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Man Stabbed In Jerusalem’s Old City

Man Stabbed In Jerusalem’s Old City

Jerusalem – Israeli police say an Arab assailant has stabbed a Jewish man in Jerusalem. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the man was stabbed Monday… Read More ›

Fifth national convention of France’s Jews

PARIS (JTA) — Shadowed by two bodyguards, Hassen Chalghoumi — a target of numerous anti-Semitic attacks in recent years — mingled with friends and colleagues at the… Read More ›

‘Jewish State Bill’ is approved

‘Jewish State Bill’ is approved

The cabinet voted in favor of the controversial “Jewish state bill,” with the preceding discussion descended into a shouting match between ministers on Sunday. “People… Read More ›

International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries

5,200 Chabad-Lubavitch rabbinic emissaries and communal leaders from over 80 countries, hailing from as far away as Bangkok and Congo (and as close as the… Read More ›

An Israeli Arab man was arrested after joining ISIS

An Israeli Arab man was arrested after joining ISIS

An Israeli Arab man from the Galilee was arrested last month for traveling to Syria to join the extremist Sunni group ISIS, and fight alongside… Read More ›

Edelstein shares his thoughts back 30 years when he lived in the Soviet Union

Edelstein shares his thoughts back 30 years when he lived in the Soviet Union

Israel’s Speaker of the Knesset Yuli Edelstein will deliver the keynote address at this week’s Kinus Hashluchim, the International Conference of Chabad-Lubavitch Emissaries, which takes… Read More ›

Anti-Jewish sentiment on campus at Wellesley College

Anti-Jewish sentiment on campus at Wellesley College

(Haaretz) — Soon after the new school year got underway at Wellesley College, posters bearing the images of Palestinian children who were killed or wounded during… Read More ›

Jerusalem mayor speaks up

Jerusalem mayor speaks up

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat spoke out strongly in an interview with Army Radio on Friday against the actions of Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni, who stopped… Read More ›

Offensive ISIS graffiti

Offensive ISIS graffiti

Pro-ISIS graffiti was sprayed on a monument to fallen Druse soldiers outside the Druse village of Dalyat al Carmel, Coastal District police said Saturday. The… Read More ›

A leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neturei Karta group was beaten up by Muslim men

A leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neturei Karta group was beaten up by Muslim men

A leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neturei Karta group, which is a fierce anti-Zionist organization, was beaten by a group of Muslim men in Holland.… Read More ›

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free App

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free App

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free app to introduce archaeology to children using games and puzzles. The app Dig Quest: Israel is available… Read More ›

Israel bans Arab workers for security reasons

Israel bans Arab workers for security reasons

An Israeli mayor has imposed a partial ban on employing Arab workers in his city in a sign of mounting security concerns after a surge… Read More ›

Security is increased around synagogues

New York City increased its police presence at synagogues and other locations in the wake of an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue that left four… Read More ›

Obama annouces actions on sweeping US immigration reform

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7… Read More ›

Netanyahu proposes his own version of ‘Jewish state bill’

Netanyahu proposes his own version of ‘Jewish state bill’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present his own version of the controversial “Jewish state bill” to the cabinet on Sunday. Netanyahu said that the “Jewish… Read More ›

Israeli official: Erdogan rhetoric befits Tehran or Damascus, not a NATO capital

Israeli official: Erdogan rhetoric befits Tehran or Damascus, not a NATO capital

Israel’s “barbaric” attack on al-Aksa is an attack on Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday in remarks immediately slammed by Israel as “malicious… Read More ›

James Blunt is coming to perform in Tel Aviv for the first time

James Blunt is coming to perform in Tel Aviv for the first time

British pop sensation James Blunt will perform in Israel for the first time on February 2, 2015, at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv as… Read More ›

Jordan delays return of ambassador to Israel after synagogue attack

Jordan delays return of ambassador to Israel after synagogue attack

Following Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem, officials in Jordan said Amman will delay the return of Jordanian Ambassador Walid Obeidat to Israel. An official source… Read More ›

Riots erupt in East Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp

Residents of east Jerusalem’s Shuafat took to the streets of the refugee camp on Wednesday to protest against Israeli security forces, amid heightened tensions in… Read More ›

More than 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end 2013

More than 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end 2013

At the end of 2013 the Ethiopian population in Israel stood at some 135.5 thousand people – 85.9 thousand who were born in Ethiopia and… Read More ›