According to a Gallup survey released Friday, 64% of Americans sympathize with Israelis, versus 12% who sympathize with the Palestinians and 23% who said they did not support either. Support
In his address to the AIPAC 2013 conference Monday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu had some advice for his American listeners: “Don’t adopt Israel’s system of government.” Netanyahu said that he
They’re paratrooper instructors, Air Force operators, squad instructors and logistic specialists. That’s right – this year, six of 20 nominees for the Miss Israel pageant are IDF soldiers. Sgt. Gaya
Government’s debt-to-GDP ratio expected to total 73.5% in 2012 compared to 74.1% in 2011. Israel also only country in West whose credit rating has increased since 2008 Israel is the
In the last few decades the United Nations has been obsessed with one country. Is it North Korea, Zimbabwe, Iran, Syria, China or some other nation with a reprehensible human
President Shimon Peres will meet Thursday evening with FC Barcelona President Sandro Rosell at the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel in Ramat Gan. At the end of the meeting, the two officials
Genocide, ethnic cleansing, apartheid; if you’ve ever had the pleasure of speaking with some of the more zealous haters of Israel you’ll hear these phrases at some point, normally yelled
There are few excuses for the behavior of Jewish gangsters in the 1920s and 1930s. The best known Jewish gangsters – Meyer Lansky, Bugsy Siegel, Longy Zwillman, Moe Dalitz —
Schoolchildren and students of the Holocaust will soon be able to access the testimony of survivors, even after they have passed on, in the form of interactive, three-dimensional holograms courtesy
The Space IL organization has set an ambitious goal for itself – to send an Israeli spaceprobe to the moon in 2015. The project received significant backing on Monday when
Billionaire casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, have donated $50 million to Jewish private schools in Las Vegas. Founded in 2006, the Adelson Education Campus serves approximately 600
Samsung is putting Israel on the map again: The global technology giant on Tuesday launched its new initiative, an international innovation and strategy center. The center’s headquarters will be located
JESUS (d. 30 C.E.), whom Christianity sees as its founder and object of faith, was a Jew who lived toward the end of the Second Commonwealth period. The martyrdom of
A delegation of law enforcement executives from the United States is participating this week in a counter-terrorism training program in Israel sponsored by the Anti-Defamation League. The 15 participants from
Anti-Semitism has often and rightfully been called the longest hatred, the oldest prejudice. It has plagued Europe for a very long time and has, over the centuries, brought untold suffering
Israelis love their dogs. Nearly 400,000 pet dogs are listed on the Israeli Ministry of Agriculture’s National Dog Registry, and Tel Aviv has the largest number of registered dog owners
Aryeh Halivni has a dream. His goal is to show the history of forming the State of Israel through the medium of movies, the same way that Hollywood director/producer Steven
Lonely Planet, the esteemed travel publication calls Israel’s seaside hub “the total flip-side of Jerusalem, a modern Sin City on the sea rather than an ancient Holy City on a
Israeli men can expect to live 79.9 years and women 83.6 years, according to newly released data from Central Bureau for Statistics • Israeli men have second-highest life expectancy in
Neighborhood Bully by Bob Dylan Well, the neighborhood bully, he’s just one man His enemies say he’s on their land They got him outnumbered about a million to one He
U.S. President Barack Obama is set to appoint White House chief of staff Jack Lew as Treasury Secretary on Thursday, an orthodox Jew with strong ties within the American Jewish
Two documentaries dealing with Israeli-Palestinian conflict to compete for Academy Award on February 24. ‘Every filmmaker dreams of such news,’ says ‘The Gatekeepers’ director. ‘The significance of this nomination is
Op-ed: Palestinian call for return to pre-1967 borders attempt to bypass historical realities, omit two decades of military defeats Riccardo Dugulin At the end of May 2011, President Obama stepped
New York Knicks player Amar’e Stoudemire got hitched Jewish style, wearing a white talit and yarmulke with his Calvin Klein tuxedo to his rooftop wedding. The power forward married his
Pat Condell explains the kind of insanity Israelis are up against. But the free world shoves fingers in their ears and pretends not to hear.
For the IDF, 2012 was packed full of events. Here’s a look back at the memorable moments of the past year. Click here for pictures of Women in the Israel
International human rights group Simon Wiesenthal Center has recognized 2012’s biggest anti-Semites in its annual top 10 list of worst offenders. Tied for the top spot were Muhammad Badie and
To celebrate his 40th anniversary in the fashion business, Ralph Lauren staged an elaborate runway show and black-tie party in New York’s Central Park Conservatory Garden. Arranged on the themes
Tourism in Israel is up for 2012, the Tourism Ministry said Sunday. By the end of December, about 3.5 million visitors will have arrived in Israel, 4% more than in
Israel may not be known for its sports prowess, but on Sunday night in Florida, it was a whole different ball game. Twelve-year-old Yshai Oliel of Ramle served his country