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Congregation Adas Israel, the last of several orthodox synagogues that once served the Jews of Fall River, Massachusetts – will be handing the keys over to a new group of worshippers – congregants of The Word of Life Community Church.
Celebrations of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, commemorated through the lighting of the traditional Hanukkah menorah, will be taking place across the world, according to an article by the Washington Post.
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A bipartisan slate of U.S. senators urged Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi to crack down on arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip.
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A man and a woman in the Toulouse area were arrested on suspicion that they helped Mohammed Merah "commit crimes" that may have included the murder of four Jews.
A Woodmere synagogue which lost four Torah scrolls in the chaos of Hurricane Sandy received a gift given in the spirit of Jewish brotherhood and Torah values from their kinsmen in Kansas City.
The former principal of a Jewish high school in Brooklyn was convicted on 75 counts of sexual abuse against three boys.
Avigdor Liberman's campaign to unload the "stars" of his party, Israel Beiteinu, continues full blast into Tuesday, the day of submitting all the lists of nominees to the Knesset, Israel's Channel 2 News reported. The list of Liberman's party is shared this election with Netanyahu's Likud. After the untimely "retirement" of Tourism Minister Stas Misezhnikov […]
Rescue teams released him completely free from injury.
Amanpour's history gives little comfort to those who fear it will be wildly dismissive of Jewish and Christian claims, and naively accepting of Muslim claims.
The mosque demolition followed a Regavim movement's appeal to the Supreme Court.
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The Jewish owner of the B’Paradise pizzeria in Sarcelles discovered the swastikas on his establishment's walls on Monday, according to the French daily Metro. The newspaper reported that the swastikas were spray-painted Saturday on the shop display of the pizzeria, which overlooks the main synagogue of Sarcelles, a northern suburb of Paris, home to approximately […]
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu betrayed the Obama administration by announcing a new settlement expansion and the cutoff of tax transfers to the Palestinian Authority, JTA reported. Emanuel, President Obama's chief of staff in his first term, delivered the rebuke over the weekend at the Saban Forum in Washington. Emanuel's […]
According to a report on Israel Channel 10, Shelly Yechimovitch, the head of the Labor party, said that if she is appointed Minister of Finance, she would increase healthcare taxes, legislate an inheritance tax, and increase the corporate tax rate.
Following his comments on Sunday night football advocating for greater gun control, NBC sports announcer Bob Costas is facing growing anger by gun owning football fans who are calling on the NFL to ban Costas. The angry fans have started a Facebook page, entitled "The NFL Should Ban Bob Costas." The page has over 1500 […]
Mark C. Toner, DOS Deputy Spokesperson, on Monday night released this statement: The United States opposes all unilateral actions, including West Bank settlement activity and housing construction in East Jerusalem, as they complicate efforts to resume direct, bilateral negotiations, and risk prejudging the outcome of those negotiations. This includes building in the E-1 area as this area […]
The Cuban government should release Alan Gross and return him to his family, where he belongs.
For the first time since September 2011, tolls for travelers going in and out of Manhattan are going up.
The first totally new Israeli-built neighborhood in eastern Jerusalem since Har Homa will soon be approved, introducing 2,610 Israeli homes to an area called Givat HaMatos.
Hungarian Jewry is asking the government of Russia to release between 300 and 400 Torah scrolls, covers, crowns, pointers, and other objects seized by the Nazis during World War II and then appropriated by the Red Army.
The operator of Australia’s Pluto liquefied natural gas project, Woodside Petroleum, will buy a 30 percent share in Israel’s Leviathan natural gas field for $2.5 billion, becoming a strategic partner in the drilling.
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American billionaire Ronald Lauder agreed to bail out the financially troubled Israeli television station Channel 10.
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Invitations to a fictitious club saying "Jews need not apply" were slipped under the doors of students living in the Harvard University dormitories.
Sources have described "an appetite for action" within the Foreign Office.
During a GSS (General Security Service) operation in Deir Sharaf, between Shavei Shomron and Einav, a Palestinian vehicle deliberately crashed into the side of the GSS jeep. As a result the jeep flipped, and all five of its occupants were lightly injured. The Palestinian driver of the terror vehicle then exited his car brandishing an […]
No one seemed to be in charge of the movements of the Sudanese workers.
"The response to the attack on Zionism and the State of Israel must reinforce and underscore the implementation of the settlement plan."
The Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL), firmly denounced the decision made the United Nations General Assembly to elevate the status of “Palestine” (the Palestine Liberation Organization) to non-member observer state at the UN. In a statement issued on the day of the vote, Nov 29, Cong. Ros-Lehtinen said that […]
On Friday, Nov 30, the RCA and the OU issued the following statement, criticizing the statement made by Palestinian Authority head Mahmoud Abbas at the United Nations General Assembly yesterday, and expressing disappointment in the vote that raised the status of the Arab Palestinians to that of nonmember observer state. The Rabbinical Council of America […]
PM Netanyahu said today at a cabinet meeting that, "a Palestinian state will not be established until they recognize Israel as the state of the Jewish people along with a decision to end the conflict. Israel will not let Judea and Samaria turn into a terror base where missiles will be launched at Israel." In […]
A joint American-Israeli startup has developed the world’s first breathalyzer attachment for smartphones, in order to prevent drunk driving.
A Jewish woman was stabbed to death in Isfahan, Iran, as part of an ongoing religious fight between the woman and her Muslim neighbors.
Parents of students from the Raqia preschool in the Nofei Yam neighborhood in north Tel Aviv have expressed outrage that their children’s school will also serve as a synagogue on Shabbat and holidays.
Jewish Hollywood producer Jeffrey Katzenberg was honored for his philanthropic work on Saturday, receiving the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
India will likely be signing a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with Israel in order to create smoother and easier cooperation between the countries in the investigation of crimes.
Bodies in Afghan police and military uniforms littered the entrance of an airfield outside a major US base in Afghanistan Sunday, killed in an apparent suicide attack by the Taliban.
The conference, titled "Freedom of Religion and/or Mutual Respect in Europe," was jointly organized by the European Parliament and the European Jewish Association.
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The Obama administration made a last-minute effort to kill the amendment.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a skeptic of assistance to Israel who also is considering a 2016 presidential run, will travel to Israel. According to a report Friday on the Christian Broadcasting Network website, Paul will be accompanied by Christian and Jewish leaders, and will also visit Jordan. He will meet with leaders in both countries, […]
Parts of Egypt's proposed constitution have been translated by Egypt Independent. While quite long, the following is not the complete translation. Egypt Independent will be publishing a more complete version of the draft on Sunday and you will be able to read it there. CONSTITUTION PREAMBLE We, the people of Egypt, In the name of […]
Egyptian President Morsi has called for a referendum on the country's constitution to be held on December 15th. Demonstrations and rallies, some of them violent, both for and against Morsi have been held in the recent days. Some of the recent demonstrations were about Morsi's attempt to consolidate more dictatorial powers for himself.
Not a week passes without some new rumor from Syria tearing up the social media channels. Here's the latest about Assad.
The committee to release Jonathan Pollard says the Jewish spy was hospitalized after he had collapsed in prison. His condition is unknown. His wife was informed by the prison authorities a short while ago. A source inside the committee told Ynet that over the past few weeks Pollard has been suffering great pain, but it […]
Labor party primary results are in, and Shelly Yechimovitch did not come out a winner.
The premier screening of the new documentary, “The Resort,” hosted by the World Forum of Russian Jewry (WFRJ) took place Wednesday evening, November 28, at a screening room in New York’s Times Square. The audience included Ambassador Ido Aharoni, Consul General of Israel in New York, Dr. Igor Branovan, Vice President of the American Forum […]
In a symbolic vote the "state" of Palestine was created today, but the vote has no legally binding status.
Police foiled a possible terror attack in Ma'aleh Adumim on Thursday evening after noticing a suspicious vehicle trying to drive into the city of Ma'aleh Adumim, just outside of Jerusalem. The police stopped the car which had no plates, and arrested the Arab driver (40), a resident of the Shomron, who said he had planned […]
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An amendment to S. 3254, the National Defense Authorization Act would punish both the PA and the UN for a unilateral recognition of a Palestinian "observer state."
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Lieberman's apparent endorsement of Rice on Tuesday is largely symbolic.
"No decision by the UN can break the 4000-year-old bond between the people of Israel and the land of Israel."
This is not the first time Weiner has reared his head since his awkward exit from office less than 18 months ago.
Cvetkovic was arrested in January, 2011, after a Bosnian court issued a warrant for his arrest for crimes of genocide and crimes against humanity.
