Croatia confident it can stun Brazil in opener
SAO PAULO (AP) — A confident Croatia is ready to spoil Brazil’s party in their World Cup opener and continue a long tradition of first match upsets at the tournament.
AP INTERVIEW: Leno says he’s enjoying retirement
JERUSALEM (AP) — After two decades of hosting “The Tonight Show,” Jay Leno says his transition into retirement has been seamless.
Without the daily grind of hosting NBC’s popular late-night
Israel overjoyed by Maccabi’s basketball title
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — More than 20,000 Maccabi Tel Aviv fans thronged a central square in the Israeli city on Monday to celebrate the team’s stunning victory in the
Israel’s ultra-Orthodox quietly join military
BNEI BRAK, Israel (AP) _ Moshe Prigan starts his day off just like many other men in the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak with his morning prayer. It’s only later
Israel’s race to succeed President Peres heats up
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Among those vying to become Israel’s next president are a former defense minister, a former foreign minister, a former finance minister, a respected long-serving lawmaker
Holocaust survivors recall most vivid memories
JERUSALEM (AP) — In an annual ritual, Israel will come to a standstill Monday morning for the country’s official Holocaust remembrance day. Air raid sirens will wail across the country
Go For the Food: Homemade food in Jerusalem market
JERUSALEM (AP) — Jerusalem’s bustling open-air Mahane Yehuda market offers a dizzying assault on the senses. Vendors compete with screams over the prices of their produce as the smell of
Travel column: Tel Aviv – 5 free things for visitors to do
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — As a city regularly ranked the most expensive in the Middle East, you are going to have a hard time enjoying Tel Aviv’s plethora of
Politics or lack of talent? Israel can’t recreate magic of 1970 World Cup
NETANYA, Israel (AP) — At the 1970 World Cup in Mexico, a young Mordechai Shpigler curled a mighty left-foot strike into the back of the net to secure a 1-1
In new row, Israel at odds with US over visas
TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — With the United States irked at Israel over its settlement policies and the lack of progress in peace talks, an obscure diplomatic classification has emerged
Israeli Miss World’s anti-rape crusade goes global
NETANYA, Israel (AP) — When 18-year-old Israeli beauty queen Linor Abargil was crowned Miss World in 1998, the tears streaming down her cheeks appeared to be the overwhelming joy of
Israel displays rockets seized in Red Sea raid
EILAT, Israel (AP) — Israel’s prime minister on Monday triumphantly toured a display of dozens of rockets that navy commandos intercepted in the Red Sea last week, alleged to be
Israeli naval raid nabs Gaza-bound arms from Iran
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli naval forces raided a ship in the Red Sea early Wednesday and seized dozens of advanced rockets from Iran destined for Palestinian militants in Gaza that
Hollywood movie titles lost in translation
JERUSALEM (AP) — David O. Russell’s crime drama “American Hustle” could be a big winner at Sunday’s Academy Awards. But for the movie’s many international fans, it may take a
Palestinian film spotlights Israeli Arab identity
JERUSALEM (AP) — In the Holy Land, the state of Palestine does not yet exist. But in Hollywood, it already has an Oscar finalist.
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