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Israeli Goods Enter Gaza As Egypt Tightens Siege

A Palestinian tunnel worker uses his mobile as he rests inside a smuggling tunnel beneath the Gaza-Egypt border in the southern Gaza Strip July 19, 2013. The Islamist group Hamas appealed to Egypt's new rulers on Thursday not to pursue its destruction of smuggling tunnels into the Gaza Strip, warning they risked throttling the small Palestinian territory. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTX11ROK

Israeli Concept of 'State Land' Needs Another Look

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) stands with Transport Minister Yisrael Katz (2nd R) and Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat (L) during an inauguration ceremony of a new highway connecting Pisgat Zeev, an urban settlement in an area Israel annexed to Jerusalem after capturing it in the 1967 Middle East war, with route 443, one of two main routes linking Israel's coastal plain with the uplands of Jerusalem, May 5, 2013. One of the highway's interchanges is named after Netanyahu's father, Benzion Netanya

Natalie Portman touches a nerve in Israel with prize snub

Cast member Natalie Portman poses at the premiere for "Annihilation" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni - RC191ABC9C00

Day 42 of Hamas-Israel war blog: Friday, Nov. 17

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Blue and White's nightmare scenario: Saar defeating Netanyahu

Israel, PA find creative ways to save West Bank from economic collapse

West Bank attack deals heavy blow to Israel

An Israeli soldier runs during a Palestinian protest against the nearby Jewish settlement of Qadomem, in the village of Kofr Qadom in the Israeli-occupied West Bank August 9, 2019. REUTERS/Mohamad Torokman - RC11D692AFE0

Is Hamas linked to recent terror attack against Israeli youth?

Young Israeli soldier watch and entrance to Jewish settlement on Shuhada Street in Hebron, West Bank on April 6, 2019. Shuhada street used to be the main street of old town of Hebron with Palestinian homes and small businesses, since 1994 Palestinians have restricted access to the street. Israeli army base in the area to protect Israeli settlers and watch access to Abraham mosque and synagogue. (Photo by Dominika Zarzycka/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Israelis return to DIY Purim costumes

Children take part in a parade celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim in the Israeli city of Holon, near Tel Aviv, March 1, 2010. Purim is a celebration of the Jews' salvation from genocide in ancient Persia, as recounted in the Book of Esther. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (ISRAEL - Tags: RELIGION SOCIETY IMAGES OF THE DAY) - RTR2B3C8

Israeli fashion gets tactical

FOR RELEASE WITH FEATURE MIDEAST-SETTLERS - Jewish settler and manager of the Mofaz Etzion bullet-proof vest factory Shamai Ben-Baruch (L) helps his daughter Itamar model a child-sized bullet proof jacket in the West Bank settlement of Gush Etzion, near Hebron. Almost a day does not pass without Jewish settlers being shot at and sometimes killed as they drive on West Bank "bypass" roads. Many settlers are now buying bullet-proof vests to wear when they travel to and from their settlements.

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