An Israel Love Story With a Twist

"Fields of Exile" provides a glimpse into the horrors of academic anti-Israelism, experienced by one firmly rooted in the left.

Bar-Ilan U Study Proves Origin of Herod’s Alabaster Bathtubs

Where were Herod the Great's royal alabaster bathtubs quarried?

Amb. Michael Oren to Pro-Israel Student Advocates: No Substitute for Knowledge and Experience

Oren stressed the importance of treating every question with respect, noting that there is only one question that he refuses to respect. “I won't respect any question that draws a comparison between Israel and the Nazis," he said. "I won't respond to that, at least not respectfully."

Swastikas, Anti-Semitic Graffiti Found at UC Davis Apartment Complex

Police are searching for individuals who carved anti-religious hate messages and large swastika on cars in a parking lot outside an apartment complex on the University of California Davis campus.

Not a Book Club: 100 Women Complete Daf Yomi’s Tractate Taanit

"Knowing that so many others were doing it with me created a sense of excitement and encouraged me to continue until the finish line.”

ZOA: CUNY Infested by Anti-Semitism

One student tweeted, "Full-blown anti-Semitism allowed at my college . . . I witnessed this and froze in fear."

Ban on American Flag Vetoed by UC Irvine Student Govt Leadership

Sanity prevails: leadership of UC Irvine student government vetoes ban on American and other flags

All Systems ‘Go Green’ for Reopening of Israeli Education System

The expansion of the reopening of the schools is to take place on a voluntary basis and in accordance with the readiness of local authorities.

CUNY BDS Vote Shelved After Heated Debate – #BDSFail

Despite the vote's difficult timing for observant Jews, a number of pro-Israel groups also turned out to support CUNY students and faculty who opposed the resolution.

BDS Pirates Are Not Entitled to Free Speech

We will shut them up in the campuses, we will shut them up in the high schools, we will shut them up at the 92nd St. Y.

Tel Aviv U Innovative Research May Save NY Jewish Boy from Rare Neurological Syndrome

Two-year-old Eli Reich suffers from the rare neurological syndrome FOXG1 that stunts his brain's development, and his window of opportunity is closing fast.

PA to Deliver Saturday’s Matriculation Results on Friday to Shabbat Observers

The Palestinian Authority decided to honor the Samaritans’ demand and respect their Shabbat.

Arab Tel Aviv U Students Protest Against IDF and Israel Following Gaza Escalation

Im Tirtzu staged a counter-protest, chanting pro-Israel slogans, waving Israeli flags, and accusing “the Arab students of being hypocrites and inciters.”

Abbas-Appointed School Dean Calls Israel ‘Cancerous Tumor’

"See... those who control the money in the world can be counted on one hand - and all of them belong to the Jewish world."

Study: People Who Make Music Together, Socially Connect to Each Other

"We hope our research will lead to more grassroots programs . . . which bring people from different cultures together through music.”

Hebrew U: Thousands of Online Reviewers Agree Sweeter Is Not Better

One of the ingredients that most frequently led to reviews citing oversweetness was the artificial sweetener Sucralose.

IfNotNow Sends ‘Ransom Note’ to Camp Ramah Leaders

Why, of all the ills plaguing the planet, from climate change to measles, is she so dedicated to get half a million Jews to leave their homes in favor of people she never met.

School School Trips to Jerusalem Canceled Due to Terror Wave

Most school trips in Israel planned for Jerusalem have been canceled due to the current wave of terror.

First Israeli Bedouin Woman Joins Police Rescue Unit

Jaboua is part of a unit that helps hikers in the Judean Desert if they become lost or injured.

Corona Czar Gamzu Against Letting In 16,000 US Yeshiva Students

"We need to do something wise here to prevent another fire," Gamzu said.

Arab City Founder Al-Masri Launches Harvard Kennedy School Program for PA Students

It's safe to say that had the PA Arabs had two or three additional operators of al-Masri's caliber they would have had their own state long ago.

How Much Do Young People Know About the Holocaust? [video]

One author interviewed multiple random university students to find out what they knew about World War II. The answer: Almost nothing.

Thanks to Israeli Volunteers, School Children in India Learn to Recycle Water

“When I go back to studying at university this year, I will have a completely different perspective on what’s important in life."

Jewish NGO: IDF Recruiters Grill, Humiliate Women Seeking Religious Exemption

In her interview, M. was asked, 'What is the blessing of the moon, when is it said, what is the nusach (style) you use?' Except that, according to Jewish law, women are not obligated to keep many of the time-related commandments, which the moon blessing most certainly is.

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...

Israeli Students’ Duchifat-2 Small Satellite Launched by NASA

The students will study the data beamed from the orbiting Cubesats at the Herzliya Science Center.

New York State Lawmakers Pass Holocaust Education Bill

The bill, which unanimously passed the State Assembly earlier this week, will now be sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for consideration.

Two Jews Win Nobel Prize in Medicine

Two more Jews, both from the United States, and a German non-Jew won the Nobel Prize in medicine in Monday, while two Israel contenders...

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