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April 20, 2023

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nominates May Golan as New York consul general

May Golan, an Israeli Cabinet minister known for inflammatory comments, has been nominated to be the consul general in New York by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

April 19, 2023

Kevin McCarthy to become second House Speaker to address Israel's Knesset

Kevin McCarthy will become the second House speaker to give an address before Israel's Knesset since 1998, after he was invited to do so by Knesset Speaker Amir Ohana.

April 18, 2023

'Super seaweed' on the way for health and medicine? Israeli scientists say we can 'learn from nature'

A study published in the science journal Marine Drugs explains how Israeli researchers are creating a "super seaweed" of increased health and medicinal value, they say.

April 18, 2023

Palestinian gunman shoots 2 Israelis in Jerusalem, the latest bloodshed in a cycle of violence

Two Israelis were shot in Jerusalem by a Palestinian gunman on April 18, 2023. The men were wounded in the shooting. Police are still searching for the suspected gunman,

April 18, 2023

Ilhan Omar to speak at US religious freedom event on Israel fallen soldiers, terror victims memorial day

"Squad" Rep. Ilhan Omar was removed as a speaker for a U.S. government-backed religious freedom event for an Israeli holiday commemorating fallen soldiers and terror victims.

April 18, 2023

Israel stands still in nationwide moment of silence to remember the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust

Pedestrians and vehicles in Israel halted for a nationwide observance Tuesday commemorating the six million Jews who were murdered in the Holocaust by Nazi Germany.

April 17, 2023

Israel president urges unity on Holocaust Remembrance Day

The president of Israel is urging for unity as the country marks the beginning of Holocaust Remembrance Day. The day serves as a memorial for the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust.

April 17, 2023

Democrat lawmakers demand Biden address 'extreme right-wing Israeli government' after West Bank violence

Democratic lawmakers wrote a letter to President Biden to urge action in Israel in response to recent violence between Israeli forces and residents in the West Bank.

April 16, 2023

'Fiddler on the Roof' star Chaim Topol lived double life as Mossad agent, family says following his death

Israeli actor Chaim Topol, known for playing Tevye in "Fiddler on the Roof," led a secret life as a spy for Israel's intelligence agency, according to new claims by his family.

April 14, 2023

5 Austrian officials stand trial for harboring Syrian war criminal at Mossad's request

Five former Austrian officials are standing trial for allegedly providing asylum to Gen. Khaled Halabi, a Syrian war criminal, at Israeli intelligence agency Mossad's behest.