World Jewish News

Iran blocks Barenboim concert due to Israeli citizenship

Iran blocks Barenboim concert due to Israeli citizenship

Director of Berlin State Opera House denied entrance to Iran despite also holding Argentinean, Palestinian citizenship. Iran has barred famed conductor Daniel Barenboim from entering… Read More ›

Watchdog warns Netanyahu against appointing another minister to cabinet

Watchdog warns Netanyahu against appointing another minister to cabinet

Movement for Quality Government says PM should keep the cabinet at 21 ministers and combine rather than split ministries.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should… Read More ›

Lost Nazi train is merely a sliver of theft ‘beyond imagination,’ says historian

Lost Nazi train is merely a sliver of theft ‘beyond imagination,’ says historian

Gideon Greif: Germans were not only the biggest murderers, but the biggest thieves.   The possible discovery of a Nazi train filled with Holocaust- era… Read More ›

Abbas moving to boot political opponents and tighten grip on power, critics claim

Abbas moving to boot political opponents and tighten grip on power, critics claim

Differences erupt among Palestinian factions ahead of PLO parliament meeting; Abed Rabbo: Session will just be about personal changes.   Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s… Read More ›

Life on Mars? American Jewish doctor hopes to find out

Life on Mars? American Jewish doctor hopes to find out

“When you’re in a space station that circles the Earth every 90 minutes, experiencing multiple sundowns daily, when, precisely, do you get your Jew on?”… Read More ›

Israelis rediscovering Turkey’s resorts

Israelis rediscovering Turkey’s resorts

The Turkish resort town of Antalya has experienced a significant rise in the number of Israeli vacationers recently. Comfortable prices, attractive amenities, and lowered concerns… Read More ›

Israel ranked 4th for expats raising families

Israel ranked 4th for expats raising families

Only Austria, Finland and Sweden place higher than Israel in Expat Insider ‘2015 Family Life Index’ based on surveys of expat families. It’s time. You’re… Read More ›

Turkey strikes ISIS for first time as part of US coalition

Turkey strikes ISIS for first time as part of US coalition

Jets hit ISIS targets in Syria Friday under auspices of US-led coalition; ISIS inches closer to strategic town just miles from Turkish border. Turkey announced… Read More ›

Meet the new Humvee, expected to serve in Israel

Meet the new Humvee, expected to serve in Israel

New all-terrain vehicle, partly made by Israeli company Plasan, wins deal to replace Humvee with 55,000 units by 2040. There’s a new bully on the… Read More ›

Israel not opposed to Iranian civilian nuclear program, Netanyahu tells Italian PM

Israel not opposed to Iranian civilian nuclear program, Netanyahu tells Italian PM

“We are opposed to a militarized nuclear program in Iran,” Netanyahu said during a trip to Florence.   Israel is not opposed to an Iranian nuclear… Read More ›

‘Iran won’t recognize Zionist usurper regime,’ senior Khamenei aide vows

‘Iran won’t recognize Zionist usurper regime,’ senior Khamenei aide vows

Comment was made by Ali Akbar Velayati, a senior adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.   A top aide to Iran’s supreme leader scoffed… Read More ›

Netanyahu in Milan: Israel’s contributions to world far outweigh efforts to isolate it

Netanyahu in Milan: Israel’s contributions to world far outweigh efforts to isolate it

The prime minister says millions around the world benefit from Israeli advancements.   Israel’s technological and agricultural developments to better the world are much stronger than… Read More ›

Bloomingburg, NY – Victory For Lamm As Judge Tosses Racketeering Suit

Bloomingburg, NY – Victory For Lamm As Judge Tosses Racketeering Suit

  Bloomingburg, NY – Developer Shalom Lamm can cross another item off his to do list, as a federal judge dismissed yet another suit against… Read More ›

Gaza beach corn vendor attempts suicide after Hamas ‘harassment’

Gaza beach corn vendor attempts suicide after Hamas ‘harassment’

Israeli report parallels case of Muhammed Abu Asi to that of Tunisian who sparked Arab Spring, says Gazans are gearing up for protests   Four… Read More ›

500,000 sign petition to end Israel’s Gaza blockade

500,000 sign petition to end Israel’s Gaza blockade

Arab countries that didn’t follow up on reconstruction pledges cited, but Israel mostly blamed for Strip’s condition   More than half a million people have… Read More ›

IDF warns deserters, initiates new sanctions

IDF warns deserters, initiates new sanctions

Around 3,000 IDF deserters receive text messages warning them of punishment, as army moves to legislate wide-ranging sanctions including refusal to issue driver’s licenses, passports,… Read More ›

Hamas reveals first image of Shalit in captivity

Hamas reveals first image of Shalit in captivity

A year after ‘Black Friday’, Hamas claims the IDF lied about the incident in which one soldier was captured and two killed, and mistakenly took… Read More ›

Hamas claims IDF took terrorist’s body instead of Israeli soldier’s during 2014 Gaza war

Hamas claims IDF took terrorist’s body instead of Israeli soldier’s during 2014 Gaza war

Al Jazeera interview with Hamas commanders also airs never before seen photos of Gilad Schalit in captivity in Gaza.   A Hamas commander from the… Read More ›

Concerns grow over Iran military complex as construction is spotted

Concerns grow over Iran military complex as construction is spotted

Iran will not receive additional sanctions relief until UN watchdog satisfied with its investigation of site; Biden to meet Jewish leaders in Miami next week.… Read More ›

Israel Air Force targets Hamas munitions operation in Gaza after rocket attack

Israel Air Force targets Hamas munitions operation in Gaza after rocket attack

IDF says Hamas is solely responsible for what happens in Gaza.   After a rocket landed in Israel on Thursday, the Israel Air Force responded by… Read More ›