Hanukkah is the rare holiday where “Sorry, it’s for religious reasons” applies to eating your body weight in fried food. Eight nights, countless ways to splash in oil: from classic potato latkes and powdered-sugar sufganiyot to…
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In an ancient oasis in Bukhara, a tiny Jewish community relies on its Muslim neighbors
BUKHARA — You could have heard a pin drop as a small group of men (and two women) gathered on a recent Friday night inside the 300-year-old synagogue of Bukhara, Uzbekistan, on what was once the Silk Road of Central Asia.
Located behind a…
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In Gaza and Israel, Storm Byron ravages buildings and tents, several dead from hypothermia
Israel’s Meteorological Service called the rainfall ‘exceptional,’ as humanitarian aid organizations in Gaza warned the storm would have a dire effect on the health of displaced persons residing in tents and buildings weakened by the war
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Turkish student who criticized Israel can resume research at Tufts after visa revoked, judge rules
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BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge has allowed a Tufts University student from Turkey to resume research and teaching while she deals…
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New footage shows six Israeli hostages celebrating Jewish holiday, months before they were killed
TEL AVIV (AP) — New footage of six Israeli hostages shows them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah while being held captive in a tunnel in Gaza, several months before they were killed.
Israel said all six were killed last August by Hamas,…
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Trump pushes Israel and Hamas out of his way, impatient to start Stage Two of Gaza cease-fire
Trump administration pressures mediators for Hamas disarmament and Israel to forgo the Yellow Line border, to secure Board of Peace’s ability to govern the entire Strip and deploy the international stabilization force
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Displaced Gazans struggle with flooding, health risks
Displaced Gazans struggle with flooding, health risks | The Jerusalem PostJerusalem Post/Israel NewsIsrael says it is meeting its obligations and accuses agencies of inefficiency and failing to prevent theft by Hamas, which the terror group…
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Route 90 closed in both directions from HaLido Junction to the Dead Sea Hotels
Route 90 is closed in both directions from HaLido Junction to the Dead Sea hotels (the entrance to Ein Bokek) due to flooding.
Additional closures have been reported on Route 232 in both directions at the entrance to Kochav Michael, and on Route…
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Report: Ukraine may join the European Union
<p>Ukraine is expected to become a candidate for European Union membership by January 1, 2027, as part of a peace proposal being discussed in U.S.-mediated negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine war, the Financial Times reported.</p>
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IDF to demolish home of terrorist who carried out July 2025 Gush Etzion attack
The IDF announced the seizure and demolition of the home of the terrorist Malek al-Jaber Salem, one of the perpetrators of the attack at the Gush Etzion junction in July 2025.
Earlier today, a seizure and demolition order was issued for the house…
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