(JTA) It might have been the last place you’d expect anger to erupt against the Bernie Sanders campaign. But at a Jews for Bernie brunch in Manhattan’s Tribeca neighborhood on
It is the fascinating tale of a young frum entrepreneur who utilized his childhood experiences tracking predatory animals around his native Johannesburg, into a business philosophy that placed him onto
A Stanford student who said that stereotypes asserting Jews “control the banks and the media” do not constitute anti-Semitism has announced that he would not run for re-election after his
Syria’s Al Qaeda affiliate and allied rebels pushed offensives around northern, central and coastal Syria on Monday, triggering a spike in violence that could threaten a truce ahead of peace talks,
Motti Yogev (Jewish Home), chair of the Foreign Affairs subcommittee on Judea and Samaria blasted Israel’s inaction over illegal Arab construction, and called upon the government to begin actively fighting
A UK Labour Party councilor has resigned after being suspended for a series of anti-Semitic tweets, which included her enthusiastic praise of Adolf Hitler. Aysegul Gurbuz – a 20-year-old Muslim from Luton
Hundreds of Israeli police officers and Border Police raided dozens of homes across the Israeli Arab towns of Taibe and Tira Monday morning in a massive operation targeting illegal weapons
While the Turkish Foreign Ministry last Friday vowed that a rapprochement deal would be signed with Israel in the next meeting, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin said
The Israel Tax Authority said Monday it was imposing a value added tax on local sales by international Internet-based firms, a change that could affect multinational giants like Google, Amazon
Yehuda Valed, a member of the Liba Center working to strengthen Jewish identity in Israel, spoke to Arutz Sheva on Monday about the recent decision to bring 1,300 Ethiopian Jews to Israel
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu took a tour on Monday to the Golan Heights to see a drill by the reserve soldiers of the Paratroopers Brigade, and during his visit he stopped
In recent years a number of Israeli rabbis have gained prominence for their work returning Jews to religious observance. These “kiruv” rabbis revolutionized the use of social media for religious
Michael Abramov, eulogized his 10-year-old son, Shimon, after he was hit by a bus while riding his bicycle in Jerusalem’s Shmuel Hanavi neighborhood on Sunday afternoon. “He was always smiling
In an interview with NBC News on Sunday, the head of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) John Brennan made it clear that his agency will not engage in harsh “enhanced
A surprising proportion of the population supports segregating Israeli Jews and Arabs in hospital maternity wards, a new poll reveals Monday. 69% of respondents to a TACK poll on the
The oldest glass kilns ever discovered in Israel were unearthed at the foot of Mount Carmel near Haifa – exposing an ancient, global glass-production center which serviced the entire Roman Empire.
During a rally in Rochester, New York, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump publicly declared his plan to outwit Iran. He began by noting that the US handed over Iran’s frozen assets following
Two Israeli Jews were arrested overnight Sunday/Monday, as part of an ongoing investigation by the Israel Security Agency (ISA or Shin Bet). One of the arrestees, an IDF soldier, was
Every year, Magen David Adom (MDA) teams treat injuries that occur during cleaning and preparation for the Passover holiday. In 2015, MDA paramedics treated 2 children for chemical burns caused by
Iran received its first shipment of S-300 long-range surface-to-air missiles from ally Russia, Tasnim news agency reported Monday. “We had already announced that despite several changes in the time of delivery, the deal
Palestinian arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti, Islamic Jihad, and Hamas have already set plans for the “next intifada,” Walla! News reports Monday – even as Barghouti sits in an Israeli prison cell. Plans to overthrow
Rabbi Yisrael Meir Lau will be celebrating his 79th birthday in less than 3 months – and according to a report by Merkaz Hainyanim newspaper, he declared that when reaches the
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A new provision in the bill funding assistance for the elderly directs the federal government to issue guidance to states on serving Holocaust survivors. The Jewish Federations
Lebanese authorities have detained two Lebanese employees of a Beirut airport service company over contacts with “terrorist parties”, security sources said on Sunday, according to Reuters. Public Works and Transport
All sides in Yemen’s year-long war have pledged to honor a UN-brokered ceasefire which took effect at midnight Sunday, AFP reported. Fighting over the past year has killed thousands, displaced
WARSAW, Poland (JTA) — The Polin Museum of the History of Polish Jews in Warsaw has won the European Museum of the Year Award. The 2016 winner was announced at
Deputy Defense Minister Rabbi Eli Ben-Dahan (Jewish Home) on Sunday night welcomed the decision to close the investigation against Binyamin Brigade Commander Col. Yisrael Shomer, who last July 3 shot dead
(JTA) — The Italian Jewish community is making available low-cost Passover care packages to aid struggling families. In cooperation with several kosher food producers, the Union of Italian Jewish Communities,
The World Food Program said on Sunday it had carried out its first ever successful high-altitude airdrop, to deliver 20 tons of food aid to the besieged Syrian city of