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Israel’s Yuval Raphael shocks Eurovision with televote success, despite calls for her elimination

Surprisingly, many of the highest votes for Yuval Raphael came from countries whose leaders have repeatedly condemned Israel.

Truth vs. Myth in Israel history with Haviv Rettig Gur

Juda Capta: The Roman coins that celebrated the fall of Judea

How Israel almost destroyed itself before it even began

Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander released in US-Hamas deal: Is the end of the war on the horizon?

An American source told CNN on Sunday that after Alexander’s release, immediate negotiations would begin for a broader deal to end the war.

Following antisemitic ‘F–k the Jews’ incident at Barstool bar, Dave Portnoy calls for Holocaust education — will it have an impact?

Dave Portnoy saw a “F–k the Jews” sign at a Barstool bar and went from rage to redemption. But is Holocaust tourism the answer to antisemitism?

BONUS: What the heck is the World Zionist Congress and why am I being asked to vote?

Jerusalem’s hidden scrolls: The earliest evidence of the Hebrew bible

Feeling hopeful this Yom Haatzmaut with Haviv Rettig Gur

How did the Mossad capture a Nazi fugitive?

As Israel marks Yom HaZikaron, 59 hostage families still wait for their loved ones to come home

As Israel honors its fallen on Yom HaZikaron, 59 families are still waiting — their loved ones remain hostages in Gaza, with no closure.

Can saying the wrong thing get you deported?

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