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Trump said planning Israel trip before July GOP convention

Trump said planning Israel trip before July GOP convention

Four sources tell New York Magazine presumptive Republican nominee weighing visit; Jewish son-in-law, Sheldon Adelson said making arrangements   Republican presumptive nominee Donald Trump is… Read More ›

PM: Paris peace parley will ‘radicalize’ Palestinian demands

PM: Paris peace parley will ‘radicalize’ Palestinian demands

Two days before conference to which Israel and PA are not invited, Netanyahu says ‘direct negotiations’ are ‘only path to peace’   Prime Minister Benjamin… Read More ›

Diaspora leaders warn of ‘major rift’ if Western Wall plan collapses

Diaspora leaders warn of ‘major rift’ if Western Wall plan collapses

As ultra-Orthodox parties stymie implementation of pluralistic prayer pavilion, Diaspora Jewish heads hold crisis talks at PMO, look to Netanyahu to prove his leadership  … Read More ›

Attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison

Alaa Ziad, who carried out a ramming and stabbing attack last November, will also have to pay victims hundreds of thousands of Shekels in compensaton;… Read More ›

Jewish presence in Jerusalem in 2014 on the increase, study shows

Jewish presence in Jerusalem in 2014 on the increase, study shows

Overall growth rate of Jewish population in Jerusalem shows stark increases, while Arab rate on the decline; Statistics serve to undermine political claims that the… Read More ›

Why a small word change is a big deal for Reform women rabbis

Why a small word change is a big deal for Reform women rabbis

44 years after the movement ordained its 1st female rabbi, ordination certificates to now offer same designation for men and women   JTA — Since… Read More ›

Vienna – Far-right Parties Winning Over Some Jewish Voters, Top Rabbi Warns

Vienna – Far-right Parties Winning Over Some Jewish Voters, Top Rabbi Warns

  Vienna – Far-right parties in some European countries are winning over Jewish voters by exploiting fears about militant Islamists and mainstream parties must do… Read More ›

Top Palestinian official: Israeli peace overtures just a PR campaign

Top Palestinian official: Israeli peace overtures just a PR campaign

Casting jaundiced eye on Netanyahu support for Arab peace plan, Erekat says PA accustomed to ‘contradictions between words and actions’   Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb… Read More ›

Jewish Home vows no Palestinian state while it’s in government

Jewish Home vows no Palestinian state while it’s in government

As Netanyahu, Liberman voice support for Arab Peace Initiative, Shaked and Bennett say Palestine won’t happen on their watch   The Jewish Home party on… Read More ›

Senior party leader to ‘Post’: Clinton will ensure Democratic party platform supports Israel

Senior party leader to ‘Post’: Clinton will ensure Democratic party platform supports Israel

Fight might erupt at convention over language regarding Israel and Palestinians.   WASHINGTON – Hillary Clinton will ensure that the Democratic Party Platform slated to… Read More ›

Shared entrance to Western Wall brings haredi, progressive clash

Shared entrance to Western Wall brings haredi, progressive clash

According to the plan, the pluralist prayer area would be accessible from inside the main Western Wall complex.   Just four months ago the plan… Read More ›

Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians

Netanyahu says willing to discuss Arab initiative for peace with Palestinians

Following Egyptian President Sisi’s comments on peace, Netanyahu said ‘Arab peace initiative includes positive elements that can help revive constructive negotiations with the Palestinians’ Israeli… Read More ›

Jerusalem city officials: Ramot expansion plan is a big mistake

Jerusalem city officials: Ramot expansion plan is a big mistake

The Jerusalem Municipality’s chief engineer Shlomo Eshkol had slammed the program for not following the guidelines of the city’s urban renewal plan.   The mood… Read More ›

PayPal terminates anti-Israel BDS France account

PayPal terminates anti-Israel BDS France account

The ‘Post’ confirms the apparent closure on Monday.   BERLIN – Paypal, a global leader in online payment services, blocked payments to the anti-Israel movement… Read More ›

78% of Israelis support unilateral annexation of Ma’ale Adumim, poll finds

78% of Israelis support unilateral annexation of Ma’ale Adumim, poll finds

Right-wing MKs draft bill to apply sovereignty in West Bank city the day after PM expresses support for Saudi peace plan; Gush Etzion calls to… Read More ›

He found Judaism at 14. Today he’s at the forefront of Poland’s Jewish revival

He found Judaism at 14. Today he’s at the forefront of Poland’s Jewish revival

In the midst of a steady post-Communist Jewish resurgence, Maciej Pawlak now heads the Lauder Morasha Jewish Middle School   WARSAW — On the face… Read More ›

Dispelling rumors, Herzog says ‘no door’ to unity government

Dispelling rumors, Herzog says ‘no door’ to unity government

As Netanyahu battles Bennett, Zionist Union leader denies report his faction could replace Jewish Home in the coalition   Opposition leader Isaac Herzog denied reports… Read More ›

Rape case outrage backfires on PM

Rape case outrage backfires on PM

Prime Minister Netanyahu apologizes for chastising the media’s failiure to give proper attention to a rape by two Palestinian men on a mentally challenged Jewish… Read More ›

‘We are building the Democratic Camp’

‘We are building the Democratic Camp’

2,500 march in Tel Aviv against appointment of Liberman to defense portfolio.   Approximately 2,500 people protested against the appointment of Avigdor Liberman (Yisrael Beytenu) to… Read More ›

Bennett says he won’t blink first in cabinet row with Netanyahu

Bennett says he won’t blink first in cabinet row with Netanyahu

Jewish Home demands reform of security cabinet as condition for supporting Liberman as defense minister; Likud pans move as ‘political suicide’   Jewish Home party… Read More ›