February 18, 2014
7:20 pm

A Torah scroll (illustrative photo: Yaakov Naumi/Flash90)

103 Hungarian Torah scrolls taken during WWII found

Jewish leaders find holy texts in a Russian library; negotiations underway to restore and possibly display them

By AP

February 18, 2014
3:05 pm

Egyptian protesters demolish a concrete wall protecting the Israeli embassy in Cairo, September 9, 2011 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Egypt charges four as spies for Israel

State prosecutor says two men were Egyptian conspirators for the Jewish state, and two were Mossad officers

By Times of Israel staff and AP

February 18, 2014
12:08 pm

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (photo credit: AP/John Minchillo/File)

Rouhani: Sanctions will sting West, too

Iran’s president implies frustration from the conditions imposed by economic restrictions could spill over to Western countries

By AP

February 18, 2014
9:57 am

In this handout photo provided by Young Guards of United Russia party press service shows a group of demonstrators holding a banner with a photo of American Ice Hockey referee Brad Meier and message reading 'Turn the referee into soap.' (AP Photo/Voroshirin Dmitriy, Young Guards)

Russian hockey fans chant ‘Make soap out of the ref!’

Kremlin party’s youth group uses cheese graters to grate soap to protest ref’s call in match Russia lost; press cites ‘Jewish masonry’

By AP

February 18, 2014
9:35 am

Monika Czerniec, art restoration expert, paints elaborate wall paintings that tell the story of Polandâs Jewish community at the new Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw, Poland, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. (AP Photo/Czarek Sokolowski)

Poland’s Jewish museum gets interior decoration

Museum aims to reconstruct the climate of Jewish towns and synagogues through historical objects and multimedia displays

By AP

February 18, 2014
9:19 am

An Egyptian policeman inspects a damaged bus after a deadly explosion Sunday near the Egyptian border crossing with Israel in Taba, Egypt, Monday, Feb. 17, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Nameer Galal)

Jihadist group claims Taba bombing as part of ‘economic war’

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis says ‘hero’ hit bus heading for Zionist entity in deadly attack; reportedly threatens to continue campaign against tourists

By AFP, AP and Times of Israel staff

February 18, 2014
5:54 am

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a speech in Tehran (photo credit: AP/Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/File)

Obstacles abound ahead of final Iran nuclear deal

Expectations are low as talks between the Islamic Republic and Western powers resume on Tuesday

By AP and Times of Israel staff

February 18, 2014
4:29 am

Police stand on the gangway after passengers were evacuated from a hijacked Ethiopian Airlines plane at the Geneva International Airport on Monday (photo credit: AP/Keystone/Salvatore Di Nolfi)

A look at plane hijackings by Ethiopians

Eight previous incidents took place in the years 1991-2002

By AP

February 18, 2014
1:38 am

Meryl Davis and Charlie White of the United States compete in the ice dance free dance figure skating finals at the Iceberg Skating Palace in Sochi, Russia, on Monday (photo credit: AP/Darron Cummings)

US ice dancers bring home the gold in Sochi

Charlie White, who is Jewish, and Meryl Davis beat out their Canadian training partners and set a world record in the process

By JTA and AP

February 17, 2014
9:00 pm

Hamas spokesman Ayman Taha during a television interview, November 2012 (photo credit: YouTube image grab)

Hamas arrests spokesman over financial suspicions

An official from the Islamist group says Ayman Taha is being held for monetary ‘issues’

By AP

February 17, 2014
4:10 pm

Governor of the Bank of Israel Karnit Flug during a meeting of the finance committee in the Knesset in Jerusalem on January 06, 2014. (Photo credit: Flash90)

Bank chief blames slowdown on ultra-Orthodox, Arabs

Karnit Flug says that low rates of employment among Haredi men, Arab women hinder Israel’s long-term economic growth

