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OP-ED: The Jewish People's Insurance Policy
Article by Dr. Haim Shine | Published 02/22/12 | Comments (0)
My beloved brethren, do not rejoice and celebrate on this day. The High Court of Justice, citing the noble principle of shouldering the burden equally, has ...
Mayor: There Will be Buses in Tel Aviv on Shabbat
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/22/12 | Comments (0)
TA mayor vows to push through public transportation change despite criticism of move; cites Brooklyn as example. Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai on Wednesday stood b...
Hundreds Hurt, 12 Dead in Buenos Aires Train Crash
Article by Douglas Stanglin | Published 02/22/12 | Comments (0)
Several people have been killed and some 550 injured in a commuter train crash in Buenos Aires, the capital of Argentina, the BBC reports. The BBC quotes lo...
U.S. Signals Possibility of Arming Syrian Rebels
Article by Andrew Quinn | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - The United States appeared to open the door to eventually arming Syria's opposition, saying that if a political solution to the crisis was...
Israel's High Court Rules Tal Law Unconstitutional
Article by Yair Ettinger and Gili Cohen | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
Tal Law, which allows full-time yeshiva students to defer national service, came into effect ten years ago and is due to expire in August. Israel’s Hi...
Man Who Inspired "Defiance" Film Praises IDF ...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
The Bielski brothers were made famous by the 2008 film, Defiance, starring Daniel Craig and Liev Schreiber. Following the Nazi invasion of the Soviet Union d...
Arabs Riot at Kever Rachel
Article by Gil Ronen | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
Local Arabs hurled rocks at Jews who came to pray at the holy site. Arabs rioted Tuesday near the Rachel's Tomb compound, on the outskirts of Bethlehem, ...
Jewish Leaders Meet King Abdullah in Amman
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Jordan's King Abdullah in a meeting in Amman with a delegation of Jewish leaders praised Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyah...
Israel Thwarts Terror Attack Near Border With Egypt
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/21/12 | Comments (0)
IDF troops pursuing border smugglers come across a powerful explosive device • Device disarmed by IDF sappers • MK Israel Hasson calms fears, te...
Europe Reaches Key Deal to Help Greece
Article by Don Melvin and Gabrielle Stein... | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
BRUSSELS (AP) — European leaders agreed Thursday morning on a crucial plan to reduce Greece's debts and provide it with more rescue loans so that th...
Thousands of Jewish Women Fill N.Y. Ballroom With Song
Article by Libby Herz | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
At 4:00 p.m., the Hilton New York in Midtown Manhattan was mobbed with more than 3,000 women of different ages and from locations across the globe, all of them ...
Spain Sending Military Planes to Florida to Retrieve $5...
Article by AP | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
MADRID- Spain will send hulking military transport planes to Florida to retrieve 17 tons of treasure that U.S. undersea explorers found but ultimately lost in...
Expert: Attack on Iran May Mean $200/Barrel Oil
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
(CBS News) An Israeli air strike on Iran, with the intent of knocking out that country's nuclear facilities, may only speed Tehran's race to b...
Terrorists Used Stickers to Mark Israeli Official'...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
The suspected Iranian terrorists arrested last week identified and marked their potential targets in Bangkok with stickers containing the word "SEJEAL", polic...
Oil Prices Spike on Iran Export Halt. Is $4 Gas Next?
Article by Aaron Smith | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- Oil prices rose Monday after Iran cut exports to Britain and France, raising worries that higher gas prices may follow suit. Iran'...
Charedim Set Up Mechitza on El Al Flight
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/20/12 | Comments (0)
"The flight staff said that this occasionally occurs," a passenger said. A group of haredi (ultra-orthodox) passengers set up partitions during an El Al Israel...
Israel-Gibralter Stamp Nixed Over Use of Jerusalem Imag...
Article by Judy Siegel-Itzkovich | Published 02/19/12 | Comments (0)
Philatelic magazine: British objected to image of David Citadel on joint Israel-Gibraltar stamp, wanted Tel Aviv landmark instead. An unusual binational stamp...
