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In call, Mattis assures Liberman of ‘unwavering commitment to Israel’

In call, Mattis assures Liberman of ‘unwavering commitment to Israel’

In a first series of conversations, new Pentagon chief also telephones French and German counterparts to assure them of US commitment to NATO   In… Read More ›

Linda Sarsour, Women’s March Organizer, Works to Link Civil Rights Struggles to Palestinian Cause

Linda Sarsour, Women’s March Organizer, Works to Link Civil Rights Struggles to Palestinian Cause

Executive director of Arab American Association of New York was co-chair of mass protest against Trump   WASHINGTON – Linda Sarsour briefly mentioned her Palestinian… Read More ›

A lesson in communications and collegiality

A lesson in communications and collegiality

Op-ed: When Channel 10 faced a shutdown, most Israeli journalists expressed their solidarity. This time, when Yedioth is in the middle of a crisis, some… Read More ›

Government to postpone discussion of Ma’ale Adumim annexation

Government to postpone discussion of Ma’ale Adumim annexation

Bayit Yehudi Chairman Bennett to postpone discussion of a bill on Sunday’s cabinet meeting discussing the official annexation of Ma’ale Adumim. Minister of Education and… Read More ›

For some Jewish millennials, anti-Trump march is a first step

For some Jewish millennials, anti-Trump march is a first step

Gathering in Washington, young Jewish women say that they were moved to activism by the election and the new president’s rhetoric   WASHINGTON, DC —… Read More ›

Beduin Allege Police Frame-Up in Teacher’s Death

Beduin Allege Police Frame-Up in Teacher’s Death

In 1956, the same families were forced off their land in the Wadi Zbala area of the Negev and relocated by the army to what… Read More ›

When brainwashing wins

When brainwashing wins

Op-ed: The words ‘racism’ and discrimination’ are the only thing radical leftist speakers can say about the Umm al-Hiran evacuation. Ignoring the facts, they are… Read More ›

‘More than just our homes were destroyed’

‘More than just our homes were destroyed’

“Where will you sleep?” a boy sitting on rubble was asked. “We won’t sleep,” he said.   It was a harrowing scene after police pulled… Read More ›

FBI to probe wave of bomb threats to US Jewish institutions

FBI to probe wave of bomb threats to US Jewish institutions

Federal authorities to investigate second string of hoax attacks targeting JCCs across country after 32 community centers, synagogues receive hoax threats   Federal authorities said… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Sweet Revenge Against Nazis As Holocaust Survivors Welcome 100th Great Grandchild

Jerusalem – Sweet Revenge Against Nazis As Holocaust Survivors Welcome 100th Great Grandchild

  Jerusalem – Like so many other Holocaust survivors, Michael and Marion Mittwoch consider their progeny to be the ultimate revenge against Hitler and this… Read More ›

Obama, Trump and the dangers of a ‘Jewish’ president

Obama, Trump and the dangers of a ‘Jewish’ president

The great success story of American Jewry has created a phenomenon perhaps unprecedented since the Khazar king, Bulan, converted to Judaism around the ninth century.… Read More ›

Eclipse ‘stopped the sun’ for biblical Joshua, Israeli scientists say

Eclipse ‘stopped the sun’ for biblical Joshua, Israeli scientists say

Researchers claim to pinpoint the exact date — October 30, 1207 BCE — and explanation for an astounding event in the Battle in Gibeon  … Read More ›

Obamacare repeal effort sends jitters through Jewish service groups

Obamacare repeal effort sends jitters through Jewish service groups

100-plus Jewish Family Service agencies across America are grappling with the question of what will happen once health care law is gone   NEW YORK… Read More ›

Jerusalem is undividable

Jerusalem is undividable

Op-ed: Instead of dividing Israel’s capital, we must expand it and strengthen its Jewish majority. How? Annexing Ma’ale Adumim to Jerusalem will dramatically affect the… Read More ›

242 years ago, the first Jew was elected to public office in the New World

242 years ago, the first Jew was elected to public office in the New World

27-year-old plantation owner Francis Salvador made history on Jan. 11, 1775, when he was appointed to the South Carolina Provincial Congress   JTA — Long… Read More ›

Jewish Groups Slam Trump’s ‘Inappropriate’ Comment

Jewish Groups Slam Trump’s ‘Inappropriate’ Comment

Anti-Defamation League: President-elect’s remark about Nazi Germany warrants an apology.   The Anti-Defamation League said a remark made Wednesday by US President-elect Donald Trump comparing… Read More ›

Two Years Later, Paris Remembers Hyper Cacher

Two Years Later, Paris Remembers Hyper Cacher

“It is difficult to realize that this quiet place was the site of such barbaric acts.”   PARIS – For three hours, undeterred by the… Read More ›

Obama: Netanyahu talks of two-state solution but his actions undermine it

Obama: Netanyahu talks of two-state solution but his actions undermine it

In final interview with Israeli TV, president says ‘unfettered support’ for settlements by his successor would bring ‘worsening situation’ to conflict   In a final… Read More ›

Serving faithfully: US religious girls in the Israeli army

Serving faithfully: US religious girls in the Israeli army

Every year, hundreds of young Jewish American women choose to leave the Orthodox homes they grew up in and make aliyah in order to defend… Read More ›

Victims of Jerusalem terror attack being laid to rest

Victims of Jerusalem terror attack being laid to rest

‘We send them to the army and we know that maybe they won’t come back. Did I ever think it would happen to me? Never,’… Read More ›