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Israeli ‘Angels’ are deployed to Europe to help refugee families fleeing the war

More than 50 Russian-speaking Israeli female volunteers will help Ukrainians trby anslating for them in railway stations in Poland, Hungary and Romania

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Israeli ‘Angels’ are deployed to Europe to help refugee families fleeing the war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gestures as he speaks during a press conference in Kyiv on March 3, 2022. - Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky called on the West on March 3, 2022, to increase military aid to Ukraine, saying Russia would advance on the rest of Europe otherwise. "If you do not have the power to close the skies, then give me planes!" Zelensky said at a press conference. "If we are no more then, God forbid, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia will be next," he said, adding: "Believe me." (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)

Jonathan Freedland

By Jonathan Freedland

Zelensky loves Israel and wants Israel to love Ukraine back

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Israeli minister calls for international probe into war crimes in Ukraine

Israeli minister calls for international probe into war crimes in Ukraine

By Kirsty Buchanan

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Idit Silman, head of the Health Committee leads a Health Committee meeting at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on February 28, 2022. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 *** Local Caption *** ???? ???? ??????? ????? ?????? ????? ?????

Israeli MK quits coalition over chametz argument with health minister

By Harry Brockhurst

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Israeli security forces stand guard outside Damascus Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on April 5, 2022 during the Muslim holy month fasting of Ramadan. (Photo by Ahmad GHARABLI / AFP) (Photo by AHMAD GHARABLI/AFP via Getty Images)

Six arrested in Jerusalem after days of clashes between Arab residents and police

By Harry Brockhurst

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A large assortment of luggage on white background.

Misha Mansoor

By Misha Mansoor

Perhaps it’s healthy to have no inhibitions - but you need to have the Israeli mindset

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BNEI BRAK, ISRAEL - DECEMBER 25: Israeli police and emergency vehicles surround the scene of a Palestinian suicide attack December 25, 2003 at a bus stop in the central Israeli town of Bnei Brak, outside Tel Aviv, Israel. Three people were killed in the attack while dozens of wounded were evacuated to local hospitals. (Photo by David Silverman/Getty Images)

Jan Shure

Why did the BBC's flagship news bulletin ignore murdered Israelis?

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Grants offered to Israeli cities to provide housing for Ukraine war migrants

Funding packages have been offered to cover renovation costs of buildings to house Ukraine migrants

By Harry Brockhurst

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April 4, 2022 10:34

Ukrainian Jewish refugee Olga Chudnaya from Hostomel sits inside the Agudath Israel synagogue in Moldova's capital Chisinau on March 15, 2022, before heading to the airport to board a plane to Israel. - The number of refugees who have fled Ukraine since the Russian invasion began on February 24 has topped 2.8 million, the United Nations said. More than 9,000 Ukrainians have arrived in Israel following after the conflict begun. (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN / AFP) (Photo by GIL COHEN-MAGEN/AFP via Getty Images)

Ronnie Fraser

By Ronnie Fraser

For all the noise its supporters make, BDS has been a failure

The call for an academic boycott began 20 years ago this week, but its advocates still operate on the margins of society

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April 4, 2022 08:18

Demonstrators hold a placard urging the international community to take action against Israel's settlement policy in the occupied territories as left-wing Israeli and foreign peace activists join Palestinians in a protest in the Arab east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah on November 04, 2009. According to Israeli radio, about 200 people protestested in Sheikh Jarrah against what they call the "Judaisation" of Arab east Jerusalem and the ongoing construction of Jewish settlements in the Jerusalem area. BDS is a campaign calling for "boycott, deinvestment and sanctions" against Israel. AFP PHOTO/GALI TIBBON (Photo credit should read GALI TIBBON/AFP via Getty Images)

