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Controversy rages after Chief Rabbi of Israeli-Ethiopian community pushed aside

Controversy rages after Chief Rabbi of Israeli-Ethiopian community pushed aside

Rabbi Yosef Hadane was denied an extension to his service as chief rabbi of the community after he reached the age of retirement, 67.  … Read More ›

Berlin – Hitler’s Trousers, Goering’s Cyanide Container Sold At Auction

Berlin – Hitler’s Trousers, Goering’s Cyanide Container Sold At Auction

  Berlin – Trousers with leather pockets worn by Adolf Hitler and a brass container that held the cyanide used by a top deputy to… Read More ›

Who needs the Saudi Peace plan?

Who needs the Saudi Peace plan?

Op-ed: The Saudis have come to Israel with a non-negotiable peace plan; Gilad Sharon asks type of country would concede to demands which put access… Read More ›

EU thinks ‘feeding Israel to the crocs means they will be eaten last’

EU thinks ‘feeding Israel to the crocs means they will be eaten last’

German Israel-allies send message to EU.   More than 3,000 supporters of Israel attended a pro-Israel event in Frankfurt on Sunday, sending a message to European… Read More ›

Herzog agreed to ’67 lines in talks with Abbas, report says

Herzog agreed to ’67 lines in talks with Abbas, report says

In negotiations with PA leader ahead of 2015 elections, envoy for prospective PM learned a deal was possible ‘on everything’   Opposition leader Isaac Herzog… Read More ›

Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ says ‘Little Labors’ author

Motherhood has been a day ‘3,000 hours long,’ says ‘Little Labors’ author

Setting out to write an essay of literary criticism, award-winning author Rivka Galchen penned a stunning hybrid work that delivers emotion without mawkishness   Canadian-American… Read More ›

Jewish-American ‘startup ambassador’ killed in restaurant crash

Jewish-American ‘startup ambassador’ killed in restaurant crash

Alan Weinkranz was a Jewish-American who was a prominent figure in the Israeli startup community; shocked friends and family continue to eulogize him on his… Read More ›

Will Rivlin meet Abbas in Belgium?

Will Rivlin meet Abbas in Belgium?

  President Reuven Rivlin and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas are both scheduled to address the European Parliament this week – Rivlin on Wednesday, and… Read More ›

Jews visit Arab towns for Ramadan

Jews visit Arab towns for Ramadan

“We live side by side but not together.”   Kafr Kassem, Israel – The dozen Israeli Jews make their way along the stalls of the… Read More ›

With uptick in hate crime, AJC appoints a Jewish ambassador to the Muslim world

With uptick in hate crime, AJC appoints a Jewish ambassador to the Muslim world

Veteran US Foreign Service Officer Robert Silverman to act as a bridge between two cultures with much in common, and much dividing them   NEW… Read More ›

US House okays huge funding for Israel’s missile defense

US House okays huge funding for Israel’s missile defense

Under the shadow of a presidential veto, over $600 million allocated for programs; pro-Israel groups criticize White House for opposing spending increase   WASHINGTON —… Read More ›

Herzog berates Netanyahu, right-wing government

Herzog berates Netanyahu, right-wing government

Opposition leader calls coalition government ‘Spongebob SquarePants leaders’ who failed to lead Israel during the ongoing wave of terror attacks; MK Livni calls for ‘central… Read More ›

Barak calls to oust government if it doesn’t come to its senses

Barak calls to oust government if it doesn’t come to its senses

‘If the government doesn’t get back on track, all of us must get out of our seats and topple it through civil uprising and the… Read More ›

Barak: Trump should name Rice or Gates as his running mate

Barak: Trump should name Rice or Gates as his running mate

Former prime minister tells New York Jews Clinton would be great for Israel   Presumptive Republican candidate Donald Trump should appoint former US Secretary of… Read More ›

COGAT: West Bank water supply to Palestinians increased, not decreased

COGAT: West Bank water supply to Palestinians increased, not decreased

Due to the Ramadan holiday, Israel has increased the water flow to Palestinians at night, when the usage is particularly high after the fast.  … Read More ›

Shapiro: Stronger US-Israel financial ties will crush BDS

Shapiro: Stronger US-Israel financial ties will crush BDS

It is important for Israelis and Palestinians to resume negations, which have been frozen for more than two years, Shapiro said.   The best way… Read More ›

Albany, NY – Backers Of Israel Boycotts Protest New York Governor’s Order

Albany, NY – Backers Of Israel Boycotts Protest New York Governor’s Order

  Albany, NY – Critics of Israel’s treatment of Palestinians are protesting New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s executive order prohibiting state investments in any company… Read More ›

Polish Foreign Minister: There’s more to us than the Holocaust

Polish Foreign Minister: There’s more to us than the Holocaust

Witold Waszczykowski recently gave an interview on the occasion of his visit to Israel, expressing his beliefs that Russia is provoking Europe, that a Britain-free… Read More ›

Kissinger: Regional turmoil makes normalization hopeless

Kissinger: Regional turmoil makes normalization hopeless

Looking at a direct Israeli-Palestinian process, Kissinger said he was “not optimistic that the outcome can be negotiated this year or in the very near… Read More ›

Rivlin warns of economic downfall

Rivlin warns of economic downfall

The president warned that excluding Haredim and Arabs from the workforce is bearing negative financial effects; he also highlighted the role the civil and public… Read More ›