Turkish Ministers to US Amb: ‘MYOB or Get Out!’

Posted on: February 8th, 2013

The Deputy Prime Minister said it will be better for both Turkey and the U.S. if the ambassador minds his own business

Hagel Vote Postponed, Senators Say Financial Info Withheld

Posted on: February 7th, 2013

"Until the committee receives full and complete answers, it cannot in good faith determine whether you should be confirmed as secretary of defense."

Thousands Pay Final Tribute To Ed Koch, Colorful Mayor And Champion Of Israel

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

Koch had recently left City Hall after 12 years as mayor of New York City and was touring Jerusalem when a Palestinian threw a rock at his group, striking Koch in the head. The ex-mayor was bleeding a bit but wasn’t really hurt, and he mopped up the wound with his handkerchief. The incident would become one of Koch’s favorite stories, the moment, he would say, when “I shed a little blood for the people of Israel.”

Obama to Visit Israel on Passover Eve to Push Peace

Posted on: February 6th, 2013

The president’s trip, his first to Israel since taking office, appears to show that he intends to concentrate on Middle East politics.

Jews Win Right to Carry on Shabbat on Long Island (+ Video)

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

U.S. judge dismisses Long Island eruv lawsuit.

Morsi’s Goon Squads Kill 2 Activists; US ‘Disturbed’

Posted on: February 5th, 2013

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood regime is making Hosni Mubarak look like a peacenik. Police tortured to death two activists, others are “missing,” but the US is politely “disturbed” at its Muslim ally.

British Judge Accepts N.Y. Beth Din’s Divorce Ruling

Posted on: February 4th, 2013

A British judge reportedly has accepted a U.S. rabbinical court’s ruling in a dispute between a haredi Orthodox man and his ex-wife.

Will Kerry Search for His Roots in Israel?

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

John Kerry’s name today would have been John Kohn, or maybe Yonatan Kohn, if his great-grandfather had not converted to Catholicism, and assuming his parents would have survived the Holocaust.

‘Quick Peace’ Losing Ground as US Gas and Oil Surpass Arab Production

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

"Low-cost natural gas is the elixir, the sweetness, the juice, the Viagra."

Netanyahu Condemns Terror Attack Against US Embassy in Turkey

Posted on: February 3rd, 2013

Netanyahu condemns the terror attack in letter to Obama

Clinton Favors Rebels, Tells Russia, Iran: Stay Out of Syria

Posted on: February 1st, 2013

The departing Secretary of State would not comment on reports that Israel had bombed targets in Syria on Wednesday.

LGBT Jews Excited About Kids’ Purim Book With Two Dads

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

In honor of the upcoming Jewish holiday of Purim, gay news site Queerty is encouraging LGBT Jews to buy a new book featuring a Jewish boy with two fathers, the first of its kind to bring Judaism, children, and homosexuality together.

Louisiana Super Bowl Game to Serve Kosher Grub

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

Though the permissibility of watching hired sports players go to battle in a large stadium is a source of controversy amongst Torah observant Jews, the food being served at the upcoming Super Bowl games in New Orleans is not.

No More Hot Breakfasts for U.S. Troops Serving in Afghanistan

Posted on: January 31st, 2013

Troops have been writing home asking families and friends to send them care packages of cereals and other breakfast foods.

Brooklyn College Poli-Sci Supporting Academic Boycotts of Israel

Posted on: January 30th, 2013

Ironically, given its promotion of an event that would silence academics, BC's Poli-Sci department is defending its involvement in the event by invoking "academic freedom."

Iranian Defector on Army Radio: ‘Big Explosion at Fordow’

Posted on: January 29th, 2013

"It was a big explosion, and because the facility is built under the mountain rock, it is very hard to reach workers trapped in there."

Police Still Baffled over Florida Murder of Canadian Jewish Couple

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

The couple's funeral service drew a standing-room-only crowd of more than 1,000

Israeli UN Envoy Admonishes UN Security Council

Posted on: January 27th, 2013

Selective perception is the hallmark of Security Council debates, says Ron Prosor.

Chabad Rabbi’s Tu B’Shevat Art in Honor of Hurricane Sandy

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

Rabbi Yitzchok Moully, youth director at the Chabad Jewish Center in Basking Ridge, New Jersey, will be introducing a new art installation in honor of Tu B’Shevat, the Jewish New Year of Trees, inspired by the destruction of Hurricane Sandy.

Trees to Be Planted in Memory of Sandy Hook Shooting Victims

Posted on: January 24th, 2013

More than 2,000 people have made contributions in memory of the young victims of the school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut to plant a grove of trees in Israel.