Ashton Carter is a new Pentagon chief
President Barack Obama nominated longtime Defense Department understudy Ashton Carter as his fourth defense secretary on Friday to replace Chuck Hagel, the lone Republican in… Read More ›
President Barack Obama nominated longtime Defense Department understudy Ashton Carter as his fourth defense secretary on Friday to replace Chuck Hagel, the lone Republican in… Read More ›
George W. Bush is expected to deliver the keynote address at Yeshiva University’s 90th Annual Hanukkah Dinner and Convocation on Dec. 14th at the Waldorf-Astoria… Read More ›
President Barack Obama on Friday touted “slow and steady progress” in the fight against Islamic State militants as he committed to increase aid to Jordan,… Read More ›
California-Israel partnerships related to stem cell research are the horizon due to an agreement signed today between the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and… Read More ›
The Obama administration is looking into the possibility of taking action against the construction of Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, as… Read More ›
Israel – In an interview with Sky news on Friday, Khaled Mashaal, the leader of Hamas, railed against Jews being allowed to visit the Temple… Read More ›
Jerusalem- One of the 33rd Government of Israel’s most striking aspects was the absence of the two haredi parties, Shas and United Torah Judaism, from… Read More ›
Israel – On Friday, a 52-year-old Netanya resident was arrested after allegedly threatening to assassinate Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel Radio reported. He also threatened… Read More ›
Jerusalem – During a three-day tour of the region, Irish nationalist leader Gerry Adams says Israel has barred him from making a planned visit to… Read More ›
Paris – Many Americans and others deported by France’s state rail company SNCF during the Nazi occupation will be entitled to compensation under a new… Read More ›
Brussels – Though it is not clear what form the recognition will take, Belgium is the next country likely to make some type of move… Read More ›
Chief Rabbi Ephraim Mirvis came back from his first visit to Australia and New Zealand. Despite much better weather than back home, it was no… Read More ›
A team of United Nations investigators arrived in the Gaza Strip to begin a three week investigation into Israeli air strikes on U.N. facilities during… Read More ›
Republican insiders seem convinced that Mitt Romney is running for the third term for president in 2016. Mitt Romney held meetings with donors in New… Read More ›
Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s chances of coasting to an easy victory in the election which is to take place March 17 took a… Read More ›
Ramat Gan – In order to advance scientific cooperation between Hungary and Israel, the Hungarian-Israeli scientific society was formally established at Bar-Ilan University this week.… Read More ›
Zagreb – Croatia is transferring a piece of land in Zagreb to the Jewish community for property taken from the community during WWII as restitution. The… Read More ›
New York – A Jewish woman lost her bid Thursday to persuade a judge to erase her conviction for conspiracy to obstruct justice in the… Read More ›
New York – The District Attorney of Brooklyn Ken Thompson today announced that the former chief financial officer of Aish HaTorah New York has been… Read More ›