World Jewish News

New public broadcaster says it’s ready to broadcast on January 1

New public broadcaster says it’s ready to broadcast on January 1

Nascent corporation, with four working studios and NIS 140m already spent, challenges PM’s call to delay launch, lawmaker’s bid to abolish it   Top managers… Read More ›

Jewish donors fill candidates’ war chests, especially Clinton’s

Jewish donors fill candidates’ war chests, especially Clinton’s

According to latest election filings, Democratic nominee’s 5 biggest financial backers are Jewish; so are GOP rival Trump’s top 2   WASHINGTON — Donald Trump… Read More ›

On the banks of the Yarkon River lies a little piece of Moscow

On the banks of the Yarkon River lies a little piece of Moscow

Driven out of Russia by political change and economic crisis, Moscow intellectuals boost commerce and community life in Russian-speaking Israel   TEL AVIV — Late… Read More ›

Police reject judgment that criminal suspects arrested ‘because they were Arabs’

Police reject judgment that criminal suspects arrested ‘because they were Arabs’

After Petah Tikva Magistrates’ Court rules that four Arabs were arrested for criminal acts in the city based on their ethnicity, citing ‘no reasonable’ grounds… Read More ›

A 32-year-old Jewish billionaire tops Clinton donor roll

A 32-year-old Jewish billionaire tops Clinton donor roll

Democrats unclear if billionaire spending is pro-Clinton or anti-Trump.   NEW YORK – One of the most generous donors to the Democratic Party this year has… Read More ›

Analysis: Israel likely to lose big in Wednesday’s UNESCO vote

Analysis: Israel likely to lose big in Wednesday’s UNESCO vote

The result of the vote in this forum — if there is a roll-call vote — will likely make the previous UNESCO’s Executive Board look… Read More ›

In time for choosing, Jewish GOP donors resolve to sit out White House race

In time for choosing, Jewish GOP donors resolve to sit out White House race

Adelson has spent only $10 to 25 million on Trump’s turbulent presidential campaign compared to the $93-110 million he spent in his efforts to elect… Read More ›

Dwindling at home, Central Asia’s Bukharian Jews thrive in Diaspora

Dwindling at home, Central Asia’s Bukharian Jews thrive in Diaspora

Tight-knit communities, strong identity and lack of intermarriage keep the culture alive and prospering in the US, Europe and Israel   TASHKENT, Uzbekistan (JTA) —… Read More ›

Portugal has only approved 8% of Sephardic Jewish applications for citizenship

Portugal has only approved 8% of Sephardic Jewish applications for citizenship

Since March 2015, when descendants of Jews persecuted 500 years were granted the right to apply for citizenship, 3,546 applications remain in pending, and a… Read More ›

What could have been if Israel had prepared differently 43 years ago?

What could have been if Israel had prepared differently 43 years ago?

After 43 years, it is interesting to consider what could have been if Israel had prepared differently for one of the country’s most notorious wars.… Read More ›

A strong leader and for the Jews: NYC Bukharan community leans toward Trump

A strong leader and for the Jews: NYC Bukharan community leans toward Trump

Come November, the Bukharan community – comprised of Sephardic Jewish families from the old Soviet Union – is expected to vote for Trump.   FOREST… Read More ›

Palestinians arrest 4 who visited settler Sukkah

Palestinians arrest 4 who visited settler Sukkah

After being recieved for an interfaith meal at the house of the Mayor of Efrat, four Palestinians have been arrested by the Palestinian Authority; PA… Read More ›

Jewish Americans have a moral imperative to oppose Trump, Bill Clinton says

Jewish Americans have a moral imperative to oppose Trump, Bill Clinton says

At an unscheduled stop, Clinton spoke to Jews in Florida about the importance of voting.   WASHINGTON – American political battle has gone so low… Read More ›

American Israelis casting their ballots for Trump

American Israelis casting their ballots for Trump

American citizens living in Israel lean Republican and many, despite the scandals, are set to vote for Donald Trump, citing his position on Israel and… Read More ›

A Bridge Too Far: Peres’s grand vision for the Middle East

A Bridge Too Far: Peres’s grand vision for the Middle East

The limits of the Zionist revolution, which the younger Shimon Peres repeatedly stretched, humbled him in his quest for a New Middle East.   The… Read More ›

Israeli embassy says antisemitic German teacher incites hate

Israeli embassy says antisemitic German teacher incites hate

BDS Berlin activists urged customers in front of the Berlin department store, Galeria Kaufhof, to boycott Israeli products.   Israel’s embassy in the German capital… Read More ›

35-year-old Jewish Dem’s surprise challenge in Missouri could determine Senate control

35-year-old Jewish Dem’s surprise challenge in Missouri could determine Senate control

Jason Kander, former Army captain, calls Republican rival Sen. Roy Blunt a ‘Washington insider’ in battle shaped by presidential race   KANSAS CITY, Missouri (AP)… Read More ›

Another UNESCO panel to vote on text erasing Jewish ties to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Another UNESCO panel to vote on text erasing Jewish ties to Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Agency’s World Heritage Committee set on Wednesday to approve resolution that makes no mention of Jewish or Christian links to holy city   Just a… Read More ›

Italian PM says he’ll seek to change EU minds on future UN votes

Italian PM says he’ll seek to change EU minds on future UN votes

In phone call, Netanyahu thanks Matteo Renzi for criticizing UNESCO resolution on Jerusalem, says self-respecting nations should avoid ‘theater of absurd’ at world body  … Read More ›

Visiting parliamentarian rejects UNESCO’s Jerusalem vote

Visiting parliamentarian rejects UNESCO’s Jerusalem vote

In a resolution they issued from Jerusalem on Tuesday said that the resolution seeks “to deny Jerusalem’s Jewish origins and Christian beliefs and heritage.”  … Read More ›