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Residents of rocket-battered Ashkelon try to regain a sense of normalcy

Tue, 13 Nov 2018 13:29:40 +0000

Coastal city slowly comes back to life after overnight strike kills 1 and injures 13, but school is still off, and residents are staying near protected areas

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At Jewish-Arab summer camp, children declare color war on cancer

Sun, 26 Aug 2018 10:49:20 +0000

Rather than offering a Make-a-Wish type of experience, staff at Sunrise seeks to give patients and their siblings opportunity to just be kids

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Over 20,000 march in Jerusalem Pride Parade under heavy security

Thu, 02 Aug 2018 15:37:43 +0000

Amid anger over gay parental surrogacy rights, nation-state law, large crowds gather in the capital, with many saying they are marching 'for those who still can't'

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Netiv Ha’avot demolition may be a sign the settlers are winning

Wed, 13 Jun 2018 20:24:50 +0000

The public wasn't galvanized to resist the demolition of 15 homes in the Etzion bloc outpost, but that might never have been the goal

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As kite-set fires engulf the south, foresters fight to ‘save every tree’

Fri, 08 Jun 2018 01:25:23 +0000

More than 17,500 dunams burned in Gaza periphery, majority in parks and conservation areas, destroying groves planted decades ago

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Tel Aviv Fashion Week kicks off with leather and hardware

Mon, 12 Mar 2018 12:35:39 +0000

Event's sixth year brings designer Alon Livne and his models to the runway

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Arguments rage over IDF’s inclusion of women, but co-ed ‘Lions’ have a job to do

Sun, 11 Mar 2018 11:19:45 +0000

Politicians, rabbis question army's PR strategy of touting female soldiers; for those women and the men who serve with them, however, the opinions are irrelevant

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Sweet drams of whisky flow in the land of milk and honey

Thu, 01 Mar 2018 15:02:23 +0000

As Israel enters the distillery era, a batch of entrepreneurs is creating a new kind of Holy Land spirit

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Meandering from Brooklyn to Samaria, Avraham Herzlich shepherded a dynasty

Fri, 01 Dec 2017 04:49:01 +0000

He traded in a 12-cylinder Ferrari for a herding staff, returning to the land of Israel the way he says his ancestors would have done, encountering spiritual highs and tragic lows

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Israel tries to save Bedouin from polygamy, but finds little love for plan

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 04:06:31 +0000

Though three women describe horrible mistreatment under marriage system, most Bedouin say new government initiative to tackle phenomenon misses mark

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Nazareth’s only guide dog owner is trailblazing just by walking down the street

Fri, 20 Oct 2017 11:43:22 +0000

Canines, traditionally considered impure in Islam, are a rare sight in Arab towns. Saleem Sharif and his labrador Winston are working to fight stereotypes against them both

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Largest lulav-harvesting kibbutz has fronds in high places

Wed, 04 Oct 2017 05:34:41 +0000

Tirat Zvi has perfected the art of the palm frond, part of the lucrative Four Species industry that flourishes for one week out of the year, during the festival of Sukkot

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Have Amona ‘refugees’ found a recipe for post-evacuation success?

Mon, 18 Sep 2017 08:03:33 +0000

Despite over 7 months in a cramped Ofra dorm, the 42 families evacuated from an illegal outpost are poised for a better fate than those of past razed settlements

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Palestinians flock to Bethlehem Shepherds fest to celebrate newest brewery

Tue, 22 Aug 2017 02:57:55 +0000

8,000 show up for two nights of music, drink and dance in second annual beer festival

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In chockablock Qalqilya, expanding city means painful compromise

Sun, 23 Jul 2017 18:52:49 +0000

With settlers up in arms and government set to decide crowded Palestinian city's fate, residents say adding land and homes will mean giving up what little room for maneuvering they have left

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