The funeral for Rabbi Yekutiel Menachem Rapp is to pass by 770 Eastern Parkway Tuesday at 3:45 pm ET.
The United States and the other P5+1 powers unsurprisingly have extended the June 30 deadline for reaching an agreement to supervise and limit Iran's nuclear development program. The extension is for one week, until July 7. As The JewishPress.com reported here earlier this week, "deadline" has a different meaning in the Muslim Middle East than […]
If the wind blows in the wrong direction, Israelis will need gas masks to stay alive.
The OU respects the process which led to the Obergefell decision, but prays religious liberty won't be sacrificed.
Iran wants a nuclear bomb for "peace purposes," meaning the annihilation of Israel.
Americans' fear of the ISIS is turning terror into the major election issue.
Hillary has become a magnet for bad news, but it will take a lot more to beat her.
Hillary Clinton failed to turn over email exchanges with Sidney Blumenthal about Benghazi attacks.
Obama seems to have fallen into the old trap of appointing people who tell him what he wants to hear.
Lockheed-Martin is studying an Israel request for a longer flight range that would make refueling easier.
Drexel honors virulent Israel and US critic Noam Chomsky; Drexel Hillel rabbi is enthusiastically supportive.
“The mandated services program is a key funding source that helps non-public schools meet their bottom lines. We welcome this new funding.”
Jewish American college students report being afraid to wear anything that identifies them as Jewish and told to "check their Jewish privilege."
"Birth in the Golan Heights: The birthplace that would appear on passports whose bearers were born in the Golan Heights is SYRIA."
By Rachel Levy
MK Silvan Shalom's wife tweeted a stupid racist Obama line that raised world eyebrows.
By Kosher Today
His mission was to have vodka produces from the seven species of the land of Israel - figs, dates, pomegranate, wheat, barley, olive and grapes.
ADL's Foxman slams Oren for mentioning Obama's Muslim upbringing in an essay about Obama's views on the Muslim world.
Obama and his predecessors have always "known" how to "fix" the Middle East while their domestic problems spin out of control.
In response to the shooting at the church in Charleston, South Carolina, President Obama compared gun homicides in the US to other developed countries. President Obama @POTUS Here are the stats: Per population, we kill each other with guns at a rate 297x more than Japan, 49x more than France, 33x more than Israel. 4:49 […]
"The issues with Jews is [sic[not their blood, but their identity. I think that if we could somehow destroy the Jewish identity, then they wouldn't [sic] cause much of a problem."
D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals rules against the IRS and for the pro-Israel organization Z STREETon June 19, 2015.
The US expressed its condolences, which is more than the UN did, but Abbas said nothing,
The French Foreign Minister is singing, "I got the whole world in my hands."
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
New York follows Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee to condemn BDS.
Michael Oren claims that PM Netanyahu made mistakes, but President Obama purposely damaged US-Israel relations.
The airline apparently thought it could save some money by not paying for expensive ground time at JFK An El Boeing 747-400 plane carrying 342 passengers to New York turned back to Israel early Thursday after indications of low oil pressure in one engine. Safety apparently was not a consideration for flying to Israel since […]
Kachlon seems to be concerned about an apparent delusion that he will visit the White one day as Israel's Prime Minister.
Former Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated the foundation carrying his name is donating $100 million towards a $2 billion the Cornell Tech campus on Roosevelt Island, which is being developed with Israel's Technion University. The new campus is scheduled to open in 2017 and move from the small and temporary location since the Cornell-Technion project […]
State Dept. says Oren's characterization of Obama's actions with respect to Israel are "absolutely false."
On behalf of the U.S. State Department, John Kerry wished all Muslims a "happy and blessed Ramadan."
Guess which ally helps the other, lets it take credit and then gets spat on?
The President is "troubled" over the death sentence to the Muslim Brotherhood leader whom he once congratulated.
ADL's Foxman slams Israelis as ingrates and believes they don't understand their existential threat the way he does.
Trump loves Israel and Netanyahu and hates Obama. His candidacy for the GOP nomination is going to wake up people tired of political correctness.
