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Friday, October 16, 2015 Cheshvan 3, 5776

ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

1:41 PM
Police officer stabbed in suspected terror attack in West Bank village of Kiryat Arba (Haaretz)
12:57 PM
German parliament okays law to store telephone and Internet data (Reuters)
12:32 PM
Abbas condemns torching of Joseph's Tomb, West Bank site holy to Jews (AFP)
12:12 PM
Suicide bombing, gunbattle kills 12 in western Yemen (Reuters)
10:33 AM
Avigdor Lieberman says Palestinian Authority's behavior is no different than ISIS (Haaretz)
10:31 AM
Syrian army and Russian jets target southern Aleppo (Reuters)
10:31 AM
South Africa arrests woman who tried to sell baby online for $380 (Reuters)
8:16 AM
Turkey's Erdogan and Obama discuss cooperation on Syria (Reuters)
8:14 AM
Palestinian youth burn the Tomb of Joseph in Nablus, Palestinian security forces say (Haaretz)
4:30 AM
UN Security Council to hold emergency meet on Jerusalem violence, AFP reports (Haaretz)
3:42 AM
EU offers Turkey cash, closer ties for migration help (Reuters)
12:11 AM
Hillary Clinton to 'look hard' at HUD Secretary Julian Castro as possible VP pick (Reuters)
10:19 PM
Kerry phoned Abbas and informed him that he would visit the region soon to restore calm (Haaretz)
9:52 PM
Hamas calls for 'day of rage' throughout West Bank on Friday (Haaretz)
9:41 PM
White House: No evidence reports of Cuban troops in Syria are true (Reuteres)

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Israeli police arrest an Israeli Arab man during clashes in Nazareth. October 10, 2015

Israel plans to revoke citizenship of Israeli Arab terrorists

Israeli Interior Minister Silvan Shalom said he plans to revoke the citizenship of two Israeli Arabs who carried out terror...

By Ilan Lior | 10:29 PM

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Death becomes viral: Israelis and Palestinians embrace a new hobby - snuff films

Lately it’s been getting harder and harder to sleep at night. Images of my countrymen being stabbed, axed or rammed to death keep...

By Asher Schechter | 11:18 AM

Israeli police near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.

As fraud cops patrol Jerusalem’s streets, corruption probes wait

If you went strolling in Jerusalem’s Old City in recent days, besides Border Police men and Yasam special patrol units, you...

By Yaniv Kubovich | 01:46 AM

Physicians for Human Rights blasts images of hospitalized Palestinian teen

After Abbas claimed Israel 'executed' teen who stabbed Israelis, government published images of boy in an Israeli hospital to prove he is alive.

By Ido Efrati | Oct 16, 2015 | 03:30 AM

An employee stocking shelves at a Jerusalem supermarket.

Faced with calls to bar Arabs from workplaces, Israeli employers stand firm

Companies tighten security checks on workers, but union says it knows of only one dismissal. Rami Levy halts sales of kitchen knives at its groceries

By Adi Dovrat-Meseritz , Janan Bsoul | Oct 15, 2015 | 12:19 AM

Palestinian women gesture at an Israeli man during a protest against Jewish visitors

The women's group vowing to safeguard Al-Aqsa

The authorities have outlawed the Mourabitat, a group of women considered a key player in the violent clashes on the Temple Mount, but its members intend to keep up what they define as holy work.

By Eetta Prince-Gibson | Oct 16, 2015 | 05:27 AM

Matisyahu struggles with leaving Orthodox identity behind

After shedding his religious identity, Matisyahu struggles with leaving behind the Hassidic community and confused reactions from upset fans.

By Gabe Friedman | Oct 16, 2015 | 04:33 AM

Diplomacy & Defense

Evacuation from Kiryat Arba stabbing

IDF soldier wounded in stabbing attack in West Bank settlement near Hebron

An Israeli soldier in his 20s was stabbed and moderately wounded early afternoon on Friday in a suspected terror attack in the...

By Nir Hasson , Jack Khoury , Gili Cohen , Haaretz | 01:45 PM

n this July 9, 2015, file photo, then-Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., testifies du

U.S. could increase military aid to Israel

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford will land in Israel on Sunday for an official visit to discuss...

By Reuters , Haaretz , Gili Cohen | 09:39 AM

Joseph's Tomb in Nablus ablaze in the early hours of 16.10.15

Palestinian youth set fire to Joseph's Tomb in Nablus

Hundreds of Palestinian youth set fire with molotov cocktails to parts of the Joseph's Tomb complex in Nablus Friday...

By Jack Khoury , Gili Cohen , Chaim Levinson , Jonathan Lis | 08:25 AM

Middle East

U.S. President Barack Obama announces plans to slow the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan

U.S. forces to remain in Afghanistan, Obama says

REUTERS - Reversing policy on Afghanistan, President Barack Obama announced on Thursday he will slow the pace of withdrawing U.S....

By Jeff Maison and Roberta Rampton | 06:34 PM

A Houthi militant stands in rubble after Saudi-led air strikes destroyed it in Sanaa, Yemen June 15,

Yemen Houthi rebels say fire missile at Saudi base

REUTERS - Yemen's Houthi forces fired a ballistic missile on Thursday in retaliation for attacks by a Saudi-led coalition, a...

By Mohammed Ghobari | 03:59 PM

Egyptian Army soldiers patrol in an armored vehicle backed by a helicopter gunship in Sheikh Zuweid

Two killed in Northern Sinai roadside bomb

Egypt's state-run news agency says a roadside bomb by unknown assailants in the northern Sinai city of el-Arishhas has left one...

