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The dark secrets of the man who opened architecture to the light

The dark secrets of the man who opened architecture to the light

Le Corbusier supported France’s Revolutionary Fascist Party, backed Nazi ideas and held ‘hidden’ anti-Semitic beliefs, biographers say   AFP — Love him or loathe him,… Read More ›

Trump vows to end ban on churches endorsing candidates

Trump vows to end ban on churches endorsing candidates

‘We’re going to let evangelicals, we’re going to let Christians and Jews and people of religion talk without being afraid to talk,’ says presumptive Republican… Read More ›

Ramat Gan’s chief rabbi: Gays and lesbians are disabled and predatory

Ramat Gan’s chief rabbi: Gays and lesbians are disabled and predatory

Prominent Religious-Zionist Yaakov Ariel comments on Rabbi Yigal Levinstein’s ‘pervert’ remarks, decrying gays and lesbians as disabled predators having nothing to be proud of who… Read More ›

Top Paris rabbi: Aliya not born out of fear

Top Paris rabbi: Aliya not born out of fear

Community leaders skeptical that Nice attack will lead to wave of immigration   The motivation to make aliya is not born out of fear of… Read More ›

A tale of two mountains: Mount Zion and the Temple Mount

A tale of two mountains: Mount Zion and the Temple Mount

Despite the existence of significant religious sites for Judaism, Islam and Christianity on both Mount Zion and the Temple Mount, only one seems to periodically… Read More ›

Failed coup could spark anti-Semitism, Turkish ex-MP warns

Failed coup could spark anti-Semitism, Turkish ex-MP warns

Analysis : As with 2013 Gezi Park protests, attempted putsch unlikely to derail rapprochement between Ankara and Jerusalem, but could slow it down significantly  … Read More ›

Senior rabbi condemns IDF for accommodating LGBT ‘perverts’

Senior rabbi condemns IDF for accommodating LGBT ‘perverts’

Religious-Zionist Rabbi Yigal Levinstein, head of a distinguished IDF preparatory yeshiva, accused, via homophobic rhetoric, the army of seeking to silence one ‘worldview’ and promote… Read More ›

ADL, Israel Policy Forum knock GOP for leaving ‘two states’ out of platform

ADL, Israel Policy Forum knock GOP for leaving ‘two states’ out of platform

Bipartisan support at risk, NGO heads say   NEW YORK – The recent talk surrounding Israel policies in the platforms of the Democratic and Republican parties… Read More ›

Politics: Political interference in Jerusalem?

Politics: Political interference in Jerusalem?

With the revelations this week that a non-profit funded by the State Department campaigned against Likud in the 2015 elections, Israel shares space on the… Read More ›

Israel to EU: Voting to recognize Temple Mount as solely Muslim site akin to ignoring Jesus

Israel to EU: Voting to recognize Temple Mount as solely Muslim site akin to ignoring Jesus

“There is no Christianity without Judaism and there is no Jesus without a Jewish Jerusalem and the Temple Mount.”   Israel warned the European Union on… Read More ›

Female fighters who enlisted despite the odds

Female fighters who enlisted despite the odds

They could have received an exemption from military service, each for her own reason, but instead decided to fight for their right to serve their… Read More ›

Likely Trump VP ‘cherishes Israel,’ met Netanyahu, passed anti-boycott laws

Likely Trump VP ‘cherishes Israel,’ met Netanyahu, passed anti-boycott laws

Indiana Governor Mike Pence was among the first to sign legislation against BDS; led a trade delegation to the Jewish state and hosted one  … Read More ›

Theresa May, Jews and Israel — 6 connections

Theresa May, Jews and Israel — 6 connections

Cameron’s successor, a vicar’s daughter, is a firm supporter of Israel, of the Jewish community… and of a celebrity Israeli chef   Britain’s new prime… Read More ›

Netanyahu welcomes new British prime minister

Netanyahu welcomes new British prime minister

Israeli leader sends Theresa May a warm message as she enters 10 Downing Street, thanks Cameron for his friendship   Benjamin Netanyahu sent incoming British… Read More ›

Like his boss, new UK FM Boris Johnson is an Israel backer

Like his boss, new UK FM Boris Johnson is an Israel backer

Ex-London mayor who led Brexit campaign, Theresa May’s surprise choice for key post, supports stronger tech ties with Israel, has blasted ‘foolish’ BDS   Boris… Read More ›

IDF chief of staff sticks with Karim, despite controversy

IDF chief of staff sticks with Karim, despite controversy

Rabbi Col. Eyal Karim remains Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot’s pick for the position of the military’s chief rabbi, despite his controversial past statements regarding women,… Read More ›

IDF radio and rabbinate: What are they good for?

IDF radio and rabbinate: What are they good for?

Op-ed: At the foundation of the state, Ben-Gurion sought to unify a nation of immigrants, both with education and military service; but Israel isn’t a… Read More ›

Republicans okay platform excluding ‘two-state’ language

Republicans okay platform excluding ‘two-state’ language

Party committee unanimously votes to omit references to a Palestinian state alongside Israel as solution to conflict   WASHINGTON (JTA) — The Republican Party’s Platform… Read More ›

Analysis: Automatic voting against Israel at UNESCO? Not anymore

Analysis: Automatic voting against Israel at UNESCO? Not anymore

Israel successfully chipping away at upcoming UNESCO ballot.   Israel was caught flatfooted in April when UNESCO’s 58-member executive board adopted a resolution with language… Read More ›

GOP draft platform sidesteps two-state solution

GOP draft platform sidesteps two-state solution

Ahead of party convention, party doubles down on Jerusalem, offers implicit criticism of Obama administration   WASHINGTON – The Republican Party platform committee held its… Read More ›