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This Israeli-American ‘Bohemian Balabusta’ seeks a religious sexual revolution
Malka Chana Amichai wants you to talk about sex. The headscarf-wearing Israeli-American religious mother of

Taking his time, Biden has all but announced he’s seeking second presidential term
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has all but announced he’s running for reelection, but

Syria says 5 soldiers hurt in Israeli airstrikes on several targets near Homs
The Israeli Air Force carried out airstrikes at a military base near the city of

Israeli strikes in Syria’s Homs province wound five soldiers
BEIRUT: Israeli airstrikes hit several sites in Syria’s Homs province early Sunday, wounding five soldiers,

Slogan supporting late racist rabbi Meir Kahane found on LGBTQ center in Tel Aviv
Police launched an investigation on Saturday after graffiti celebrating the late racist rabbi Meir Kahane

Israeli, Greek, Cypriot foreign ministers meet to discuss Iranian terror in Europe
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen met with his Greek and Cypriot counterparts on Friday in the

‘Government made mistake of their lives’: Hundreds of thousands protest overhaul
Hundreds of thousands of people demonstrated throughout the country Saturday against the government’s judicial overhaul

Three injured in suspected ramming attack in West Bank
A driver hit three Israelis near the West Bank village of Beit Ummar Saturday night

Man killed in Jaljulia shooting, in town’s second murder in three days
A man was shot dead in Jaljulia on Saturday, marking the second killing in the

Iranian pours yogurt on 2 women in shop for not wearing hijab; the women are arrested
TEHRAN — Iranian authorities ordered the arrest of two women, the judiciary said Saturday, after

Protests against judicial changes renew across Israel, despite compromise talks
Protests against judicial changes renew across Israel, despite compromise talks | The Times of Israel

Ex-police chief: Ben Gvir could use proposed national guard to launch coup
A former police chief said on Saturday that National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir could

Amid overhaul turmoil, thousands demand politicians stay out of Memorial Day events
Israel is still reeling from the national crisis over the government’s judicial reform plan, and

Palestinian man shot dead in disputed circumstances near Jerusalem's al-Aqsa compound
Jerusalem CNN — A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli police early on

Russia assumes rotating presidency of UN Security Council: ‘April 1 absurdity’
Russia assumed the rotating presidency of the United Nations’ Security Council on Saturday for a

LA synagogue hosts ‘Mitzvah Mania’ with Jewish pro wrestlers
LOS ANGELES (JTA) — Colt Cabana, real name Scott Colton, is used to walking out

Ex-police officials: ‘Hard to believe’ disputed deadly Jerusalem shooting not on CCTV
Former senior police officials said Saturday it seemed unlikely that there was not footage of

How a run-in with Guillermo del Toro led to NYC’s first Mexican Jewish Film Festival
JTA — When Deborah Koenigsberger Gutierrez attended a small cocktail reception with the celebrated Mexican

Pope Francis leaves hospital after 3-day stay for bronchitis: ‘I’m still alive’
ROME — Pope Francis left hospital on Saturday after a three-night stay to treat bronchitis,

Security Force or Anti-Arab Militia? Israelis Feud Over Far-Right Plan
The far-right security minister, Itamar Ben-Gvir, wants to create a national guard that he would

13th week of anti-overhaul protests: ‘As in Poland, government is just reorganizing’
Mass protests against the government’s efforts to shackle the judiciary were set to continue Saturday

Trump indictment ends decades of perceived invincibility for ‘Teflon Don’
NEW YORK (AP) — When Donald Trump steps before a judge next week to be

Inside Saudi Arabia’s Global Push for Nuclear Power
Despite qualms in Washington, Saudi officials have pressed the United States to help them develop

Israeli police say killed man who grabbed gun, shot at them
JERUSALEM: Israeli police said Saturday they shot dead an Arab Israeli who grabbed a gun

Gay and Orthodox: Book charts the rise of a once unthinkable dual identity in Israel
A few weeks ago, prominent Israeli journalist Yair Cherki announced on social media that he

NY state court ruling shifts burden for secular studies from yeshivas to parents
NEW YORK (JTA) — What should happen when a yeshiva does not teach its students

Supporters of judicial overhaul plan mass rally for after Independence Day
Supporters of the government’s judicial overhaul are planning to hold a “million-person rally” later this