By The Associated Press | 03:54 PM

Jewish World

Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism ‘major problem’ worldwide, reports U.S. religious freedom report

Anti-Semitism “continued to be a major problem around the globe,” the U.S. State Department’s annual International Religious...

By JTA | 01:09 PM

Swarthmore College

Jewish fraternity AEPi issues anti-Semitism security warning

The Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi issued a warning about “rising anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activity” to its 185 chapters...

By JTA | 12:46 PM

In this Monday, Jan. 17. 2011 file photo protestors greet soldiers during a demonstration against fo

If Tunisia could do it, so can Israel-Palestine

The Middle East looks like a graveyard for hope. Throughout the region, violence is spinning out of control and the world’s...

By Joel Braunold | 11:24 AM

Israel

n this July 9, 2015, file photo, then-Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., testifies du

U.S. could increase military aid to Israel

The chairman of the U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Joseph Dunford will land in Israel on Sunday for an official visit to discuss...

By Reuters , Haaretz , Gili Cohen | 09:39 AM

Palestinian women gesture at an Israeli man during a protest against Jewish visitors

Inside the outlawed group of Muslim women patrolling the Temple Mount

Fatema Salaime says she doesn’t understand why the Israeli authorities think she is being provocative when she prays, holds her...

By Eetta Prince-Gibson | 05:27 AM

Israeli police near Damascus Gate in Jerusalem.

As fraud cops patrol Jerusalem’s streets, corruption probes wait

If you went strolling in Jerusalem’s Old City in recent days, besides Border Police men and Yasam special patrol units, you...

By Yaniv Kubovich | 01:46 AM

Life

Ex-Hassidic raggae musician Matisyahu.

Matisyahu struggles with leaving Orthodox identity behind

JTA - With his clean-shaven face and hip clothing, it’s easy to forget that Matisyahu was a Hasidic icon before he was just a...

By Gabe Friedman | 04:33 AM

WISH YOU WERE HERE? A litter-strewn beach on the shores of Lake Kinneret

Report: Only 20% of Israel’s beaches pass cleanliness test

Israel’s beaches continue to be polluted by large quantities of litter, are periodically shut down by sewage leaks and are too...

By Zafrir Rinat | 01:25 AM

Academy director Nate Fish (left) puts Noam Calisar through a batting drill

Israel baseball U-18 / Israel gets on map of MLB Academies

Noam Calisar, a member of Israel’s senior national baseball team, represented Israel Baseball at the Major League Baseball...

By Haaretz Sports Staff | 01:07 AM

World

Anti-Semitism

Anti-Semitism ‘major problem’ worldwide, reports U.S. religious freedom report

Anti-Semitism “continued to be a major problem around the globe,” the U.S. State Department’s annual International Religious...

By JTA | 01:09 PM

Swarthmore College

Jewish fraternity AEPi issues anti-Semitism security warning

The Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi issued a warning about “rising anti-Israel and anti-Semitic activity” to its 185 chapters...

By JTA | 12:46 PM

n this July 9, 2015, file photo, then-Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., testifies du

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By Reuters , Haaretz , Gili Cohen | 09:39 AM

Business

The Tel Aviv Stock Exchange (TASE).

Business in Brief / Shares, shekel shrug off terror and extend their gains

Shares, shekel shrug off terror and extend their gains Tel Aviv shares and the shekel both strengthened on Thursday as...

By Haaretz | 01:02 AM

Ninet Tayeb peeling a mango.

Israeli advertisers cast wary eye on the upsurge in violence

The violence that has gripped Israel the last two weeks hasn’t escaped the world of advertising and marketing, with companies...

By Adi Dovrat-Meseritz | 12:42 AM

Some 1,500 hundred Israeli-Arabs demonstrate in Nazareth. October 10, 2015

Despite tensions, Israeli Arabs narrowing the economic gap with Jews

An Israeli Arab resident of Haifa told the story this week of her fears walking in a local park with her children. She recalled...

By Meirav Arlosoroff | 12:30 AM

Travel In Israel

Artist Birgitta Yavari-Ilan welcomes visitors in this year’s 'Open House' in Jerusalem.

Things to do around Israel, October 16-22, 2015

TEL AVIV AND CENTER International Cat Show 100 pedigree cats from around the world will participate in this unique...

By Haaretz | 11:31 AM

The start of this year’s olive harvest.

Things to do around Israel, October 9-15, 2015

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By Haaretz | 11:05 AM

View from Mamila Hotel

Guest gouging: The high cost of an Israeli hotel room

Hila, who lives in the center of the country, was shocked. On the eve of Rosh Hashanah this year she managed to find a pleasant...

By Yoram Gabison | 09:05 PM

Haaretz Select

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses Knesset, October 13, 2015.

Netanyahu's pathetic list of solutions won't bring Israel security

In the long term, concrete barriers won't stop terror, nor will neighborhood closures. House demolitions and citizenship revocations will only produce more terrorists.

By Haaretz Editorial | Opinion

Recent Israeli violence gives a glimpse into the one-state quagmire

By Ari Shavit | Opinion

The Belasco Theater, after renovation

This Day in Jewish History, 1907 || The most beautiful theater in the world opens

David Belasco, Jewish monastery pupil and prolific producer and playwright, knew the secret to superb theater: 'the lighting.'

By David B. Green | This Day in Jewish History

Famed French patisserie Laduree to open store in Israel

By Rotem Maimon | Food & Wine

Bombings, bans and the ballot-box – Turkey on edge

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No, Palestinian violence is not an inevitable response to the occupation

By Aaron Simmons | Opinion

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Archaeology

Charred 10,000 year-old fava beans.

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Archaeological excavations near the Western Wall in Jerusalem, 2012.

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Books

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