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J’Lem Mum on Putin’s Remarks on Possible Jewish Meddling in US Elections

J’Lem Mum on Putin’s Remarks on Possible Jewish Meddling in US Elections

Neither the Prime Minister’s Office nor the Foreign Ministry would respond Sunday to the comments, apparently because of the extreme sensitivity of Israel’s relations with… Read More ›

Ovadia Yosef’s daughter: ‘If it was up to me, Shas would disappear

Ovadia Yosef’s daughter: ‘If it was up to me, Shas would disappear

Daughter of Shas founder and spiritual leader Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, Adina Bar-Shalom, declares that if it was up to her, Shas would disappear; ‘Deri changed… Read More ›

Netanyahu, Haredim said to reach understanding on draft bill

Netanyahu, Haredim said to reach understanding on draft bill

PM holds last-ditch talks with party leaders, as fight over ultra-Orthodox conscription threatens to topple government   Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and leaders of his… Read More ›

Top Trump economic aide Gary Cohn quits over trade tariff plan

Top Trump economic aide Gary Cohn quits over trade tariff plan

Administration rocked by yet another high-level resignation, as Jewish adviser leaves in protest of president’s controversial intent to tax imports of steel and aluminum  … Read More ›

Will Israel’s clash with Poland affect Holocaust commemoration trips?

Will Israel’s clash with Poland affect Holocaust commemoration trips?

As some call for a boycott of tours of Nazi sites to protest Warsaw’s complicity law, others argue Auschwitz visits more important than ever  … Read More ›

1946 U.S. Document Reveals Poles Treated Jews as Badly as Germans Did

1946 U.S. Document Reveals Poles Treated Jews as Badly as Germans Did

The report said many Jews preferred to flee, even to Germany, after the war.   A declassified US State Department report from 1946 documented the… Read More ›

American Jewish war veterans want young warriors to keep telling their stories

American Jewish war veterans want young warriors to keep telling their stories

An advocacy group for Jews in the military discusses strategies to remind Americans — and Jews in particular — of the proud tradition of service… Read More ›

Poland ‘Caving to Israeli Pressure’, Freezes Holocaust Law

Poland ‘Caving to Israeli Pressure’, Freezes Holocaust Law

A Polish delegation is expected to arrive in Israel in the coming days.   A Polish team is expected to arrive in Jerusalem in the… Read More ›

Over 20,000 protest in Tel Aviv against plan to deport asylum seekers

Over 20,000 protest in Tel Aviv against plan to deport asylum seekers

Two men detained for questioning ahead of demonstration over Facebook posts calling for a violent counter-rally   More than 20,000 African asylum seekers and Israelis… Read More ›

Pineville, LA – College Denies Nixing Coach’s Hiring Due To Jewish Heritage

Pineville, LA – College Denies Nixing Coach’s Hiring Due To Jewish Heritage

Pineville, LA – An attorney for a private Baptist college in Louisiana and the school’s president disputes a lawsuit’s claims that they refused to hire… Read More ›

New York – US Jewish Group Withdraws Holocaust Video Offensive To Poles

New York – US Jewish Group Withdraws Holocaust Video Offensive To Poles

  New York – A prominent Jewish-American foundation removed a video from YouTube which had sparked outrage in Poland and beyond on Wednesday with its… Read More ›

Iran Expert: Trump Must Keep Threat to Nix Nuke Deal to Get E.U. Help

Iran Expert: Trump Must Keep Threat to Nix Nuke Deal to Get E.U. Help

Landau urged the US not to lower its standards in any negotiations about limiting Iranian ballistic missile tests.   Unless the Trump administration keeps a… Read More ›

Scholars: Polish PM distorts history by saying Jews participated in Holocaust

Scholars: Polish PM distorts history by saying Jews participated in Holocaust

While some Jewish collaborators did technically contribute to the downfall of their fellow victims, unlike Poles they did so under immediate threat of death, say… Read More ›

Polish MP: I Hope My Prime Minister is Being Stupid and Not Ruthless

Polish MP: I Hope My Prime Minister is Being Stupid and Not Ruthless

MP Michal Kaminski is a member of the opposition party the Union of European Democrats, the only party which voted against the contentious “death camps… Read More ›

Israel said to fear Assad chemical weapons spillover into Golan Heights

Israel said to fear Assad chemical weapons spillover into Golan Heights

In classified cable to envoys in 15 key countries, Foreign Ministry reportedly stresses Israel would respond to such a situation in ‘strongest possible terms’  … Read More ›

Investing in religious pluralism in Israel

Investing in religious pluralism in Israel

Op-ed: Imagine what would’ve happened had the Conservative Movement, which donated billions of dollars to Israel over the years, decided to instead invest its money… Read More ›

Washington – Jewish Republicans Want Congressman To Admit His State Of The Union Guest Is A Holocaust Denier

Washington – Jewish Republicans Want Congressman To Admit His State Of The Union Guest Is A Holocaust Denier

  Washington – The Republican Jewish Coalition called on Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida to acknowledge that his guest at the State of the Union… Read More ›

Vilnius – Lithuanian Ethics Official Offers Cash Reward For Thesis Pinning War Crimes On Jews

Vilnius – Lithuanian Ethics Official Offers Cash Reward For Thesis Pinning War Crimes On Jews

  Vilnius – A Lithuanian official responsible for ethics in academia offered a cash reward for students or scholars willing to write a thesis about… Read More ›

The Temple Mount state is coming

The Temple Mount state is coming

Op-ed: If we decide to build in the settlements, it should have nothing to do with terror. The proper response to terror is punishing the… Read More ›

Trump’s embrace could lead to dangerous rift with US Jews

Trump’s embrace could lead to dangerous rift with US Jews

Op-ed: We can enjoy the hand extended from the White House, but we mustn’t forget that its tenants are replaced every four to eight years… Read More ›