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Robert Kraft, in black shirt, with Hall of Famers Marshall Faulk, right, and, in rear, from left, Ron Yary, Roger Staubach and Dave Casper in Ramat Hasharon, Israel, June 15.

Robert Kraft brings football Hall of Famers to Israel

RAMAT HASHARON, Israel (JTA) – An Israeli soldier clapped football great and Vietnam War veteran Roger Staubach on the shoulder at a soccer field here, telling the 1963 Heisman Trophy winner … more

HILLEL KUTTLER | 6/23/17

Aliyah Boyle is standing in the photo above.

Teen lives her dream of introducing lacrosse to Israelis

Have you ever had a dream? Maybe your dream is to get that big promotion, or accomplish something that will leave a mark on the world. Well, I had a dream, too. To me, as a Jewish teen who plays … more

ALIYAH BOYLE | 6/9/17

SodaStream bringing 74 West Bank Palestinians back to work at Negev plant

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Some 74 Palestinian employees of SodaStream, who lost their jobs when the company shut its West Bank plant in the face of international pressure, will return to work at its … more

5/25/17

25 Jerusalem facts

Here are 25 facts highlighting the rich tapestry of Israel’s capital: 1. Jerusalem Day is an Israeli national holiday commemorating the reunification of Jerusalem in the 1967 … more

ELIANA RUDEE/JNS.org | 5/25/17

How the Six-Day War changed American Jews

NEW YORK (JTA) – On the morning of June 5, 1967, as Arab armies and Israel clashed following weeks of tension, Rabbi Irving “Yitz” Greenberg sat anxiously amid his congregants at … more

BEN SALES | 5/25/17

April tourism to Israel breaks monthly record since country’s founding

JNS.org – In April 2017, a record-breaking 349,000 tourists entered Israel, a 38-percent increase from April 2016 and the highest-ever figure for any month since Israel’s establishment in … more

5/11/17

Ohio buys record $61 million in Israel Bonds

JTA – The state of Ohio bought a one-day record of $61 million in Israel Bonds. The largest single government purchase of Israel Bonds, which took place April 3, makes Ohio the largest … more

4/7/17

70 percent of Israelis still want right-wing government

TEL AVIV (JTA) – With talk of snap elections in the air, a new survey found that 70 percent of Israelis would want a right-wing or center-right government to come to power. The latest … more

4/7/17

Intel to acquire Israeli tech firm

JERUSALEM (JTA) – The U.S. chipmaker Intel will pay $14.7 billion to acquire the driverless technology firm Mobileye in what reportedly is the largest-ever purchase of an Israeli high-tech … more

3/16/17

Cody Decker of Team Israel holding team mascot the Mensch on a Bench after the World Baseball Classic game against the Netherlands in Seoul, South Korea, March 9.

Team Israel baseball gear a home run with kvelling American Jewish fans

TEL AVIV (JTA) – A couple of weeks ago, Adam Atkins didn’t know Israel had a baseball team. But since the squad started winning games last week in the World … more

ANDREW TOBIN | 3/16/17