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The Golem Comes to Life in Berlin’s Jewish Museum [video]

The exhibition uses the golem figure to examine topics like creativity, creation, power, and redemption.

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Arab Preacher gets 8 Months for Inspiring Assassination Attempt on MK Glick [video]

A Jewish young man with hardly any influence, who was convicted last March of possessing a document that was never disseminated, was given two years in prison.

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Kerry’s Last Ditch Effort to Get Netanyahu to Commit Political Suicide

Kerry is in the midst of his final attempt to shape the Israel-PA conflict resolution in his image, and he has been going at it with everything he has including the kitchen sink.

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Yes We Have Sweet, Edible Pomegranates, Just in Time for Rosh Hashanah

Zamiri and his sons have invented the Wine pomegranate which is seedless, fire-engine red and sweet beyond belief.

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President Barack Obama places a wreath at the dateline of the Pentagon 9/11 Memorial / Photo credit: White House photo

Obama Vetoes Bill Letting 9/11 Families Sue Saudi Arabia

A group named 9/11 Families & Survivors United for Justice Against Terrorism released a statement Friday arguing the president's reasoning for the veto is "unconvincing and unsupportable."

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IDF Huge Data Consolidation Tender to Complement Future IDF Cloud

The biggest challenge facing the new data storage system would be the requirement that the Infantry, Armored Forces, IAF, and Navy be able to share it effectively.

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The Ofek 11 launch / Courtesy Defense Ministry

Ofek 11 Spy Satellite Is Alive and Well and Sending Great Pictures

The launch ten days ago looked like a success, except that, about 90 minutes later, the project engineers realized that not all systems were functioning or responsive as the satellite had entered its orbit.

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From damage to discovery via virtual unwrapping, reading the scroll from En-Gedi. / Courtesy

Ein-Gedi Scroll Target of Hi-Tec Recovery Mission

A scientific research paper further unveils the unique technological methods used for revealing the biblical text in an ancient scroll dated back to late antiquity.

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Report: US Jewish Donors Mostly Avoid Trump, Favor Clinton

Jews made up 18% of Obama’s donors and 7% of Romney’s donors in 2012. In 2016, 20% of Clinton’s donors are Jewish, only 3% of Trump’s donors have stood at Mount Sinai.

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Jordan’s King Asking UN Help on Syrian Refugees, Offering Lip Service on PA

The takeaway from King Abdullah II's speech is not about his faint call on Israel to be more peaceful with its terrorist neighbors, but a cry for help in managing the Arab hordes on either side of his gates.

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Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew with President Obama and Vice President Biden in the Oval Office / Photo credit: White House picture

J Street Recruiting Obama’s Jack Lew to Rob Regavim of Non-Profit Status

Regavim's official mission has nothing to do with Jewish settlements or with the two-state solution.

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Israel Post Director General Danny Goldstein with Western Wall and Holy Sites Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz / photo credit: Ran Dickstein

Israeli Postal Service Delivers Letters to God at the Wall Ahead of Rosh Hashanah

Hundreds of letters are mailed to Israel annually addressed to "God," "Jesus," "Our Dear Father in Heaven" and "the Western Wall."

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The US is planning to sell 153 M1A2 Abrams Main Battle Tank to Saudi Arabia. / US Army photo by Sgt. Marcus Fichtl, 2nd ABCT PAO, 4th Inf. Div.

Senate May Block $1.15 Billion Arms Sale to Saudis

"If we are helping to radicalize Yemenis against us ... how can that be in our security interest?" Senator Murphy asked.

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Private Recording: Bennett Promising ‘Strategic Solution’ for Land Ownership Challenges [audio]

Threatened residents are accusing the rightwing members of government, especially Bennett and Shaked, of a lackadaisical approach to Amona's impending doom

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Magistrate Court Refusing to Rule on IDF General’s Jurisdiction Inside the ‘Green Line’

Attorney Hajbi questioned just how dangerous police really considered his client to be if they had let three weeks lapse between the day they discovered his absence and the day they picked him up.

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UN Halting Humanitarian Aid Following Air Attack on Aleppo Convoy [video]

Local war monitors are blaming either the Syrians or the Russians for the strike against the aid convoy near Aleppo on Monday, which came after the Syrians had declared an end to the week-long ceasefire.

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Young people who worked on the archaeological excavation. / Photo credit: Clara Amit, courtesy of the Israel Antiquities Authority

Fisherman’s House Discovered on Ashkelon Beach

As part of a project being led by the IAA and aimed at educating young people about their past, dozens of boys and girls were engaged in the challenging work of unearthing the coastal city’s past.

