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Israel’s defense chief, possibly on his way out, says nation has lost ‘moral compass’
Israel has lost its “moral compass,” Defense Minister Moshe Yaalon said Thursday in his first public statements since the news broke that he may lose his Cabinet position to Avigdor Lieberman.
Insiders on Lieberman’s appointment as Israel’s Defense Minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shocked the political world on Wednesday by offering hardliner Avigdor Lieberman to join his narrow coalition government and be appointed as defense minister.
Israel’s opposition leader Isaac Herzog freezes unity government talks
The opposition leader in Israel said he has frozen talks about joining the government coalition.
The Jewish Foreign Policy exchange, part 3: Are universalists truly engaged in Jewish affairs?
Jordanians hired by Eilat hotels in groundbreaking program negotiated with Israeli gov’t
In a first for Jordan-Israel relations, a small group of Jordanian citizens recently gained employment in Israel’s hospitality sector as part of a pilot project negotiated by the two countries.
Kids’ soccer leagues aim to bridge Israel’s religious divide
When Yoel decided, at age 8, to begin observing Shabbat, there was one problem: It meant he couldn’t join most of Israel’s youth soccer teams, which played games on Saturday.
United Methodist Church rejects 4 divestment resolutions
The United Methodist Church rejected four resolutions calling for the church to divest from companies that profit from Israel’s control of the West Bank.