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Was anti-Semitism behind the mass food poisoning of Israeli youth soccer team in Bulgaria?

Was anti-Semitism behind the mass food poisoning of Israeli youth soccer team in Bulgaria?

According to Sport 5 television, members of the team who were staying at their hotel in Sofia began complaining of stomach aches and diarrhea, while… Read More ›

Ethnicity less important than ideology in debate over new Muslim leader at J Street U

Ethnicity less important than ideology in debate over new Muslim leader at J Street U

Despite growing up sympathetic to the Palestinians, Amna Farooqi grew closer to Zionism during college, even going so far as to spend a semester studying… Read More ›

American Airlines to end direct flights to Israel from Philadelphia

American Airlines to end direct flights to Israel from Philadelphia

The last direct flight from Philadelphia to Tel Aviv will be on January 4, 2016. The final Tel Aviv to Philadelphia flight will take place… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Charedi Rabbi Trains Arabs In The Fine Art Of Performing Bris Milah

Jerusalem – Charedi Rabbi Trains Arabs In The Fine Art Of Performing Bris Milah

Jerusalem – A charedi mohel, Dovid Tzadok, has become an unlikely teacher and mentor to Arabs in Eastern Jerusalem, instructing them on how to safely… Read More ›

Jerusalem – El Al’s Pilot Training Program Accepts First Haredi Woman; Tenacity Pays Off For Married Mother Of Three

Jerusalem – El Al’s Pilot Training Program Accepts First Haredi Woman; Tenacity Pays Off For Married Mother Of Three

Jerusalem – On Wednesday it was announced that the tenacity of a married mother of three from Jerusalem finally paid off, with her becoming the… Read More ›

Netanyahu reaches out to Jewish Agency over global Diaspora initiative

Netanyahu reaches out to Jewish Agency over global Diaspora initiative

PM seeks meeting to resolve conflict over nixed project, but is treading lightly to avoid offending coalition partners   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written… Read More ›

Pride parade attacker found fit to stand trial for murder

Pride parade attacker found fit to stand trial for murder

Police submit psychiatrist’s opinion to court, which states Yishai Shlissel is mentally competent; Shlissel defiantly defends actions. Jerusalem police on Thursday morning issued an affidavit… Read More ›

Residents in east Jerusalem protest purported collective punishment

Residents in east Jerusalem protest purported collective punishment

Police close 3 of 4 roads leading to village following chronic rioting   Dozens of Arab residents from east Jerusalem’s Isawiya neighborhood gathered Thursday evening… Read More ›

UN official blames Israeli settlement activity for Duma deaths

UN official blames Israeli settlement activity for Duma deaths

UN Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman says violence against both Israelis and Palestinians is aided by lax law enforcement in the West Bank.  … Read More ›

Israel to P5+1: Iran, Islamic Jihad behind rocket attack against our northern towns

Israel to P5+1: Iran, Islamic Jihad behind rocket attack against our northern towns

Iran consistently threatens to annihilate the Jewish state, even though world powers insist the nuclear deal will make Israel safer.   Israel accused Iran and… Read More ›

Analysis: It’s the principle – not just the man

Analysis: It’s the principle – not just the man

“The Arab community is overwhelmingly supportive of Allan because we are overwhelmingly supportive of the Palestinian cause,” MK Yousef Jabareen (Hadash) told The Jerusalem Post.… Read More ›

Mijas – Spain Vacation Ends Tragically As Jewish London Preschooler Drowns

Mijas – Spain Vacation Ends Tragically As Jewish London Preschooler Drowns

  Mijas, Spain – A four year old Golders Green boy who drowned Sunday night during a family vacation in Spain was laid to rest… Read More ›

Jerusalem – AP Interview: Huckabee Vows To Shake Up Mideast Policies

Jerusalem – AP Interview: Huckabee Vows To Shake Up Mideast Policies

  Jerusalem – Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee on Wednesday vowed to abandon key American policies in the Mideast if he is elected next year,… Read More ›

Foreign Ministry workers: We’ll delay Danon’s departure

Foreign Ministry workers: We’ll delay Danon’s departure

The Foreign Ministry Worker’s Union, which is in a labor dispute with the government, announces it will delay issuing diplomatic passports for PM’s recent appointments.… Read More ›

Battles over Shabbat in Jerusalem intensify: Convenience stores to be fined

Battles over Shabbat in Jerusalem intensify: Convenience stores to be fined

The Jerusalem mayor’s office has decided to start issuing fines to convenience stores open on weekends, causing controversy; some suspect the decision is meant to… Read More ›

IDF soldier wounded in terror attack near Jerusalem

IDF soldier wounded in terror attack near Jerusalem

Soldier wounded by explosive device, soon after another attack near J’lem in which anonymous individuals threw stones at vehicle, lightly wounding 22-month-old and her father.… Read More ›

A world that was

A world that was

Maintaining the memory of an ancient Jewish community.   RHODES, Greece – Officially, the square located in what was once the heart of the Jewish… Read More ›

Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap

Remains of Jewish victims of Portuguese Inquisition found in ancient garbage heap

Although not as well known, the Portuguese version of the Inquisition was very similar to Spain’s.   A routine excavation in Evora, Portugal, led to… Read More ›

Moving the needle on settlements debate?

Moving the needle on settlements debate?

With the possibility that the anti-settlement Orthodoxy promulgated by the Obama administration be challenged, the other side of the issue may get a wider hearing… Read More ›

Yom Kippur to once again coincide with Muslim holiday

Yom Kippur to once again coincide with Muslim holiday

Arab business owners appeal to open on Eid al-Adha, a significant day of revenue for shop-keepers and small businesses, which falls on the same day… Read More ›