Five Dead in Jerusalem Synagogue Massacre

November 19, 2014 Four rabbis were brutally massacred yesterday when two Palestinian terrorists stormed the Kehillat Bnei Torah synagogue in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighborhood during traditional morning prayers. At about 7 a.m., the terrorists, who were armed with meat cleavers, an ax, and a gun, hacked worshipers, shooting and stabbing as they went.

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US, Israel, Jordan Agree on Solution to Jerusalem Tension

November 19, 2014 Jerusalem—and other parts of Israel—have been wracked with riots and terror attacks that have killed at least six Israelis in the past month, primarily through stabbings and vehicle attacks against Israeli civilians. The Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site and Islam’s third, is the source of tension, which has resulted in violent clashes between Palestinian demonstrators and security forces, and an assassination attempt on Yehuda Glick, a Temple Mount activist advocating for the right of Jews and Christians to pray on the Mount.

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EU to Turn Up the Pressure on Israeli Politicians

November 19, 2014 While the European Union has denied the allegations, Haaretz on Monday published an EU document showing that Europe might target Israeli politicians who hold views they don't like, while "supporting" others in Israel aligned with their agenda.

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Jerusalem Light Rail: Secured with Cement, Fraught with Fears

November 18, 2014 Despite the concrete barriers that now encircle stations along the Jerusalem Light Rail, this last month's spate of terrorist attacks including vehicles ramming into tram passengers on two separate occasions has shaken Jerusalem residents.

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King Herod’s Jerusalem Palace Unearthed and Open to Visitors

November 18, 2014 Excavations in the Turkish barracks (Kishle) building south of King David's Citadel have unearthed six layers of archaeological history—from an Ottoman police station later used by the British to walls from the reigns of Hezekiah, the Hasmoneans and Herod. "Jewish members of the pre-state underground militias were incarcerated here by the British and one can still see a map of the Greater Land of Israel scratched by the prisoners onto one of the walls," states the Tower of David website. Among the evidence uncovered at King Herod's Jerusalem palace, perhaps the very palace in which the three Magi (Wise Men or Kings) inquired about the new born king of the Jews, is the oldest of the location's findings, including the palace's retaining walls and drainage system.

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Israeli Students Salvage Shipping Containers for Affordable Housing

November 18, 2014 Faint memories linger of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem residents launching "tent cities" in recent years to protest unaffordable housing prices. But now, university students in some smaller cities of Israel are set to adopt shipping containers as the next innovative, but affordable housing trend.

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God’s Promises, an Inheritance for Israel, and the Settlements

November 17, 2014 Israel's enemies have sought to rock international confidence in the Jewish state through repeatedly accusing Israel of multiple "crimes" that relate largely to Israeli ownership of property within the Holy Land. They have unjustly accused Israel of apartheid (racial segregation)—a lie told to delegitimize Israel, and one which clouds the injustices against blacks during the South African apartheid, offending South African nationals.

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Amnesty International—Israel Committed War Crimes

November 11, 2014 Amnesty International has released a report charging Israel with “callous indifference” in its defensive attacks on the Gaza Strip during Operation Defensive Edge.

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Israeli Border Police Save Electrocuted Palestinian Boy

November 11, 2014 Around the world, the media often concentrates on the bad news in Israel, ignoring the reality of coexistence between Arabs and Jews in Israel. Occasionally, we catch a glimpse of that coexistence.

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Iranian Leader Maneuvers to Destroy Israel

November 11, 2014 On Saturday night, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, once again called for Israel’s annihilation, identifying a nine-step action plan to achieve that goal—the details of which he has already presented to international committees.

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