An initiative of some members of the Jerusalem Likud branch could help keep soon-to-be-former MK Dan Meridor gainfully employed: The Begin Heritage Group, led by Avi Moyal, Yoram Gamish and Jerusalem city council member Meir Turgeman, yesterday proposed to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that he would throw his support behind Meridor, who had been rejected […]
FIFA generously plans to rebuild the Gaza soccer stadium. The stadium was used as a Hamas launching pad to shoot Fajr-5 rockets at Tel Aviv and Jerusalem.
Israeli law already applies in Jewish towns in Judea and Samaria.
A group of Nobel peace prize-winners, artists and activists are calling for a military boycott of Israel following the recent attempt by the Jewish state to protect its citizens in the south from rocket barrages from Gaza.
Coalition Against Insurance Fraud warns homeowners about five worst frauds to avoid.
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Stevie Wonder is set to pull out of a performance at a fundraiser for the Israel Defense Forces, a source told JTA.
Avi Luzon, president of Israel’s football association, said Wednesday that Israel’s hosting of next year’s European under-21 football championship would not pose a security problem.
India’s army may opt to conduct a $1 billion military defense contract with Israel rather than the United States, showcasing the increasingly strong competition between the two countries in providing defensive solutions throughout the world.
The record Powerball lottery - $550 million ($360.2 million as a cash option before taxes) - goes to numbers...
On November 29, 1947 the United Nations voted in a plan for the partition of the British Mandate territory of Palestine. The plan came to be called the United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine or United Nations General Assembly Resolution 181.
On the NY Times Public Editor's blog, Margaret Sullivan talks about the leash they'll be putting on Jodi Rudoren, the NY Times Jerusalem Bureau Chief. After Rudoren's not very well thought out foray into the world of social media, and the serious missteps that followed, the NY Times has decided to appoint an editor to handle Rudoren's […]
The Labor party, headed up by Shelly Yechimovitch, will be holding primaries on Thursday. Nana10 reports that senior staffers in Yechimovitch's office have set up white lists and black lists of who they want in the Knesset and who they don't want to see at all. Among those that Yechimovitch reportedly does not want running […]
Galei Tzahal reports that despite Israeli threats to withhold money if the Palestinian Authority doesn't stop its UN bid for statehood, Israel transferred on Tuesday NIS 200 million (around $50 Million) to the Palestinian Authority to help them pay salaries. The money was paid from taxes collected o behalf of the Palestinian Authority. One wonders why that money […]
The barrages of homemade Grad rockets and Iranian produced Fajr-5s that were fired by Tehran’s proxy Hamas and Islamic Jihad militias at Israeli population centers in southern and central Israel during the recent fighting were reportedly not only meant to kill and maim civilians but also to wreck Israel’s economy. The militias’ goal was to exact revenge on Israel, the U.S. and the EU for the stifling sanctions imposed on the Iranian regime.
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At a dramatic press conference in Tel Aviv on Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak announced his resignation from politics. Barak said he would remain in his post until the establishment of the next government, following the January 22 elections.
On November 26, 70 years after the rounding up and deportation of over 500 Jewish Norwegians to Auschwitz, the Norwegian Police Service issued an apology for taking part in the murder of Jews.
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France's main Jewish student union reportedly has petitioned a Paris court to order Twitter to divulge details about users who post anti-Semitic comments.
A report by the Taub Center for Social Policy Studies shows that Israel has the second most crowded roads of any Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) country, coming in under South Korea.
The king of Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz, is clinically dead, according to Al-Sharq al-Awsat daily news.
A call by a far-right Hungarian parliamentarian to register Jews on lists as national security threats met international condemnation on Tuesday, as well as a protest outside the legislature, calling for his resignation.
By JTA
Americans for Peace Now called on President Obama to support the Palestinians’ bid to upgrade their status in the United Nations to non-member observer state. The stance by the left-wing group issued in a statement Tuesday places it at odds with the pro-Israel community. The statement by the group's president and CEO, Debra DeLee, was […]
A new electronic tracking system sends SMS messages to the male guardians of Saudi Arabian women who attempt to cross the border, according to a report in Al-Arabiya.
Israel no longer intends to dismantle the Oslo Accords if Abbas goes through with his UN gambit.
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The court killed a Polish government allowance for Jewish and Muslim slaghtering.
Thousands of protesters are converging on Tahrir Square from points around Cairo to rally against President Mohamed Morsi’s constitutional declaration. One protester has died after inhaling teargas, Egypt Independent reports. Dozens of parties and civil society groups called for the protests after Morsi's declaration last Thursday which gave him tyrannical powers and declared the Constituent […]
Arafat's body was exhumed on Tuesday, samples were taken from the body, and the body was then reburied in his Ramallah mausoleum. Palestinian’s believe that Arafat was poisoned with radiation, by Israel. Results are expected back in around 3 months. .
