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Mike Pence confidant says Israel has no better friend

Mike Pence confidant says Israel has no better friend

Former ‘Post’ publisher: Republican VP candidate a ‘good, decent man’ – but GOP ticket is in trouble.   NEW YORK – The Republican pick for… Read More ›

Pollack, Cohen targeting podium finish in judo competitions

Pollack, Cohen targeting podium finish in judo competitions

World Judo Championship bronze medalist Golan Pollack aims to repeat his surprise accomplishment from last year.   Two of Israeli judo’s big guns go in… Read More ›

Oberlin professor placed on leave after anti-Semitic Facebook posts

Oberlin professor placed on leave after anti-Semitic Facebook posts

Karega had made comments accusing Israel and “Rothschild-led bankers” of responsibility for downing a Malaysian airliner over Ukraine in 2014.   An Oberlin College professor… Read More ›

Obama: Even Israel now says we were right on Iran nuke deal

Obama: Even Israel now says we were right on Iran nuke deal

President says Israeli defense officials consider it ‘a game changer,’ calls on other former critics to issue mea culpas, defends $400 million to Iran as… Read More ›

Israeli minister: Gaza charity likely ‘turned blind eye’ to terror funding

Israeli minister: Gaza charity likely ‘turned blind eye’ to terror funding

Erdan says Hamas misuse of aid is not limited to World Vision scandal; Israel will not tolerate diversion of funds to Islamist group   Public… Read More ›

World Vision says Gaza aid is audited, doubts Hamas pocketed millions

World Vision says Gaza aid is audited, doubts Hamas pocketed millions

After Israel indicts top Gaza staffer for funneling tens of millions to terrorists, charity says it will review any proof of abuse; Hamas denies accusations… Read More ›

Senior employee of international aid group diverted humanitarian funds to Hamas militants

Senior employee of international aid group diverted humanitarian funds to Hamas militants

A senior official at World Vision, a Christian aid organization, diverted millions of dollars intended for Gaza’s population to Hamas military wing; also stole food… Read More ›

Nazi flag from Buchenwald bequeathed to Israel, delivered to Yad Vashem

Nazi flag from Buchenwald bequeathed to Israel, delivered to Yad Vashem

71 years ago, a Jewish-French partisan doctor helping the US forces entered Buchenwald and took down a Nazi flag there; 15 years after his death,… Read More ›

‘I was the campus anti-Semite,’ says reformed Muslim Zionist

‘I was the campus anti-Semite,’ says reformed Muslim Zionist

The lifework of a former jihadist is to “get the truth out” about Israel and help others do so too.   Kasim Hafeez’s pro-Israel activism… Read More ›

Australia suspends World Vision aid after Hamas stole Gaza charity money

Australia suspends World Vision aid after Hamas stole Gaza charity money

A two-month investigation showed that Hamas redirected tens of millions of dollars – 60 percent – of the organization’s budget to its “military” wing.  … Read More ›

Israeli Olympic delegation preparing to wow in Rio

Israeli Olympic delegation preparing to wow in Rio

Following Friday’s Opening Ceremony in Rio, four blue-and-white athletes begin competition.   Amere 10 hours after the Opening Ceremony, Rio 2016 will swing into full… Read More ›

‘Land thief’ and ‘Jew killer’ slurs sound in Israeli Knesset debate on settler building

‘Land thief’ and ‘Jew killer’ slurs sound in Israeli Knesset debate on settler building

Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit is expected to rule on the matter by the end of the month.   A Knesset debate Wednesday about settler building on… Read More ›

UK anti-Semitic incidents up 11% in 2016 – report

UK anti-Semitic incidents up 11% in 2016 – report

Community security organization counts highest number in 7 years, with peak coinciding with Labour’s anti-Semitism dust-up   The debate in British media about anti-Semitism within… Read More ›

Recommendations to police removed from report on Ethiopian community

Recommendations to police removed from report on Ethiopian community

Committee recommends limiting use of Tasers, equipping police with body cameras and handing out harsher punishments to racist officers, but these were removed from its… Read More ›

Olympics-Israeli victims of 1972 Games honored 44 years on

Olympics-Israeli victims of 1972 Games honored 44 years on

After years of refusing requests by 1972 Munich Olympic Israeli athletes’ widows to mark a moment’s silence for their murdered husbands, IOC inaugurates Place of… Read More ›

Israel buying gas masks from companies that worked with the Nazis

Israel buying gas masks from companies that worked with the Nazis

The Defense Ministry, Israel Police, Israel Prison Service and the Firefighting Commission have all for years been using HazMat gear manufactured by two German companies… Read More ›

Netanyahu dares Herzog to back media competition

Netanyahu dares Herzog to back media competition

Opposition head: Jabotinsky would be ashamed of you.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and opposition leader Isaac Herzog took turns volleying back and forth over… Read More ›

Knesset committee recognizes Armenian genocide

Knesset committee recognizes Armenian genocide

“It is our moral obligation to recognize the Holocaust of the Armenian nation,” committee chairman MK Ya’acov Margi (Shas) said.   The Knesset Education, Culture… Read More ›

Iran’s Rouhani: US, Israel scuppering nuclear deal

Iran’s Rouhani: US, Israel scuppering nuclear deal

President also accuses world powers of not meeting their commitments, which he says is harming Iranian economy   TEHRAN (AP) — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani… Read More ›

Monster tunnel diggers on their way to Israel

Monster tunnel diggers on their way to Israel

Four Tunnel Boring Machines are coming to Israel to create the underground sections of the Gush Dan Light Rail; beginning with the Red Line between… Read More ›