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Jerusalem mayor speaks up

Jerusalem mayor speaks up

Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat spoke out strongly in an interview with Army Radio on Friday against the actions of Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni, who stopped… Read More ›

Offensive ISIS graffiti

Offensive ISIS graffiti

Pro-ISIS graffiti was sprayed on a monument to fallen Druse soldiers outside the Druse village of Dalyat al Carmel, Coastal District police said Saturday. The… Read More ›

A leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neturei Karta group was beaten up by Muslim men

A leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neturei Karta group was beaten up by Muslim men

A leader of the ultra-Orthodox Jewish Neturei Karta group, which is a fierce anti-Zionist organization, was beaten by a group of Muslim men in Holland.… Read More ›

The Condemnation’s That Fuels Anti-Semitism

The Condemnation’s That Fuels Anti-Semitism

In a recent interview Dieter Graumann, president of Germany’s Central Council of Jews, said: “These are the worst times since the Nazi era. On the… Read More ›

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free App

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free App

The Israel Antiquities Authority has launched a free app to introduce archaeology to children using games and puzzles. The app Dig Quest: Israel is available… Read More ›

Israel bans Arab workers for security reasons

Israel bans Arab workers for security reasons

An Israeli mayor has imposed a partial ban on employing Arab workers in his city in a sign of mounting security concerns after a surge… Read More ›

Security is increased around synagogues

New York City increased its police presence at synagogues and other locations in the wake of an attack on a Jerusalem synagogue that left four… Read More ›

Obama annouces actions on sweeping US immigration reform

WASHINGTON – US President Barack Obama imposed the most sweeping immigration reform in a generation on Thursday, easing the threat of deportation for about 4.7… Read More ›

Netanyahu proposes his own version of ‘Jewish state bill’

Netanyahu proposes his own version of ‘Jewish state bill’

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will present his own version of the controversial “Jewish state bill” to the cabinet on Sunday. Netanyahu said that the “Jewish… Read More ›

Israeli official: Erdogan rhetoric befits Tehran or Damascus, not a NATO capital

Israeli official: Erdogan rhetoric befits Tehran or Damascus, not a NATO capital

Israel’s “barbaric” attack on al-Aksa is an attack on Turkey, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Thursday in remarks immediately slammed by Israel as “malicious… Read More ›

James Blunt is coming to perform in Tel Aviv for the first time

James Blunt is coming to perform in Tel Aviv for the first time

British pop sensation James Blunt will perform in Israel for the first time on February 2, 2015, at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv as… Read More ›

Jordan delays return of ambassador to Israel after synagogue attack

Jordan delays return of ambassador to Israel after synagogue attack

Following Tuesday’s terrorist attack in Jerusalem, officials in Jordan said Amman will delay the return of Jordanian Ambassador Walid Obeidat to Israel. An official source… Read More ›

Riots erupt in East Jerusalem’s Shuafat refugee camp

Residents of east Jerusalem’s Shuafat took to the streets of the refugee camp on Wednesday to protest against Israeli security forces, amid heightened tensions in… Read More ›

More than 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end 2013

More than 135,000 Ethiopians living in Israel at end 2013

At the end of 2013 the Ethiopian population in Israel stood at some 135.5 thousand people – 85.9 thousand who were born in Ethiopia and… Read More ›

Israel approves construction of new homes in capital, as violence flares

Israel approves construction of new homes in capital, as violence flares

Israel on Wednesday approved the construction of 78 new homes in two Jerusalem neighborhoods over the Green Line, likely to aggravate Palestinian anger at a… Read More ›

Tel Aviv are scared after Jerusalem massacre

Tel Aviv are scared after Jerusalem massacre

Panic gripped a stretch of Ben Yehuda Street in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night, when a series of callers told police dispatchers they heard shouts… Read More ›

PA spokesman blasts new Jerusalem construction plan

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, a spokesman for Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said of Israel’s approval of 78 new homes in Jerusalem: “These decisions are a… Read More ›

Air pollution in Israel dropped significantly

Air pollution in Israel dropped significantly

The country’s air pollution levels underwent a dramatic drop between 2012 and 2013, the Environmental Protection Ministry reported on Tuesday. An examination of emissions data… Read More ›

Orthodox Jewish man attacked at Brooklyn train station

Orthodox Jewish man attacked at Brooklyn train station

Three brutes beat a man while hurling anti-Semitic insults at him at a Brooklyn train station, cops said Tuesday. The 53-year-old Orthodox Jewish man was… Read More ›

Four Jewish Victims

Four Jewish Victims

JERUSALEM — The car crawled slowly through the streets of Har Nof, a loudspeaker on its roof, broadcasting psalms and announcing the funeral at 2… Read More ›