During the annual Independence Day torch-lighting ceremony Tuesday night, a bearded man dressed in the distinctive robes and turban of the Sephardic chief rabbi of Israel took his seat next to other audience members on Jerusalem’s Mount…
Category: 1. Israel
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TikToker dressed as chief rabbi stirs confusion at Independence event
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Rare ancient charcoal shows how prehistoric ‘Israelis’ were already grilling 780,000 years ago
Almost 800,000 years ago, early humans living in the area of northern Israel were likely collecting driftwood from the ancient predecessor of the Hula Lake to regularly fuel fires, according to a new study published in the June 2026 issue…
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Son of Holocaust survivors and granddaughter of a Nazi confront their separate inheritances
JTA — Charlie Scheidt and Kat Rohrer met from opposite sides of the 20th-century moral universe: Scheidt is the only child of German Jewish refugees, raised in New York in a family haunted by what came “before”; Rohrer is the…
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Lebanon president says contacts ongoing to extend ceasefire with Israel
Stephanie Rady
22 April 2026•Update: 22 April 2026
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said Wednesday that contacts are ongoing to extend the April 17 ceasefire with Israel.
“Contacts are ongoing to extend the ceasefire period,” Aoun said during a…
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Israel's population grew 1.4% over past year
Israel’s population has reached 10.244 million on the eve of Israel’s 78th Independence Day, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports.
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Looming large over Israel’s 78th Independence Day celebrations: Argentina’s Javier Milei
During his three days in Israel this week, Argentinian President Javier Milei made a strong impression.
There he was, weeping again at the Western Wall. There he was, receiving the Presidential Medal of Honor for his…
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Alma Center head says Israel cannot settle for another ceasefire with Lebanon
Israeli officials are still debating what comes next in southern Lebanon, including whether to pursue a more permanent ceasefire. For Sarit Zehavi, founder and president of the Alma Research and Education Center, the real question is not the…
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How Belgium exposed Britain’s covert arms pipeline to Israel
“Much like the US, the UK has proved duplicitous, the only difference is that Washington has never pretended otherwise. Britain, by contrast, has been carefully managing its image, both at home and abroad, showing concern for international law…
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‘He was always smiling’: Sister of fallen soldier Staff-Sergeant Shachar Fridman
Sister of fallen soldier Shachar Fridman told The Media Line about her brother, describing his values, life story, and final message, while recalling the character that defined him both in battle and in everyday life.For more stories from The…
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Israel Marks 78th Independence Day With Population at 10.244 Million
Israel’s population stands at 10.244 million on its 78th Independence Day, according to figures released Sunday by the Central Bureau of Statistics.
The country’s population has expanded more than 12.5 times since 1948, when…
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