Israeli commandos kill three Palestinian gunmen dawn in West Bank raid

We defused a 'ticking time-bomb', said PM Bennett

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April 3, 2022 09:32

Israeli soldiers patrol on March 30, 2022 a village south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, reportedly from where Palestinian assailant Diaa Hamarshah left before killing five people during a gun attack in Israel. - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned of a "wave of murderous Arab terrorism" ahead of funerals Wednesday for two of five people killed in a shooting rampage in an ultra-religious Jewish town. The shooting in Bnei Brak, a coastal town outside Tel Aviv, of four civilians and a police officer was the third fatal gun or knife attack in the Jewish state in the past week. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

Hamas threatens to 'meet escalation with escalation' after West Bank terror arrests

Israeli authorities have cracked down after a week of terror in Israel

By Harry Brockhurst

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April 1, 2022 14:55

Israeli soldiers patrol on March 30, 2022 a village south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, reportedly from where Palestinian assailant Diaa Hamarshah left before killing five people during a gun attack in Israel. - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned of a "wave of murderous Arab terrorism" ahead of funerals Wednesday for two of five people killed in a shooting rampage in an ultra-religious Jewish town. The shooting in Bnei Brak, a coastal town outside Tel Aviv, of four civilians and a police officer was the third fatal gun or knife attack in the Jewish state in the past week. (Photo by AFP) (Photo by -/AFP via Getty Images)

In Israel, a small city shaken to its core by terror

Residents of Bnei Brak tell the JC of their fear and sadness

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April 1, 2022 12:17

EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / Israeli mourners attend the funeral of Avishai Yehezkel, one of the five people killed in yesterdays shooting attack in the religious town of Bnei Brak on March 30, 2022. - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned of a "wave of murderous Arab terrorism" ahead of funerals for two of five people killed in a shooting rampage in the ultra-religious Jewish town. The shooting in Bnei Brak, a coastal town outside Tel Aviv, of four civilians and a police officer was the third fatal gun or knife attack in the Jewish state in the past week. (Photo by Menahem KAHANA / AFP) (Photo by MENAHEM KAHANA/AFP via Getty Images)

Gloria Tessler

By Gloria Tessler

Ukraine’s anguish reminds us of Israel’s story

From the tragedy of this war will eventually emerge a new beginning and a powerful nation

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April 1, 2022 10:06

Migration crisis on the border with Belarus

Quiet suburb reels from a brutal killing spree as Israel hit by wave of terror

Bnei Brak is a community in mourning after this week's attack

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March 31, 2022 11:40

A flag-drapped mourner attends the funeral of Yaakov Shalom, one of the five people killed in yesterdays shooting attack in the religious town of Bnei Brak, at the Yarkon cemetery in the Israeli city of Petah Tikva on March 30, 2022. - Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett warned of a "wave of murderous Arab terrorism" ahead of funerals for two of five people killed in a shooting rampage in the ultra-religious Jewish town. The shooting in Bnei Brak, a coastal town outside Tel Aviv, of four civilians and a police officer was the third fatal gun or knife attack in the Jewish state in the past week. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

Palestinian Authority President condemns terror attack in Bnei Brak as Hamas praise ‘martyrs’

Hamas-affiliated media have praised the recent wave of violence against Israelis

By Harry Brockhurst

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March 30, 2022 12:49

Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas holds a joint press conference with the Turkish president after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on July 25, 2023. (Photo by Adem ALTAN / AFP) (Photo by ADEM ALTAN/AFP via Getty Images)

Multiple people killed in shootings in central Israel suburbs

There are reported fatalities after attacks in Ramat Gan and Bnei Brak

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March 29, 2022 17:48

Israeli security forces gather at the scene of an attack on March 29, 2022 in Bnei Brak. - Attacks in different locations near the Israeli city of Tel Aviv killed at least five people, emergency responders said. "Five were wounded in two separate locations of Bnei Brak, of whom two died," said Eli Bin, the head of the Magen David Adom emergency responders. Bnei Brak is an ultra-orthodox town near Tel Aviv. (Photo by JACK GUEZ / AFP) (Photo by JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images)

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