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A toast to life: Israeli whisky raises the bar as a young industry comes of age

Whisky Live returns to Tel Aviv for its 12th edition, bringing Israeli and Scottish distillers together for tastings, workshops and a look at Israel's growing whisky industry.

A QUALITY SWIG or two, in good company, can bring joy and ease to life’s challenges.
 Palestine Action vandalize US President Donald Trump's golf course.

Prosecutors say seven charged with damaging Trump Scottish golf course had 'terrorism connection'

Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, accused of making the bomb that blew up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie in Scotland in 1988, is shown in this Alexandria Sheriff's Office photograph taken in Alexandria, Virginia on December 11, 2022.

Trial for alleged builder of bomb in 1988 Lockerbie attack postponed by US judge days before start

Ancient stone circle found underground at Machrie Moor in Scotland, July 15, 2026.

Hidden for millennia: Mystery ancient stone circle discovered beneath Scotland's Machrie Moor


Iranians: ‘Arrest the Butcher’ President Raisi

“My feet were tied to the bed frame and beaten – they told me open my fist when I wanted to confess. Interrogation was always followed by torture."

THE WINNER of Iran’s presidential election, Ebrahim Raisi, looks on at a polling station in Iran this past Friday

Scotland defeats Israel 3-2 with last-minute goal in World Cup qualifier

After Israel took a 2-1 lead into halftime, Scotland roared back with a fateful winning score in the 94th minute.

Scotland midfielder Scott McTominay scores the winning goal past Israel ’keeper Ofir Marciano late in stoppage time of the teams’ World Cup Group F qualifier on Saturday night at Hampden Park, where the hosts earned a 3-2 victory. Glasgow, Scotland, Britain, October 9, 2021.

Blue-and-white faces crucial Scotland test

With 4 games remaining in World Cup qualifying group play, Israel needs points on the road

 AFTER ITS most recent match ended in a humbling 5-0 loss to Denmark, Willi Ruttensteiner’s Israel National Team will aim to get its World Cup qualifying campaign back on track with a visit to Scotland on Saturday night followed by a duel with Moldova next week.

Archaeologists discover rare stones in a 'disappearing' tomb in Scotland

Two rare stone balls have been discovered in an eroding burial tomb off the coast of Scotland

A chapel in Iona, Scotland

Israeli mystic Uri Geller says he won Euro 2020 match for England - report

25 years after helping England beat Scotland in the Euro 1996, the spoon bender is back influencing soccer *Vows to help Scotland beat England by channeling the spirit of Robert the Bruce.

Israeli psychic Uri Geller poses for photographers in Cologne

Iron Age Scotland residents kept mementos of dead loved ones - study

A new analysis of an archaeological site in Scotland found that people kept the artifacts owned by their deceased loved ones after they passed away.

Broxmouth Park Observatory, near Dunbar. Observatory (cica 1850), also known as Sloe Bigging lookout tower. Single storey octagonal room with adjoining 2-storey tower. Dunbar Cement Works visible in background. In the foreground is the wall to the Deer Park that runs the length of Dunbar Golf Course

Glasgow police charge Jewish ‘anarchist cafe’ owner for anti-cop display

For months, a bag emblazoned with the words “f— the police” decorated the facade of The Pink Peacock in Glasgow, a hub for Jewish activists with an affinity for Yiddish and far-left causes.

A MAN with a tattoo of Scotland on his back holds up a Scottish flag to support independence at a rally in Glasgow.

Scottish National Party candidate compared Theresa May to Hitler

In reaction to the tweet, the Campaign Against Antisemitism said the UK political situation cannot be compared to Nazi Germany.

People walk on a street, amid the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), in Edinburgh, Scotland, Britain, January 5, 2021.

Blue-and-white notches 1st qualifying point

Peretz scorcher, Fraser equalizer ensures 1-1 draw with Scotland at Bloomfield • Moldova road test next.

ISRAEL MIDFIELDER Dor Peretz (8) celebrates on the pitch with his teammates after scoring a 44th-minute tally on Sunday night in the blue-and-white’s 1-1 draw with visiting Scotland in World Cup qualifying action at Bloomfield Stadium.

The Jews of Scotland – integration without assimilation

Whatever the future holds, it seems certain that the Jewish community will remain an integral part of Scottish life and culture.

Ephraim Borowksi with members of SCoJeC in Garnethill Synagogue, Glasgow, the  ‘cathedral synagogue’ of Scotland.