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Israeli flags stand next to the menorah, the symbol of the State of Israel, at the Knesset (photo credit: Nati Shohat/FLASH90)
January 25, 2017, 4:53 pm
Israel cracks US magazine’s ‘Great Powers’ list
The American Interest attributes Jewish state's growing stature to its technological ingenuity, regional influence and smart diplomacy; ranks it No. 8, one below Iran
By TOI staff
Internet sensation Sam Barsky poses with his Stonehenge sweater on-site in England. (Courtesy/Facebook)
January 11, 2017, 3:57 am
The Baltimore knitter who unraveled the internet
Longtime-knitter Sam Barksy's one-of-a-kind sweater-selfies have reached improbable fame
By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil
Illustrative photo of Israeli natural gas rigs in the Mediterranean Sea, September 2, 2015. (Flash90)
January 5, 2017, 6:40 am
Lebanon approves key gas, oil drilling decrees off shores
Years after Israel did the same, Beirut set to develop, explore reserves off coasts in Mediterranean Sea
By AP and AFP
One day after a gunman killed 39 people, including many foreigners, in a rampage at the upmarket Reina nightclub where revellers were celebrating the New Year people walk by the venue, in Istanbul, on January 2, 2017. (AFP/YASIN AKGUL)
January 2, 2017, 4:11 pm
Majority of victims in Istanbul attack were foreigners
Those injured or killed in shooting at nightclub came from over a dozen countries, including Arab states
By AFP
Trump Vodka on an Israeli supermarket shelf, March 18, 2016 (Simona Weinglass/Times of Israel)
December 21, 2016, 8:07 pm
Israeli rabbis order some Trump Vodka off the shelves
Israel is the last country still selling the vodka bearing name of president-elect; one batch singled out as not kosher enough
By TOI staff
David Friedman (left), the choice of President-elect Donald Trump to serve as ambassador to Israel, and German-Jewish philosopher Hannah Arendt (Bradley C Bower/Bloomberg News, via Getty Images/JTA; Public domain)
December 20, 2016, 3:14 pm
On David Friedman, the ‘kapo’ smear, and Jewish honor
As Trump's pick for ambassador has demonstrated, some 60 years after the Jewish 'collaborator' trials in Israel, the term still packs a venomous punch
By Matt Lebovic
A delegation of Chinese CEOs and businesspeople visiting Israel. November 22, 2016. (Courtesy)
December 18, 2016, 2:37 pm
The China invasion: an interesting investment partner of Israel
The Chinese have a very high regard for Israeli technology and are eager to be able to invest; a number of Israeli VC funds have opened offices in Asia to promote investment opportunities and Chinese funds have Israeli operations
By Thomas Sudow
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (R) inspect an honor guard during their meeting in Astana on December 14, 2016. (AFP PHOTO/ILYAS OMAROV)
December 14, 2016, 6:18 pm
Netanyahu in Kazakhstan warns Iran: We’re a tiger, not a rabbit
PM asks his counterpart in Astana to convey message to Tehran not to underestimate Israel; 'If Iran attacks Israel it will put itself at risk'
By Raphael Ahren
Sophia Witt, a political communications major at Kent State University, 'feeds' her candidate at a rally. (courtesy)
December 12, 2016, 4:06 pm
Pro-Trump Jewish students grapple with social ‘death sentence’ in post-election isolation
Facing allegations of bigotry, misogyny and homophobia, Trump-voting Jewish students are still hesitant to go on the record, even as their candidate prepares to assume the presidency
By Matt Lebovic
December 6, 2016, 3:43 pm
Pro-Palestine and pro-Israel
Extremists on both sides are destroying the future, for Israelis and Palestinians will fall or thrive together
By Fred Maroun
Imam Mohammad Qatanani answers a question as he joins a group of Muslim community leaders gathered in Piscataway, NJ to condemn terrorist attacks, on Nov. 17, 2015. (AP Photo/Mel Evans,file)
December 4, 2016, 2:58 am
Muslim cleric fights US deportation over undisclosed detention by Israel
Authorities say West Bank-born imam Mohammad Qatanani failed to reveal 1993 arrest for Hamas membership
By AP
Military police patrol the Brussels Airport in Zaventem, eastern Brussels, November 18, 2015. (Photo by AFP Photo/Belga/Dirk Waem)
From the WebNovember 23, 2016, 9:20 am
Belgium takes tips from Israel to step up Brussels airport security
Following deadly suicide bombing in March, Belgium turns to Jewish state to learn how to better secure its airfields -- Reuters
Visitors discuss nanotechnology at the Ben Gurion University booth at NanoIsrael 2014 (Photo credit: Courtesy)
November 16, 2016, 2:15 pm
Israel, Germany join forces in nanotechnology boost
Countries budget €30 to fund projects, with Israel saying it aims to move its nanotech industry from mostly research to application
By Shoshanna Solomon
Eric Greitens as a Navy SEAL in Iraq. (Courtesy of Rubenstein Public Relations/JTA)
November 12, 2016, 2:18 am
Meet the first Jewish governor of Missouri, a former Navy SEAL
Eric Greitens, 42, a Republican, says he will rid state capital Jefferson City of 'bad ethics'
By Gabe Friedman
Image of Jewish Republican candidate for governor in Missouri Eric Greitens (Chloe Crespi/JTA)
October 20, 2016, 4:32 pm
Jewish Republican slams rival for staying in Israel after 2011 Missouri twister
In attack ad, Eric Greitens lambasts Democrat Chris Koster for not cutting short 5-day fact-finding trip on crime prevention
By JTA
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