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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

Hundreds of yeshiva, seminary students disrupt Women of the Wall service

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Hundreds of haredi Orthodox men and women and religious Zionist female seminary students disrupted the monthly Rosh Chodesh morning service of the Women of the Wall group. … more

3/2/17

Natan Sharansky to stay extra year

JERUSALEM (JTA) – Natan Sharansky, chairman of the executive for the Jewish Agency for Israel, will head the organization for an extra year. The board of governors announced Feb. 28 that … more

3/2/17

Record $1.1 billion in Israel Bonds sold in US in 2016

JTA – A record $1.127 billion in State of Israel Bonds was sold in the United States in 2016. The Development Corporation for Israel, also known as Israel Bonds, issues debt … more

3/2/17