Iran Raid Seen as a Huge Task for Israeli Jets
Article by Elisabeth Bumiller | Published 02/19/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON — Should Israel decide to launch a strike on Iran, its pilots would have to fly more than 1,000 miles across unfriendly airspace, refuel in t...
Putin: $800 Billion For 'New Army'
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/19/12 | Comments (0)
The Russian newspaper "Rossiiskaya Gazeta" on February 20 printed a lengthy article purportedly written Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, also the front-runner i...
So You Want to Be Jerusalem Bureau Chief...
Article by Ron Kampeas | Published 02/19/12 | Comments (0)
How to tackle -- and not tackle -- the most delicate assignment in journalism. Even before she gets to Israel, Jodi Rudoren, the new New York Times bureau chi...
Charedim Declare War on Smartphones
Article by Ari Galahar | Published 02/19/12 | Comments (0)
Eda Haredit rabbis claim high-end mobile phones deteriorate children's education 'to bottomless pit' Rabbis of the extreme Eda Haredit faction...
Ex-Mobster: First Reformed, Now Modern Orthodox
Article by Nathan Burstein | Published 02/19/12 | Comments (0)
Former Gambino family associate Louis Ferrante recounts his transformation from violent criminal to observant Jew Most ex-mobsters don’t keep kosher o...
A Jewish Hockey Player at History's Indelible Cros...
Article by Jere Longman | Published 02/18/12 | Comments (0)
DÜSSELDORF, Germany — A hockey jersey hung in each player’s locker. It bore Germany’s national colors, black trimmed in red and gold. Th...
Orthodox Jew Cleared of Failing to Carry ID, Because it...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/18/12 | Comments (0)
An orthodox Jew has been found not guilty of failing to produce an ID card because it was against his religious principles to carry any object on Saturday &nd...
Terror Suspect Considerd Targeting Synagogues
Article by Eric Tucker and Nedra Pickler,... | Published 02/18/12 | Comments (0)
Washington — A 29-year-old Moroccan man who believed he was working with al-Qaida was arrested Friday near the U.S. Capitol as he was planning to det...
Italy Police Seize $6 Trillion of Fake U.S. T-bonds
Article by Elisa Forte | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - Italian police said on Friday they had seized about $6 trillion of fake U.S. Treasury bonds in Switzerland, and issued arrest warrants for eigh...
German President Wulff Resigns Amid Scandal
Article by CNN Wire Staff | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
Berlin (CNN) -- Germany's President Christian Wulff announced his resignation Friday following a series of scandals that prompted calls for him to stand ...
Iran, Hezbollah Seek to Attack More Israeli Targets Abr...
Article by Barak Ravid | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
Israel's Counterterrorism Bureau urges Israelis abroad to proceed with caution following information provided by interrogation of Iranian suspects appreh...
'Mossad Using Azerbaijan as Hub for Iran Spying�...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/17/12 | Comments (0)
'Times of London' interviews alleged Israeli intelligence agent who says Eurasian country a gateway to intel on Iran. By Ben Hartman Azerbaijan, a...
Former Reagan National Security Advisor Calls for Polla...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
Robert McFarlane, who served as National Security Advisor under President Ronald Reagan, has called on President Obama to grant clemency to Jonathan Pollard. ...
Two Jews Nearly Lynched in Jerusalem
Article by Elad Benari | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
Two Jews are recovering from a near lynch attempt, after Arabs threw rocks at their car as they were driving in Jerusalem. Two civilian employees of the Defens...
UN General Assembly Condemns Syria
Article by AP | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
The U.N. General Assembly has approved a resolution backing an Arab League plan that calls for Syria's president to step down and strongly condemns human...
Israel to Purchase Military Training Aircraft From Ital...
Article by AP | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
JERUSALEM — Israel has reached a $1 billion preliminary deal to buy 30 Italian military training jets, Israeli defense officials said Thursday, provid...
