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More Americans support – and oppose – Netanyahu than ever, poll finds - The Times of Israel, 2 minutes ago
Justin Trudeau arrives at White House for meetings with Donald Trump - The Telegraph, 12 minutes ago
Drivers warned of criminals using Tasers after spate of attempted carjackings where suspects use the weapons - The Telegraph, 14 minutes ago
Mon: Teva soars on Q4 results - Globes, 17 minutes ago
Election of new Hamas Gaza Strip leader increases fears of confrontation - The Guardian, 18 minutes ago
PA fumes at Qatar accusation it doesn’t care about Gaza energy crisis - The Times of Israel, 24 minutes ago
Israeli cyber security co IntSights raises $15m - Globes, 30 minutes ago
Divorcees don't need to afford lifestyle they were accustomed to in marriage, Court of Appeal judge says as he rules against ex-wife - The Telegraph, 42 minutes ago
Don’t push Trump ‘into corner’ on Palestinians, Lapid warns - The Times of Israel, 42 minutes ago
Nato needs to reform into a global alliance against Islamic terrorism – or become obsolete - The Telegraph, 52 minutes ago
'Deutschland, Deutschland über alles' Sung at Pro Tennis Event - Tablet Magazine, 56 minutes ago
AG: Netanyahu hedonistic, not criminal - report - Globes, 58 minutes ago
Syria Used Chlorine Bombs Systematically in Aleppo, Report Says - NY Times, 60 minutes ago
One in six people have had the same lunch for at least two years, survey finds - The Telegraph, 1 hour ago
Tignes avalanche: At least four dead after avalanche at French ski resort - The Telegraph, 1 hour ago
Hillary Clinton 'begged me to leak video showing Donald Trump making racist comments' claims Actor Tom Arnold - The Telegraph, 1 hour ago
Wetherspoons pub erupts in violence - shocking footage of huge brawl emerges - The Telegraph, 1 hour ago
Crane collapses in Tel Aviv suburb, seriously hurting 1 - The Times of Israel, 1 hour ago
Lebanon ‘needs Hezbollah‘ to counter Israel – Aoun - The Times of Israel, 2 hours ago
Match.com lonely heart 'kept as slave after falling for man she met on dating website' - The Telegraph, 2 hours ago

More Americans support – and oppose – Netanyahu than ever, poll finds

Gallup survey finds prime minister enjoys nearly 50% favorability rating, but also record 30% thumbs down; Americans remain divided on Palestinian statehood

By JTA and Times of Israel staff

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks via a satellite feed during the American Israel Public Affairs Committee 2016 Policy Conference at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC, March 22, 2016. (AFP / SAUL LOEB)

Yesh Atid chairman Yair Lapid leads a faction meeting at the Knesset on February 6, 2017. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)

Don’t push Trump ‘into corner’ on Palestinians, Lapid warns

By Raoul Wootliff and Raphael Ahren

Benjamin Netanyahu, with his wife Sara Netanyahu behind him, speaking to the press before boarding a plane to the US, at Ben-Gurion Airport, on February 13, 2017. (Raphael Ahren/Times of Israel)

Netanyahu, leaving for DC, says he and Trump ‘see eye-to-eye’

By Raphael Ahren and Times of Israel staff

Chairman Bob Corker (R-TN) left,, speaks as Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-MD) sits at a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing in Washington DC, February 9, 2017. (Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP)

Trump intended to move embassy to Jerusalem, changed his mind, top Republican says

By Stuart Winer

Live updates Latest: UK proposes guidelines to fight municipal boycotts of Israel

UN hits back after Lebanon president backs arms for Hezbollah

Coordinator says resolution prohibits terror group from having weapons; PM heads to DC, as Lapid warns against backing Trump into corner, settler leader says president is ‘not the messiah,’

By Sara Miller

Top Ops

What will Netanyahu discuss with Trump?

