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Celebration of Purim in Jerusalem

Celebration of Purim in Jerusalem

Thousands of Jerusalemites took to the streets of the downtown neighborhood of Nahlaot for a festive Purim party on Friday. Sporting creative costumes that feature… Read More ›

Murder of Russian former prime minister Nemtsov remains a mystery

Murder of Russian former prime minister Nemtsov remains a mystery

On March 1,  thousands of people, many of them Jewish, in protest of the murder in central Moscow of Boris Nemtsov, a former deputy prime minister.… Read More ›

German Jewish magazine won’t say publication’s name

German Jewish magazine won’t say publication’s name

A monthly Jewish magazine in Germany said it will deliver copies to subscribers in blank envelopes as a response to recent anti-Semitic attacks across Europe.… Read More ›

Hillary Clinton hires Jewish lawyer

Hillary Clinton hires Jewish lawyer

Marc Elias, a veteran campaign finance lawyer who was general counsel for John Kerry’s presidential campaign in 2004, is scheduled to be Mrs. Clinton’s lead… Read More ›

A motorist attack in Jerusalem caused injuries

A motorist attack in Jerusalem caused injuries

A motorist rammed his vehicle into a group of people standing near a Jerusalem tram stop, injuring at least five, including four security officials, Israeli… Read More ›

Pentagon hacker is arrested

Pentagon hacker is arrested

British authorities have arrested a 23-year-old man over a hacking attack on the US Department of Defense, one of 56 people detained in a week-long… Read More ›

Tim Cook meets president Rivlin in Israel

Tim Cook meets president Rivlin in Israel

Apple now has two offices in Israel; one in Haifa and a newly opened office in Herzeliya, housing 800 employees making it the largest R&D… Read More ›

Children already hospitalized for reckless holiday-related accidents

Children already hospitalized for reckless holiday-related accidents

A week before Purim, two children have been involved in serious accidents involving holiday-related toys that, without skillful medical attention, could have killed or seriously… Read More ›

Arab nations do not support Iran Nuclear Deal

Arab nations do not support Iran Nuclear Deal

In a strange twist, not only is Israel concerned about Obama’s negotiations leading to a nuclear Iran, but there may also be several Arab nations… Read More ›

Jihadist group threatens to turn Libya into another Syria

Jihadist group threatens to turn Libya into another Syria

 Libya’s Foreign Minister Mohamed Dayri has called for Western military support, saying the growing threat from jihadist groups threatened to turn his country into another… Read More ›

The number of new homes under construction rose by 40 %

The number of new homes under construction rose by 40 %

The number of new homes under construction in Jewish settlements in the West Bank rose last year by 40 percent, the Peace Now anti-settlements watchdog… Read More ›

ISIS abducts at least 90 people

ISIS abducts at least 90 people

Islamic State militants have abducted at least 90 people from Assyrian Christian villages in northeastern Syria, a monitoring group that tracks violence in Syria said… Read More ›

Jewish college students face antisemitism on campuses

Jewish college students face antisemitism on campuses

In high school many of us learned about WWII and the injustice done to the Jewish people. Some of us may have even had the… Read More ›

Jewish music festival coming to Bay Area

Jewish music festival coming to Bay Area

After 30 years, the Bay Area’s Jewish Music Festival as we know it is going out with a bang, a trill and a heartfelt hallelujah.… Read More ›

Workers at Israel Chemicals unit Dead Sea call strike

Workers at Israel Chemicals unit Dead Sea call strike

Workers at Israel Chemicals unit Dead Sea Works embarked on an allout strike after management did not respond to demands by the Histadrut labor federation… Read More ›

Young Muslims in Norway are organizing a peace rally at a synagogue

Young Muslims in Norway are organizing a peace rally at a synagogue

Following the terror attacks in Copenhagen, where a Jewish man was killed last weekend, a group of young Muslims in Norway are organizing a peace… Read More ›

Israeli co-directors Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun are living Hollywood dream

Israeli co-directors Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun are living Hollywood dream

Most young, independent filmmakers try to play it cool, but Mihal Brezis and Oded Binnun, the Israeli co-directors of Aya, a movie nominated for the… Read More ›

IDF chief of staff prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

IDF chief of staff prays at the Western Wall in Jerusalem

Israel has sworn in a new military chief of staff who is taking over command of the country’s armed forces amid a tumultuous period in… Read More ›

The longest Gaza smuggling tunnel has been discovered

The longest Gaza smuggling tunnel has been discovered

Egyptian security officials say they have found a 2.5-kilometer (1.5-mile) smuggling tunnel leading into the Gaza Strip, the longest such passageway discovered in their crackdown… Read More ›

France is alarmed after Copenhagen shooting attacks

France is alarmed after Copenhagen shooting attacks

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on Monday the threat of militant attacks in the country remained “particularly high” and that exceptional security measures would… Read More ›