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The Council of Europe Condemns Israel over Gaza – But Who Is The Council...

It should be noted that the Council of Europe is distinct from the 28-nation European Union (EU), although many confuse the two.

Obama Cynically Appoints Man Who Peddled Iran Deal To Holocaust Memorial Council

Obama stuck it to the Jews one more time before he leaves office by appointing Ben "I massaged the truth to sell the Iran deal to the American public" Rhodes to the US Holocaust Memorial Council.

Yesha Council Envoy Calls Kerry ‘Ignorant’

'John Kerry is a stain on American foreign policy who is ignorant of the issues.'

The Security Council Vote Was Not About Settlements

The UNSC calls the Old City with the kotel, Jewish Quarter populated by Jews and filled with Jewish sites, synagogues, businesses, and East Jerusalem “Palestinian Territory" occupied since 1967

PM to Cabinet: I Told Kerry, Friends Don’t Take Friends to the Security Council...

"Over decades, American administrations and Israeli governments had disagreed about settlements, but we agreed that the Security Council was not the place to resolve this issue," Netanyahu noted.

Netanyahu Slams Obama’s Betrayal at Security Council

Habayit Hayehudi Chairman MK Naftali Bennett said on Saturday night that now is the time to switch from retreat to sovereignty.'

Report: Bedouin Tribe, Gush Etzion Council, Cooperate Against PA Environmental Disaster [video]

The Bedouins physically blocked the surveyors, who called the PA Police, and only an IDF intervention prevented what would have become a bloodbath.

Gush Etzion Council Plenum to Debate Removal of Council Head

An email sent out to the Council members called for restraint in conducting the session over whether or not Pearl should be removed from office.

Felder-Cusick Bill Foils City Council Efforts to Force Additional Taxes on New Yorkers

“I’ve been disgusted every time I’ve heard the absurd plastic bag tax legislation introduced.”

Police: Haifa Religious Council Deceived over 100 Couples Seeking Independent Orthodox Wedding

Police interrogated with a warning two employees of the Haifa Religious Council, one of them senior.

NYC Council Jewish Caucus Condemns Terrorist Attack in Jerusalem

"We proudly stand with the Israeli people in their ongoing struggle against terror."

Binyamin Council Launches Stunning Virtual Tour to Entice Tourism [video]

An estimated 1.5 million tourists visit sites across Judea and Samaria annually.

PA Not Part of International Olive Council this Year

Britain and Germany Stop Palestinian Bid to Join International Olive Council

How Jerusalem’s Arabs Act Against Their Own Interests

The overwhelming majority of Jerusalem's Arabs are still afraid of the radicals.

Iceland to Get its First Mosque

The Muslim Association of Iceland now admits that foreign donors will be paying for the mosque's construction costs.

Ex Powell Aide: US Can Attack without UN Mandate

Should we be a little disturbed when the Obama Administration is recruiting a veteran GW Bush hand to support its war plans?

Ariel University Approved

After years of dispute and roadblocks from within the Israeli academic system, on Tuesday the Ariel University Center was officially granted University status by...

More About Ulpana Hill

Those who read my book, Where There Are No Men, already know that no real struggle can be conducted by the Yesha Council. We understood that the hard way when we established the Zo Artzeinu movement, and we have since explained how we reached this conclusion in detail.

Getting Serious About Get-Refusal

It’s human nature to hide our heads in the sand. That may be because we are mostly optimistic. We believe everything will be all right even when we know we are taking a chance.

A Curious Gambit

We were struck by a petition drive launched by the National Jewish Democratic Council demanding that presumptive Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and the Republican Party reject contributions from billionaire donor Sheldon Adelson.

Obama Administration Stabs Israel in the Back

The UN Security Council has not managed to have a discussion about Syria since April, but President Obama has finally figured out how to have the Council "briefed" on the subject by Navi Pillai – a renowned Israel-basher: give up Israel for Syria. As a veto-wielding member, the U.S. could have nixed the program, but instead insisted only that the Syrian meeting be held in the morning and the Israel-bashing in the afternoon; Ms. Pillai will have time in between for lunch.

Day Two of the Presidential Conference Closes with Pessimism about the Global Economy

The Economic Outlook Panel, headlined by Governor of the Bank of Israel Stanley Fischer, Harvard Professor Niall Ferguson, President of the Council of Foreign Relations, Richard Haass, and Financial Times Reporter Martin Wolf, expressed deep concern for the future of the eurozone.

Israel Cuts Contacts with UN Human Rights Council

Israel has officially decided to end all contact and cooperation with the UN Human Rights Council and will not permit the entry of the Council's 'fact-finding' observers, after passage of a resolution calling for a probe of Israel's conduct in Judea and Samaria.

Outraged Israeli Leaders Pledge Boycott of UN Human Rights Council, Punitive Measures Against Palestinians

Deputy FM Danny Ayalon said Israel would not be cooperating with the Council in the wake of its passage of a resolution ordering a 'fact-finding mission' into Israel's conduct in Judea and Samaria: "We have no reason to continue cooperating with a hypocritical organization which specializes in double-speak and has a mission to smear us."

A Decade after Demise of his Alternative Station, MK Katz Alters Broadcasting Authority...

The Knesset Economic Committee held a heated discussion Monday over the composition of incoming Broadcasting Authority Supervisory Council. MK Jacob Katz argued that the previous text perpetuated a distortion which was causing large communities to feel alienated and segregated from public broadcasting. Ten years ago, Katz's own "Pirate" alternative radio station was taken down in the spirit of that same old law.

Demonstrations And Remonstrations On Agunah Day

Those who are subjected to emotional suffering tend to be kept out of society's line of sight. All the more so when society is either the cause of the suffering or can alleviate it and does not do so.

Unchaining The Agunah Problem

In producing "Women Unchained," a daring yet dignified film about women who can’t get a get – a Jewish divorce – filmmakers Beverly Siegel and Leta Lenik have done Jewish society a favor.

Legislation Round Up: Jerusalem Capital of Israel

MK Eldad (N.U.) said that Jerusalem has been the capital and heart of the Jewish people for thousands of years. He noted that no foreign conqueror ever declared Jerusalem as its capital.

Standing Idly By

Presumably, almost all the readers of this publication are Orthodox Jews – those that pride themselves on serving G-d through fulfilling His commandments. Keeping in mind the rabbinical edict, "A mitzvah that comes your way—don't miss it!" (Rashi, Bavli Megillah 6b), it would behoove the readers to know that an oft-missed mitzvah has come their way.

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