El Al CEO: Harder for us to Compensate Passengers
Article by Efrat Aharoni | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
Eliezer Shkedi complained that El Al is handicapped by being excluded from major international airline alliances. El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. (TASE: ELAL) CEO ...
Israel PM: Iran Sanctions Are Not Working
Article by Daniel Estrin, AP | Published 02/16/12 | Comments (0)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says sanctions imposed on Iran are important but so far haven't been effective. Netanyahu said Thursday that the...
Pro-Israel PAC Hosts House Majority Leader
Article by Robert Weiner | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Eric Cantor Describes concern over Iran among Arab leaders Eric Cantor, Republican leader of the House of Representatives and the highest-ranking Jewish membe...
Sources: Iran May Have Already Developed Plans For Atta...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
NYPD On Lookout For Motorcycle Riders Possibly Armed With 'Sticky Bombs' NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — The NYPD has stepped up security precautions h...
Napolitano Worried About Hezbollah Attack in US
Article by Bloomberg and Yaakov Katz | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
US homeland security secretary says US "constantly monitoring" Hezbollah threat, warns Jewish groups they may be targets. By Reuters US Homeland Security...
Swiss Matzah Baking Chaburah (Photo Essay & Video)
Article by BJLife News Room | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
This week a Swiss chabura lead by HaRav Moshe Chaim Levy, Rav of IRG - Adas Yeshurun in Zurich, gathered at the matzah bakery it Atarot, outside of Yerush...
Author Wins $100,000 Prize for Jewish History
Article by AP | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
New York - The author of a history of Jews in the Soviet Union has won a $100,000 award. The Jewish Book Council announced Wednesday that Gal Beckerman'...
Are Chinese Factory Workers Getting Just $8 for Every i...
Article by Don Reisinger | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Apple's supply chain is once again in the crosshairs, after a South Korean newspaper today reported that Chinese factory workers are paid substantially l...
Iran Issues Threat to Oil Buyers in Europe
Article by Rick Gladstone and Alan Cowell | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Besieged by international anti-nuclear sanctions over the Iranian nuclear program including a planned oil embargo by Europe, Iran warned its six largest Europea...
More Than 300 Killed in Honduras Prison Fire
Article by AP | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
TEGUCIGALPA, Honduras — Trapped inmates screamed from their cells as a fire swept through a Honduran prison, killing at least 300 inmates in one of th...
Chabad House In Indian Capital Closed For Non-Israelis
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Chabad House in the Indian capital New Delhi has been closed for non-Israelis after Monday's bomb attack on an Israeli Embassy car in which the wife of a...
Iran Loads Own Fuel Rods Into Research Reactor
Article by Ali Akbar Dareini, AP | Published 02/15/12 | Comments (0)
Iran says it has begun loading domestically made nuclear fuel rods into its Tehran research reactor, a defiant move in response to toughening Western sanction...
'Congress Ready to Increase Israel Defense Funding...
Article by Hilary Leila Krieger | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
US legislators set to more than make up for White House cuts to missile defense spending, Capitol Hill sources tell the 'Post'; if Israel asks for ...
Mormons Apologize for Posthumous Baptism of Parents of ...
Article by AP | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
SALT LAKE CITY — Mormon church leaders apologized to the family of Holocaust survivor and Jewish rights advocate Simon Wiesenthal after his parents we...
India High Court Stays Deportation of Jewish Couple
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
Kochi: The deportation of the Jewish couple from Israel was stayed by the Kerala high court on Tuesday. The couple, Shneor Zalman Bernstein and Yaffa Shendi K...
Israel Blames Iran for Series of Bangkok Blasts
Article by Thanyarat Doksone, AP | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
BANGKOK (AP) — Israel accused Iran of waging a covert campaign of state terror that stretched this week from the Middle East to the heart of Asia after ...
Ahead of French Elections, Sarkozy Makes Pitch to Jews
Article by Devora Lauter, JTA | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
French President, trailing in polls, seeks support from France's Jewish community. By REUTERS PARIS – Trailing in the polls and with elections ...
