Analysis: When Jews get administrative detention
The district court ruling affirming Meir Ettinger’s detention until at least February did little to clarify the confusing legal melee When Jews like Meir… Read More ›
The district court ruling affirming Meir Ettinger’s detention until at least February did little to clarify the confusing legal melee When Jews like Meir… Read More ›
Western sanctions over the Kremlin’s role in fomenting unrest in Ukraine, as well as declining oil revenues, have severely stressed Russia’s economy. Russian Jewry… Read More ›
Sirens didn’t sound after solitary rocket strikes open field in Ashkelon region, just hours after Iron Dome batteries deployed A rocket was fired into… Read More ›
Scientists are calling for an outright federal ban on plastic microbeads commonly used in body washes, face scrubs, and toothpaste, explaining that the micro-sized… Read More ›
It’s easy to get confused by the overly dramatic daily news about health and medicine. One day coffee is great for you, the next… Read More ›
Greece went to the polls on Sunday, and handed a bigger-than-expected victory Syriza leader Alexis Tsipras, who was Prime Minister until the vote was called.… Read More ›
Ramallah, West Bank – The Palestinian security forces disciplined eight officers on Sunday after the clubbing of a teenage boy by security forces was caught… Read More ›
Greece – Among the tens of thousands fleeing war and despair in the Middle East, one group feels a special relief in reaching Europe:… Read More ›
Jerusalem – IDF Chief-of-Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eisenkot and Military Intelligence chief Maj.-Gen. Herzl Halevi will accompany Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on a lightning trip… Read More ›
Before the end of her short life, little Bella Bond was allegedly punched by her mother’s boyfriend because he thought she was possessed, a law… Read More ›
Volkswagen’s CEO apologized for customers’ “broken trust” on Sunday after the company was accused last week of defrauding environmental regulators. Martin Winterkorn issued a statement… Read More ›
Havana, Cuba – Pope Francis met privately with former Cuban president Fidel Castro on Sunday, a meeting the Vatican described as “friendly and informal.” The meeting… Read More ›
Further increases hampered by counterterrorism screening and lack of money from Congress, says top US diplomat BERLIN (AP) — Trying to address the Syrian… Read More ›
Anti-missile defense battery sent to protect Sderot, two days after rocket hit Gaza border town The IDF on Sunday deployed Iron Dome batteries in… Read More ›
Head of commission tasked with preserving American heritage abroad comes under fire for ‘extravagant’ income WASHINGTON (JTA) – A small government agency for preserving… Read More ›
Anti-nuclear activist, who is grandson of former Israeli ambassador to Japan, arrested on and admits to one of seven suspected Tokyo train arson charges. Tokyo… Read More ›
Woman accused of trying to enter Syria through Turkey; police say she declared sympathy with the ideology of IS, and wanted to give lectures there.… Read More ›
Russian media outlet interviews group of soldiers who refused to be deployed to Syria, describing secretive preparations and their fears: ‘We don’t want to die… Read More ›
The Permanent Mission of Israel will be hosting the event in partnership with the Forum for Cultural Diplomacy. NEW YORK – UN ambassadors and… Read More ›
A couple and their five-month-old baby emerged unscathed Sunday morning from a shower of rocks after the two vehicles in which they were driving were… Read More ›