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Israel

Kerry announces resumption of Mideast peace talks

WASHINGTON (JTA) — Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations will resume, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry announced. “The representatives of two proud people today have decided that the difficult road ahead is worth traveling,” Kerry said in the Jordanian capital of Amman...

Israeli-Arabs protest Bedouin relocation plan

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Hundreds of Israeli-Arab citizens shut down access to main roads throughout Israel’s North over a government plan to relocate Bedouin settlement in the Negev.

The protests on Monday afternoon came hours after protesters and police clashed during...

Knicks’ Stoudemire becomes part owner of Jerusalem basketball team

(JTA) — New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire has purchased a stake in the Israeli basketball team Hapoel Jerusalem.

Stoudemire said Friday on his Twitter feed that he joined an ownership group led by businessman Ori Allon that purchased the...

Palestinian man convicted in stabbing murder of Eviatar Borovsky

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An Israeli military court convicted a West Bank Palestinian man for the April murder of Eviatar Borovsky, a West Bank father of five.

The Samaria Military Court on Sunday convicted Salam Zagal of Tulkarem on Sunday for...

Netanyahu on ‘Face the Nation: ‘I won’t wait until it’s too late’ on Iran

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Iran will not be allowed to cross the red line set by Israel with regard to its nuclear capability, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on “Face the Nation.”

“They’re not there yet. They’re getting closer,” Netanyahu told...

Report: Israeli airstrike hit Syrian missile warehouse

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel was responsible for an attack earlier this month on a missile warehouse in Syria, unnamed U.S. officials said.

A New York Times report on Saturday cited the officials in saying that Israel carried out the July...

After draft riot, haredi demonstators arrested for assault

(JTA) — Israeli prosecutors indicted two haredi Orthodox men for assaulting police officers called to the scene of a mob attack on a haredi soldier in Jerusalem.

The two men, Joseph Braun and Jacob Krischavski, were charged on July 11...

Israel slams candidacy of Iran and Syria for U.N. rights body

(JTA) — Israel’s ambassador to the United Nations warned that electing Iran and Syria to the United Nations Human Rights Council would create a discrediting conflict of interest.

“It’s like placing a mob boss in charge of the witness protection...

Archaeologists discover sphinx in Israel

(JTA) — Archaeologists in northern Israel discovered an Egyptian sphinx thought to date back at least three millennia.

The sphinx was unearthed Tuesday, according to the French news agency AFP, and bears a dedication to the Egyptian ruler Mycerinus, who...

ICC taps panel to mull war crimes lawsuit against Israel

(JTA) — The president of the International Criminal Court has taken the first steps toward an investigation of a war crimes lawsuit against Israel over the 2010 raid on the Mavi Marmara.

Sang-Hyun Song of South Korea appointed a three-judge...