David Makovsky says at the upcoming summit, the Israeli PM will advocate tightening — not scrapping — the Iran nuclear deal

Bringing Tu B’Shvat color to prison

Bracha Jaffe gave female inmates a taste of the fruity holiday, and with it, a taste of freedom

Survival of the nicest

Paul Shrell-Fox says the scientifically demonstrated evolutionary trait of altruism is intertwined with Jewish moral teachings

Israel’s valentines

Rachel Sharansky Danziger is a native Israeli, who finds the promise, challenge, and love of her homeland in olim kissing the tarmac when they arrive

How (not) to make friends

Naomi Chazan says BIbi has foolishly alienated allies and American Jews, for Israel’s future rests on lasting alliances and common values

Michael Bennett’s foul choice

Aviva Klompas says the NFL defensive end allowed himself to be used by supporters of BDS, whose leaders deny Israel’s very legitimacy

Telling secrets

Sivan Rahav Meir says educators across all sectors of Israel are using theater to revolutionize the fight against child sex abuse

Where are the women?

Gail Bendheim says the OU misses the value of female pastoral roles

Why the OU barred female clergy

Mitchell Rocklin says Open Orthodoxy is beyond the pale of Orthodoxy; no Jewish legal authority supports women rabbis

Weekly Parsha

The power of the spirit

Jonathan Sacks says the Red Sea split conveys multiple understandings, as maturing readers shift focus from miracle to freedom (Beshalach)

Women rabbis ruin Judaism

Rahel Rocklin has a message for Orthodox feminists: If you don’t like tradition, take yourself to a more progressive Jewish movement

Crane collapses in Tel Aviv suburb, seriously hurting 1

3 others hospitalized with moderate and light injuries, including a 9-year-old girl

By Times of Israel staff

EMTs treat the injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in the central Israel city of Bat Yam on February 13, 2017. (Magen David Adom spokeswoman)

Germany said to scrap summit with Israel over outpost law

Cancellation reportedly due to Merkel’s displeasure with recent legislation and announcements of new settlement homes

By Alexander Fulbright

German Chancellor Angela Merkel smiles during a meeting with the new president of Germany's Upper House of Parliament and Rhineland-Palatinate State Premier Malu Dreyer (not pictured) in Berlin on February 10, 2017. (AFP Photo/Odd Andersen)

Hamas elects convicted murderer Yahya Sinwar as Gaza chief

Jailed by Israel for killing collaborators, released in Shalit exchange, and included on US terrorism blacklist, Islamic terror group’s new strongman is seen as violent, unpredictable extremist

By Dov Lieber

Senior Hamas leader Yahya Sanwar talks during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Friday, October 21, 2011(AP Photo/Hatem Moussa)

Lebanon ‘needs Hezbollah‘ to counter Israel – Aoun

Lebanese president and long-time Hezbollah ally says Iran’s support for terror group could ‘continue indefinitely’

By AP

Egypt's Grand Imam of al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Mohamed al-Tayeb (R) receives Lebanese President Michel Aoun at his office in Cairo on February 13, 2017. / AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI

After PR fumbles, Israel to welcome smaller squad of NFL players

7 remaining members of junket to touch down in Israel on Monday night, after at least 3 pull out for political reasons

By Jessica Steinberg

NFL player Cameron Jordan at the Rolling Stone Live: Houston presented by Budweiser and Mercedes-Benz on February 4, 2017 in Houston, Texas. Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images for Rolling Stone/AFP)

Rivlin backs annexation with full rights for Palestinians

President says outpost legalization law should not be applied unless Israel extends sovereignty to entire West Bank

By Marissa Newman

President Reuven Rivlin holds up a Palestinian deed to land he purchased in the West Bank during a speech in Jerusalem on Monday, February 13, 2017 (Israel Bardugo)

A salt flat on the shores of the Dead Sea on January 11, 2017. (Melanie Lidman/Times of Israel)

Watch in 360

As the Dead Sea dries, its collapsing shores force a return to nature

The rapid appearance of more than 6,000 sinkholes is compelling locals, who rely heavily on tourism, to come up with creative solutions to stay afloat

By Melanie Lidman and Video by Luke Tress

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North Korea to grant visas to Israeli tourists
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Newspaper uses Alec Baldwin photo for Trump
Eye on the ball

