Jerusalem – Israel’s prime minister says he remains firmly behind his candidate to be the new ambassador to Brazil — despite Brazil’s apparent objections… Read More ›
West Bank – Palestinian intellectuals and writers have gathered in the West Bank to read poems and call for the release of a Palestinian… Read More ›
New York – New York City officials are close to a deal that would save Central Park’s horse-drawn carriages from a threatened ban. When… Read More ›
Alan Rickman, the British actor with the unforgettable voice who played the brooding Professor Severus Snape in the “Harry Potter” films as well as “Die… Read More ›
Hong Kong – Voters in the only Chinese democracy are expected to elect Taiwan’s first female leader when they go to the polls Saturday for presidential… Read More ›
After a year in which it has never been far from the headlines, French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo is back in the news again —… Read More ›
New coordinator aims to tackle online hate speech, expand legislation prohibiting Holocaust denial Tackling online hate speech, implementing hate crime legislation and education are… Read More ›
Amid rise in attacks, 9,880 make aliya in 2015, including almost 8,000 from France AP — Jewish immigration to Israel from Western Europe has… Read More ›
Calls to hide Jewishness amount to ‘projecting part of the responsibility on the victim,’ warns France’s Chief Rabbi Haim Korsia PARIS (AP) — Religious… Read More ›
Op-ed: Boycotting IKEA is not the answer to Sweden’s comments against Israel. The European Union is not our enemy. By realizing this, Yair Lapid got… Read More ›
Tair Rada was murdered at her school’s bathroom in 2006 when she was only 13; he father, who is terminally ill, was overjoyed he lived… Read More ›
An OECD report indicates about 21% of Israelis are under the poverty line – more than in countries such as Mexico, Turkey, and Chile. A… Read More ›
Law seeks to revoke citizenship of Israelis considered disloyal to the state and keep them out of the country. The Interior Ministry has proposed… Read More ›
Security forces arrested journalist Muhammad al-Qeq at his home in Abu Kesh, near Ramallah, on November 21, and he has been kept in administrative detention… Read More ›
Shlomo Rechnitz, a health care magnate who owns 80 assisted living facilities throughout California, purchased nearly 18,000 lottery tickets for all of his employees. … Read More ›
Allegations in the indictment describe 16-year-old as having decided to attempt to murder Jews after watching the returning of the bodies of Arab terrorists to… Read More ›
PM Modi says ‘India will always remain grateful’ to highest ever ranking Jewish member of Indian armed forces Jack Jacob, a renowned Indian general,… Read More ›
The United States continues to present the largest market of “soft targets” for identity thieves. As security upgrades continue to roll out among America’s… Read More ›
When New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo told a Harlem church this past Sunday that he wanted to once again try to provide college classes… Read More ›
With a new year comes plenty of new movies. Disney announced its full schedule of movies set to drop in 2016, and there’s a lot… Read More ›
