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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 08:36:20 +0000
Luxury digs: Sprawling 1,200-year-old mansion found in Israel’s Negev Desert
Between two mosques in Rahat, archaeologists uncover an opulent home with a finished basement that likely belonged to a wealthy landowner in the early Islamic Period

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:57:48 +0000
For 3rd time in a month, blast-damaged silos at Beirut port collapse
Fire burns inside silos as grain contents ferment under August sun; surviving southern block is more stable and not at risk of crumbling

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 07:57:40 +0000
New to Israel: Back surgery via the waist, using advanced keyhole method
An 80-year-old woman becomes the first Israeli to receive a spinal fusion operation -- which normally involves opening up the back -- via a tiny incision in the waist instead

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 06:24:36 +0000
Jerry Nadler reluctantly runs for US House seat against Democratic ally
Nadler, 75, pushed congressional offensive against Donald Trump; Carolyn Maloney, 76, is long time advocate for 9/11 survivors; two incumbents face each other due to redistricting

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:41:54 +0000
Secretive donor to pro-Israel causes gave $1.6 billion to US conservative nonprofit
Barre Seid made huge injection of funds to Marble Freedom Trust, an organization credited with helping get conservative majority on Supreme Court

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 05:19:57 +0000
GOP Arizona governor hopeful pans endorsee’s remark that Jews are ‘evil’
Kari Lake says Oklahoma State Senate candidate's military past impressed her, wasn't aware of his antisemitic comments

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:10:35 +0000
In Meretz’s Tuesday primary, a battle for the future face of Israel’s left
Fresh-from-retirement candidate Zehava Galon is seeking an ‘Israeli’ image for the party, while former IDF general Yair Golan touts a more ‘Zionist’ vision

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:10:32 +0000
Religious Zionism to choose between far-right, farther-right in inaugural primary
Candidates vie for spots behind party chief Bezalel Smotrich, who is pushing to soften faction's hardline image and snag Yamina voters, though Otzma merger may upend list anyway

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:10:15 +0000
Palestinian hunger striker held by Israel could die at any moment, doctor warns
After High Court rejects appeal by Khalil Awawdeh, who's been fasting since March in protest of arrest without charge, physician who examined him says his condition now critical

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 03:12:25 +0000
NYPD investigating suspected hate crimes after Jews doused with fire extinguisher
Series of assaults and harassment on Brooklyn streets cause no serious injuries, as antisemitic crime remains high in New York City

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:51:23 +0000
Iran Revolutionary Guard general reportedly killed in Syria
State media says Abolfazl Alijani served as military adviser; death not believed related to recent Israeli strikes at Syrian army positions where Iran-backed fighters are based

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 02:12:22 +0000
Sissi hosting summit of Arab leaders, against backdrop of intensifying Iran talks
Leaders of Egypt, UAE, Bahrain, Iraq and Jordan also to discuss Ukraine war-related energy and food crises, Cairo's dispute with Ethiopia over its mega-dam on the Blue Nile

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 01:29:31 +0000
US denies Iran claim it’s delaying talks, notes deal closer than it was 2 weeks ago
State Department says Washington reviewing Tehran's comments on EU's 'final' draft proposal, as top IRGC official warns Iran is capable of striking Israel without nuclear weapons

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 23:37:17 +0000
Chief rabbi held up conversions as leverage against government reform, group claims
Lau only started signing documents once coalition's reforms fell apart, according to religious rights group Itim; chief rabbi confirms faster pace but denies political motivations



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