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All insist they obtained exclusive rights to having an inscription in their names etched into the side of the Holy Ark. Wilderness of Sinai, July 27 – Tensions continue to simmer among the Israelites this week as several wealthy families ...

“I see this drive as a metaphor for our situation and our aspirations.” Tel Aviv, July 20 – Leaders of the left-wing party Meretz launched a new membership drive today to bolster the movement’s stagnant rolls, promising to exempt from ...

A team of reporters and cameramen applied for access to film the rites that are performed once a year in the Holy of Holies, and were turned down. Jerusalem, July 18 – Journalist groups denounced the administration of the Holy ...

Perhaps defining themselves a non-governmental organizations should by definition require that in fact they not be de facto agents of foreign governments. Tel Aviv, July 14 – Following the passage of a law mandating greater disclosure for Non-Governmental Organizations that ...

Last year’s national election here was a painful reminder that people who don’t think like a North Tel Aviv social activist can still vote. Tel Aviv, June 10 – Hatnua Party leader and ranking member of the Zionist Union faction ...

“You can’t get any more minority than zero percent.” Jerusalem, July 6 – NGOs and political figures are accusing King David of a policy of racial discrimination and of barring ethnic minorities from his government, noting that of the many ...

Unless specifically overridden by Israeli legislation, pre-existing laws from prior sovereignties are still in force under the current system, noted constitutional experts. Jerusalem, June 29 – Seven years into his current tenure as prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu is still searching ...

“Who is going to take these women seriously if they don’t take their own looks seriously?” Jerusalem, June 22 – Likud lawmaker Oren Hazan courted controversy again today when he described the female members of the Knesset Committee on the ...

Herzog told advisers he wants to do something bold to capture public attention and support. Tel Aviv, June 20 – Frustrated by his inability to galvanize the Opposition he leads and facing challenges to his stewardship of the Labor Party ...

“An act of blatant discrimination against the population of terrorists living under Israeli rule.” Jerusalem, June 16 – Members of the Joint Arab List alliance in the Knesset condemned yesterday’s passage of a law toughening penalties for people convicted of ...