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New HBO doc takes candid look at writer-AIDS activist Larry Kramer

New HBO doc takes candid look at writer-AIDS activist Larry Kramer

On the forefront of the AIDS epidemic, the outspoken Jewish author and playwright became a provocateur who rallied a nation JTA — It wasn’t so… Read More ›

PA presents claims of Israeli crimes to ICC

PA presents claims of Israeli crimes to ICC

Documents presented to chief prosecutor meant to convince ICC to investigate claims; Foreign Ministry: ‘We hope attorney won’t fall for this trap.’ The Palestinian Authority… Read More ›

Jewish Agency seeks to streamline Ukraine efforts as immigrants deal with war traumas

Jewish Agency seeks to streamline Ukraine efforts as immigrants deal with war traumas

Immigrants escaping the fighting in Ukraine could require extended stays in absorption centers to deal with the issues brought about by surviving war.   The… Read More ›

Israel supporters to rally in Geneva against UNHRC Gaza report

Israel supporters to rally in Geneva against UNHRC Gaza report

Opponents of the report, including the State of Israel, are upset that it appears to equate the IDF with the Hamas terrorist group.   Pro-Israel… Read More ›

Analysis: PA war crimes charges aren’t really about Gaza

Analysis: PA war crimes charges aren’t really about Gaza

The report pushes forward on the issue of whether settlements are war crimes.   Where does the Palestinian Authority’s Thursday submission of a report on… Read More ›

Exclusive Interview with Asaf Goren the “Hebrew Breaker”

Exclusive Interview with Asaf Goren the “Hebrew Breaker”

We recently sat down with Asaf Goren the “Hebrew Breaker”. Asaf auditioned for “So you think you can Dance” and his video on YouTube has… Read More ›

Swimmer Marc Hinawi brings Israel eighth medal at European Games

Swimmer Marc Hinawi brings Israel eighth medal at European Games

“I’m really happy, but I believe I can swim faster,” Hinawi says after event.   Israel’s medal haul at the European Games is up to… Read More ›

A Georgetown law professor just perfectly captured the absurdity of Confederate pride

A Georgetown law professor just perfectly captured the absurdity of Confederate pride

  It’s been 150 years since the Civil War officially ended, but take a trip to certain regions in the south and you might get… Read More ›

Auschwitz museum theft: Teen boys sentenced

Auschwitz museum theft: Teen boys sentenced

Two UK students have been sentenced after stealing items from the museum at Auschwitz — the former Nazi death camp in Poland. The boys, both… Read More ›

Israel to Jordanian media: ‘Stop praising attacks on Israelis’

Israel to Jordanian media: ‘Stop praising attacks on Israelis’

In response to Jordanian Ad- Dustour article praising ‘heroic’ attacks against civiliains, Israeli embassy posts message expressing its disgust at the incitement to violence. Jordanian… Read More ›

Former IDF general: We have ability to hack advanced Hezbollah rockets

Former IDF general: We have ability to hack advanced Hezbollah rockets

The IDF’s plan to integrate its cyber-warfare units was also on the agenda, with some questioning whether it would “degrade” Israel’s capabilities and others seeing… Read More ›

US Congress passes rare law targeting boycotts of Israel

US Congress passes rare law targeting boycotts of Israel

White House tells JPost: Policy on boycotts, and on occupation, “remain unchanged.”   WASHINGTON – Four decades have passed since Congress last agreed on a… Read More ›

Los Angeles, CA – ‘Titanic’ Jewish Composer Dies In California Plane Crash

Los Angeles, CA – ‘Titanic’ Jewish Composer Dies In California Plane Crash

  Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood composer James Horner, who scored the Oscar-winning film “Titanic” and its megahit theme song “My Heart Will Go On”,… Read More ›

Jerusalem – After Shas MK Remarks About Reform Jews, PM Stresses Israel Welcomes All Streams Of Judaism

Jerusalem – After Shas MK Remarks About Reform Jews, PM Stresses Israel Welcomes All Streams Of Judaism

  Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on three different occasions over the last week that Israel is home to all Jews are intended… Read More ›

Far-right surges in Croatia as EU disappointment spreads

Far-right surges in Croatia as EU disappointment spreads

Rise of pro-Nazi activism in EU’s newest member state has many in Europe, and in Croatia, worried about country’s future   ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) —… Read More ›

UN nuclear test ban chief urges Iran to ratify pact

UN nuclear test ban chief urges Iran to ratify pact

Lassina Zerbo urges Tehran, which shuttered its seismic nuclear test detection station in 2006, to ‘show great leadership’   VIENNA (AP) — The head of… Read More ›

Tel Aviv prepares for White Night Europa

Tel Aviv prepares for White Night Europa

Israeli metropolis’ 2015 White Night events will be held this Thursday in tribute to European culture, featuring artists and chefs from Europe. Tel Aviv is… Read More ›

Woman feared to have joined IS was coerced, says family

Woman feared to have joined IS was coerced, says family

Following report that Sakhnin resident fled to Syria with wife and children to join Islamic State group, relatives express shock and anger at the man… Read More ›

Jerusalem pushes democracies to reject UN Gaza report

Jerusalem pushes democracies to reject UN Gaza report

Israel is trying to get as many democracies as possible to vote in the UNHRC against endorsing its Gaza report, in hopes of denuding the… Read More ›

IAF strikes Gaza rocket launcher after projectile attack on southern Israel

IAF strikes Gaza rocket launcher after projectile attack on southern Israel

Following rocket landing in open territory, military places onus on Hamas faction to take responsibility for projectile fire emanating from the coastal Palestinian enclave.  … Read More ›