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By JTA
Pro-Israel groups sometimes forget that others are listening.
First reports are that it wasn’t a “hate crime” in the anti-Semitic sense, but what cold-blooded murder is not fueled by hate?
A rabbi, identified as Rabbi Joseph Raksin by NBC news, was shot and killed on his way to synagogue Saturday morning, in North Miami Beach.
By JTA
A Jewish school in Denmark informed parents that its pupils are no longer allowed to wear religious symbols near school grounds.
Rabbanit Pinto was found by Buenos Aires police, alive and well on Saturday, though exhausted.
By JTA
Rabbi Yaacov Arar, who served as the chief rabbi of Athens for over four decades, has died.
Perhaps the city of Bradford can declare itself a “George Galloway-free zone.”
By JTA
How about a picture of Donald Duck choking anti-Semitism?
The chair in the photo below was donated in memory of terror victims US-born Dr. Applebaum and his daughter Naava. It (along with others) was stolen from the Kotel by Arabs, who took them to the Temple Mount.
The news that the Chief Rabbinate withdrew kosher supervisors from Turkish plants in the face of Israel’s war in Gaza is part of what some kashrus organizations call “working in a more dangerous world.” They recall the murder of two kosher supervisors in Mumbai in December 2008, and extremists have recently threatened more terror in […]
Socialist president warns Israel to protect priest in Gaza, can't seem to find words to support 50,000 Argentine Jews.
By JTA
Wiesel's called for an end to 'Child Sacrifice' by Hamas was considered "too strong" for London Times readers.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
“Today, on Tisha B'Av, the day upon which the Holy Temple was destroyed, we came together with hundreds of Jews to the Temple Mount to fulfill the commandment of being in the holy place, to pray there for the welfare of the IDF soldiers who are defending all of Israel..."
Graves desecrated in England, Israelis rescued from Maldives
"Fields of Exile" provides a glimpse into the horrors of academic anti-Israelism, experienced by one firmly rooted in the left.
More ugly anti-Semitism in Europe, with the Gaza war serving as the wick for the firebombs of hatred.
Israel's Chief Rabbis give ruling exempting IDF soldiers from fasting on Tisha B'Av.
"Pro-Palestinian" activists continue to target Jews around the world; Aussie commentator: Where outrage about beheadings in Syria?
Former head of German Jewry warns Jews of danger and decries others for silent complicity.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Antisemitism is rampant now in Europe
“He had a hopped-up 'cycle that took off like a gun/That fool was the terror of Highway 101 - ‘ from the song “Black Denim Trousers.”
Calling for a global recitation of the Shema at 12:00 noon EST, 7:00 a.m. PST, 7:00 p.m. in Israel.
If anti-Israel doesn't necessarily mean anti-Israel-Semitic, why do anti-Israel protests always seem to be so violent?
Jewish entertainers Joan Rivers and Howard Stern are lone pro-Israel voices from the entertainment world. Where is Streisand?
Chabad has provided a list of all the soldiers injured so far in Operation Protective Edge, so you can add them to your prayers.
Chairman Avner Shalev: Countries must combat "expressions of anti-Semitism"
Jewish communities from around the world have stepped up to support children from southern Israel who have lived their entire lives under the threat of missile attacks from Hamas freedom fighters in Gaza. (To quote the late comedian George Carlin: If firefighters fight fire, and crime fighters fight crime… what do freedom fighters fight? But […]
By Rachel Levy
Did the U.S. allow Hamas terrorists rule Israel's skies? Why would the Obama administration do that?
By JTA
Antisemitism rears its ugly head in Europe, again.
Yet again, non-anti-Semitic 'pro-Palestinian' demonstrators can't quite seem to break free of anti-Semitic jargon.
“This is the most important gift for my son.”
The Ruderman Family Foundation rewards Jewish organizations for promoting inclusion of those with disabilities.
Nothing infuriates Palestinian supporters than the suggestion that anti-Israel sentiment is fueled by anti-Semitism. Truth hurts, sometimes.
