Archaeologists discover 2000 year old source of Jewish temple stones
09/28/2007
Israeli archaeologists said they have discovered a quarry that provided King Herod with the giant stones for renovation of the biblical Second Temple.
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Hot Spot
07/30/2007
Israelis are sweating more than the security situation, as a scorching heat wave has broken the record for electricity demand and claimed three lives.
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Yes, MASA! Let 10,000 Jewish 'Flowers' Bloom!
04/05/2007
Last week the Israeli government declared MASA a success, voting to expand the $36M program that brings Jewish youth to Israel for volunteering, study.
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'Israelites didn't build the pyramids'
02/27/2007
The head of the Egyptian antiquities council filed a complaint against a Cairo high school for teaching students that the Israelites built the pyramids.
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Jerusalem's new tourism initiative
01/11/2007
No offense to the Western Wall but Jerusalem has much more to offer tourists. That's why StartUp Jerusalem has a new initiative combining culture, tourism.
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Sumo wrestlers make big splash in Dead Sea
06/10/2006
Giants of the Sumo world took on the Dead Sea on Thursday, giggling as the salt- and mineral-rich water tipped their bodies into an irresistible float.
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G-d's mail delivered to Israel's Western Wall
12/14/2005
The Israeli postal service sorts over 2 million pieces of mail daily, and inevitably some of those letters come addressed to G-d or the Holy Land.
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Israeli ship involved in hit and run Japanese fishing boat accident, 7 dead
10/02/2005
Japan's coast guard recovered a Japanese fishing boat found capsized with seven of its crew dead, said marks on it match damage found on an Israeli ship
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Vive l'Israel! French Jews immigrate to Israel in record numbers
12/14/2004
With anti-Semitic incidents rising, more French Jews came to Israel than at any time in in three decades. And U.S. Jews are also coming in record numbers.
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The locusts are here! The locusts are here!
11/19/2004
Wednesday the swarms took a bite out of Egyptian agriculture. Thursday the arthropods were spotted in northern Sinai. Friday they arrived in Eilat.
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