February 8, 2012 RSS feed / Mideast

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Young Filipinos making their way into Israeli society

By MATI WAGNER JTA
TEL AVIV—With eyes closed, it would have been difficult to guess that the female voice with the amazing range singing a Hebrew classic was a shy-looking, 11- year-old Filipina. More...

Leaders pessimistic about continuing talks

The possibility of continuing peace talks with the Palestinians is “not particularly good,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said. More...

Spain & Israel mark 25 years of relations

DIPLOMACY

Spain and Israel at a ceremony in Madrid marked 25 years of diplomatic relations. More...

Majority keeps kosher, observes Shabbat rituals

JUDAISM…

More than four of every five Israeli Jews believe in God and three-quarters of Israeli Jews keep kosher, according to a survey. More...

Netanyahu wins Likud chairmanship

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu won the Likud Party chairmanship race with 77 percent of the vote. More...