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Syrian refugees and migrants pass through Slovenia, October 23, 2015 / Wikipedia commons

Lebanese Insist Syrian Refugees Go Home, Now

As of March 31, 2016, Lebanon is hosting 1,048,275 registered refugees from Syria, 53% of whom are children, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.

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King Abdullah II / Photo credit: Ash Carter

Jordan Holding First Free Parliamentary Elections in 10 Years

The elected lower house of Jordan's parliament is constrained by an upper house of equal legislative responsibility whose members are chosen by the King.

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Former Deputy Chief of Staff: Every Day Sgt. Azaria Is on Trial Damages the IDF

The man who commanded the Hebron region at one point said there should not have been a military police investigation of the case, nor a consequent involvement of the military prosecution, and certainly no trial.

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AfD rally / Photo credit: AfD Facebook page

Merkel’s Party Losing Badly as Social Democrats, Anti-Immigrant AfD Win Berlin state Vote

The SPD is expected to form a new regional coalition government with the Left and the Greens, who suffered a 2.5% drop to 15.1%.

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‘Jewish Voice for Peace’ Rallies Against Jewish Club Owner’s Right to Bar Anti-Israel Event

The JVP letter willfully ignores the fact that the club owners have declared their support for the BLM agenda, but would not accept the movement's recent turn against the Jewish State.

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Israel Railways / Photo credit: David King

Haredi MK Blocks Train Funding over Shabbat Works

Transport Ministry officials threatened that "if it turns out Gafni is operating out of political considerations we will view it seriously and act accordingly."

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Defense Secretary Ash Carter, right, meets with Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman at the Pentagon / Photo credit: DoD photo by Army Sgt. 1st Class Clydell Kinchen

Netanyahu: US Never Offered Us More than $38 Billion

Netanyahu played down "all kinds of background noise and disinformation about the agreement."

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‘Mrs. Carl Meyer and her Children’ at the Jewish Museum

Lady Meyer was a socially concerned philanthropist supporting working class women, underprivileged families, and women’s suffrage.

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A view of Netanya's coastline / Photo credit: Dany Sternfeld

Interior Ministry Cancels Netanya Municipality’s Award, the Reason: Mayor in Jail

Although it does not spell it out, the rules for the award most likely do not allow for the recipients to be under police investigation.

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Israeli Police vans / Photo credit: James Emery

Police Raid Arab Party’s Offices, Arrest 20

The current investigation is being carried out with approval from the AG, according to the recommendations of the State Attorney, in light of findings of the State Comptroller.

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Amona residents demonstrating outside the Knesset / Photo credit: Amona Facebook page

Rebellion: 25 Likud MKs Tell Netanyahu to Avoid Amona Demolition

The court has ordered the final date for the evacuation of the entire outpost to be no later than December 25 this year.

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Secretary Clinton Meets With Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu / Photo credit: Wikipedia commons

Survey: Jewish Voters Give Hillary Lowest Support of All Democratic Nominees Since 1980

Only 15% of the Jews asked are married to a non-Jew. But wait, don't celebrate yet: only 35% are married to a Jew, either from birth or a convert, and a full 49% are not married.

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A Roman gold coin depicting the Emperor Nero, dated to 56 CE, was at UNC Charlotte's archaeological excavation at Jerusalem's Mt. Zion. / Photo credit: Dr. Shimon Gibson.

Rare Roman Gold Coin Found in Jerusalem Dig

The coin probably came from one of the rich 2000-year old Jewish dwellings which the UNC Charlotte team have been uncovering at the site.

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Trump Refusing to Say Obama Is American, Trump Campaign Says He Does

Eight years ago, Trump espoused publicly his view that Obama was born overseas, probably in Kenya, the home of his African father, which made him ineligible for the presidency.

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Jewish mothers with babies at Dachau / Photo credit: 12Bytes.org

Study: Children of Parents Who Were Babies in the Holocaust More Prone to schizophrenia

The lingering impact of the Holocaust on second-generation survivors.

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Power plant in Nuseirat, Gaza / Photo credit: Google Maps

Israel to Ship Gas to Gaza, Can’t Be Used to Fuel Rockets

The deal between Israel and the PA comes in the wake of a major deal that was reached between Israel and the PA on managing the latter's $530 million debt to the Israel Electric Company.

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Lucy Aharish on a panel interviewing President Shimon Peres / Screenshot

Arab Journalist Attacks Arab MK Who Said Peres Was Covered in Arab Blood

"You don't represent me," Aharish told Ghattas, "nor the hundreds of Arab children who are taking part in coexistence projects sponsored by Shimon Peres, while you are busy spreading hatred, incitement and distance between nations."

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R - SC) with Prime Minister Netanyahu in Jerusalem / Screenshot

Analysis: Obama $38 Billion MOU Designed to Shackle Congress, Fight Not Over

Did Netanyahu sign the MOU in return for an Obama promise to leave him alone between Nov. 9 and January 17?

