Articles by: Jewishnews

Bus with Israeli number hits Palestinians in Bartaa village

Bus with Israeli number hits Palestinians in Bartaa village

One Palestinian has been killed and two others injured after they were run over by a bus with an Israeli number plate in the occupied… Read More ›

Were American victims targeted because they were American citizens

The United States Consulate in Jerusalem said in a security message to Americans in Israel that the deadly attack on a Jerusalem synagogue demonstrated “low-level… Read More ›

Ukrainian Jewish philanthropist died of a gunshot head wound

Vadim Vishnevsky, a prominent member of the Jewish community of Kharkiv in Ukraine, died of a gunshot wound to the head. Vishnevsky was rushed to… Read More ›

Both Hitler and Himmler had a soft spot for Islam

Both Hitler and Himmler had a soft spot for Islam

Hitler several times fantasized that, if the Saracens had not been stopped at the Battle of Tours, Islam would have spread through the European continent—and… Read More ›

African-American Woman Wants To Ignite a Zionist Renaissance

African-American Woman Wants To Ignite a Zionist Renaissance

When I asked the man next to me in a crowd of several hundred pro-Israel demonstrators outside the Time-Warner Center in New York if Chloe… Read More ›

Maccabi Tel Aviv on a roll

Maccabi Tel Aviv on a roll

After getting back on track with four consecutive road wins, Maccabi Tel Aviv returns to Nokia Arena on Thursday night to face one of Europe’s… Read More ›

British council wants to ban Israeli goods

British council wants to ban Israeli goods

LONDON – Leicester city council, which is controlled by Britain’s main opposition party, Labor (it holds 51 of the council’s 55 seats), has instituted a… Read More ›

Polish town prepares to turn Jewish cemetery into apartment building

WARSAW, Poland — A town in central Poland has prepared a development plan that will turn a Jewish cemetery into a residential complex with underground… Read More ›

Mike Brown compared to Palestinians

Mike Brown compared to Palestinians

Reggie Bush just compared Ferguson to Israel — suggesting Israelis are shooting unarmed Palestinians … the same way Officer Darren Wilson shot Mike Brown. The… Read More ›

Israeli man attacked in Berlin

Israeli man attacked in Berlin

An Israeli man visiting Berlin suffered a black eye and fractured fingers in a street attack. The Israeli, 22, said he was beaten and kicked… Read More ›

“Judaism and Constitutional Law” conference

“Judaism and Constitutional Law” conference

Most academic conferences don’t feature scholars reading their bar mitzvah speeches, playfully referring to each other with rabbinic titles, or reminiscing about the influence of… Read More ›

Russian-Jewish school in San Francisco might close

Aleph Bet School, an after-school and weekend program in San Francisco that caters to Russian Jewish families, might close or relocate due to a dispute… Read More ›

First same-sex couple gets married in London

Two men who tied the knot at Finchley Reform Synagogue on Sunday have spoken about how they became the first couple to celebrate their same-sex marriage in… Read More ›

Israel faces severe weather conditions

Extreme weather conditions were expected to continue Wednesday after a deluge of heavy winter rain storms hit Israel on Tuesday. The risk of flooding prevailed… Read More ›

Jewish students’ difficulties draw notice of Knesset panel

Jewish students’ difficulties draw notice of Knesset panel

The debate over how inclusive organized American Jewry should be of organizations diverging from the mainstream made its way to the Knesset on Monday, with… Read More ›

How would  ‘Jewish state bill’ affect Israel’s social fabric

How would ‘Jewish state bill’ affect Israel’s social fabric

The American Jewish community has remained largely on the sidelines during the acrimonious debate surrounding the cabinet’s approval of the “Jewish state bill” on Sunday,… Read More ›

Israeli invention charges phone in less than a minute

The days of charging your phone for hours on end are numbered, thanks to an Israeli technological breakthrough. Powering a mobile phone will take just… Read More ›

Israeli and international artists gather at the annual Jerusalem Dance Week

Among the many goals of the rapidly growing Machol Shalem Dance House is to present a different perspective on Jerusalem to the world. “Our biggest… Read More ›

China is building an island in the South China Sea

China is building an island in the South China Sea that could accommodate the country’s first airstrip in bitterly contested waters, according to satellite images… Read More ›

Jewish charity wins faith community award

Jewish charity wins faith community award

The work of the charity René Cassin, which is a Jewish voice for human rights, has been recognised at a major conference of faith-based and… Read More ›