The day after the U.S. administration cast Morsi in the role of new peacekeeper, he recast himself as something more like a new pharoah. And, despite what the New York Times and the Washington Post wrote, he is not giving back any of the real power he's granted himself.
By JTA
Fans of a popular British soccer club spewed anti-Semitic taunts and chants at fans of a second British club whose fans are sometimes referred to as the "Yid Army." West Ham United fans on Sunday sang anti-Semitic songs about Adolf Hitler to supporters of the home team, the Tottenham Hotspurs, and referred to the stabbing […]
On its 100th year, the Anti-Defamation League is recognizing Lavine's immense civic leadership and influence to affect positive change in our community. Their press release states: Lavine believes strongly in giving back to his community. Together with his wife Jeannie, Lavine has helped create, grow and sustain numerous organizations focused on improving the lives of children […]
As reported in JewishPress.com, the process of exhuming Yasser Arafat's body is to be completed today. Palestinian's believe that Arafat was poisoned with radiation, by Israel. JewishPress.com is following the story, and will try to bring you photos.
The right-wing block would receive 70 seats, vs. 50 to the center-left, including the Arabs.
Three Palestinians crossed over into Israel from Gaza near the town of Netiv HaAsara. The town went on alert. The three were caught and brought in for interrogation. The alert was finally called off an hour after no additional signs of infiltrators were found. On Monday morning a terrorist entered the town of Sdei Avraham […]
It appear that Moshe Feiglin is going to Jerusalem.
YNET has published a report with the details of the terror attack this morning in Sdei Avraham. The terrorist from Gaza entered the home of Yael (39), where she was sleeping with her 4 children. The terrorist attacked Yael with a knife and iron rod, and she single handedly fought him off, saving the lives […]
On Monday evening at 7:20 PM a rocket was launched from Gaza. The rocket fell within Gaza.
The Farmers Union says that the recent doubling of tomato prices is due to rocket attacks from Gaza leading up to and during Operation Pillar of Defense.
Israel Corp. and the Tamar partners signed a $4 billion contract on Sunday, agreeing that Noble Energy, Delek Group, Isramco and Alon Natural Gas Exploration would provide for Israel Corp’s gas needs.
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A Montreal radio host was suspended for indulging a caller who made anti-Semitic statements on the air.
Rebbetzin Devorah Krinsky, wife of chief aide to the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, passed away on Friday night at the age of 74.
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) on Monday urged American pediatricians to provide prescriptions for post-intercourse contraception to underage patients, as well as making them aware of the ability to take medications to prevent pregnancy even after engaging in sex.
Toys to Discover, a Jewish-owned toy store on 18th Avenue in Borough Park gave away over $10,000 worth of toys to children affected by hurricane Sandy.
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A Muslim imam in Gaza has issued a religious edict, or fatwa, that says it is a sin to violate the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
An analysis of a recent New York Times article examining the presidential voting trends of all the New York precincts determined that almost all Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods voted for Republican candidate Mitt Romney over Democratic incumbent Barack Obama.
By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency
Since the commencing of Operation 'Pillar of Cloud' the police have recorded many events of terrorist activities and public disturbance in Judea and Samaria, which constitute a sharp increase in terrorist activity in the region. Stones and Molotov cocktails were thrown at cars, roads were blocked and tires were burned, marches were conducted. 201 events […]
Moshav Sdei Avraham (near Gaza Strip)- Police report that at around 5:30 AM Monday, there was a break-in into the home of the Shalom family. The intruder stabbed a woman in the house and then ran away. The IDF declared an official terror infiltration into the town, and began searching for the suspect within the […]
On Sunday, a firebomb was thrown at an Israeli car on route 443. A massive amount of stones were thrown at a bus near Maaleh Adumim. No one was injured in the attacks.
For the second time today, gunfire from Syria crossed the border into Israel on the Golan Heights. An IDF vehicle was nearly hit. No injuries were reported.
Due to computer glitches that have prevented many Likud members from voting, Likud primary elections which were originally extended until midnight on Sunday, have now been extended to 9 PM on Monday. Only 16% of Likud members were able to vote by 4 PM on Sunday and only 40% succeeded by 9 PM. Some Likud […]
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