor Company are planning to set up hubs in Israel to tap into the wealth of mobility and smart-car technologies the so-called Startup Nation is churning out. “We are very serious about creating a campus in Tel Aviv,” said Peter Harris, chief customer officer of Volkswagen
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International, Middle EastSaudi Arabia women attend a rally to celebrate the 87th annual National Day of Saudi Arabia in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia September 23, 2017. [Photo/VCG] BEIRUT – Women in Saudi Arabia on Monday welcomed the announcement that from next year they will be allowed to watch sporting events in previously all-male stadiums for the first time.
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Middle EastNEW YORK — A terrorist drove down a crowded bicycle and pedestrian pathway in Lower Manhattan on Tuesday afternoon, killing at least eight people and injuring nearly a dozen, officials said. The rampage came to an end when the suspect, described as a 29-year-old man, crashed his rented Home Depot truck and ran into the
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Middle East, USADETROIT — Oakland County Circuit Judge Karen McDonald is facing online harassment, including calls for her to “die a painful death,” for her handling of two controversial cases involving divorced parents who disagree about vaccines. McDonald has drawn the online ire of vaccine critics, upset with her decision to order a 9-year-old boy immunized over
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USAWASHINGTON — As many as 126 million Americans may have seen divisive Russian-generated ads and posts on Facebook over the last two years, apparently part of a wide-ranging effort by Moscow to influence the 2016 presidential election, the social media company told Congress on Tuesday. “Many of the ads and posts we’ve seen so far
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International, USADALLAS — U.S. Rep. Jeb Hensarling won’t run for re-election next year. “Today I am announcing that I will not seek re-election to the U.S. Congress in 2018. Although service in Congress remains the greatest privilege of my life, I never intended to make it a lifetime commitment, and I have already stayed far longer
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USAA group of 23 beautiful women from Peru competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Peru 2018, which will lead the winner to participate in the Miss Universe contest. With the slogan “The strength behind beauty,” the organization of the event, in charge of Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, decided to break the tradition and
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