EPSTEIN, BRIAN SAMUEL (Shmuel; 1934–1967), British impresario, one of history’s most successful show business entrepreneurs whose success in managing the Beatles changed the world of music. Epstein was born on

Three Israel universities are in the world’s top 100, and two reached the 38th and 39th place in rankings in the area of science, listed in the annual Shanghai Jiao

The road to Congress may run through Jerusalem, where a stop in the Israeli capital appears to be a “must do” on the campaign trail in this year’s United States

According to Jewish tradition, Abraham was born under the name Abram in the city of Ur in Babylonia in the year 1948 from Creation (circa 1800 BCE). He was the

New Zealand Jewish sailor Jo Aleh and her partner Polly Powrie won the gold medal in the women’s 470 regatta, becoming the first first New Zealand women to win a

Paul Ryan, who was selected by Mitt Romney to run as his vice-president in the upcoming U.S. Presidential elections, is considered a strong supporter of Israel by Israeli and U.S.

Tourism to Israel continues record-breaking pace in July Last month saw nearly 700,000 visitors, 10% of whom came from America; more than 2 million tourists have arrived this year The

Two years ago, following the release of the Jerusalem Post’s first list of the world’s 50 most influential Jews, I was inspired to initiate an annual list of my own. 

In the decades in which the Israeli-Arab conflict has raged, certain myths have been repeated so often and so insistently by Arab propaganda that most of the world has come

Is there – or was there – life on Mars? Figuring that out is one of the missions of the Curiosity mission, which landed a rover in a crater of

Lollapalooza, one of the largest U.S.-based music festivals, will be coming to Tel Aviv in the summer of 2013, founder Perry Farrell announced Saturday. Farrell, who is Jewish (born Peretz

Here’s a factoid about the Middle East that may have slipped by you while focusing on Iran’s nuclear program, Syria’s massacres, Egypt’s Islamization and Israel’s response to Mitt Romney’s recent

Australian Foreign Minister Bob Carr, who will be visiting Israel this week, has a long-standing warm relationship with the Jewish community. Carr boasts a distinguished political career, having served uninterruptedly

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney’s two-day visit to Israel, which began on Shabbat and continued through the Tisha B’Av day of mourning, had initially raised some eyebrows regarding the appropriateness

Five of six men in Tel Aviv in the 25-29 age bracket (83 percent) are single, as are five of seven women in that age bracket in the coastal city,

Pat Condell wonders why the British newspaper ‘The Guardian’ seems to support the terrorist organization Hamas and does whatever it can to make Israel look bad.

The United States has selected an Israeli company for the placement of a radar system to detect infiltrators at the border with Mexico. Elta, a subsidiary of Israel Aerospace Industries

Based on recovered body parts, the Bulgarian government has released a composite computer generated photo of the suicide bomber who murdered five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian driver on July

By David Bukay, Middle East Quarterly ~ The vast literature proving the historic Jewish connection to the Land of Israel has been extensively manipulated and distorted as part of the

Republican candidate for president, Mitt Romney, toured the Kotel Plaza Sunday as part of his quick visit to Israel. The visit took place during the fast of Tisha B’Av, in

The correspondence of John Adams, second president of the United States, reflects the complexity with which Jews and Judaism were viewed in early national America. Most “enlightened” American Christians such

President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen U.S.-Israeli military ties, Reuters reported. Obama used a White House ceremony to announce the United States would soon provide Israel

The events of recent days have taught us, once again, that whether we agree to it or not, the three weeks known as “bein hametzarim” (“between the straits”) – the

American Jewish baseball players are going to bat for Israel and will play for “Team Israel” in the World Baseball Classic this summer. “This could be the most celebrated Israeli

In this short video Pat Condell tells us how he feels about it.

The Prime Minister of Israel Benjamin Netanyahu gives his message of peace to Muslims for the month Ramadan. You may have to click on CC to get the English subtitles.

The IDF, founded in 1948, ranks among the most battletested armed forces in the world, having had to defend the country in six major wars. The IDF’s security objectives are

The Deadly Threat of a Nuclear-Armed Iran What can the world, what can the USA, what can Israel do about it? Iran’s president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, has declared publicly – not

The Birthright-Taglit program are to receive a much-needed infusion of cash from top philanthropists Sheldon and Dr. Miriam Adelson. The Jewish-American couple has donated $13 million to the program’s coffers,