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I Was Excited for Israel to Get Back to Normal. Then the Rockets Hit.

JERUSALEM  – On Sunday evening at sunset, I stood on a balcony in Jerusalem overlooking the Old City walls.

Lafayette Hill Native to Play for Israel’s National Rugby Team

A Lafayette Hill native is taking the field in the first friendly women’s rugby match between Israel and the United Arab Emirates on May...

TikTok, Twitter Videos Bring Israel-Gaza Conflict Images Home to US Jews

For some Americans watching the escalating violence in Israel and Gaza in recent days, the most striking image from the conflict came in a video of Israeli men at the Western Wall.

Death Toll Rises to 6 Israelis, 55 Palestinians in Escalating Fighting

Exchanges of fire continued in Israel and Gaza on Wednesday with mounting casualties.
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Escalating Rocket Fire Leaves Two Israelis, at Least 20 Palestinians Dead

Two Israelis and at least 20 Palestinians have died from the ongoing rocket exchanges between the Gaza Strip and Israel, according to multiple reports.

Victim of Drive-by West Bank Shooting Dies

One of the three 19-year old yeshiva students shot in a drive-by shooting this week in the West Bank has died of his wounds.

Israeli Centrist Yair Lapid Given Opportunity to Replace Benjamin Netanyahu

Yair Lapid, an Israeli centrist, has officially been given the opportunity to remove Benjamin Netanyahu from power.

Yosef Kleinman, Youngest Survivor to Testify at Eichmann Trial, Dies at 91

Yosef Kleinman, the youngest Holocaust survivor to testify at the trial of Nazi leader Adolf Eichmann, has died at 91.

Israeli State Comptroller Cites Earlier Warnings About Meron’s Safety

Israel’s state comptroller has launched an inquiry into the stampede at Mount Meron on Lag b’Omer that killed 45 celebrants, citing prior warnings from his office that the site was unsafe for mass use.

At Least Six Americans, Including Three Teens, Among Israeli Stampede Victims

Among the 45 people killed in the crush of bodies at a Lag b’Omer celebration in northern Israel were at least six Americans with ties to the New York area.