Israeli Economy Shrinks For The First Time In Five Years
Tel Aviv – Israel’s government says the country’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the first time the… Read More ›
Tel Aviv – Israel’s government says the country’s gross domestic product shrank by 0.4 percent in the third quarter of 2014, the first time the… Read More ›
WASHINGTON — There were bagel breakfasts, a Friday night kiddush in English and Hebrew, and plenty of talk about how to keep the grandkids Jewish.… Read More ›
Last week, Hollywood giants gathered to show their support for the Friends of the Israeli Defence Forces. The FIDF works with orphans, wounded soldiers and… Read More ›
WASHINGTON (JTA) – Results showed Republicans winning control of the United States Senate as well as wins for fresh faces with close Jewish and pro-Israel… Read More ›
The United States is concerned over recent expressions of anti-Semitism in Turkey, the State Department’s special envoy for combating anti-Semitism, Ira Forman, told JTA today… Read More ›
The Mayor of Jerusalem has called off a visit to London next. The cancellation comes after weeks of escalating tensions between Israel and the Palestinians… Read More ›
Nothing is as boring as anti-Semitism, at least for Jews. You rule the world, they have heard non-Jews telling them for the last 2,000 years,… Read More ›
The success enjoyed by the dati leumi community in the Jerusalem Chief Rabbinate elections is now turning its focus on rebuilding the Jerusalem Religious Council… Read More ›
One person remains critically injured and 8 others badly wounded after a brawl between Druse and Muslims in the village of Abu Snan Friday night… Read More ›
Opposition leader Isaac Herzog (Labor) blasted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for remarks he made challenging Israeli Arab protestors to go live under Palestinian rule in… Read More ›
It was a silly and unnecessary battle about ego, credit and public relations that ended Thursday morning with a face-saving clarification by the Shin Bet… Read More ›
Very few ambassadors make headlines in the countries where they are posted before they set foot in them. Matthew Gould is an exception to the… Read More ›
An NGO claimed that it assisted the US Attorney’s Office in Detroit in convicting a prominent Palestinian activist on Monday of lying to the US… Read More ›
Islamic State (IS) leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi has reportedly been “critically” injured in a US-led airstrike in Iraq that targeted a convoy of military vehicles… Read More ›
Further terrorist attacks can be expected in Jerusalem and elsewhere, though police are witnessing improved security on the ground as expanded security forces continue to… Read More ›
Calm must be restored in Jerusalem before direct or regional Israeli-Palestinian peace talks can commence, said US Secretary of State John Kerry on Thursday, following… Read More ›
Spain’s parliament will hold a symbolic vote on November 18 over recognition of a Palestinian state, according to a report in Spanish newspaper El País.… Read More ›
US officials state that relations with Israel’s government are not in crisis, despite claims to the contrary. But they have questioned its commitment to peace for… Read More ›
More American Jews are sending their children to Orthodox day schools, as total enrollment is up 12 percent from 2008, according to statistics from a… Read More ›
Mindy Pollack, a councilor in Montreal, proposed an extension to the time frame allowed by city law regarding succahs. The current laws allot 15 days… Read More ›