Kushner family in talks to buy Miami Marlins
Common ground

Bannon ‘wanted to make Nazi movie with Mel Gibson’
Culinary fleet

Food trucks get green light to roll into Jerusalem
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Gazan ‘spider man‘ breaks Guinness world record
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Student group apologizes for Hitler Valentine’s card
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Chuck Norris meets Netanyahu, renders bodyguards obsolete
Unfair

Trump tweet puts Nordstrom on the rack over Ivanka
Death, animated

Hamas promises Israelis swift demise — in rhyme
Rubbed the wrong way

Gay porn star miffed over Israeli airport strip search
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Madonna adopts 4-year-old twin girls in Malawi
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In clip, Natalie Portman teaches Hebrew slang
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Alt rockers Pixies return for Caesarea gig

Israel & The Region

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All is not quiet on Israel’s northern frontier

Increased cooperation between Hezbollah and the Lebanese army grew from common efforts against Islamic State. The Golan may be next

By Avi Issacharoff

PA fumes at Qatar accusation it doesn’t care about Gaza energy crisis

Rejecting accusations from Qatari envoy, Fatah says it is completely committed to Gazans’ well-being

By Avi Issacharoff

UN chief ‘deeply regrets’ US blocking his Palestinian pick

Antonio Guterres says former PA prime minister Salam Fayyad was right for the job of Libya envoy

By AP

Hamas member dies in tunnel collapse

Ahmad Asa’ad Shahada, 23, becomes 24th Qassam Brigades man accidentally killed since last year

By Dov Lieber

Erdan: No minister, including Netanyahu, wants a Palestinian state soon

Ahead of first Trump meeting with PM, Likud’s no. 2 urges ‘humility,’ warns against ‘dictating’ position to US president

By Times of Israel staff

Peru urges Trump to extradite ex-president said to have sought refuge in Israel

Lima thanks Netanyahu for refusing entry to Alejandro Toledo, whose wife is Jewish and who is on lam to avoid facing bribery charges

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

Trump won't tolerate unlimited settlements, prime minister notes

‘We mustn’t get into confrontation with Trump,’ Netanyahu said to warn ministers

During four-hour meeting with colleagues ahead of trip to US, PM reportedly says Israel must take president’s ‘personality into account’

By Times of Israel staff

Russia releases drone footage of fresh Palmyra destruction

After recapturing ancient historical site, Islamic State appears to have demolished Roman amphitheater, other structures

By AFP

Hebrew Media Review

Mon, Feb 13, 2:27 PM

Ahead of US trip, Netanyahu sweats the agenda

Disputes over whether Iran or the Palestinians will come first when he meets with Trump reveal the PM’s attempts to navigate between his right-wing rivals and the settlement-questioning White House

By Joshua Davidovich

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Protesters invoke Holocaust at Boston rally against Trump immigration ban

In the shadow of New England’s towering Holocaust memorial, community leaders compare situation of Syrian refugees to that of Jews fleeing Nazi Europe

By Matt Lebovic

Counselor to US President Trump, Kellyanne Conway and adviser Stephen Miller walk through the colonnade of the White House February 10, 2017 in Washington, DC (AFP PHOTO / Brendan Smialowski)

Trump adviser ‘exploring all options’ after court overturns entry ban

By AP

Hip Hop artists, left to right, Anderson .Paak, Q-Tip and Jarobi White of A Tribe Called Quest and Busta Rhymes during The 59th Grammy Awards at Staples Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS/AFP)

Rap artists savage ‘Agent Orange’ Trump at Grammys

By Agencies

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaking during a press conference on the last day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Lima, November 20, 2016. (AFP/RAFAEL ZARAUZ)

Trudeau visits Trump in crucial meeting for Canada

By Rob Gillies

US Tennis Association plays Nazi anthem at Fed Cup, apologizes

Outdated version of Germany’s national song heard at opening ceremonies, drawing outrage

By Agencies and Times of Israel staff

Sales of Ivanka’s fashion line at Nordstrom fell sharply before election

Department store internal data indicates sales dropped by 30% in last fiscal year, with steep dip before November

