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Wasserman Schultz survives bruising primary battle

Wasserman Schultz survives bruising primary battle

Wasserman Schultz is an active member of the Israel advocacy community in Washington, and as chair of the DNC, served as one of the most… Read More ›

Jewish GOP billionaire abandons Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

Jewish GOP billionaire abandons Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump

Martin Selig, a Jewish property developer who fled Nazi Germany with his family in 1939, originally cast his support for Trump.   WASHINGTON – A… Read More ›

Settlement building ‘surged’ in recent months — UN envoy

Settlement building ‘surged’ in recent months — UN envoy

Quartet’s calls to halt construction in East Jerusalem and West Bank ignored by Jerusalem, peace process coordinator says   Settlement construction has “surged” in the… Read More ›

When a Jewish Holocaust survivor ‘pissed’ on Hitler’s henchman

When a Jewish Holocaust survivor ‘pissed’ on Hitler’s henchman

Having captured Nazi propagandist Julius Streicher, a trembling Werner Meritz told fellow US soldiers he was going to have revenge   JTA — It sounds… Read More ›

Israel’s ‘modest’ swimmers wade into burkini controversy

Israel’s ‘modest’ swimmers wade into burkini controversy

Both Israeli Arabs and Jews insist full-body swimwear isn’t just for religious women, and government has no place making fashion decrees   Burkinis may be… Read More ›

PM to meet with religious party leaders in bid to resolve coalition crisis

PM to meet with religious party leaders in bid to resolve coalition crisis

Railway chief: Two-year delay if Shabbat work halted.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will meet with the heads of the United Torah Judaism and Shas… Read More ›

Millennia before writing, ancient Holy Land etchings tracked passage of seasons

Millennia before writing, ancient Holy Land etchings tracked passage of seasons

16,500-year-old bird’s head carved into limestone plaque from Ein Qashish may be among oldest ritual objects ever found in the Levant   A collection of… Read More ›

The Obama presidency, Israel, national security and human rights

The Obama presidency, Israel, national security and human rights

Ensnared by events, Barack Obama ended up as a Democratic president who endorsed indefinite armed conflict and targeted killings.   US President Barack Obama’s dreams of… Read More ›

Ahmed Dawabsheh visits home of Hamas terrorist

Ahmed Dawabsheh visits home of Hamas terrorist

The sole survivor of the Duma arson, Ahmed Dawabshe, was taken by his grandfather to pay a solidarity visit to the destroyed house of a… Read More ›

Coalition crisis: Haredi leaders demand emergency meeting with Netanyahu

Coalition crisis: Haredi leaders demand emergency meeting with Netanyahu

Sources say haredi leaders to demand PM sacks Katz; Gafni “Katz a liar, no agreement for Shabbat work.”   Ultra-Orthodox party leaders on Saturday night… Read More ›

Spanish court overturns regional Israel boycott

Spanish court overturns regional Israel boycott

Ignacio Wenley Palacios, the ACOM lawyer leading the anti-boycott effort in Spain, said the BDS movement is “thinly disguised under a veil of a deceiving… Read More ›

Burkini ban great for business, says Israeli-French modest swimsuits maker

Burkini ban great for business, says Israeli-French modest swimsuits maker

Founder of Sea Secret fashion label devout women predicts boosted sales after controversial ban ignites divisive debate   JTA — According to the latest tally,… Read More ›

UK Labour parley at risk as Israel-linked security firm it spurned rejects plea for help

UK Labour parley at risk as Israel-linked security firm it spurned rejects plea for help

Main opposition party, led by Israel critic Jeremy Corbyn, may have to cancel flagship conference next month if it can’t find last-minute replacement for G4S… Read More ›

Clinton slams Trump for taking anti-Semitic hate groups mainstream

Clinton slams Trump for taking anti-Semitic hate groups mainstream

Amid controversy over her emails and family foundation, Democratic nominee assails GOP rival for popularizing ‘alt-right’ fringe movement   WASHINGTON — In her most blistering… Read More ›

Argentine students dress as Nazis, attack Jews

Argentine students dress as Nazis, attack Jews

While at a nightclub in the Argentine capital of Buenos Aires, a group of Jewish students were attacked by students from a German school in… Read More ›

In Paris, Jewish students find public schools a no-go zone

In Paris, Jewish students find public schools a no-go zone

With pervasive anti-Semitism from teachers and pupils, the last 15 years has seen a drastic shift towards private Jewish education   PARIS (JTA) — Twenty-five… Read More ›

Brussels Airlines caves into BDS, set to stop serving Israeli halva

Brussels Airlines caves into BDS, set to stop serving Israeli halva

After a Palestinian Solidarity Movement activist noticed Israeli made Ahva brand halva being served on a flight from Israel to Brussels, the activist notified his… Read More ›

Merkel party politician: Green Party minister ignored anti-Semitism at university

Merkel party politician: Green Party minister ignored anti-Semitism at university

Israel’s Foreign Ministry told The Jerusalem Post in July that HAWK “is not a university, it is a hatred factory.”   BERLIN – A leading… Read More ›

Netanyahu pushes for haredi compromises on controversial social issues

Netanyahu pushes for haredi compromises on controversial social issues

The premier reportedly said haredim must compromise on issues such as Shabbat in the public realm, the status of the progressive Jewish streams and prayer… Read More ›

How Israeli women are gaining in the fight for Jewish divorce

How Israeli women are gaining in the fight for Jewish divorce

Facing mounting public pressure, rabbinical courts are moving toward more aggressive action to help ‘chained’ women   JERUSALEM (JTA) — In this case, the sins… Read More ›