Panetta: No Decision Yet From Israel on Iran
Article by AP | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
Washington — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta says he does not think Israel has made a decision to launch a military strike on Iran to thwart its nuclear ...
Israeli Relief Delegation Welcomed in Turkey
Article by AP | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
Israel's Defense Ministry says a humanitarian assistance team it sent to Turkey this week received a warm greeting, despite a deepening rift between the ...
Romney: 'War Against Israel is a War Against All D...
Article by Felicia Sonmez | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
Former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney (R) on Monday condemned the attempted attacks on Israeli diplomats in New Delhi and Tbilisi, arguing that the U.S. &ld...
Iranian Boats Shadow US Aircraft Carrier in Gulf
Article by AP | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
ABOARD THE USS ABRAHAM LINCOLN -- Iranian patrol boats and aircraft shadowed a U.S. aircraft carrier strike group as it passed through the Strait of Hormuz on...
Israeli Hero: Envoy's Wife Spotted Terrorist
Article by Aviel Magnezi | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
Israeli diplomat's wife wounded in India blast apparently managed to get out of car after motorcyclist attached bomb to vehicle; 'she's amazingly...
Chavez Opponent Faces Anti-Semitism
Article by Gil Sheffler | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
Magazine puts Star of David on image of Henrique Capriles Radonski, who is of Jewish descent. Henrique Capriles Radonski, who on Sunday handily won the oppo...
Is Israel Conceding Rachel's Tomb as PA Heritage S...
Article by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
The PA wants UNESCO to declare the Patriarchs’ Cave and Rachel’s Tomb as its heritage sites. Israel is excluding them from its own list. The ...
Terrorist Bomber Blows Off His Own Legs in Bangkok
Article by Dashiell Bennett | Published 02/14/12 | Comments (0)
A man in Thailand, possibly an Iranian, is believed to have maimed himself after explosives that he was carrying went off, injuring both his legs. According t...
Obama Set to Approve Egypt, PA Aid Despite Tensions
Article by Hilary Leila Krieger | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Palestinians to see only slight roll back despite unity deal with Hamas; Egypt aid to remain at 2012 level; budget plan also fully funds military assistance to ...
Moody's Cuts Sovereigns Including Italy, Spain
Article by Ben Livesey and Cordell Edding... | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Moody’s Investors Service cut the debt ratings of six European countries including Italy, Spain and Portugal and revised its outlook on the U.K.’s a...
Iran Says Israel Attacked its Own Embassies
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Israel bombed its own embassies in New Dehli and Tbilisi in order to "tarnish Iran's friendly ties with the host countries," Iran said on Monday, after d...
Details On the Car Bomb That Injured Two in New Delhi, ...
Article by Stephanie Butnick | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Embassy Vehicle Attack Victim Hospitalized Video footage from the scene in New Delhi, India, shows the badly damaged Israeli embassy vehicle that was carrying ...
Opinion: CNN Tilts East, Fires 4 Jewish Journalists in ...
Article by Michael Widlanski | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
CNN has reportedly fired most of the Jews in its Jerusalem bureau, cutting half the bureau but leaving Arab workers and reviving charges of CNN's pro-Ar...
Abbas: Palestinians Won't Recognize Israel as a Je...
Article by Daniel Siryoti, Shlomo Cesana ... | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Speaking to Arab League foreign ministers in Cairo, PA President Mahmoud Abbas issues ultimatum to Israel: Stop settlement construction and accept 1967...
Kotel Rabbi to eBay: Stop Selling Kotel Stones
Article by Gil Ronen | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Internet auction site offers stones allegedly from Kotel area. Rabbi: they do not confer a blessing -- but a curse. Stones supposedly taken from the Kot...
IMF: Charedi, Arab Unemployment a Danger to the Economy
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Unemployment in the Charedi (ultra-Orthodox) and Arab sectors pose a long-term threat to Israel's economy, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on ...
