The state of New York has more than 600 synagogues, while NYC is home to more than 15% of the entire Jewish community in the U.S.; Israeli cuisine also became very popular among New Yorkers who prefer healthy food

Eight years after Hadar Goldin's body was captured by Hamas, having been killed in battle during 2014 Gaza war, his family initiated a 3-day march, inviting all Israelis, and calling on the government to bring back his remains

Mission to capture Bassam al-Saadi almost ended in a failure, when Palestinian gunmen outside the compound noticed the undercover Israeli forced and fired warning shots, prompting terror chief to flee, but not for long

Residents of two communities on the border with Gaza told they must not leave before dark as roads under possible attack by Islamic Jihad; one man says can accept restrictions as long as no rockets launched from Strip

Although only 1% of the population, Jews victims of 14% of hate crimes Statistics Canada reports showing a 47% rise compared to previous year; Jewish official says alarmed by figures and calls for action

The footage shown on Turkish media shows Iranian terror squad tailing Israeli tourist and diplomats around Turkish city in attempts to kidnap or kill them; operatives posing as tourists, businessmen or students change vehicles to evade detection