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By Andrew Adler Community Editor Consider the following statistic: In 2003, the Northern Israeli city of Acre (better known outside Israel as Akko) could boast only a single bed and breakfast. Twenty years later there were close to 250 B&B’s … Read More
By Philissa Cramer (JTA) — Israel bombed hundreds of sites inside Lebanon and Hezbollah fired hundreds of rockets into Israel early Sunday (Aug. 25) in a sharp flare-up of hostilities at Israel’s northern border. Hezbollah has said for weeks that … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — On Saturday, a conflict that has been heating up for 10 months neared the verge of exploding into all-out war when a suspected Hezbollah missile killed 12 children and teens on a soccer field in … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — A rocket fired from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Golan Heights, killing 12 people ages 20 and under, in the worst attack on civilians in Israel since Oct. 7. The attack, which Israel … Read More
By Uriel Heilman KIRYAT SHMONA, Israel (JTA) — Here’s how you plan a reporting trip to Israel’s northern war zone. You check the app of Israel’s Homefront Command to browse the locations of recent attacks by Hezbollah. You’re looking for … Read More
By Ben Sales (JTA) — In a speech on Friday, the head of the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah did not announce that the group would escalate its conflict with Israel, though he hinted that it may in the future. The … Read More
By JTA Staff This is a developing story. (JTA) — As dawn broke in Israel Sunday, the contours of the previous 24 hours of violence following a broad attack by Hamas were still coming into devastating focus. A notice from … Read More
By Andrew Adler Community Editor The Galilee Medical Center is a nearly 800-bed facility located in the city of Nahariya at the northern tip of Israel. That by itself is unremarkable. What is remarkable is that this hospital in the … Read More
January 11, 2014 (JTA) – Ariel Sharon, one of Israel’s last warrior statesmen, whose military and political careers were woven into his nation’s triumphs and failures, has died. Sharon, 85, died Saturday at the Sheba Medical Center near Tel Aviv … Read More
