World Jewish News

Economy minister criticizes fellow minister Steinitz for leaving Jerusalem in the dark over massive reserves found off neighbor’s coast   Economy Minister Aryeh Deri on… Read More ›

Extending aid by a decade, R&D collaboration, F-35 strike fighters among measures eyed for heightened US-Israel security cooperation   WASHINGTON (JTA) – The moment the… Read More ›

Timetable for the children of the holocaust reveals ‘intense fears’ but also determination to maintain Jewish culture despite Nazi threat. The Shem Olam institute recently… Read More ›

Investigation into 2014 incident leads Israeli police to conclusion that now MK Oren Hazan broke the law, assaulted Ariel city manager. Israeli police recommended bringing… Read More ›

Margalit: Israel is going through one of worst turndowns   The Knesset is scheduled to vote on the 2015-2016 state budget – the government’s first… Read More ›

Arkansas’s Tom Cotton says he supports Israel because of common values, shared security interests.   Even if the US Congress does not muster enough votes… Read More ›

Prosor formally raised Israel’s objection to the proposal in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and current president of the General Assembly, Sam… Read More ›

After an Israel Teachers Association strike was averted on Monday night, the new school year was set to begin as schedule on Tuesday morning.  … Read More ›

Yuli Edelstein tells global conference cooperation on environmental issues would lay foundations for peace; Iran walks out on speech   Knesset Speaker Yuli Edelstain called… Read More ›

Hours after West Bank firefight surrounding terror suspects’ arrest, Israelis living north of Strip are sent racing to shelters   Rocket warning sirens were heard… Read More ›

Culture and sports minister challenges network after report that she hired ad agency without following protocol; recording apparently captures Regev’s attempts to settle on an… Read More ›

IDF force enters West Bank town of Jenin to arrest wanted Islamic Jihad official, sparking violent clashes, wounding 5 Palestinians. An Israeli Yamam operative was… Read More ›

Op-ed: The entry of Haredim into the government and their taking on ministerial positions is part of a larger process of Haredi integration, which includes… Read More ›

  Gaza Strip – A member of the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing, was killed on Saturday after an accident occurred in one of the… Read More ›

  Jerusalem – Two weeks ago, in the last essay Oliver Sacks ever published entitled “Sabbath,” he ruminated about his tenuous relationship with Judaism and… Read More ›

Director of Berlin State Opera House denied entrance to Iran despite also holding Argentinean, Palestinian citizenship. Iran has barred famed conductor Daniel Barenboim from entering… Read More ›

Movement for Quality Government says PM should keep the cabinet at 21 ministers and combine rather than split ministries.   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu should… Read More ›

Gideon Greif: Germans were not only the biggest murderers, but the biggest thieves.   The possible discovery of a Nazi train filled with Holocaust- era… Read More ›