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Israel has homegrown Islamic State threat in hand, adviser tells PM
Israel\’s crackdown on Arab citizens trying to join Islamic State in Syria or Iraq or to set up cells at home have prevented the threat reaching the scale seen in the West, an adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a magazine interview.
Clinton: Trump’s ‘neutral’ stance on Israel is ‘no small thing’
Donald Trump’s comments about remaining “neutral” in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict should not be easily dismissed, Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said on Thursday.
Archaeologists vs robbers in Israel’s race to find ancient scrolls
The disposable paper face masks offer little protection from the clouds of dust that fill the cliffside cave where Israeli archaeologists are wrapping up the largest excavation in the Judean desert of the past half-century.
The Talmudic Sex exchange, part 2: ‘The Talmud gets a lot wrong, but it asks the right questions’
Israeli Cabinet OKs appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as defense minister
The Israeli Cabinet unanimously approved the appointment of Avigdor Lieberman as defense minister on Monday, formalizing a coalition deal between his Yisrael Beiteinu party and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud.
Gallup: 50% of Israelis approve of U.S. leadership
About half of the Israeli public approved of U.S. leadership in 2015, down from 54 percent in 2014, according to Gallup’s 2016 U.S.-Global Leadership Report published last Thursday.
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