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Rabbi Simcha Hakohen Kook seen during a visit at King David's tomb, on Mt Zion in Jerusalem. The site is viewed as the burial place of David, King of Israel, according to a tradition beginning in the 12th century. May 01, 2014.
ILLUSTRATIVE: POLICE ARREST suspect thought to have allowed illegal immigrants through border, November 30, 2025.

Murder suspect caught hiding in IDF base weeks after the killing

Meuhedet inaugurated the Re'em Medical Center in Rehovot in the presence of the President of the State

Meuhedet inaugurated the Re'em Medical Center in Rehovot in the presence of the President

Night view of skyscrapers in the skyline of Tel Aviv, on July 6, 2025

Kfar Saba dominates among Israeli cities in quality of life rankings - study


Students, faculty in isolation after educators diagnosed with coronavirus

School buses will begin operating in a limited capacity on Sunday and will gradually increase activity as local authorities are ready.

Israeli students  wear protective face masks as they return to school for the first time since the outbreak of the coronavirus, May 3, 2020

Deputy mayors visiting Jordan forced to remove kippot, religious symbols

"They threw the tzitzit in the garbage," wrote Markowitz. "They checked each one of us to make sure that there weren't tzitzit under our shirts."

A Syrian soldier is seen standing in the Nasib border crossing with Jordan in Deraa, Syria July 7, 2018.

Swarms of moths attacking Israeli houses - report

"I feel like I'm locked in my house because I can't open the window," said a local resident. "They just keep multiplying."

Moth on a window

Rehovot brings snow from Mount Hermon for city-wide winter-time merriment

"All the residents are invited to come and enjoy a snow experience for the whole family - close to home."

A man wandering around the snow

Police report suspicious object found in Rehovot, believed to be explosive device

A preliminary examination by police raised the suspicion that the object was an explosive device.

Pipe bomb found near a checkpoint to the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya, October 16, 2015

Israelis enthusiastically settle Catan

‘What I love about the game is that it incorporates aspects of strategy mixed with luck. Every game is different. I can’t wait until the next championship.’

Hundreds of players participated in last month’s HanuCatan gaming event at the Tel Aviv Expo.

Weizmann Institute of Science Establishes Institute of Medicinal Chemistry

The Weizmann Institute of Science is set to create the Dr. Barry Sherman Institute of Medicinal Chemistry in Rehovot.

The Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot.

Rehovot kindergarten flooded, 25 children rescued

Firefighters from the rescue unit were called to the flooded kindergarten and carried out the rescue using two boats and advanced rescue equipment.

 Children are rescued from a flooded kindergarden in Rehovot on December 6, 2018

That Time I Was Sitting In My Yard And I Saved a Baby's Life

The Jerusalem Post

Weizmann Institute 45th in world, university ranking organization finds

Among the factors that contributed to the Weizmann Institute’s overall ranking were its “Quality of Education Rank” (8) and “Quality of Faculty Rank” (22).

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