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Caesarea sold by Greek Orthodox church to mystery foreign buyer

Caesarea sold by Greek Orthodox church to mystery foreign buyer

Justice ministry calls meeting over surprise sale of 700 dunams of land belonging to Patriarchate in ancient port city, TV report says   The Roman… Read More ›

Manhattan, NY – New York Museum Recreates Scene Of Nazi War Criminal’s Trial

Manhattan, NY – New York Museum Recreates Scene Of Nazi War Criminal’s Trial

  Manhattan, NY –  Half a century after Nazi war criminal Adolf Eichmann was convicted and hanged in Israel for engineering the deaths of millions… Read More ›

Netanyahu vs. Bennett: Who is ‘the real rightist’?

Netanyahu vs. Bennett: Who is ‘the real rightist’?

Op-ed: In the past, the PM left the ‘hardcore right’ to smaller parties and focused on the moderate and centrist right. The last elections, though,… Read More ›

When anti-Semitism becomes ‘legitimate’

When anti-Semitism becomes ‘legitimate’

Op-ed: Netanyahu likely wouldn’t have rushed to legitimize the Hungarian PM’s sophisticated use of anti-Semitic language if it were directed at a tycoon funding his… Read More ›

Brooklyn, NY – WATCH: Suspect In Custody After Second Williamsburg Burglary In A Month

Brooklyn, NY – WATCH: Suspect In Custody After Second Williamsburg Burglary In A Month

  Brooklyn, NY – A Williamsburg man who was arrested just last month for a synagogue burglary has found himself on the wrong side of… Read More ›

How a Chinese-Jewish chef finds inspiration on a North Dakota farm

How a Chinese-Jewish chef finds inspiration on a North Dakota farm

While it didn’t occur to Molly Yeh that ‘a place could exist without tons of Jews,’ the Instagram star is snapping up as many influences… Read More ›

Canadian Orthodox Synagogue Protests Chief Rabbinate ‘Blacklist’ to Quebec Consul General

Canadian Orthodox Synagogue Protests Chief Rabbinate ‘Blacklist’ to Quebec Consul General

Shaar Hashomayim synagogue in Montreal also demands apology from Chief Rabbi Lau to communal rabbi.   The venerable and prestigious Orthodox synagogue of Shaar Hashomayim… Read More ›

When nothing is sacred, UNESCO ruling comes as no surprise

When nothing is sacred, UNESCO ruling comes as no surprise

Op-ed: The Arab-Palestinian side knows how to sanctify the things it deems important, while the Jewish-Israeli side’s actions convey the message to the Palestinians and… Read More ›

Pro-Palestinian protest at Radiohead concert earns middle finger

Pro-Palestinian protest at Radiohead concert earns middle finger

Radiohead—expected to arrive in Israel for a concert later this month—continues to draw ire from pro-Palestinian demonstrators waving flags and protest signs during a performance… Read More ›

New York – Jay-Z Jewish Lyric Spurs Concerns From ADL

New York – Jay-Z Jewish Lyric Spurs Concerns From ADL

  New York – The Anti-Defamation League expressed concern about a Jay-Z lyric that “Jewish people own all the property in America,” but emphasized that… Read More ›

Teen terrorist appeals ‘stringent’ sentence

Teen terrorist appeals ‘stringent’ sentence

Ahmad Manasra, who stabbed a Jewish boy his age in Pisgat Ze’ev in October 2015, appeals punishment of 12 years in prison; terrorist’s lawyer says… Read More ›

Athletes come to the 2017 Maccabiah Games for glory, and love

Athletes come to the 2017 Maccabiah Games for glory, and love

With its mixture of sports, Judaism and excitement over Israel, world’s largest Jewish sporting event provides fertile ground for matchmaking   JTA — Danny Janel… Read More ›

Austrian Bishop Resigns From NGO Over Antisemitism at Palestinian Event

Austrian Bishop Resigns From NGO Over Antisemitism at Palestinian Event

In addition to anti-Israel antisemitism, the bishop cited verbal attacks on members of the Jewish community during a lecture as a reason for his break… Read More ›

Holocaust survivors urge Polish FM: Stop UNESCO Hebron vote

Holocaust survivors urge Polish FM: Stop UNESCO Hebron vote

12 survivors born in Poland and now live in Israel send letter to Polish government, which is hosting the UNESCO World Heritage Committee meeting, calling… Read More ›

Yoga for Mideast peace? That would be great, says Modi

Yoga for Mideast peace? That would be great, says Modi

On eve of his arrival in Israel, India’s prime minister hails Israeli innovation, talks about the benefits of ‘the holistic approach’   In an interview… Read More ›

How could Mr. America fail to predict the crisis with US Jewry?

How could Mr. America fail to predict the crisis with US Jewry?

Op-ed: Netanyahu is so afraid of losing his partnership with the Haredim that he prefers fighting with millions of US Jews. This isn’t just an… Read More ›

Jewish Home, Likud to collaborate on ‘Unified Jerusalem’ bill

Jewish Home, Likud to collaborate on ‘Unified Jerusalem’ bill

Ending coalition spat, Naftali Bennett and Ze’ev Elkin say they’ll reformulate proposal to require supermajority for handing over parts of capital for peace   After… Read More ›

Bennett Initiative to Block Dividing Jerusalem Heads to Early Vote

Bennett Initiative to Block Dividing Jerusalem Heads to Early Vote

Critics of the bill in question say that such a law would be a major and irreversible stumbling bloc on the way to a peace… Read More ›

Liberal Jews protest conversion bill, Kotel plan freeze outside PM’s residence

Liberal Jews protest conversion bill, Kotel plan freeze outside PM’s residence

Over a thousand people gather after the end of Shabbat to urge the prime minister, ‘Bibi, don’t divide the Jewish people’; ‘The Israeli government turned… Read More ›

Soldiers must learn how to deal with Jewish rioters

Soldiers must learn how to deal with Jewish rioters

Op-ed: After 50 years of serving in the territories, after hundreds and maybe even thousands of clashes with settlers and Hilltop Youth, the army must… Read More ›