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Every item on the menu in Dilek Bagci's new cafeteria-style restaurant evokes moments of delight in Istanbul

Jewish Law is clear about burying the dead. It is much more conflicted about burying parts of the living

EPS Chief Warren Driechel said in a statement that following events in Australia, and other conflicts around the world, he wanted to assure all faith communities that their safety was a priority.

Hedva Harechavi would sometimes base an entire poem on the repetition of a single word. Her work reverberated with her struggles, including a traumatic childhood and the death of her son

Nine people rescued from floods, mostly in the southern coastal plan ■ Highway blocked in southern Israel ■ 100-km/h winds clocked on the coastal plain on Sunday night ■ Heavy rain fell in the northern Golan Heights, Jerusalem Mountains and West Bank ■ Snow fell on Mount Hermon

A Western diplomat told Haaretz that his country fears the move would create a UN-like mechanism lacking international legal backing, while Arab states prefer the Board of Peace to focus on Gaza, as initially agreed at the end of the Israel-Hamas war

Whether the next war is with Iran or Hamas or someone else, Israel's top one-thousandth are building spacious safe rooms, with super-thick walls and everything needed for long-term stays, from designer showers to home cinemas

The proposed law sets strict execution rules, including isolation for prisoners, meetings with lawyers only via video conferencing calls, and immunity for officers. It allows death sentences without a prosecutor's request and mandates completion within 90 days under military court oversight

180 authors boycotted the event, and its director resigned, saying she could not be party to silencing a Palestinian author and warned that moves to ban protests and slogans after the Bondi Beach mass shooting threatened free speech

While both the Iranian army and the Revolutionary Guards declared days ago that 'harming security is a red line,' they are watching developments with apprehension. Both need to protect their status, future and assets, which could be threatened by a U.S. attack

The protests sweeping Iran are among the largest uprisings against the ayatollahs' regime in years. This time, however, another factor is hovering over events and adding a layer of uncertainty: Donald Trump. Who might try to seize power if the Islamic Republic falls, and why does the moment feel more precarious than ever before? Haaretz explains

The protests sweeping Iran are among the largest uprisings against the ayatollahs' regime in years. This time, however, another factor is hovering over events and adding a layer of uncertainty: Donald Trump. Who might try to seize power if the Islamic Republic falls, and why does the moment feel more precarious than ever before? Haaretz explains

Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli will host the controversial conference for a second consecutive year. Notably absent from the list are mainstream organizations engaged in the international fight against Jew hatred, while European leaders from parties with neo-Nazi and antisemitic roots are included

Under the agreement with Royalty Pharma, the companies will jointly develop the anti-IL-15 antibody, TEV-'408, which is in a phase 1b trial for the treatment of vitiligo

Villagers dismantle houses and sell flocks under constant harassment, while volunteers stage 'protective shifts' to keep settlers' sheep away. 'Men in peak fitness need 60-year-old activists or 20-year-old children to protect them,' says observer Amir Pansky, calling it the most revolting ethnic cleansing possible'

Its top trade partners include China, other countries in East Asia, Iraq, the United Arab Emirates, Turkey, and Germany.

The Pentagon is reportedly presenting a wider range of strike options to Trump than before. The report comes after the U.S. president announced a 25 percent tariff rate on any country doing business with Tehran

Stephen Spencer Pittman was charged on Monday with maliciously damaging or destroying a building by means of fire or an explosive, according to an affidavit filed in US District Court in Mississippi.

The description of the shooting claimed that "this didn’t happen in a vacuum - it’s the direct result of anti-American traitors like Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey (who is Jewish) fanning the flames."

Madison, Mississippi resident Stephen Spencer Pittman was alleged to have used an axe to break a window of Jackson’s only synagogue before dawn,  and entered to pour gasoline and set it ablaze.