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Former Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett urges his successor Benny Gantz to keep up the pressure on Tehran, saying that the goal of pushing the country out of Syria is “in reach.”

Captagon is an amphetamine which numbs pain and fear and has become popular in Middle East conflict zones as it significantly ups fighters’ short-term combat capabilities.

A second Jordanian smuggler managed to get back to Jordan.

In their petition to the High Court, the flag dance parade organizers demanded to be permitted to form a human chain from the city center to the Western Wall, with 3,000 participants.

The cooperation between the PA security forces and Israel will continue, because it serves the interests of the PLO government in Ramallah.

The plane was carrying humanitarian aid for the Palestinian Authority.

As of Wednesday, May 27, restaurants, bars, after hour clubs, swimming pools, hotels, workshops, youth movement meetings and informal education classes will be open.

The massive social services operation was launched at the behest of the Israeli government, at a cost of more than NIS 100 million in funding.

FM Ashkenazi expressed “sincere condolences on the sudden and tragic passing of H.E. Du Wei, the People’s Republic of China’s Ambassador.”

The Temple Mount, one of the holiest sites in the Jewish faith, will reopen just in time for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot.

Customers must make reservations in advance, and sign a health declaration upon arrival.

"There is no reason not to allow the Left to hold its rallies, and there is no reason not to allow us to hold our rally either.”

A search of the truck revealed 27,000 fireworks with a total weight of about 800 kg, apparently on their way to distribution in the eastern Jerusalem area.

The heat wave and terror-arsonists have been responsible for some large fires in Israel.

Within the EU there is no unanimous agreement on Israel, but that isn't stopping EU’s High Representative Josep Borrell.

Ola Sergatchov, Yael Ben Arie, Sagit Manor, Yuval Lazar, Nadia Malinoff-Kan, Dr. Dorit Dor and Sigalit Shavit made the annual list of Top 25 Women Leaders in Cybersecurity, a powerful display of Israeli supremacy in the field.

This week's unprecedented heat wave, with temperatures rising to 114 degrees Fahrenheit even along the shore, hasn't helped things.

"No Arab student was 'thrown out of the dorms' so that soldiers can live in them, and the university's roof was never turned into a 'sniper's station to shoot at courageous people in Issawiya.'"

"I am an Israeli and I live in Israel, yet I saved the life of this young Arab boy in the United States."

The complex was used by Jerusalem residents during the Early Roman period, before the destruction of the Second Temple in the year 70.

Dermer is also campaigning hard for speeding up the annexation process because he is aware of the disagreements within the Trump administration over annexation.

A foreign security official who said the May 9 attack was “highly accurate” and the damage to the Iranian port more severe than admitted by Iranian sources.

The petitioners are arguing that Muslims are being allowed back while Jews are still banned.

Hebrew University said it enables “freedom of expression for a variety of opinions and views, provided that this is not an activity that is a violation of the law. In this video distributed on social networks, false statements were made about the university.”

There is a wage differential of 20% between men and women in Jerusalem, as opposed to 33% nationally, 32% in Tel Aviv-Yafo and 35% in Haifa.

Residents of the neighborhood have been asked to stay home, while people in direct contact with the family have to go into isolation.

Everyone is invited to register for the free live-streamed Yom Yerushalayim Concert.

The award carries a cash prize of $25,000, with financial support provided by Two Sigma. The Athena Lecturer gives an invited talk at a major ACM conference of her choice.

The Sea of Galilee reached a whopping 107.6 degrees Fahrenheit.

The arrivals from the United States included a number of "super infectors" – individual patients who travel to many locations in country, do not obey the guidelines and contribute to mass infection.