By AP

February 17, 2014
4:06 pm

The wreckage of the bus blown up near the Taba crossing on the Egypt-Israel border, February 16, 2014 (photo credit: AFP)

Egypt says suicide bomber caused deadly bus blast

Terrorist boarded bus full of South Korean tourists and detonated, killing four, officials say; group of survivors crosses into Israel

By AFP, AP and Mitch Ginsburg

February 17, 2014
11:56 am

Members from Jincheon Jungang Presbyterian Church attend a service at their church in Jincheon, South Korea, Monday, February 17, 2014, the day after a Sinai terror group targeted a bus filled with Korean members of the church at Taba, Egypt. (photo credit: AP/Yonhap, Kim Hyung-woo)

South Korean church mourns after Egypt bombing

Parishioners targeted in Sinai blast had saved for years to join trip to Biblical locations in Egypt, Israel, Turkey

By AP and Times of Israel staff

February 17, 2014
12:56 am

An image made from a video provided by the Israeli Airports Authority shows smoke, white area at upper right,. from the bombing of the bus carrying South Korean sightseers near the tip of the Red Sea's Gulf of Aqaba Sunday Feb. 16, 2014. (photo credit: AP Photo/Israeli Airports Authority)

Egyptian presidential office condemns Taba attack

Officials and political figures, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, call bombing a cowardly act

By Times of Israel staff and AP

February 16, 2014
11:27 pm

In this Tuesday, February 11, 2014 photo, Israeli workers inspect barrels in a winery in the West Bank settlement of Psagot. (photo credit: AP/Dan Balilty)

High Court hears appeals against anti-boycott law

2011 law, aimed to combat BDS, allows for damage suits to be brought against advocates of settlement boycotts

By AP

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103 Hungarian Torah scrolls taken during WWII found

Jewish leaders find holy texts in a Russian library; negotiations underway to restore and possibly display them

Egypt charges four as spies for Israel

State prosecutor says two men were Egyptian conspirators for the Jewish state, and two were Mossad officers

Rouhani: Sanctions will sting West, too

Iran’s president implies frustration from the conditions imposed by economic restrictions could spill over to Western countries

Russian hockey fans chant ‘Make soap out of the ref!’

Kremlin party’s youth group uses cheese graters to grate soap to protest ref’s call in match Russia lost; press cites ‘Jewish masonry’

Poland’s Jewish museum gets interior decoration

Museum aims to reconstruct the climate of Jewish towns and synagogues through historical objects and multimedia displays

Jihadist group claims Taba bombing as part of ‘economic war’

Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis says ‘hero’ hit bus heading for Zionist entity in deadly attack; reportedly threatens to continue campaign against tourists

Obstacles abound ahead of final Iran nuclear deal

Expectations are low as talks between the Islamic Republic and Western powers resume on Tuesday

A look at plane hijackings by Ethiopians

Eight previous incidents took place in the years 1991-2002

US ice dancers bring home the gold in Sochi

Charlie White, who is Jewish, and Meryl Davis beat out their Canadian training partners and set a world record in the process

Hamas arrests spokesman over financial suspicions

An official from the Islamist group says Ayman Taha is being held for monetary ‘issues’

Bank chief blames slowdown on ultra-Orthodox, Arabs

Karnit Flug says that low rates of employment among Haredi men, Arab women hinder Israel’s long-term economic growth

Egypt says suicide bomber caused deadly bus blast

Terrorist boarded bus full of South Korean tourists and detonated, killing four, officials say; group of survivors crosses into Israel

South Korean church mourns after Egypt bombing

Parishioners targeted in Sinai blast had saved for years to join trip to Biblical locations in Egypt, Israel, Turkey

Egyptian presidential office condemns Taba attack

Officials and political figures, including members of the Muslim Brotherhood, call bombing a cowardly act

High Court hears appeals against anti-boycott law

2011 law, aimed to combat BDS, allows for damage suits to be brought against advocates of settlement boycotts

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