World Jewish News

Israel’s Arabs don’t have to be Zionists to be loyal

Israel’s Arabs don’t have to be Zionists to be loyal

Op-ed: State of Israel’s anthem is a reflection of Jewish yearning for a national home; Arab citizens cannot and should not be part of that… Read More ›

Kerry to visit region to discuss Iran deal, but skip Israel

Kerry to visit region to discuss Iran deal, but skip Israel

US secretary of state to travel to Egypt and Qatar and meet with allies in attempt to alleviate concerns over nuclear agreement signed with Tehran;… Read More ›

Former US secretary of defense: Releasing Pollard doesn’t make Iran deal any less of a disaster

Former US secretary of defense: Releasing Pollard doesn’t make Iran deal any less of a disaster

Donald Rumsfeld reiterates warning against release of Israeli spy in 1998 and 2001 under Clinton and Bush administrations.   Former United States secretary of defense… Read More ›

Iranian Jews murdered trying to flee to Israel, Mossad reveals

Iranian Jews murdered trying to flee to Israel, Mossad reveals

Jewish population shrunk since revolution, but many remain by choice • 15,000-18,000 still living in Islamic Republic.   Israel’s overseas intelligence agency, the Mossad, has… Read More ›

Israeli-born Filipina fights to save lives in IDF

Israeli-born Filipina fights to save lives in IDF

Two years after her grandmother was rescued from the rubble in the Philippines, Joanna Chris Afron has come full circle – becoming a combat soldier… Read More ›

Prime Minister’s Office gears up for battle in US against Iran accord

Prime Minister’s Office gears up for battle in US against Iran accord

To the question of whether this deal makes it less likely that Iran will get a nuclear weapon, the talking points say the opposite is… Read More ›

American A-G says won’t interfere with Pollard release

American A-G says won’t interfere with Pollard release

Loretta Lynch rejects reports Israeli spy may be freed as result of Iran deal, says he is eligible for parole by law   US Attorney-General… Read More ›

Huckabee unrepentant on Iran deal Holocaust analogy

Huckabee unrepentant on Iran deal Holocaust analogy

Jewish Democrats blast ‘inexcusable’ statement that Obama is leading Israelis ‘to the door of the oven’; ADL calls comments ‘unacceptable’   Republican presidential hopeful Mark… Read More ›

The US-Israeli ‘plot’ to destroy Iran

The US-Israeli ‘plot’ to destroy Iran

Analysis: The ayatollahs and Revolutionary Guards believe Obama and the Mossad have concocted a scheme to expose the dark Islamic Republic to the economic wonders… Read More ›

A rabbi’s mission: Saving Damascus’ Jewish culture

A rabbi’s mission: Saving Damascus’ Jewish culture

Rabbi Moshe Chadid is doing the work of an academic department with his two hands: Carefully preserving the Damascus Jewry’ heritage and preventing a glorious… Read More ›

Jewish educators called to UK authority meeting on Rosh Hashana

Jewish educators called to UK authority meeting on Rosh Hashana

The Rosh Hashana meeting, which is meant to brief schools on a new inspection framework, has angered and bewildered Jewish educational heads.   LONDON –… Read More ›

Israeli safety app Musketeer saves lives

Israeli safety app Musketeer saves lives

Musketeer is a cellular safety application based on the premise that help is most efficient and effective when it comes to those in need quickly.… Read More ›

US candidate Huckabee says Obama marching Israelis to ‘door of the oven’

US candidate Huckabee says Obama marching Israelis to ‘door of the oven’

Reacting to the Iran nuclear deal, the former Arkansas governor called Barack Obama “feckless” and “naive.”   The Obama administration’s nuclear accord with Iran is comparable… Read More ›

UK student organization censures president over Coca-Cola ties with Israel

UK student organization censures president over Coca-Cola ties with Israel

Megan Dunn and her vice president, Richard Brooks, decided to ignore the NUS boycott of Coca-Cola by accepting its financial backing for an NUS awards… Read More ›

Washingotn – Officials Deny Report That U.S. Preparing To Release Israeli Spy

Washingotn – Officials Deny Report That U.S. Preparing To Release Israeli Spy

  Washington –  U.S. officials on Friday denied a Wall Street Journal report that the Obama administration was considering early release for Jonathan Pollard, a… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – Pollard’s Ex-Wife: Israel Should Fund His Legal Defense

Tel Aviv – Pollard’s Ex-Wife: Israel Should Fund His Legal Defense

  Tel Aviv – The former wife of Jonathan Pollard, an American convicted of spying for Israel, called Saturday on the Israeli government to pay… Read More ›

Israel lands in World Cup qualifier with Italy, Spain

Israel lands in World Cup qualifier with Italy, Spain

National team faces long odds to make cut for 2018 tournament in Russia after being chosen for same group as European titans   Israel’s national… Read More ›

Video: Former pilot explores the other Jerusalem

Video: Former pilot explores the other Jerusalem

Eliezer Yaari pens a book on the other side of the ‘invisible’ divide, probing Israel’s bi-national dilemma Eliezer Yaari, a native of Jerusalem, lives along… Read More ›

Adam Sandler: I always had a great connection with Israel

Adam Sandler: I always had a great connection with Israel

In his new movie ‘Pixels,’ funnyman and long-time Israel supporter is fighting to save the world from Pacman and Donkey Kong; his co-star Kevin James,… Read More ›

Beit Shemesh area fire leaves 1,500 dunams scorched

Beit Shemesh area fire leaves 1,500 dunams scorched

Damage to woodland is so severe it will take nature 20 years to recover; jackals, snakes and tortoises were all trapped in the flames and… Read More ›