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Israel

Video surfaces of female Israeli soldiers pole dancing

JERUSALEM (JTA) — A video of female Israeli soldiers dancing suggestively was uploaded to the Internet a week after photos of half-naked female soldiers made headlines.

The video taken on a cellphone shows the soldiers using their rifles as stripper...

Mossad chief, Turkish intelligence officials meet in Ankara

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The head of Israel’s Mossad secret service and a Turkish intelligence official met in Ankara and reportedly discussed the current protests in Turkey.

Along with talking about the protests, Tamir Pardo and the Turkish agency’s undersecretary, Hakan...

U.S. embassy in Israel urges citizens to stay away from Golan

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv issued a security warning advising U.S. citizens to defer travel to the Golan Heights because of the civil war in Syria.

Dated June 6 but e-mailed Monday to U.S. citizens in...

Women added to rabbinical judge selection committee

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Four spots on the committee that appoints religious judges in Israel will be reserved for women under a new Knesset law.

The bill giving women guaranteed representation on the Selection Committee for Rabbinical Judges passed its second...

Report: Unofficial construction freeze in eastern Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (JTA) — An unofficial freeze in housing starts in eastern Jerusalem is “a temporary hiatus,” Yisrael Beiteinu party head Avigdor Lieberman told an Israeli newspaper.

Army Radio, citing government statistics and the Yesha settlers council, reported Monday that no...

Border clashes may make it hard for Israel to steer clear of Syria conflict

By BEN SALES

JERUSALEM (JTA) — For much of the past two years, Israel has taken a singular approach to the Syrian civil war: Stay as far away as possible.

But with a recent string of victories by forces loyal...

Thousands attend gay pride parade in Tel Aviv

(JTA) — Tens of thousands of people joined in Tel Aviv’s annual Gay Pride Parade, the first after arrests were made in the 2009 double murder at a gay community center.

Israeli media reported that the parade last Friday was...

Netanyahu: Israel won’t intervene in Syria if not targeted

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel will not intervene in the Syrian civil war if Israel is not targeted, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. Netanyahu also told his Cabinet at its weekly meeting Sunday that the situation in Syria shows Israel cannot depend...

Austrian peacekeepers quitting U.N. force amid heavy fighting at Syria-Israel border

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Austria withdrew its soldiers from the U.N. peacekeeping force on the Golan Heights following battles between Syrian troops and rebels.

On Thursday, Austria said it would be withdrawing its 380 soldiers — more than one-third of the...

Israel bans migrant workers from sending out money

JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Knesset passed a measure barring illegal migrants from sending money out of Israel and limiting how much they can take when they leave.

Two amendments to the Law for the Prevention of Infiltration passed Monday night...