Portion of VP Pence’s speech penned by former UK chief rabbi
Former chief rabbi of the UK and one of the preeminent religious Jewish philosophers in the world, Lord Dr. Jonathan Sacks, met with VP Pence… Read More ›
Former chief rabbi of the UK and one of the preeminent religious Jewish philosophers in the world, Lord Dr. Jonathan Sacks, met with VP Pence… Read More ›
Paris – French lawmakers have been banned from wearing religious symbols in parliament under a proposal submitted by a member of President Emmanuel Macron’s… Read More ›
Washington – A senior al-Qaida leader was placed on the U.S. State Department’s list of global terrorists a day after he called on Muslims… Read More ›
The unique, juxtaposing coin, sold in a recent Israeli auction, contains the remarkable story about an unlikely friendship between two Germans—a Jew and a Nazi—and… Read More ›
Yehoshua Elitzur was driving near Nablus in 2004 when he suddenly stopped and exited his car carrying an M-16 and shot and killed the Palestinian… Read More ›
PA leader stresses Palestinians must only use ‘peaceful’ means to resist, encourages Muslims and Christians worldwide to visit and ‘defend’ Jerusalem Palestinian Authority President… Read More ›
Op-ed: Mahmoud Abbas’ scathing speech was mostly a gift to the Israeli rightists who wants one big state; the Palestinian president is making it clear… Read More ›
In a bizarre twist, the woman was later beaten to death by their disabled son. NEW YORK, NEW YORK – Recently declassified CIA documents show that… Read More ›
Strategic Affairs Minister Gilad Erdan: Political opponents don’t understand the subject and don’t know how to lead Israel. Opposition party leaders came out against… Read More ›
Analysis: The last real opposition leader was Benjamin Netanyahu, who fought the Olmert government with a 12-member faction; now, his old rival Yoel Hasson has… Read More ›
New York – Amid a public debate about Donald Trump’s fitness for office, World Jewish Congress President Ronald Lauder praised the president as “a… Read More ›
More than a year has passed since the Chief Rabbinate pledged to delineate criteria for recognizing Orthodox rabbis in the diaspora, but a committee set… Read More ›
Op-ed: The common belief is that people who work on Shabbat are weakened workers from the lower class, but new figures reveal that working on… Read More ›
Op-ed: The occupation is a volcano that has already exploded in our face twice, and the current leadership will lead us to the third explosion—and… Read More ›
New York – The New Zealand Jewish community is defending home-grown pop star Lorde from accusations in a full-page ad that she is a bigot… Read More ›
Law requires special two-thirds Knesset support to approve relinquishing any portion of the city to a foreign power under any future peace deal Lawmakers… Read More ›
Jerusalem – The number of Haredim in Israel reached one million in 2017, representing 12 percent of the population and rising. The Haredi (ultra-Orthodox)… Read More ›
David Friedman says response was an ’emotional overreaction,’ US Jews owe president ‘debt of gratitude’ for recognizing Israeli capital US Ambassador David Friedman criticized… Read More ›
Op-ed: Accusing the woman who convinced Lorde to cancel her Tel Aviv concert of auto-anti-Semitism would be too simplistic; only a particularly developed Jewish sense… Read More ›
Analysis: Despite their declarations, the Palestinians understand there will be no peace negotiations without American mediation; another UN discussion and another General Assembly resolution will… Read More ›