Dead Sea acid spill has turned popular hike route into long-term disaster zone
Despite ongoing 24-hour-a-day cleanup, the Arava's Ashalim stream will take years to rehabilitate after toxic sludge deluge The post Dead Sea acid spill has turned popular hike route into long-term...
View ArticleState’s reply to High Court on same-sex adoption makes plain a bleak reality
Adoption became legal for gay and lesbian parents in 2008, but only 3 same-sex couples have since succeeded in adopting The post State’s reply to High Court on same-sex adoption makes plain a bleak...
View ArticleMen are from Mars, high-res pics are from Venμs
Israel to launch first environmental and agricultural research satellite from French Guiana on Wednesday The post Men are from Mars, high-res pics are from Venμs appeared first on The Times of Israel.
View ArticleOn the Temple Mount, priests take on a new sacred duty: Collecting bodies
Ultra-Orthodox organization ZAKA, which retrieves fatalities after car accidents and terror attacks, creates volunteer group fearing more attacks on holy site The post On the Temple Mount, priests take...
View ArticleIsrael launches first environmental research satellite Venμs
High-resolution photos from satellite will be used to track climate change-linked trends, such as desertification, erosion, pollution The post Israel launches first environmental research satellite...
View ArticleJerry Maguire scene-stealer, all grown up, has Israel at ‘Shalom’
Jonathan Lipnicki, best known for playing the cute kid in the 90s rom-com, spends 10 days in Israel as Birthright's 600,000th participant The post Jerry Maguire scene-stealer, all grown up, has Israel...
View ArticleMessianic Jews to Nigerians: You’re not ‘real’ Jews
Religious group from Arizona claims DNA testing proves that Igbo tribe are not genetically Jewish, drawing ire The post Messianic Jews to Nigerians: You’re not ‘real’ Jews appeared first on The Times...
View ArticleIsrael may eschew European eggs over pesticide risk
Local quotas will be reexamined in bid to avoid importing eggs for the holidays following huge EU contamination The post Israel may eschew European eggs over pesticide risk appeared first on The Times...
View ArticleExperts say Red Sea-Dead Sea pipe dream isn’t worth its salt
Plan to 'save' the wonder of the world through multi-million dollar pipeline is criticized as a political tool to win international donor money The post Experts say Red Sea-Dead Sea pipe dream isn’t...
View ArticleIn Uganda, deported migrants accuse Israel of ‘trafficking in refugees’
As the High Court approves the ongoing 'willing deportation' of African would-be refugees, some of those who already left express their bewilderment and trauma The post In Uganda, deported migrants...
View ArticleThirsty Sea of Galilee sinking toward lowest level ever recorded
One of the worst droughts for a century has experts researching possibility of pumping desalinated water into the lake
View ArticleLargest lulav-harvesting kibbutz has fronds in high places
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
View ArticleTel Aviv hosts 25,000 visitors in ‘world’s largest sukkah’
Five-year tradition, hosted by pluralistic Beit Tefilah Israeli, seeks to bring 'all the sectors of Israeli society' under one roof
View ArticleIsrael pumps new water saving push, as Sea of Galilee dives to century low
Massive rise in use of desalinated water has lulled the public into complacency, says Water Authority, while the crisis in natural water sources is accelerating
View ArticleIn Israel, descendants of Aboriginal ANZAC soldiers retrace forgotten stories
On trip marking 100 years since one of the last great cavalry battles in history, descendants of WWI Commonwealth soldiers seek to shed light on army's discrimination at home
View ArticleThink most asylum seekers in Israel are African? Try Ukrainian
In three years, the number of asylum seekers from Ukraine and Georgia rose from almost 0 to 21,691, spurred by economic troubles and shady companies advertising fake work permits
View ArticleAs Israel prepares to deport African migrants, deportees divulge dangers
Since 2013, 4,000 asylum seekers have willingly returned to Africa. They share stories of peril and broken promises
View ArticleThreatened with death curse, women fighting Beit Shemesh ‘modesty’ signs defiant
Group of five who won 5-year court battle to remove signs remain undeterred despite being doxxed, threatened with Pulsa Dinora
View ArticleKenya Jewish leader with valid visa denied entry to Israel, deported
Yehudah Kimani was invited by Conservative yeshiva; Interior Ministry says he failed to disclose earlier visa request had been denied
View ArticleAfter #MeToo, some congregations weigh changing their tune on Shlomo Carlebach
The wave of sexual misconduct accusations toppling dozens of icons has reignited the conversation about the complicated legacy of the 'singing rabbi'
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