European Anti-Circumcision Resolution: Brit Same as Female Mutilation
Practices covered by the resolution include female genital mutilation and the circumcision of young boys for religious reasons.
Hobby Lobby Slammed for Absent Hanukkah Goods, Slur
The chain Hobby Lobby, following a blog report that it did not stock Hanukkah merchandise, said it was evaluating its inventory, and also looking...
Americans in Israel Stranded as US Check Clearance Blocked
"Everyone is nervous."
Iran’s Top Hacker Taken Out and Shot in the Woods
Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Understanding the Arab Israeli Peace Talks
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An IMAX Film of the Jerusalem You Never Have Seen Before (Video)
Move over Kohn Kerry and let the moviemakers take over. It took five years of negotiations for an IMAX visual tour of Jerusalem, including the three major religions, to come to the screen.
Settlement Rally a Gigantic Success
The gigantic (as it was billed) pro-Settlement rally in Binyanei Ha’uma on Wednesday night, was a gigantic success.
Women of the Wall Blame Gov’t for Their Damaged Torah Scroll
The Women of the Wall are unhappy again. Yes, they can read from the Torah, but now that have no scroll. It was damaged by dampness, and WoW blames the government for lack of proper storage.
Rav Ovadia Conscious but Condition Still Serious
Rabbi Ovadia Yosef regained consciousness at Hadassah Medical Center in Ein Kerem Wednesday but his condition remains very serious, doctors said.
He woke up and...
Rouhani: I Turned Down Five Requests from Obama for Meeting
Rohani claims that he rejected five White House requests to meet with Obama which is just as well. Don’t U.S. sanctions include not picking up the tab for dinner? Or maybe Rouhani demanded that Bibi pay.
European Council Passes Anti-Ritual Circumcision Resolution
A resolution that calls male ritual circumcision a “violation of the physical integrity of children” was passed overwhelmingly by the Parliamentary Assembly of the...
Iran – Yes, That Iran – Picked as a Leader of UN Disarmament Committee
On the heels of Israel's warning to the world of the existential dangers posed by the Islamic Republic of Iran, that country was chosen for a leadership position on the U.N. Disarmament and International Security Committee.
Does Iran Already Have The Bomb?
JERUSALEM – Despite President Obama’s cautious optimism about resolving the Iranian nuclear issue diplomatically, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday reportedly handed the president a top-secret intelligence dossier allegedly showing that Iran might have already crossed the nuclear threshold.
Netanyahu Talks Tough On Iran, Leaves Door Open To Diplomatic Solution
WASHINGTON – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in a blunt speech to the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday, warned that Israel was ready to go it alone against Iran should it come close to obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Legalizing Marijuana Would End Black Market, Says Israeli Study
Israel, like Canada and many states in the US, has one big reason to legalize marijuana: Money. Canada launches legal medical marijuana. Colorado and Washington have legalized it. Is Israel next?
New Survey Of U.S. Jews Shows Soaring Intermarriage, Assimilation
There are more people in America who identify themselves as Jews than you may have thought – an estimated 6.8 million, according to a new study. But a growing proportion of them are unlikely to raise their children Jewish or connect with Jewish institutions.
Huge Pro-Settlement Rally in Jerusalem Wednesday
Our people in Jewish Home and Likud kept campaigning that they had to be in the coalition to influence government. They're in now, and what influence do they have?
Hungary Vows to ‘Crack Down’ on Antisemitism
Hungarian Deputy Prime Minister Tibor Navracsics vowed to "crack down" on antisemitism in his country through legal and political means during a conference on Jewish...
Popes John Paul II, John XXIII Praised for Denouncing Antisemitism
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) welcomed the Vatican’s announcement of the canonization of Popes John Paul II and John XXIII, citing their groundbreaking work in...
Biden Slammed for Calling Palestinians ‘Least Sectarian’ Arabs
In a speech at the conference of the self-labeled “pro-Israel, pro-peace” lobby J Street, Vice President Joe Biden said Monday that the Palestinians are...