Venezuelas Opposition Unites Around Jewish Candidate. C...
Article by Sara Miller Llana | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
The results of Venezuela’s opposition-party presidential primary, the first of its kind, was no great surprise. Youthful state governor Henrique Caprile...
'Israel Can Harm Iran in Ways Prohibited in USA�...
Article by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Israel carries out attacks on Iran that are prohibited by the US, Newsweek reports. “Israel doesn’t tell and the US doesn’t want to know.&rdqu...
eBay Sale of 'Western Wall Stones' Prompts Ou...
Article by Nir Hasson | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Rabbi Shmuel Rabinovich lodges official police complaint over the fraudulent sale, calls any use of Kotel stones a violation of both religious and modern law....
Israel Accuses Iran of Bombings in India, Georgia
Article by AP | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel's prime minister has accused Iran of being behind a pair of car bombings against Israeli diplomatic targets in India and Ge...
Stocks Head for Gains After Greece OKs Austerity
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- U.S. stocks were poised for early gains Monday, after the Greek Parliament approved a key austerity package. The Dow Jones industrial a...
'US Doesn't Want Israel to Start a War With I...
Article by Yitzchak Benhorin | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
Newsweek explores internal conflict within US administration regarding Iranian threat; describes US-Israel intelligence 'dance'; says Obama trying t...
Israel Says Bombs Target Embassies in India, Georgia
Article by Dan Williams | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - Bombers targeted staff at Israel's embassies in India and Georgia on Monday, the foreign ministry said, with a bomb going off in New Delhi...
Poland Moves to Amend Jewish Property Law, Despite Oppo...
Article by Roman Prister | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
New proposal will move compensation cases for property lost under Nazis and Communists from public committees to court system; Jewish groups in Poland say the...
Israeli Diplomat's Car Hit by Explosion in New Del...
Article by AP | Published 02/13/12 | Comments (0)
NEW DELHI - An explosion tore through an Israeli diplomat's car on the streets of New Delhi on Monday, injuring one person, Israeli officials said. T...
Argentine President Announces Her Involvement in Israel...
Article by Akiva Elder | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner meets with Israeli-Palestinian delegation Peace NGO Forum and announces Argentina will spearhead the Latin American role in rei...
Threats to Cut Egypt Assistance Could Impact Israel, U....
Article by Ron Kampeas | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The future of a key pillar of Israeli security could rest with the fate of a few dozen pro-democracy activists in Egypt. After Egyptian a...
US Admiral Says Navy Forces Are Prepared to Confront Ir...
Article by AP | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
MANAMA, Bahrain – The top U.S. Navy official in the Gulf said Sunday he takes Iran's military capabilities seriously but insists his forces a...
Greek Parliament Approves New Austerity Bill
Article by Harry Papachristou | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
(Reuters) - The Greek parliament approved on Monday a deeply unpopular austerity bill to secure a second bailout from the European Union and International ...
To Save Lives, Charedi Rescue Group Builds Interfaith C...
Article by Nathan Jeffay | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
Zichron Yaakov, Israel — The image of Israel’s Haredim has taken a public battering over the past few months, particularly over the issue of discr...
AP IMPACT: USAID Jewish Contractor Gross's Work in...
Article by Desmond Butler, AP | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Piece by piece, in backpacks and carry-on bags, American aid contractor Alan Gross made sure laptops, smartphones, hard drives and net...
Arab League Calls for Arab-UN Peacekeeping Force for Sy...
Article by Mariam Fam and Abdel Latif Wah... | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
Feb. 12 (Bloomberg) -- The Arab League called for the formation of a joint Arab-UN peacekeeping force for Syria to replace the league’s observation miss...
Chabad Rabbanim Urge to Marry Young
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
An unprecedented call uniting Chabad rabbonim and mashpi'im from around the world is calling on Lubavitch bochurim not to delay marriage. By COLlive rep...
