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At Least 11 Israelis Stabbed Aboard Tel Aviv Bus

10:27am January 21, 2015

by Krishnadev Calamur

Three of those stabbed are said to have been seriously wounded. News reports say the assailant was shot in the leg while trying to escape. Israel is calling the incident a terrorist act.

Lebanese Hezbollah supporters carry the coffin of Jihad Mughniyeh during his funeral in Beirut on Monday. Mughniyeh was one of six ranking members of Hezbollah killed in a suspected Israeli strike Sunday. Iran says a general of its elite Revolutionary Gua

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Suspected Israeli Strike Kills Iranian General Advising Syrian Troops

7:32pm January 19, 2015

by Alice Fordham

When a general in Iran's elite Revolutionary Guard and several ranking members of Hezbollah were killed Sunday, they were within 10 miles of Israel's northeastern border.

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An estimated 400 new French Jewish immigrants attended a welcoming ceremony after arriving on a flight from France to Tel Aviv, Israel in July 2014.

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French Immigrants To Israel Bring Part Of Home With Them

11:39pm January 16, 2015

by Emily Harris

French Jews, many with roots in North Africa, have immigrated to Israel since the country's founding. Unlike previous generations, the latest wave of arrivals is retaining more of its French identity.

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James Snyder, director of the Israel Museum in Jerusalem, with Egon Schiele's 1915 work, Krumau Town Crescent I. It's one of about 1,000 works of Nazi-confiscated art the museum has received. The museum has no record of who owned the painting before it wa

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7 Decades On, Israel Still Seeks Resolutions For 'Holocaust Art'

12:02pm January 11, 2015

by Daniel Estrin

The Nazis seized up to 600,000 works of art and much of it has never been returned to its rightful heirs, assuming there are any. Some of the art has ended up in Israel, creating complicated issues.

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An Israeli woman holds a poster with photos of three Israeli teens, who were killed in the summer of 2014.

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Palestinian Sentenced To 3 Life Terms Over Murder Of Israeli Teens

1:17pm January 06, 2015

by Eyder Peralta

The killing preceded a 50-day war in Gaza last summer. The military court also ordered Hussam Qawasmeh to pay $63,000 to the victims' families.

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Israel To Freeze Tax Revenue To The Palestinians

3:37pm January 03, 2015

by Scott Neuman

The move to cut off about $127 million a month in funding follows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to push for joining the International Criminal Court.

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Palestinians Seek To Join International Criminal Court

3:58pm December 31, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Membership in the ICC could allow the Palestinians a means to pursue war crimes charges against Israel. But the move is likely to draw sharp response from Israel and the U.S.

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U.N. Security Council Rejects Palestinian Statehood Resolution

5:43pm December 30, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The proposal failed to get the necessary nine votes to pass. The Palestinian plan called for, among other things, an end to the Israeli occupation by late 2017.

An Israeli Antiquities Authority Prevention of Antiquities Robbery officer stands at the opening to a high cave in the Judean desert. Six men were indicted Sunday for looting from this cave.

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6 Arrested For Looting Antiquities From Israel's 'Cave Of The Skulls'

4:43am December 08, 2014

by Emily Harris

Israeli authorities released a photo of a 2000-year-old lice comb that was captured along with the men, who are accused of stealing objects from the area where the Dead Sea Scrolls were found.

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Syria Says Israeli Warplanes Strike Targets Near Damascus

2:41pm December 07, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The Syrian Observatory says the airstrikes appeared to target Hezbollah arms shipments.