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Netanyahu calls on Obama not to back any new peace moves as term ends

Netanyahu calls on Obama not to back any new peace moves as term ends

PM tells US Jewish leaders he hopes outgoing president will stick to policy of leaving resolution of conflict up to Israelis, Palestinians   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Jews, Muslims unite to fight impact of campaign rhetoric

Jews, Muslims unite to fight impact of campaign rhetoric

“What’s happened as a result of the poisonous atmosphere that Trump has created is that American Muslims are desperate for allies.”   NEW YORK –… Read More ›

Jews, Muslims ramp up alliances in wake of Trump’s election

Jews, Muslims ramp up alliances in wake of Trump’s election

Religious groups come together to fight for shared domestic concerns after upset victory of president-elect   JTA — For years, whenever Jews and Muslims engaged… Read More ›

Mensch on the bench: Israel to play in World Baseball Classic

Mensch on the bench: Israel to play in World Baseball Classic

For the first time ever, Israel will play in the 2017 World Baseball Classic after defeating the United Kingdom in September; with players and coaches… Read More ›

State Attorney insists on upholding High Court Amona ruling

State Attorney insists on upholding High Court Amona ruling

Hours after the High Court rejects a state request to delay evacuation of Amona settlement, State Attorney Mandelblit criticizes government’s attempt to pass the Regulations… Read More ›

Residents of Amona should not have to pay for state’s mistakes

Residents of Amona should not have to pay for state’s mistakes

Op-ed: Settler leaders are responsible for the Amona failure too, but it was the state’s messengers who were involved in the construction and development of… Read More ›

Human Rights Watch founder: Trump win encouraging European anti-Semites

Human Rights Watch founder: Trump win encouraging European anti-Semites

Trump, a Republican who defeated Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the Nov. 8 election, fought allegations during the campaign of encouraging racism and xenophobia.  … Read More ›

Ministers advance bill to legalize outposts, over Netanyahu’s objections

Ministers advance bill to legalize outposts, over Netanyahu’s objections

Ramping up coalition tensions, government backs measure to recognize Amona and stave off bulldozers, despite Israel’s top legal authority ruling legislation indefensible   Ministers on… Read More ›

PA says it will go to UN over Amona, mosque-muffling bills

PA says it will go to UN over Amona, mosque-muffling bills

After controversial measures clear ministerial hurdles, Abbas’s spokesperson says international community will be asked to halt legislation, warns of ‘catastrophe’   The Palestinian Authority said… Read More ›

Raging against Amona bill, Herzog calls outpost saga ‘virus’

Raging against Amona bill, Herzog calls outpost saga ‘virus’

Opposition leader denounces legislation that would legalize West Bank outposts as legitimizing theft, though its unclear who exactly he uses derogatory term for   Opposition… Read More ›

Captured fallen soldier’s family petitions High Court over inaction by government

Captured fallen soldier’s family petitions High Court over inaction by government

Family of Sgt. Oron Shaul, who was killed in battle in Gaza and taken by Hamas, asks court to order the prime minister to convene… Read More ›

Abbas: Bill to limit muezzin noise in Jerusalem will ‘drag area to disaster’

Abbas: Bill to limit muezzin noise in Jerusalem will ‘drag area to disaster’

Palestinian president says he’ll turn to the international community to fight against bill, which was approved by ministerial committee; the legislation ‘will not change the… Read More ›

Muslim Americans hope for the best under Trump presidency

Muslim Americans hope for the best under Trump presidency

“If we see antisemitism, it will be our obligation as the city of New York to stand against it,” said New York Mayor Bill DeBlasio.… Read More ›

New York – Popular Jewish Travel Blog Named #1 By USA Today Poll

New York – Popular Jewish Travel Blog Named #1 By USA Today Poll

  New York – Just one week after he made headlines by spending over a million frequent flyer mile to earn the right to throw… Read More ›

Netanyahu denies incitement before Rabin killing

Netanyahu denies incitement before Rabin killing

Posting to his Facebook page, the prime minister rejects accusations that he was involved in the incitement campaign that preceded the 1995 assassination of Yitzhak… Read More ›

Albanian Muslim spiritual leader welcomes Israelis

Albanian Muslim spiritual leader welcomes Israelis

After ISIS threatened to attack a World Cup qualifying match between Israel and Albania, the highest ranking Albanian Muslim religious leader welcomes Israeli athletes to… Read More ›

Russian Jews: Putin did not interfere in US vote

Russian Jews: Putin did not interfere in US vote

“I doubt that the government in any way helped Donald Trump,” says professor.   ZELONA GORK – Despite widespread speculation in the US that Russian… Read More ›

Leonard Cohen, soul-stirring musician, dies at 82

Leonard Cohen, soul-stirring musician, dies at 82

Jewish singer-songwriter and poet, best known for ballad ‘Hallelujah,’ dies month after releasing last album; ‘We have lost one of music’s most revered and prolific… Read More ›

Lone soldiers battling for their homes

Lone soldiers battling for their homes

A 25-year-old lone soldier from an ultra-Orthodox background struggles to make ends meet after his IDF service; MK Itzik Shmuli: ‘Israel removes in one stroke… Read More ›

Will Migron be evacuated once again?

Will Migron be evacuated once again?

Four years have passed since the West Bank settlement was relocated to a nearby hill, and its residents still live in caravans despite a government… Read More ›