Strike Ends. Israel Goes Back to Normal
Article by Tzvi Ben Gedalyahu | Published 02/12/12 | Comments (0)
The Histadrut national Labor Union announced ,shortly before 9 a.m. Sunday, an agreement with the government to end the strike. The Histadrut national Labor ...
Ahmadinejad: Iran to Reveal New Nuke Achievements
Article by Nasser Karimi | Published 02/11/12 | Comments (0)
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran will soon unveil "big new" nuclear achievements, President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Saturday while reiterating Tehran's ...
Krauthammer: Israel 'Will Strike' Iran to �...
Article by Jeff Poor | Published 02/11/12 | Comments (0)
On Friday’s “Special Report” on the Fox News Channel, Washington Post columnist Charles Krauthammer doubled down on an assertion he made last...
Syrian Army General Assassinated in Damascus
Article by Bassem Mroue | Published 02/11/12 | Comments (0)
Gunmen assassinated an army general in Damascus Saturday in the first killing of a high ranking military officer in the Syrian capital since the uprising agai...
Palestinian Rocket Damages Civilian Homes
Article by Yaakov Lapin and Jpost Staff | Published 02/11/12 | Comments (0)
No injuries reported in southern Israeli farming region attack; rocket comes after reports that IDF wounded Gaza terrorist. Palestinian terro...
Surprising Number of Kadima Members Consult With Rabbis
Article by Mati Tuchfeld | Published 02/10/12 | Comments (0)
Despite countless public remarks targeting ultra-Orthodox and their leaders, many Kadima members maintain close relationships with prominent rabbis • P...
Anonymous Threatens Cyber Crusade Against Israel (Video...
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 02/10/12 | Comments (0)
International hacker group accuses Israeli gov't of "crimes against humanity," vows revenge in YouTube video. International hacker group Anonymous relea...
Histadrut Strike Enters Third Day
Article by Gavriel Queenann | Published 02/10/12 | Comments (0)
The Histadrut Trade Union Federation continues to disrupt life in Israel for the third day in a row as it wrangles with the Finance Ministry The Histadrut ...
Turkey Sinks Israel Navy Participation in NATO Operatio...
Article by Yaakov Katz and Herb Keinon | Published 02/09/12 | Comments (0)
Ankara prevents first instance of active Israeli participation in one of Western military alliance’s operations, but J'lem on verge of signing dea...
Hamas Drifting Away From Longtime Patron Iran
Article by Karin Laub and Brian Murphy, A... | Published 02/09/12 | Comments (0)
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip—Hamas appears to be drifting away from its longtime patron Iran -- part of a shift that began with last year's Arab Sprin...
U.S. and Israel Split on Ways to Deter Iran
Article by Mark Landler and Davd E. Sange... | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
WASHINGTON — Amid mounting tensions over whether Israel will carry out a military strike against Iran’s nuclear program, the United States and Israe...
Israel's President Sends Message of Peace to Iran
Article by Ian Deitch, AP | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
Israel's president reached out to the Iranian people with a message of peace Wednesday, as the West tightened sanctions over Iran's nuclear program,...
'Shalit Terrorist' Going Back to Jail?
Article by Yoav Zitun | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
Terrorist freed in Shalit deal rejoins Hamas, could go back to prison for 27 years following arrest A terrorist who was released early as part of the Shalit d...
Christie: 'I Admire Israel for the Enemies It Has ...
Article by Daniel Halper | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
In an address recently delivered to an AIPAC audience in New York, New Jersey governor Chris Christie articulated a responsible view of America’s role in ...
Spotlight on Iranian Jews in Israel
Article by Stephanie Butnick | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
As tension between the two countries escalates NPR has a report today on Iranian Jews living in Israel who find themselves in the uncomfortable situation of ...
Israel Embassies Preparing for Iran Strike?
Article by Itamar Eichner | Published 02/08/12 | Comments (0)
Diplomats stationed in Israel request gas masks, prepare contingency plans in case of missile attacks; envoys fear that thousands of dual-citizenship Israeli...