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Santiago del Estero, Argentina -Jewish Tombs Desecrated At Cemetery

Santiago del Estero, Argentina -Jewish Tombs Desecrated At Cemetery

Santiago del Estero, Argentina – Members of Argentina’s Jewish community are denouncing the desecration of about a dozen tombs at a Jewish cemetery in the… Read More ›

United Nations – Sanctions called For By Syria On Israel Over Air Strikes

United Nations – Sanctions called For By Syria On Israel Over Air Strikes

United Nations – Monday,  Syria asked the United Nations Security Council  to impose sanctions on neighboring Israel, one day after accusing the Jewish state of… Read More ›

Bill Cassidy enjoyed a warm meeting with Jewish activists

Bill Cassidy enjoyed a warm meeting with Jewish activists

Congressman Bill Cassidy’s win in the Senate run-off election in Louisiana which saw the defeat of Senator Mary Landriu a strong supporter of the US-Israel… Read More ›

Food donations to seniors in advance of Chanukah

Food donations to seniors in advance of Chanukah

The Bronx Jewish Community Council organized a Chanukah giveaway which saw hundreds of packages given out to elderly homebound people in advance of the Jewish… Read More ›

Is US-Israel friendship damaged?

Is US-Israel friendship damaged?

Former prime minister and defense minister Ehud Barak lamented his former partner Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for damaging the US-Israeli relationship and for failing to… Read More ›

Obama’s Jewish personal chef is leaving him

Obama’s Jewish personal chef is leaving him

Obama’s Jewish personal chef and longest-serving aide, Sam Kass has resigned from his job at the first family’s residence and is moving to New York,… Read More ›

United Nations- Collaboration Between Israel And Syrian Rebels Revealed By New UN Report

United Nations- Collaboration Between Israel And Syrian Rebels Revealed By New UN Report

United Nations – The Syrian ambassador to the UN has long complained of a Zionist conspiracy to overthrow President Bashar Assad working with the Syrian… Read More ›

Moscow – Top Putin Aide:  ISIS Terrorists Being Trained In Iraq, Syria By Israeli Massad

Moscow – Top Putin Aide: ISIS Terrorists Being Trained In Iraq, Syria By Israeli Massad

Moscow – One of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s top aids on Sunday accused Israel and the United States of training the Islamic State in order… Read More ›

Tel Aviv – The High Court Is Expected To Allow Pinto Plea Bargain To Go Through

Tel Aviv – The High Court Is Expected To Allow Pinto Plea Bargain To Go Through

Tel Aviv – The High Court of Justice on Monday indicated that it would likely let the plea bargain of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto go… Read More ›

Israel – Including Charedi Parties In New Government Is Opposed By Majority Of Public

Israel – Including Charedi Parties In New Government Is Opposed By Majority Of Public

Israel – A poll revealed that 62 percent of the public is in favor of a government without the haredi political parties. Poll was conducted… Read More ›

West Bank – Abbas Unconscious In Hospital?  Palestinian Internal Strife Sparks Rumors

West Bank – Abbas Unconscious In Hospital? Palestinian Internal Strife Sparks Rumors

West Bank- Rumors reached their peak over the weekend with reports that Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas suffered a stroke, sparked by internal bickering among the… Read More ›

Anti-Semitism on rise in France

Anti-Semitism on rise in France

Anti-Semitic threats and incidents have more than doubled so far this year in France, said the interior minister at a rally on Sunday to protest… Read More ›

Israeli Air Force jets conducted air strike in Syria.

Israeli Air Force jets conducted air strike in Syria.

According to unconfirmed reports, Syrian troops fired back a surface-to-air-missile at an IAF aircraft following the raid. Israel previously carried out aerial strikes at the… Read More ›

Jewish-infused yoga helps to promote a healthy lifestyle

Jewish-infused yoga helps to promote a healthy lifestyle

With many Bay Area synagogues and JCCs now offering programs that bring a Jewish twist to mind-body practices, it turns out there aren’t enough Jewish-infused… Read More ›

George Bush is going to deliver the keynote at Hanukkah dinner

George Bush is going to deliver the keynote at Hanukkah dinner

George W. Bush is expected to deliver the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s 90th Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation on Dec. 14th at the Waldorf-Astoria… Read More ›

Obama has a new ally

Obama has a new ally

President Barack Obama on Friday touted “slow and steady progress” in the fight against Islamic State militants as he committed to increase aid to Jordan,… Read More ›

California-Israel partnerships

California-Israel partnerships

California-Israel partnerships related to stem cell research are the horizon due to an agreement signed today between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and… Read More ›

Obama my take serious action against Israeli settlement

Obama my take serious action against Israeli settlement

The Obama administration is looking into the possibility of taking action against the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as… Read More ›

Paris – Holocaust Deportees To Be Compensated By France

Paris – Holocaust Deportees To Be Compensated By France

Paris – Many Americans and others deported by France’s state rail company SNCF during the Nazi occupation will be entitled to compensation under a new… Read More ›

Brussels- After France Recognize ‘Palestine’, Belgian Parliament In Line To Follow

Brussels- After France Recognize ‘Palestine’, Belgian Parliament In Line To Follow

Brussels – Though it is not clear what form the recognition will take, Belgium is the next country likely to make some type of move… Read More ›