UC-Berkeley Starting Jewish Studies Center

The University of California, Berkeley is launching a Center for Jewish Studies. The university made the announcement of the center, for which it allotted $1...

Iran Nukes Talks to Renew in November

Talks between Iran and major powers on Iran’s nuclear aims were “good” and will renew next month, the Iranian foreign minister said. “The talks will...

Turkey Exposed 10 Israeli Agents in Iran

Yet Erdogan remains among Obama’s key confidants.

Rabbi Ovadia Yosef Left a Kosher Empire

Overlooked in the eulogies and praise of Rabbi Ovadia Yosef is the role he played in the development of the kosher certification, Badatz Beit...

‘Jew in the City’ Announces Top 10 Orthodox Jewish All Stars

U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew and Nobel Laureate Robert Aumann are among ten individuals who have been named 2013 Orthodox Jewish All Stars by...

Bush Tells Jews, ‘I Don’t Trust Iran’

Former President George W. Bush told leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations that he did not trust the Iranian...

Here’s How the IDF Blows up a Terrorists’ Tunnel (Video)

The IDF released a video Wednesday showing how it blew up a terror tunnel reaching Israel. The problem is there are hundreds of others waiting to be found and blown up before terrorists blow up Israelis.

Obama Administration Warns: Gov’t Shutdown Undermining Iran Sanctions

WASHINGTON – Is the U.S. government shutdown, which was still in effect as we went to press Tuesday evening, undermining the sanctions that helped bring Iran to Geneva this week for talks aimed at ending the standoff over its nuclear program?

NY Court to Decide Dispute over ‘Holocaust-Ancient Assyrian Link’

The Holocaust has no historical connection with ancient Assyria, but there is a curiously possible link provided by a gold tablet obtained by a Holocaust survivor. A German museum wants it back.

Jewish Veterans Lament Government Shutdown

The national director of the Jewish War Veterans of the USA as well as The Military Coalition, a coalition of 33 leading veterans and...

Debt Talks in Senate while House Rebels Lead the Charge

With the federal government quickly nearing a default, a House Republican leadership effort to end the shutdown and permit the Treasury to start borrowing...

Jewish San Diego Ex-Mayor Filner Charged in Sexual Harassment Case

Bob Filner, who resigned as San Diego mayor amid sexual harassment accusations, was charged in a case brought by three women. Filner was charged Tuesday...

Young Israel of Fort Lee to Dedicate New Building

Next Sunday, October 20, at 9:45 AM, the Young Israel of Fort Lee will dedicate its new building at 1610 Parker Avenue, Fort Lee. The...

Man Escapes $271 Fine for Library Book on Holocaust Borrowed in 1971

That library inspector on the Seinfeld show was right – first it's overdue books not being returned, next the Apocalypse.

Shutdown Keeps US Antisemitism Envoy from Ukraine Conference

Ira Forman, the Obama administration’s special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism, canceled his attendance at a landmark conference in Kiev because of the...

‘Rain on Entebbe’ Producer Daniel Blatt Dies at Age 76 in LA

Daniel Blatt was a typical success story of a Jew who left behind his Jewish education. He said that after he produced “Rain on Entebbe,” he came back to his Jewish roots. Blatt died in Los Angeles at the age of 76.

Libyan Al Qaeda Terrorist to Appear in NY Court Tuesday

Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Anas al Libi, snatched off the streets in Libya last week by U.S. soldiers, is expected to appear in federal...

Wall St. Journal: Obama May Compromise on Iran’s Uranium

The Obama administration is considering to back down and allow Iran to retains its uranium enrichment facilities, despite strong objections from Saudi Arabia and...

‘The US Can Forget about Democracy in Egypt’

The United States should forget about trying to turn Egypt into a democratic country, according to retired IDF Major-General Amos Gilad, who served for...

Promised Land? Earn $50,000 and Be a Jew in Rural Alabama

Israel has well-paying Jobs and lots of available singles. Jewish schools are cheaper than in the US. But why move to Israel when you can get a quick $50,000 and move to the promised land in rural Alabama?

Who and What is Behind the Pro-Israel ‘Boycott Israel’ Video (Video)

"Here Is Israel" hopes viewers will see that focusing solely on demonizing Israel isn't just unfair to Israel, it is a betrayal of their best intentions.The video will arm potential anti-Israel activists against turning into unwitting hypocrites, instead of advocates for just causes.

US Pilots Warn: Terrorists Trying ‘Dry Runs’ for New 9/11

Call it paranoia or call it terror in real time, but what you would you think if you saw Arabs changing seats in a plane or veiled Muslim women on a flight, without a flight marshal?

Three Americans Win Nobel Awards in Economics

Non-Jews finally have taken home some Nobel awards, although not officially Nobel Prizes. After an almost embarrassingly large number of Jews  who won a vast...

Temple Mount Closed, 3 Jews Arrested for Saying Sh’ma Israel

Police also arrested 10 men who danced and waved Israeli flags.

Al Qaeda Terrorizing Iraq Again – Please Don’t Stop Them

It's impossible to tell apart the damage inflicted on the U.S. by President Bush 2 from the damage being inflicted by President Obama.

At Conservative Judaism Convention, Leaders Focus on Shrinkage

At their biennial convention, Conservative Jewish leaders called for renewing the “vital religious center” of American Judaism in the wake of numerous studies showing...

While the US Is Aiding Abbas, the EU Says He’s Crooked

Abbas is a master schnoorer. The US forked over another $!48 million to Ramallah, which is peanuts to the $2.7 billion the EU says it wasted. Abbas has no money to pay workers – again – and blames Israel.

Update: Egypt Wrongly Identified US Citizen Who Hanged Himself

Egypt may be in big trouble with the US, which already has suspended some military aid.Cairo held an American citizen in jail for six weeks without formal charges. Now he has committed suicide.

Elbit-Rockwell Helmet with Night Vision Camera Sways Pentagon

The Pentagon is suspending work on a second helmet for the F-35 jet in favor of exclusive use of the helmet developed by Israel’s...

De Blasio Intervened to Save Anti-Israeli Protester from Jail

Bill de Blasio intervened in in charges against a teacher at his daughter’s school and who protesting Israel’s policies in Gaza in 2004 and...

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