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Chief Rabbi Yosef: Shame terrorist wasn’t killed

Chief Rabbi Yosef: Shame terrorist wasn’t killed

In weekly Torah lesson dedicated to Salomon family members slain in Halamish terror attack, Rabbi Yitzhak Yosef says ‘If we know a terrorist came to… Read More ›

Bronx, NY – Shuttered Bronx Synagogue Becomes A Dumping Ground

Bronx, NY – Shuttered Bronx Synagogue Becomes A Dumping Ground

  Bronx, NY – Neighbors of a shuttered synagogue in the Bronx want its apparent owners to clean up the trash that is accumulating on… Read More ›

Jews say Netanyahu ignoring them

Jews say Netanyahu ignoring them

Highlighting rare chilly reception, community leaders ask why Israeli PM focused speech at Budapest JCC on bilateral ties instead of addressing their concerns about anti-Semitism,… Read More ›

Soros and Hungarian anti-Semites: Almost one and the same

Soros and Hungarian anti-Semites: Almost one and the same

Op-ed: As far as George Soros is concerned, anti-Zionism and anti-Semitism have become one ideology—hatred for Israel. George Soros is right, because Hungarian Prime Minister… Read More ›

The first medic to respond to the Temple Mount terror attack was Muslim. Here’s his story

The first medic to respond to the Temple Mount terror attack was Muslim. Here’s his story

When Nedal Sader first heard the crackle of machine-gun fire just outside his apartment on Friday, he couldn’t believe it was coming from the holy… Read More ›

Old City Terrorism Deters Tourism, Hurts Shops

Old City Terrorism Deters Tourism, Hurts Shops

Attacks like those on Friday have a major impact on the number of tourists that pass through both stores and the Old City.   Passing… Read More ›

Incitement leads to action

Incitement leads to action

Op-ed: Sheikh Raed Salah is following in Mufti Haj Amin al-Husseini’s footsteps with the ‘Al-Aqsa is in danger’ libel, which asserts that the Jews are… Read More ›

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 ›