Oren spilled the beans on Obama one week before his new book is released and four months after he dumped Netanyahu in the election campaign.
The White House denies the Yediot Achronot report, and Netanyahu's office has no comment.
Lawfare activist threatens US-based Coca-Cola with lawsuit.
Prof. Andrew Viterbi now has the honor of being the largest private donor to Technion.
The tweet was posted two days after a new Mohammed drawing contest was announced in New Hampshire.
US Secretary of State John Kerry was released from Boston's Massachusetts General Hospital on Friday.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The course was cancelled because of lack of interest.
The Arab world clearly distrusts Obama even more than Israel doubts him, although they are a bit paranoid.
Visiting U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey said Thursday morning with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, "The greatest gift has been the friendship that we've managed to forge with the leaders in the IDF, and I know you're proud of them but we are too. It's our constitution, and you know […]
Capability to attack with a nuclear weapon imam even be important than being able to produce a nuke.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
All you need is a few days vacation and a few thousand dollars to show the Israeli flag at the big game.
Every journalist can make a mistake, but no decent journalist depends on a single Facebook post as a source.
By Marc Gronich
After spending a day lobbying lawmakers in Albany, at least one person came away from several meetings less than enthusiastic about the prospects of this bill passing.
Obama built up ridiculous expectations among blacks just as he did among Middle East Muslims.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
U.S. Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey arrived in Israel on Monday as the official guest of his counterpart, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Gadi Eizenkot. The two military leaders will meet, along with Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon and other Israeli security officials, to discuss bilateral military cooperation and other common […]
A de facto peace actually has settled on Saudi Arabia and Israel, if the Obama does not mess it up.
The Obama administration dug itself deeper in the hole by its reaction to the Supreme Court ruling upholding U.S. policy against "Jerusalem, Israel."
Nir Barkat called on President Obama to publicly declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel and Israel the home of the Jewish people.
Coincidence? $100K from Clinton Family Foundation to NYT charity only when it endorsed her in '08.
A new Zogby poll suggests that more and more Americans trust Israel more than Obama to get rid of the Iranian nuclear threat.
He told the hecklers, "I would only ask that you listen to me as we listen to you,” which is exactly what they did.
Doesn’t Netanyahu understand that the UN opens its mouth if an Israeli home is rocketed and then warns the IDF not to "escalate tensions"?
An unknown American Jewish millionaire has made an offer to buy the debt-ridden Beitar Jerusalem Soccer club, the One sports website reported Sunday. Jerusalem Major Nir Barkat has been searching for a buyer because the club's owner Eli Tabib is not committed to retaining ownership. Tabib, who recently was lightly wounded outside his posh home […]
Only in America: Non-Jewish jockey visits the Rebbe's grave before racing to a win the Triple Crown on the horse owned by an Orthodox Jew from Egypt.
Israelis whose social security benefits were reduced due to their Israeli Old Age benefits are entitled to a refund.
Despite the torrential rains, this year's Israel Day Concert in Central Park was a huge success.
Geller: They targeted me for violating Sharia laws. Terrorist's brother: He was just innocently waiting for a bus when police killed him.
“We have an extraordinary tie between the city of New York and the state of Israel,” the mayor told reporters. “Protecting the future of Israel is something so many New Yorkers care deeply about.”
The President's remarks indicate that his "back" for Israel is shrinking.
It appears that the American government leaked the captivity after failing to gain freedom for the hostages.
The Times reported its stockpile of nuclear fuel increased by 20 percent.
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu called US Vice President Joe Biden Tuesday night and expressed condolences on behalf of himself, his wife Sara and the people of Israel on the passing of Beau Biden this past Saturday. The Prime Minister told Biden that he recalled the pride with which the latter – during their 20 years […]
The Senate voted 62-37 Tuesday night to pass a House bill that resumes clauses in the Patriot Ac t that expired Sunday night and left the NSA without power to collect phone data of suspected terrorists. The bill revises the Patriot Act and ends the freedom of the NSA to collect data on everyone, even […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
President Barack Obama on Tuesday awarded two posthumous Medals of Honor to Jewish and black World War I veterans who likely did not receive the awards due to discrimination at the time. The medals were given to Jewish Army Sergeant William Shemin and black Army Private Henry Williams. “No one who serves our country should […]
Obama says no military solution to Iran problem while his advisers trash Bibi for the bad blood.