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Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II / Image courtesy Lockheed Martin

F-35 and Aegis Combat System Integrate Successfully in First Live Missile Test

The F-35 Lightning II combines advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, advanced mission systems, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and cutting-edge sustainment.

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MK Basel Ghattas / Photo credit: Basel Ghattas's Facebook page

Arab MK Maligns the Dying Shimon Peres

MK Ghattas wrote that "Peres is covered from head to toe in our blood, and so we don't hasten to contribute to the collective tribal festival of grief and loss."

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Finance Minister Moshe Kahlon / Photo credit: Moshe Kahlon's Facebook page

Agreement Reached on PA $530 Million Electricity Debt

The agreement places full responsibility for electric bills collection on the PA, which in the past rejected its responsibility for the debt.

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Tammi Rossman Benjamin, director of AMCHA Initiative, at an event. / Photo credit: Tammi Rossman Benjamin's Facebook page

UC Berkeley Responds to Pressure, Suspends Anti-Semitic Course

The course learning objectives made it clear that a key goal of the class was to encourage students to accept unquestioningly the false and defamatory idea that Israel is an illegitimate settler colonial state.

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Administration witnesses before the Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations (Committee on Financial Services) hearing on “Fueling Terror: The Dangers of Ransom Payments to Iran,” Sept. 8, 2016. / Screenshot

Shurat HaDin: Obama Secretly Transferred $1.7 Billion to Iran to Keep It Out of Terror Victims’ Reach

The US and Iran did not draft a written settlement agreement or any other formal documentation of the cash transfers, and Iran directed the Iran-US Tribunal at the Hague that it not record the settlement of the claim.

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Gülen and Erdoğan / Photo credit: Screenshot

Turkish Justice Ministry Asking US to Detain Dissident Gülen

The official request claims that the July 15 coup attempt was carried out under Gülen's "command and control."

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King Salman bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia and President Barack Obama in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, Jan. 27, 2015. / Wikipedia commons

White House: Obama to Veto Bill Empowering 9/11 Families to sue the Saudis

Democratic lawmakers are concerned the veto would ignite a showdown between the White House and Congress that would damage the president.

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US Representatives from Minnessota Betty McCollum, Keith Ellison and Rick Nolan (did not sign the letter to Obama) / Photo credit: Keith Ellison's Twitter

Anti-Israel NGO Al-Haq Making Inroads on Capitol Hill

The group of Al-Haq friendly lawmakers is led by one of the most anti-Israel members of Congress, Betty McCollum, US Representative for Minnesota's 4th congressional district.

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New Fund Honoring Itzhak Perlman to Help Include Disabled in Jewish Life

Itzhak Perlman received the $1 million Genesis Prize for his outstanding achievement as a classical musician and for his dedication to improving the lives of people with disabilities.

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Crazy Eddie Innovator Eddie Antar Dead at 68

At its peak, the Crazy Eddie chain had 43 stores and reported more than $350 million in sales annually.

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Dr. Imad Abu al-Naag with the patient, Gad Pireni / Photo credit: Courtesy

Israeli Hospital Transplants 3-D Printed Jaw and Teeth in 80-Year-Old Cancer Patient

The patient, Gad Pireni, 80, from Kibbutz Nir David, has suffered for years from ulcers and sores in his jaw.

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Israeli Consumer Confidence / Source: Israel's Central Bureau of Statistics

Consumer Confidence in Israel at -15%, on Upward Trend Since October 2015

Israel's consumer confidence is among the lowest in OECD countries, but in most of these countries, other than in Sweden, Denmark and Finland, consumer confidence has been negative.

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The Living Memorial, a monument in Budapest’s Liberty Square before the destruction / Screenshot

Hungarian Neo-Nazis Vandalize Holocaust Protest ‘Living Memorial’

For more than two years, the Living Memorial has served as a site for regular talks, lectures, discussions groups, musical performances and commemorations.

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Stephen Harper and Ahmadiyya Caliph Mirza Masroor Ahmad at the grand opening of Baitun Nur, the largest mosque in Canada, 5 July 2008 / Wikipedia commons

Quebec Bill 59 Seeking to Protect Muslims by Quashing Free Speech

A petition to "Stop Quebec Bill 59" says the bill "criminalizes criticism of Islam and anything considered an Islamic practice (Honor killings, honor rape, female genital mutilation, female oppression, and beating of wives and children)."

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Sealed With a Kiss / Photo credit: Library of Congress

Jewish Woman Who Sealed WW2 with a Kiss Dead at 92

Friedman recalled, "On the way home, another sailor kissed me, just one on the cheek and went on his way. The sailors were especially happy."

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