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Writer: Andrew Tobin (JTA)

Israel’s going nuts for Moroccan doughnuts

Move over jam doughnuts, there’s a new contender in town for the title of tastiest Chanukah treat. Israelis are queuing up this week to buy sfinj, the Moroccan version of sufganiyot, one of many now-popular Mizrahi street snacks

An Israeli soldier insists he beat a Palestinian, but officials don’t buy it.

The story of soldier Dean Issacharoff reflects the divisive politics surrounding Israel’s conflict with the Palestinians

Israeli judo star allowed to display his country’s name in Morocco

Or Sasson competed in Morocco with ‘ISR’ on his uniform despite threats from authorities not to grant Israelis visas

Israel wants a cut from JNF’s iconic blue charity boxes

The state has called for a percentage of revenue to fund state-run infrastructure projects and is pushing legislation to force JNF to pay up.

Netanyahu calls Israelis he doesn’t like a bunch of sour pickles

Israeli prime minister hits out at opponents with comical address comparing them to cucumbers

Israel bans a decade-long binary options scam

Multibillion-dollar industry which scammed millions around the world is officially out of business

Arab-Israeli Facebook star slams Kuwait for Israel boycott

Social media star Yassin A.K.A. Nas Daily took to Facebook to blast an airline for banning people from the Jewish state

Netanyahu launches Trump-esque attack against ‘fake news’ and ‘leftists’

Israeli Prime Minister lashes out at ‘ bombshell headlines with baseless accusations’ against him

Israel’s Labour party gets poll boost under new leader Avi Gabbay

Election of centre-left MK as new leader of opposition bloc coalition leads to increase in support

Israelis kvell over Wonder Woman Gal Gadot’s response to a seven-year-old fan

On Thursday, the star of the new blockbuster responded to a young Israeli girl’s endearing handwritten fan letter, and it melted everyone’s hearts

Israeli startups are driving the car technology revolution. Here’s how:

More than 200 companies will attend the EcoMotion Conference in Israel to give automobile industry a look under the bonnet of the ‘Startup Nation’

Why this Filipino girl is fighting for Israel?

Staff. Sgt. Joana Chris Arpon isn’t Israeli, or Jewish, but her service in the IDF is personal.

Israelis send wave of donations in response to Syrian chemical attack

Hundreds of thousands of shekels have been given to help children and others caught up in the fighting

Video: Wounded Syrians treated by Israeli soldiers

Since early 2013, the Israeli army has treated some 3,000 wounded Syrians who have made it to the border in the Golan Heights

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