Israel baseball coach Ausmus says team can contend
JERUSALEM (AP) — With a pair of Jewish ex-major leaguers on his roster, the new coach of Israel’s team in the World Baseball Classic says his squad is already a
In annual ceremony, Israel honors 6 million victims of Nazi Holocaust
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israelis flocked to the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial Thursday to read the names of loved ones who perished at the hands of the Nazis during World War
Israel Museum showcased in Google Art Project
JERUSALEM (AP) — Until Tuesday, if history buffs wanted a glimpse of the Israel Museum’s vast collection — including a 9,000-year-old carved human face found in the Judean Desert —
Israeli shooter uses web to finance Olympic bid
HERZLIYA, Israel (AP) _ For more than seven hours a day, Sergey Richter stares through a sight and repeatedly fires bullets into bulls-eyes far in the distance. He’s also been
Survivor who escaped Nazis runs Jerusalem Marathon
JERUSALEM (AP) — Hanoch Shahar discovered a lifelong love of running as a child orphaned in World War II. On Friday, the 77-year-old Holocaust survivor ran along with some 15,000
Israelis fear homefront vulnerable to Iran attacks
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Despite its confident saber-rattling, Israel’s concern is growing that the country is vulnerable to a devastating counterstrike if it attacks Iran’s nuclear program.
An announcement this week
Israeli library uploads Newton’s theological texts
JERUSALEM—He’s considered to be one of the greatest scientists of all time. But Sir Isaac Newton was also an influential theologian who applied a scientific approach to the study of
Eichmann exhibit gives glimpse of Israel’s Mossad
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) _ Lifting a half-century veil of secrecy, Israel’s Mossad spy agency is opening its archive this week to reveal the story behind its most legendary operation
Observant survivors keep the faith after Holocaust
JERUSALEM (AP) — It’s a huge question for observant Jews: How can one still believe in a merciful God after suffering through the worst genocide in history?
As the world
Tel Aviv emerges as top gay tourist destination
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Tel Aviv has long been a gay paradise, one of the few places in the Middle East where gays feel free to walk hand-in-hand and
Israeli TV channel alleges anti-media campaign
JERUSALEM (AP) — A TV channel known for aggressive investigative reporting is on the verge of being shut down after Israeli lawmakers rejected a request to defer its crippling debts
Israel PM suspends ad campaign that upset US Jews
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s prime minister suspended a television ad campaign aimed at luring home Israelis living in North America after it sparked an uproar among American Jews, his spokesman
Israeli football club paying price for racist fans
JERUSALEM (AP) – Throughout its history, the Beitar Jerusalem football club has won 13 trophies, counted prime ministers among its fans and played in numerous European competitions. One thing the
Holocaust survivors blast Nazi garb at protest
JERUSALEM (AP) _ Images of ultra-Orthodox Jews dressing up as Nazi concentration camp inmates during a protest drew widespread condemnation Sunday and added a new twist to a simmering battle
Israeli girl’s plight highlights Jewish extremism
BEIT SHEMESH, Israel (AP) — A shy 8-year-old schoolgirl has unwittingly found herself on the front line of Israel’s latest religious war.
Naama Margolese is a ponytailed, bespectacled second-grader who