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Jewish-American baseball players become Israeli citizens to help Team Israel

JTA – Ten Jewish-American baseball players will become dual Israeli citizens partly to help the country’s team make the 2020 Olympics. Some of the players, who visited Israel’s … more

10/25/18

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin speaks at a memorial ceremony in Jerusalem to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of former Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination, Oct. 21, 2018.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin calls for ‘reverse Birthright’

TEL AVIV ( JTA ) – Israeli President Reuven Rivlin has called for a “reverse Birthright” that would take Israelis to see the American Jewish community firsthand. … more

BEN SALES | 10/25/18

Israel bans entry of Sukkot-related plants citing agricultural disease control

JTA – Israel is keeping plants sed to celebrate Sukkot from coming into the country. A task force charged with implementing the ban on three of the four species used to celebrate the … more

9/7/18

U.S. President Donald Trump, left, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem.

The Jewish year in review: #MeToo, the embassy move and a growing gap between Israel and the Diaspora

JTA – For North American Jews, the Jewish year 5778 began with tensions between Israel and the Diaspora over egalitarian prayer at the Western Wall and ended with more tension over a … more

Ben Harris | 9/7/18

Uri Avnery, longtime advocate of a Palestinian state, dies at 94

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Uri Avnery, a longtime peace activist and one of the first Israelis to advocate for the establishment of a Palestinian state, has died. Avnery was among the first … more

8/23/18

Israeli man, 30, dies saving swimmer off Ashdod beach

JERUSALEM (JTA) – An Israeli personal trainer drowned while attempting to save the life of a stranger struggling in the water off an Ashdod beach. On Aug. 19, Yohai Elkayam was strolling … more

8/23/18

PepsiCo to acquire Israel’s SodaStream for $3.2 billion

JERUSALEM (JTA) – PepsiCo will acquire the Israeli home soda maker manufacturer SodaStream for $3.2 billion, the soft drink giant said Aug. 20. PepsiCo plans to maintain the Israeli … more

8/23/18

Netta’s Eurovision winner tops Billboard Dance Club chart

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Netta Barzilai’s Eurovision-winning single “Toy” hit No. 1 on the Billboard dance club chart – the first time an Israeli artist has topped any of the … more

8/23/18

‘Terror kites’ shake residents in southern Israel, but not their resolve to stay put

NAHAL OZ, Israel JTA – Dani Ben David fiddles with his radio, switching between it and his cellphone as he drives through the Beeri Forest, a nature reserve located on the border of Israel … more

SAM SOKOL | 6/22/18

Israeli pop star Shiri Maimon will make Broadway debut

JTA — Popular Israeli singer Shiri Maimon confirmed that she will be debuting this fall on Broadway. Maimon will play the starring role of Roxie Hart in the hit musical … more

6/7/18