By JTA

Melania Trump’s Orthodox immigration lawyer speaks out against ban

From a family of attorneys and rabbis, Michael Wildes pursues justice for immigrants, starting with his star-studded client roster

By Cathryn J. Prince

Jewish museum to open outside a former shtetl in Lithuania

State-of-the-art complex to be designed by architects who created award-winning History of Polish Jews exhibit

By JTA

At 90 and with stories to tell, this British impresario still presents cultural legends

Lilian Hochhauser, historic promoter of Russian artists in Britain, continues to toil in her latest project: a three-week run from the acclaimed Mariinsky dance company

By Jenni Frazer

For Kushner, Israel policy may be shaped by the personal

From the Web Profiling Donald Trump’s son-in-law and would-be Middle East peace broker, the New York Times highlights longstanding Netanyahu-Kushner connections

Back in black 'The clothing doesn't make the man, the man makes the clothing'

In ultra-Orthodox fashion, you can tell a lot about a person by his button holes

Crown Heights Jews set themselves apart with such nuance that getting the lowdown on Hasidic chic takes a trained eye

By Madison Margolin

'It’s continuous learning that as a Jew you have global responsibility'

Trading bubble for slum, Jewish students learn how to fix a suffering world

The brainchild of Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis, the Ben Azzai Program sends young adults to India to experience extreme poverty firsthand

By Jenni Frazer

Yiddishe maidelech

An ode to ‘Girls,’ Lena Dunham and modern Jewish neuroticism

The writer and star has been in turns lauded and vilified. As the once-iconic show wraps up, here is a reflection on the series that was briefly the voice of a generation

By Gabe Friedman

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Is there such a thing as ‘soulful’ parenting?

In a unique Jewish study group, Israeli mothers gather to seek transcendence amid the tantrums and diapers

By Simona Weinglass

Race against time to fly blood to stricken Israeli in Peru

Emergency service seeking permits to bring units to save the life of critically ill Zohar Katz, 21

By Stuart Winer

Health minister: Cigarette warning pictures ‘unaesthetic’

Yaakov Litzman opposes stickers depicting effects of smoking, despite their role in reducing the habit in other countries

By Alexander Fulbright

14 held in major Kfar Saba corruption investigation

Suspects include at least one senior official, as well as individuals described as having ‘financial interests’ in the city

By Times of Israel staff

3 IDF soldiers seriously hurt in northern Israel car accident

Collision between military vehicle and private car injures 11 people, one critically

By Times of Israel staff

Cabinet okays NIS 3b housing, jobs plan for Bedouin community

5-year project aims to boost integration into Israeli society, improve education, work training, public transportation

By Stuart Winer

Haifa court orders ammonia tank emptied

Ruling follows publication of report two weeks ago that said facility endangers hundreds of thousands of lives

By Times of Israel staff

Soundtrack to a legendary victory: Israel releases 1967 war recordings

50 years after the Six Day War, Israel’s military archive releases command and control communications of the crucial, war-winning pre-emptive air strikes

By Times of Israel staff

Jesus ‘Loaves’ church reopens 20 months after arson attack

President Reuven Rivlin attends interfaith meeting at holy site; Israel contributed $400,000 toward repairs

By AFP and Times of Israel staff

Wake up and smell the rosewater

5 recommended spots Israel-wide to spoon up the creamy, syrup-topped pudding called malabi

By Jessica Steinberg

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Teva 4Q results provide badly needed boost

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First Israeli research nanosatellite set to launch

A new nanosatellite, the first for Israeli academia, will be launched into space on Wednesday to conduct scientific missions for the Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. BGUSAT is the result of a five-year joint project between BGU, Israel Aerospace Industries...

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The Jerusalem based equity crowdfunding venture firm OurCrowd and Germany's sports accelerator leAD are teaming up to identify startups developing sports-related products and services that have the potential to make a global impact. The companies made the announcement Monday, ahead...

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Defense Ministry: Israeli firms earned over $1b from F-35 program

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