Emergency services rescued a teenage boy from a crane 36 stories above Jerusalem on Monday, after he was found on a small platform hanging from the crane’s hook.
The 15-year-old told rescue teams that he had climbed up the crane around…
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Teen rescued from platform under crane 36 stories above Jerusalem
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Meter-long squid washes up on northern Israeli beach
A roughly meter-long (3.3 feet) dead squid, half buried in the sand, caught the eye of a marine expert Sunday as he walked along a northern Israeli beach.
Bar Sternbach, who coordinates marine projects at the Society for the Protection of…
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Israeli Lawmaker Invites Right-wing Activist to Knesset – Despite Colleague’s Restraining Order
Right-wing activist Mordechai David attended a session of the Knesset’s National Security Committee on Monday despite a restraining order requiring him to stay away from opposition Knesset member Gilad Kariv (The Democrats), who is a member of…
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14 lightly injured from smoke inhalation in Beit Hanina fire
<p>14 people sustained light injuries from smoke inhalation in a fire in Beit Hanina on Monday evening.</p><p>Magen David Adom teams treated them and evacuated them to Shaare Zedek and Hadassah Ein Kerem hospitals.</p>
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Academic Boycott of Israel Persists Despite Gaza Strip Cease-fire, Report Finds
A boycott by European colleges against Israel has intensified in recent months and the cease-fire agreement has neither stopped nor slowed its momentum, a report by Israel’s Association of University Heads found on Monday. The data indicates that…
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Trump moves to label Muslim Brotherhood chapters as terrorist groups
Trump signed an executive order directing Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to submit a report on whether to designate any Muslim Brotherhood chapters, such as those in Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, according to a…
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Bank of Israel Cuts Interest Rate First Time in Almost Two Years
Long-anticipated Reduction
Base rate will go down to 4.25 percent from 4.5 percent. Israel had been one of the first to lower rates in January 2024, but it held off further reductions due to inflation, the war and soaring government spending….
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Israeli author threatened after speaking at the Frankfurt Book Fair about 'Gaza genocide'
Tamar Raphael, whose visit to Frankfurt was funded by the Israeli Culture Ministry and who wore a Palestinian flag lapel pin at the event, said she made her remarks ‘to express a sane opinion’
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From the Volcanic Crater to the Lab: A Lesson in Survival – Life Sciences | Weizmann Wonder Wander
“Adapt or perish, now as ever, is nature’s inexorable imperative,” wrote H. G. Wells. This principle – that survival requires change – was mastered billions of years ago by single-celled organisms living in extreme heat. Over the past…
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Likud to hold first national conference in almost 14 years to elect Central Committee
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party was set on Tuesday for the first time in almost 14 years to host its national conference to elect the party’s powerful Central Committee.
Elections have not been held since the last…
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