By JTA
A chief rabbi of the Netherlands said unidentified individuals hurled stones at his home in what he said was the second anti-Semitic attack on him in a week. Rabbi Binyomin Jacobs said the latest attack took place at 5 a.m. Thursday, when two stones were hurled through a window of his home in Amersfoort. An earlier incident outside his home […]
Police clash with anti-Israel demonstrators in Cairo, Turkey, London. Protests expected to spread.
By JTA
Wave of anti-Semitic graffiti, physical attacks spreads, this time to University of Oregon
Tweets praising Hitler have been trending globally in response to the misreporting of Operation Protective Edge.
Praise for Hitler, 'filthy Jewish dog' at pro-Palestinian rally in Melbourne
A New York doctor claims she was booted from a JetBlue flight when an Arab complained about her being on the plane.
If the swastika can be used as a sign of peace then the dove with an olive branch has turned into a permanent Frankenstein.
The rockets falling across Israel in the past few days have caused disturbances and hindrance in all facets of life, including weddings.
Anti-Israel violence spreading: Palestinians break up pro-Israel gathering in California
A Moroccan rabbi was attacked on a street in Casablanca, Morocco in retaliation for Operation Protective Edge. According to the Hebrew-language Rotter newsflashes, Moroccan media reported that the attack happened on Friday as Rabbi Moshe Ohayon was walking to Shabbat services. The rabbi said he was approached by a local teenager, who asked if he […]
Rabbi Dr. Warren Goldstein slams ruling party, challenges deputy head to defend racist statement in public debate
The JewishPress.com staff want to take this opportunity to wish all our readers a quiet and peaceful Shabbat Shalom.
By JTA
38 year old man beaten with metal bars; Third of Malmö residents from Muslim-majority countries
Third intifada in pictures: Arab riots, Jewish tears.
Gush Etzion residents are uniting to show their resilience in the face of terror with the 'One Flag' initiative.
Jewish bloggers respond to murder with joint condemnation statement.
Gaza newspaper: Murder of Palestinian boy reminiscent of “holy matzas”, culture of violence and blood grew among the Jews
By JTA
A Jewish-Muslim family from Syria escaped from the country’s civil war to Israel.
No one yet knows who is responsible for abu Khaider's death, yet the JCPA immediately drew a target on the map of Israel.
Arab delegates insist Jewish participants are "Israeli", close down summit until Judenrein
By JTA
From Australia to Argentina, Jewish communities mourn latest Palestinian atrocity.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
New rabbinic group in Gush Etzion lays blame for boys' death at feet of Muslim leaders, calls for new path
By Aryeh Savir and Anav Silverman Tazpit News Agency
“Dear Yifrach family; Iris and Uri, these hours of personal grief are shared by all of us. May their memories, Gilad, Naftali and Eyal, be blessed,” said Israel’s Defense Minister.
The boys will be buried side by side in the Modi'in cemetery in a joint funeral.
There are those who believe that all people are, deep down, good. Hamas and its friends, along with other terrorist groups and rogue nations like Iran, give the lie to that lovely but naïve fantasy.
Before, we were unified in prayer and hope for the boys’ safe return. Now, tragically, we are unified in grief.
Court says rabbinical court overstepped jurisdiction, says circumcision matters must be decided by family court
A high school student takes on the NYT's silence on the Holocaust.
With 20,000 children living in Eretz Yisroel’s periphery, where regular school bus service is non-existent and private transportation impossible due to economic short-comings within almost all of the children’s families, Chinuch Atzmai has been providing regular school bus and mini-bus services to 269 communities across the country.
Thousands evacuated and houses on fire as planes try to water bomb the blaze.
Norwegian Parliament rejects anti-circumcision proposal, enshrines right to bring boys into covenant of Avraham Avinu.
Dr. Lior Sasson, head of Save a Child's Heart: "Every child deserves the best medical treatment avail. Kids' shouldn't be part of the conflict".
By JTA
130-member community may own dozens of properties worth more than $10 million.
Last week anti-Semitic violence erupted at European solidarity rallies for the kidnapped Israeli boys.
