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Record Breaking Flag Unfurled in Jerusalem

On September 17th, Jerusalem's Teddy Stadium made history with the unveiling of the world's largest flag - a 44,404 square meter affair sewn by six p Read More »

Israel Waiting for Pledges from Arabs

The question stand if new housing will be approved or not and when and how many. Whatever wll be approved will surely not be enough. Read More »

Protests for Gilad Shalit Release

Many demostrators protested this morning in an effort to release Gilad Shalit. The protestors stood outside of Israele prison which hold terroriss to Read More »

Palestinian teens visit Israel on 'Birthright Replugged'

Juma'a's horizons expanded this summer, when he left Jalazoun refugee camp in the West Bank with "Birthright Replugged" on a trip taking Palestinian Read More »

Israel: More 'hidden' Jews

Many if not most Palestinian Arabs are descended from Jews who were forced to convert to Islam over the past one thousand years. There are numerous s Read More »

Jerusalem garners top tourist destination honors

Jerusalem's recent pick as the 17th best tourist destination in the world by Travel + Leisure Magazine was no accident. In just over 100 years, the c Read More »

Carrying the Mahane Yehuda Renaissance

A talk with Moran Mizrachi, whose grandfather established the family's presence in the Machane Yehuda market ("the shuk") nearly 50 years ago when he Read More »

Far-right extremists denounce Obama, U.S.A. in Jerusalem

On July 23, thousands of Jewish settlers and their right-wing allies in the Knesset gathered in front of the American consulate in Jerusalem for a to Read More »

West Bank Jewish population tops 300,000

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- More than 300,000 Jews live in the West Bank, according to a new report.

The number of Jewish residents in West Bank settlement Read More »

A consensus on freezing the freeze talk?

Over at Foreign Policy's The Cable, Laura Rozen extracts something of a consensus on the Obama administration's emphasis on a settlement freeze: from Read More »

The Med's Best-Kept Secret

Perhaps nowhere else on the globe does there exist a greater discrepancy between perception and reality than Israel. The press portrays the country a Read More »

"Moderate" Senior Fatah Official: We Won't Recognize Israel

As the Fatah movement prepares for its upcoming leadership convention, a senior group member says the event will be used to display Fatah's commitmen Read More »

Hadassah Hospital Officials Receive Death Threats in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Hadassah Hospital officials may discharge a boy starved by his mother after the hospital chief received death threats from the fer Read More »

No Longer in Exile: Overhaul of Diaspora Museum Reflects a New Zionist Narrative

It has long epitomized the Jewish state’s superiority complex toward Jews who live abroad. Tel Aviv’s Museum of the Jewish Diaspora was theoretically Read More »

REFRESH: a 1 Day Israel Advocacy “Getaway”

Escape the city heat and join us for a day of networking and fun!

Tired of being surrounded by concrete this summer? StandWithUs is looking for br Read More »

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What is Kavod?

Kavod is Hebrew for "honor." To give something kavod is to give it honor, respect, or 'props.' Read more »

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