Dozens of mourners gathered Wednesday in Nir Oz, a kibbutz in southern Israel near Gaza, to bid farewell to Ohad Yahalomi, whose body was returned by Hamas last month.
The nature guide was seized during the Palestinian Islamist movement’s October…
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Israel’s labor market stays tight despite wage growth slowdown
The average wage of an Israeli employee rose by 5.1% in 2024, compared with 2013, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports. Even after inflation is taken into account, real wages rose by 1.9%.
From a long-term perspective, the average real…
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Budget Cuts Could End Critical Services Americans Have Relied On For Six Decades
Truman and V-P Humphrey also check their watches to give LBS the Washington, D.C. time of the … [+]
In 1965, when…
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‘I’d prefer a life that is a little less painful’
Gloria Gaynor is a classic late bloomer—perhaps even a very late bloomer. Six years ago, at 76, after decades of struggles in the music industry, she finally fulfilled her true dream: releasing a gospel album. She financed it herself, as no…
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US holds direct talks with Hamas in bid to free Israeli American hostages
Trump’s special envoy for hostage affairs spoke with senior Hamas officials in Qatar about freeing five hostages with US citizenship held in Gaza – one, Edan Alexander, is still alive; Adam Boehler tells Hamas that demonstrating goodwill by…
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What to watch for at China’s Two Sessions | Xi Jinping
NewsFeed China’s annual Two Sessions is beginning this week to set out the policy priorities for the rest of the year, including its response to US tariffs. Al Jazeera’s Katrina Yu says the US Trump administration, the military and global…
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The attitude of Halakha towards Buddhism
Most Buddhists in the Indian subcontinent also worship Buddha statues, which classifies them as non-monotheisic idolators. However, Buddhism itself primarily focuses on calming human desires and achieving a life of tranquility rather than…
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US issues new Houthi-related sanctions
WASHINGTON —The United States imposed sanctions on Wednesday on seven senior members of Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement, the Treasury Department said.
The men smuggled military-grade items and weapon systems into Houthi-controlled…
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Why I’m choosing to teach genocide law at Columbia despite antisemitism on campus
My friend and colleague Deborah Lipstadt recently announced that she turned down an invitation to teach at Columbia University, citing anti-Israel protests on campus and how the school has handled them.
I share Professor…
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Returned hostages suffered up to 40% weight loss, broken teeth due to poor conditions
Dr. Hagar Mizrahi, head of the Health Ministry’s medical division, says the freed hostages suffered severe muscle mass loss along with extreme weight loss; She also expressed concern for those still in captivity, warning: ‘Everyone still in…
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