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2014 Sees 7% Increase In North American Aliyah

2014 Sees 7% Increase In North American Aliyah

A total of 3,762 Jews from US and Canada and 525 from UK fulfilled their dream to immigrate to Israel in the past year, Nefesh… Read More ›

Moscow – Putin: West Is Trying To ‘Tear Out Russian Bears Claws’ And Defang Him

Moscow – Putin: West Is Trying To ‘Tear Out Russian Bears Claws’ And Defang Him

Moscow – President Vladimir voiced confidence that the plummeting ruble will soon recover and vowed Thursday to fix Russia’s economic woes within two years by… Read More ›

Israel – Liberman Refuses Meeting With Swedish Counterpart

Israel – Liberman Refuses Meeting With Swedish Counterpart

Jerusalem -In what will surly be played as a diplomatic snub, foreign Minister Avigdor Liberman has refused to meet with his Swedish counterpart next month… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Report: Israel’s Defense Establishment Once Again Lies About Failed Missile Test

Jerusalem – Report: Israel’s Defense Establishment Once Again Lies About Failed Missile Test

Israel – Israel has failed in tests of the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system, for the second time in three months. And for the second consecutive… Read More ›

United Nations – Deadline Set For Israeli Occupation By Palestinians

United Nations – Deadline Set For Israeli Occupation By Palestinians

United Nations – Palestinians at the United Nations set a deadline for an Israeli withdrawal from lands captured nearly 50 years ago by the end… Read More ›

Washington – Stocks Soar Yet Fed To Be ‘patient’ About A Rate Hike

Washington – Stocks Soar Yet Fed To Be ‘patient’ About A Rate Hike

Washington – With record lows given a strengthening U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve is edging closer to raising interest rates.  But it will be “patient”… Read More ›

Washington – White House Open To Obama Visit To Cuba

Washington – White House Open To Obama Visit To Cuba

Washington – There are no  concrete plans For U.S. President Barack Obama to visit Cuba after restoring diplomatic relations with Havana, but a White House… Read More ›

Israel – Ban On Promising Blessings For Votes, Elections Committee To Warn Charedi Parties

Israel – Ban On Promising Blessings For Votes, Elections Committee To Warn Charedi Parties

Israel – In light of the persistent contravention by haredi political parties of electoral regulations prohibiting the promise of spiritual or worldly benefit to voters,… Read More ›

Washington – Alan Gross Says ‘Chag Sameach’ And Thanks Jewish Community After Being Freed From Cuba

Washington – Alan Gross Says ‘Chag Sameach’ And Thanks Jewish Community After Being Freed From Cuba

Washington – — Alan Gross offered a lesson he said he learned: Freedom is not free, after he emerged Wednesday from five years of captivity… Read More ›

Washington – Obama: Secret U.S. Prisoner Released By Cuba Was A Very Significant American Spy

Washington – Obama: Secret U.S. Prisoner Released By Cuba Was A Very Significant American Spy

Washington – The U.S. spy Cuba is releasing is one of the most important intelligence agents the U.S. has ever had in Cuba, says Barack… Read More ›

Havana – Raul Castro Welcomes Renewal Of Relations With US

Havana – Raul Castro Welcomes Renewal Of Relations With US

Havana – Cuban President Raul Castro told Cubans Wednesday his nation has agreed to restore relations with the United States, 53 years after diplomatic ties… Read More ›

Rockland County, NY – Teens Attack Jews In Mall, Charged With Hate Crime

Rockland County, NY – Teens Attack Jews In Mall, Charged With Hate Crime

Rockland County, NY – Following a group of attacks on Black Friday shoppers at the Palisades Mall last month, two Westchester teens have been charged with… Read More ›

Arlington, VA – Jewish American, Alan Gross, Released From Cuba Was ‘Tusting Fool’, Says Prayed ‘Shabbos’ In Prison

Arlington, VA – Jewish American, Alan Gross, Released From Cuba Was ‘Tusting Fool’, Says Prayed ‘Shabbos’ In Prison

Arlington, VA – Family and friends described him as: gregarious and outgoing, with a talent for picking up and playing any musical instrument, yet Alan… Read More ›

Havana – U.S. Official: Cuba Releases Jewish American Businessman Alan Gross Released By Cuba

Havana – U.S. Official: Cuba Releases Jewish American Businessman Alan Gross Released By Cuba

Havana – As part of an agreement that also includes the release of three Cubans jailed in the United States,  American Alan Gross has been… Read More ›

Sydney – Aussie Leader: System Did Not Track And Siege Gunman

Sydney – Aussie Leader: System Did Not Track And Siege Gunman

Sydney – Australia’s prime minister acknowledged Wednesday that the nation’s security system failed to keep track of a gunman responsible for a deadly siege at… Read More ›

Israel – 3 Palestinians Arrested By Security Forces On Suspicion Of Fatally Injuring Israeli

Israel – 3 Palestinians Arrested By Security Forces On Suspicion Of Fatally Injuring Israeli

Israel – Three Palestinians arrested by security forces from the Samaria village of Akraba on suspicion of being involved in the fatal running over an… Read More ›

Washington -At National Menorah Biden Marks Start Of Hanukkah

Washington -At National Menorah Biden Marks Start Of Hanukkah

Washington -Vice President Joe Biden marked the first night of Hanukkah, with the smell of latkes — fresh potato pancakes — wafting over the National… Read More ›

Brussels – EU Lawmakers Stop Short Of Palestine Recognition Vote, Settle On Compromise

Brussels – EU Lawmakers Stop Short Of Palestine Recognition Vote, Settle On Compromise

Brussels – Tuesday, EU lawmakers stopped short on of proposing a joint motion urging EU members to recognize a state of Palestine, settling instead on… Read More ›

Australia – Sydney Hostages Begged For Mercy On Sick, Elderly, Young

Australia – Sydney Hostages Begged For Mercy On Sick, Elderly, Young

Sydney – The Sydney hostages pleaded for help — for those among them who were pregnant, sick, elderly and  for those who were young and… Read More ›

London – Kerry: No Interference In Israeli Election

London – Kerry: No Interference In Israeli Election

London – The U.S. and partners are looking for ways to advance Mideast peace without interfering with Israel’s election process says Secretary of State, John… Read More ›