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‘No way’ six-point star in Trump tweet was Sheriff’s badge, white supremacist says

‘No way’ six-point star in Trump tweet was Sheriff’s badge, white supremacist says

David Duke says symbol in image depicting ‘corrupt’ Democratic nominee over piles of money was clearly Star of David; claims message ‘all true’   White… Read More ›

US accuses Israel of systematically seizing Palestinian land

US accuses Israel of systematically seizing Palestinian land

In strongly worded statement, State Department says plans for new homes in East Jerusalem, West Bank raise questions about Israel’s commitment to peace   The… Read More ›

Israel’s high tech boom threatened by shallow labor pool

Israel’s high tech boom threatened by shallow labor pool

The ‘start-up nation’ has a dearth of high-tech-ready employees, fewer students studying maths, computer science and medicine than it used to and has lost its… Read More ›

Majority of Jews in Israel favor controlling West Bank, poll reveals

Majority of Jews in Israel favor controlling West Bank, poll reveals

June Peace Index survey finds more than a third believe in annexing, without granting rights to Palestinians living there.   A recent poll found that… Read More ›

Odd couple Israel and Egypt enjoying ‘best times ever’

Odd couple Israel and Egypt enjoying ‘best times ever’

Though the Jewish state remains deeply unpopular on Arab street, Israeli envoy says Cairo, Jerusalem see ‘eye-to-eye’ on region   CAIRO (AP) — Blast walls,… Read More ›

The beginning of the end of the Abbas era

The beginning of the end of the Abbas era

ANALYSIS: A rise in terrorism, and internal Palestinian violence, underline the growing instability in the West Bank — and the sense of an imminent leadership… Read More ›

Trump says star he tweeted wasn’t Star of David

Trump says star he tweeted wasn’t Star of David

The presidential candidate insists that star in anti-Clinton tweet need not necessarily be the symbol of Judaism; the original graphic was used on a neo-Nazi… Read More ›

Jerusalem minister: I oppose construction exclusively for Arabs in J’lem

Jerusalem minister: I oppose construction exclusively for Arabs in J’lem

PM and defense minister approved the construction of 800 housing units in Jewish East Jerusalem neighborhoods and Ma’ale Adumim; in addition, 600 housing units were… Read More ›

Palestinian describes aiding settler family hit by shooting attack

Palestinian describes aiding settler family hit by shooting attack

Couple helped surviving members of Miki Mark’s family escape overturned vehicle and administered first aid until ambulance arrived   In the moments after the Friday… Read More ›

Israel okays 800 new housing units in East Jerusalem, surrounding area

Israel okays 800 new housing units in East Jerusalem, surrounding area

In wake of terror attacks, Netanyahu says West Bank’s Jewish communities must be strengthened; construction for 600 homes in Arab neighborhood of Beit Safafa also… Read More ›

Trump Twitter blunder could compromise Jewish support

Trump Twitter blunder could compromise Jewish support

Republican presidential candidate levels charges of corruption against his political opponent Hillary Clinton, evoking the Star of David to indicate her involvement in financial scandals.… Read More ›

A personal retrospective: Was Elie Wiesel happy?

A personal retrospective: Was Elie Wiesel happy?

To keep describing Wiesel in all the obituaries as a survivor does an injustice to the totality of his life and accomplishments.   “You came… Read More ›

New York – Trump Tweet Attacking Clinton Using Jewish Star Draws ‘Outrage And Bafflement’

New York – Trump Tweet Attacking Clinton Using Jewish Star Draws ‘Outrage And Bafflement’

  New York – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Saturday tweeted an image of rival Hillary Clinton alongside hundred-dollar bills and a Jewish star… Read More ›

New York – Elie Wiesel’s Wife Says Grateful For Support

New York – Elie Wiesel’s Wife Says Grateful For Support

  New York – The wife of Nobel laureate and Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel says she’s grateful for the outpouring of support that has come… Read More ›

To repair a broken world: The words of Elie Wiesel

To repair a broken world: The words of Elie Wiesel

The prolific author, scholar and humanitarian, who has died at 87, leaves a legacy of memory   As a witness to the horrors of the Holocaust,… Read More ›

Obama: Elie Wiesel was ‘the conscience of the world’

Obama: Elie Wiesel was ‘the conscience of the world’

US president eulogizes deceased Holocaust survivor and activist, whose life, he says, was an example to humanity to ‘never be bystanders to injustice or indifferent… Read More ›

Elie Wiesel gave the Holocaust a face and the world a conscience

Elie Wiesel gave the Holocaust a face and the world a conscience

Perhaps more than any other figure, the late scholar and activist came to embody the legacy of the Shoah and the community of survivors  … Read More ›

Analysis: The dangers of a violent spiral

Analysis: The dangers of a violent spiral

Is this a tolerable level of violence, which both sides are willing to absorb while they go about their daily routine?   For the first… Read More ›

Training activists in the social media war against BDS

Training activists in the social media war against BDS

IDC in Herzliya spearheading effort to provide students with tools to defend Israel.   Sitting in a classroom at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, a… Read More ›

Trump tells anti-Israel backer he’ll protect Israel ‘100%’

Trump tells anti-Israel backer he’ll protect Israel ‘100%’

At New Hampshire rally, GOP candidate calls Jewish state ‘very, very important ally,’ hints at concern over Muslim TSA officers   Donald Trump vowed to… Read More ›