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At Independence Day launch, Knesset speaker decries ‘offensive discourse’
Israelis shifted from mourning to celebrating as Memorial Day (Yom Hazikaron) ended and Independence Day (Yom Haatzmaut) began.
Water autonomy: From Israel to California
On the eve of Israel’s 68th anniversary, it is important to remember water’s vital role in the success and continued independence of the Jewish state.
Fifty years after Agnon’s Nobel Prize, the work still resonates
As Israelis prepare for this week’s 68th Independence Day celebrations, fans of Israel’s modern Hebrew literature look forward to a milestone celebration later this year: the 50th anniversary of Israeli author S.Y. Agnon receiving the Nobel Prize in literature.
The Orthodoxy exchange, part 3: Haredi outreach and the threat of external influences
‘Dollar’ coffee shops a positive change for Israelis
For a modern happy meal, many Israelis these days are forsaking golden arches and looking to a chain of coffee shops where mere pocket change can buy a sandwich and a hafuch (Israeli cappuccino).
Israeli soldier who shot downed Palestinian should get plea deal, judges say at trial start
The panel of judges in the military trial of the Israeli soldier captured on video shooting an already downed Palestinian assailant in the head urged the two sides to reach a plea agreement, saying the evidence was weak.
Response to Bernard Avishai’s New Yorker article on American and Israeli Reform Movement Challenges
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