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‘The Jewish community in Ethiopia is in mortal danger’

‘The Jewish community in Ethiopia is in mortal danger’

Due to the worsening security situation in Ethiopia, the approximately 9,000 Falash Mura in transit camps there are waiting for the Israeli government to implement… Read More ›

On yeshivas and universities

On yeshivas and universities

Op-ed: Interior Minister Aryeh Deri’s new move, equalizing the status of yeshiva and college students when it comes to municipal jobs, is another step that… Read More ›

Palestinian east Jerusalem residents, leaders denounce police expansion initiative

Palestinian east Jerusalem residents, leaders denounce police expansion initiative

Margalit: If the government would invest the same amount of money in education and social welfare, the results would be 10 times better than the… Read More ›

National hospital strike: doctors, Treasury clash over long hours, budgets

National hospital strike: doctors, Treasury clash over long hours, budgets

The IMA’s proposed 24-hour warning strike on Thursday would put the public general, psychiatric, geriatric and rehabilitation hospitals around the country on a much-reduced Shabbat… Read More ›

Black Lives Matter author defends platform accusing Israel of ‘genocide’

Black Lives Matter author defends platform accusing Israel of ‘genocide’

A string of Jewish organizations across the political spectrum condemned the group’s genocide and apartheid language.   NEW YORK – The co-author of the Black… Read More ›

Trump aide meets with Netanyahu officials in Jerusalem

Trump aide meets with Netanyahu officials in Jerusalem

David Friedman gets security briefing in Israel, while PMO representative meets with Clinton staff in US   A senior adviser to Republican nominee Donald Trump… Read More ›

US governor: Trump comments like pre-Rabin assassination rhetoric

US governor: Trump comments like pre-Rabin assassination rhetoric

‘This is insanity, it’s a sickness, it’s an evil,’ says Dan Malloy after Republican nominee suggests gun supporters could stop Clinton   A US governor… Read More ›

More security cameras to be added in Jerusalem flash points

More security cameras to be added in Jerusalem flash points

The Old City of Jerusalem is full of security cameras which have helped in the capture of terrorists who carried out terror attacks; following the… Read More ›

Israeli wins bronze in Judo in Rio

Israeli wins bronze in Judo in Rio

The first Israeli medal at the 2016 Rio Olympic Games goes to judoka Yarden Gerbi; Prime Minister, President, Sports Minister express their congratulations. Israeli judoka… Read More ›

A letter to the prime minister from a defender

A letter to the prime minister from a defender

Op-ed: As somebody who frequently defends Benjamin Netanyahu when he is unfairly criticized, Ben-Dror Yemini is in a position to write to the beleaguered PM… Read More ›

Hospital doctors give green light to Thursday strike

Hospital doctors give green light to Thursday strike

Due to the lack of enough doctors on the job, Dr. Leonid Eidelman said the burden of long hours is worse than ever, especially on… Read More ›

Analysis: What happened to all Netanyahu’s men?

Analysis: What happened to all Netanyahu’s men?

More and more of his friends have been hired to junior-level positions in the Prime Minister’s Office.   It should come as no surprise that… Read More ›

PA security forces fire shots in air due to Area C landfill squabble

PA security forces fire shots in air due to Area C landfill squabble

The project has upset both Palestinians and settlers, who have joined together to stop construction.   In an unsual turn of events, Palestinian Authority security… Read More ›

A J Street man on the ticket

A J Street man on the ticket

The rise of Tim Kaine, long aligned with J Street’s worldview, is a significant milestone for the young lobby of a two-state solution.​   NEW… Read More ›

Raising Christian money for Jewish causes, star rabbi earns praise and scorn

Raising Christian money for Jewish causes, star rabbi earns praise and scorn

Yechiel Eckstein has been a great hit with Evangelicals, but acceptance in Orthodox circles has been a far bumpier road   PARIS (JTA) — The… Read More ›

New WAZE feature to prevent children being forgotten in cars

New WAZE feature to prevent children being forgotten in cars

The GPS app has installed a new feature reminding drivers prior to arrival at destination of presence of children in the back of a vehicle;… Read More ›

Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki narrowly misses bronze medal

Israeli Judoka Sagi Muki narrowly misses bronze medal

After beating a Slovenian, a German and an American, Muki was forced to fight for bronze after being defeated by Azerbaijan’s Rustam Orujov and finally… Read More ›

Inventing an ‘evil state’

Inventing an ‘evil state’

Op-ed: B’Tselem’s recent report about Operation Protective Edge not only charges Israel incorrectly with disregarding civilian life, it almost completely ignores Hamas’ culpability in the… Read More ›

‘Turkey-Israel rapprochement did not affect Israeli- Russian relations’

‘Turkey-Israel rapprochement did not affect Israeli- Russian relations’

He added that Turkish relations with Russia also are key because of energy cooperation. Last month, Russia and Turkey revived plans for the TurkStream natural… Read More ›

Togo’s president sees Syrian rebels battle Assad forces

Togo’s president sees Syrian rebels battle Assad forces

Togo is one of the countries Jerusalem is relying on to help build stronger ties with western Africa, according to one Israeli diplomatic official.  … Read More ›