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Israel's Beresheet spacecraft took this "selfie" as it attempted to land on the moon.

Israel’s next spacecraft will shoot higher than the moon

Israel’s next spacecraft will shoot higher than the moon more

Marcy Oster | 6/26/19

Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israel’s president, dies at 73

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Nechama Rivlin, the wife of President Reuven Rivlin, has died at the age of 73. She died June 4, a day before her 74th birthday, at Beillinson Hospital in … more

MARCY OSTER | 6/11/19

Jewish support for BDS is another example of creeping anti-Semitism

It is ironic that the recent Opinion piece on Jewish support at Brown University for boycotting and divesting from Israel (“Our Judaism compels us to fight for divestment and against … more

RUSSELL D. RASKIN | 6/6/19

US Embassy in Israel will hold annual July 4th celebration for the first time in Jerusalem

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The U.S. Embassy in Israel will hold its annual Fourth of July celebration for the first time in Jerusalem. The event traditionally has been held at the home … more

MARCY OSTER | 6/6/19

Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks at a conference of the 'Likud' party, presenting the list of candidates, in Ramat Gan on March 4, 2019.

Why Israel could hold a second national election in 2019

(JTA) — Israel held a national election seven weeks ago. It might hold another one in September. If that sounds weird to you, you’re right: Israel has a famously raucous political system, … more

Ben Sales | 5/29/19

Menachem Mendel Taub, Hasidic dynasty head devoted to Holocaust memory, dies at 96

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Menachem Mendel Taub, the rebbe of the Kaliv Hasidic dynasty in Jerusalem, who devoted his life to memorializing the Holocaust and helping fellow survivors, has died. … more

5/2/19

Parish raises Israeli, Sri Lankan flags

The office of St. Aidan-St. Patrick Parish, in Cumberland, was recently observed to be flying the flags of Israel and Sri Lanka. Asked to comment, Monsignor Jacques L. Plante stated that the church … more

5/2/19

9 takeaways from Israel’s historic election

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Israel’s election on Tuesday was contentious, historic, crazy – and somewhat predictable. With most of the vote counted – some 300,000 votes from … more

MARCY OSTER | 4/10/19

Exit polls show Netanyahu, Gantz in dead heat

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party finished one seat behind main challenger Blue and White in the first exit poll results released at the close of voting in Israel on Tuesday. more

BY MARCY OSTER | 4/9/19

KFC set to relaunch in Israel

BY MARCY OSTER JERUSALEM (JTA) – The American fast food chain KFC is recruiting staff ahead of a planned reopening in Israel, the business daily Globes reported. The company announced … more

2/28/19