Ram Bergman, producer of some of biggest hits of last decade, to oversee third trio of legendary science-fiction movies
Jewish Agency head Sharansky: 5,000 Jews to make Aliyah from France by the end of the year, or one percent of the French Jewish community.
Manhunt continues in Hebron, but police get results in another theatre: Jewish teens from Beitar Illit
The Rabbi began his fast upon hearing of the kidnapped boys, and has been in constant prayer for them until his collapse.
By JTA
As Presbyterians vote against Israel, they find support from the Jewish people's own fifth column.
"I believe they will come back but if not, please be united. Be united.” - Racheli Frankel, mother of kidnap victim
By JTA
A Jewish cemetery and Holocaust monument were damaged in Germany amid a string of unrelated acts of vandalism against Jewish heritage sites in central Europe.
Religious Zionist and Haredi rabbis have called on Jews to usher in Shabbat early this week to show support for the families of Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shayer and Naftali Frenkel. Bnei Brak Rabbis Aharon Leib Shteinman and Chaim Rabbi Kanievsky, the leaders of the Lithuanian-style yeshiva world, joined Rabbis Chaim Druckman, rabbinic head of the […]
Leading Israeli singers pray for safe return of missing teenagers, IDF soldiers
Stance consistent with Shalit affair, when group never got around to visiting the IDF hostage
New York NCSY, the OU, Bnei Akiva and RCA are launching a "virtual vigil" to bring the kidnapped teens home.
Jewish kindergarten children were attacked Sunday in Antwerp by a group of Muslim teens.
IDF hit weapons storage and manufacturing facilities, as well as a command post.
By JTA
The Jewish community of Columbus, Ohio, has set up a fund to help the mother of two children slain in Israel by their father pay for their funerals.
The Kotel is packed with people praying for the safe return of the kidnapped boys, Eyal Yifrah, Gil-Ad Shayer and Naftali Frenkel.
Israel's chief rabbis led prayers Saturday night at the Western Wall for the safe return of boys kidnapped by terrorists.
2 men on a scooter, armed with Kalashnikov rifles and handguns approached a Paris shul on Shabbat afternoon.
Mehdi Nemmouch has conditioned his acceptance of extradition to Belgium to stand trial there, on the condition he won't be extradited to Israel.
Holocaust survivors, living in mental health hospitals, arrived at the Kotel on Thursday to celebrate their belated Bar Mitzvahs.
By JTA
As consul general of Peru in Geneva, Barreto issued 27 Peruvian passports to 58 Jews, including 14 children, even though the government of Peru by 1938 had given instructions to its consulates in Europe not to issue visas to foreign immigrants — with an emphasis on Jews in particular.
The Torah might prohibit tattoos, but to Evan Moffic, that's just a pesky nuisance. See, it's all about the reason you want the tattoo.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
An overflow crowd of hundreds of community activists, diplomats and religious leaders watched, as Irina Bokova, UNESCO's Director General joined with official co-sponsors; Israel, Canada, United States and Montenegro at the unveiling ceremony.
Unfortunately, the French-born murderer of innocents at the Brussels Jewish Museum, are revered by many young Muslims.
WJC leader meets with Jewish community, shows support for community rocked by violence in recent months;
Kosher barbecue experts, fire up your grills! You will be tested in southern Connecticut this fall.
By Shalom Bear
A Tel Aviv family court was forced to choose: would the child become listed as a Mamzer or would the child grow up financially unsupported and not know who his real father is?
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Omar Barghouti, one of the leaders of the BDS movement, said "If the four men are brought before a court, then we should prosecute the Palestinian Authority for serving the Israeli occupation's project."
By Rachel Levy
Arab media are salivating over Jewish squabbles about internal Israeli divisions on policy reported by wire services.
Ultimately, BDS will fail because the boycotters themselves do not really believe in their cause. If they did, they'd throw out their cell phones.
By JTA
“Death to Jews” and a swastika were painted on the notice board of the Central Synagogue in Sofia, Bulgaria.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
The Israeli cow is considered a global leader in milk yields, with the highest national milk and milk solid yields in the world according the Israeli Dairy Board.
Belgium will join the Jews in fighting anti-Semitism in Europe.
September 18, 2026 
