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Natalie Lisbona
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‘Hamas has taken my brother and the world is silent'
Ilan, brother of captured Israeli Avera Mengistu, says human rights organisations have ignored their plight
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'We're not going to cancel Gay pride': Meeting the ministers of Israel's new government
Despite diaspora criticism, controversial new ministers claim they'll represent all Israelis
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Drawn to perfection: Welcome to Israel's first 2D cafe
The Sketch Café in Haifa, created using 1,000 black marker pens, feels like a drawing or comic book that you can walk into
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It’s odd to be backing same team at the World Cup as Hamas, say Moroccan Jews
Some tell the JC of their pride at the team reaching the semi-final this week, others voice unease over the team identifying itself so prominently with the Palestinian cause
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I can ‘persuade’ Kanye to shut up, says Israeli martial arts star
MMA fighter Natan Levy also warned Jews need to learn self-defence as West’s millions of social media followers 'outnumber' the world’s Jewish population
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'I'm scared to go to school': 17-year-old speaks out after Jerusalem bombing
'We all ran away screaming': Yaelle Estikangi was getting off the bus on her way to school when the bomb went off
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Terrorists behind double bus attack in Jerusalem believed to be 'home-grown' radicals
Israeli police are treating the blasts as a co-ordinated mission
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From robot burgers to sea-free seafood: Israel’s top ten food inventions
Some 70 Israeli food-tech startups displayed their innovations at Food Tech Il 2022 in Tel Aviv - here are our highlights
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Tonnes of harmful plastics are blighting Israel’s top beaches
Food packaging, single-use plastic products and fishing nets are among the main pollutants
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Next up, Israel makes the moon bloom
UK-born Israeli scientist heads team that will send a tray of seeds and plants into space
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Diaspora Jews must toughen up, says Israeli UFC champ
Natan Levy, the only Israeli competing in the Ultimate Fighting Championship martial arts competition, says learning self-defence as a child helped him protect friends from antisemitic bullies
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‘I told President Biden that he reminded me of my husband’
Holocaust survivor photographed speaking with the US President reveals the details of their conversation at Yad Vashem
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Eerie 3000 year old curse unearthed in Jerusalem
A newly deciphered stone reveals that 3,300 years ago the governor of Jerusalem was the target of a terrifying curse
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Life-affirming resilience of city just 15 seconds away from Hamas rockets
Sderot is a symbol of Israeli resilience as it thrives in spite of terror attacks
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Syrian refugees have fresh, clean water thanks to Israel invention
The mobile plants can produce up to 6,000 litres a day,
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Expat Brits bring out the bunting in Israel to celebrate the Queen's Jubilee
Britons in Israel are preparing for a right old jolly knees-up to celebrate the British monarch's milestone
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