The plane is suited to carry 100 troops. The State Dept. explained that "additional medical personnel" flew with Kerry.
More than 8,000 Tri-State area residents, including many Israeli-Americans, celebrated Israeli food and wine at the Israeli American Council’s Celebrate Israel Festival at Pier 94 in Manhattan on Sunday.
At stake are a pair of silver Torah ornaments worth over $7 million.
The Islamic State its spreading tentacles in Southeast Asia, increasing the possibility of ties with Pakistan.
Passengers re-boarded a different plane this morning, 10 hours after the original take-off.
The Senate allowed the Patriot Act, designed to help the government combat terrorism, act at midnight Sunday, but it is preparing a revised bill for the "Freedom Act" that likely will be passed. The House of Representatives already has approved the Freedom Act, parts of which are opposed by civil rights champions. Until the Senate […]
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sent Israel's sincere condolences to my good friend Vice President Joe Biden on the passing of his son Beau." A statement from the Office of the Prime Minister said, " Vice President Biden spoke many times to me about Beau over the years; we’ve known each other for many, many years. […]
By Steve
John Kerry crashed his bicycle into a curb and broke his leg.
Thousands of former Nazi war criminals lied their way into the United States and later received old-age benefits.
Does he actually mean that moving the embassy will not endanger America's national security?
Cruz said everything the GOP's Sheldon Big Bucks Adelson wanted to hear, but wouldn’t it be better to let BDS die from lack brain disease?
Israeli Consul General refutes UJA president's claim that government insists NIF march in Celebrate Israel parade.
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The Orthodox Union, B'nai Brith and the Houston Federation are pitching in.
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker declared Sunday, May 31 as “Celebrate Israel Day,” when thousands of Israeli Americans, Jews and supporters of Israel are to attend the Celebrate Israel Boston Festival sponsored by the Combined Jewish Philanthropies and the Israeli-American Council Boston Chapter. Gov. Baker noted that Israel remains “a tremendous partner, economically and culturally,” to […]
The "rabbi "may be a "reverend" who allegedly was not revered by Ice Cube's bullies.
By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency
Hadera drew the attention of El Paso officials for the city’s desert environment, a large electric power plant, desalination plant and manufacturing complex, and the high-tech incubation programs at the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, located 30 miles away.
The U.S. State Dept. had a difficult time explaining what the Quartet has ever accomplished except spending money.
Former New York Gov. George Pataki is the latest Republican to throw his hat in the crowed GOP ring of presidential hopefuls. He declared his candidacy in a video post Thursday morning and touted his actions as governor following the 9/11 terrorist attacks. “We need to recapture that spirit, that sense that we are one […]
By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)
The South Carolina senator may run to be the Republican presidential nominee but has little chance of winning.
The request comes out to $4.1 billion a year starting from 2017, 10 percent more than the current military aid.
Two-year-old Claudia Chaudhary now is world-famous for throwing a tantrum at Obama's feet during the Seder.
Appointing Gold, a strong right-winger, is a clear message to the Obama administration that Israel's fed up with its illusions.
Nobel Prize winner John Nash (86) and his wide Alicia Nash (82) were killed in a car crash on Saturday night in New Jersey.
Remarks by the President on Jewish American Heritage Month - May 22, 2015
A State Dept. official is in Israel to talk about making the region nuclear-free.
The President will speak Friday night at Washington's largest Conservative synagogue, probably to continue to express his opinion that Israel is racist & Israel should embody "Judeo-Christian"/universal values (as opposed to Jewish values). They're going to lap it up .
Was the flub the result of the snub, or was Obama simply inadequately prepared for his meeting with the Saudi princes?
Results from secret talks in Jordan on "peace" were zero, but the need to meet shows Obama is weak.
The closer we get to June 30, the more Iran makes the "deadline for a deal look useless.
U.S. government documents reveal government knew within days terrorists were behind Benghazi attacks
Pentagon insists "we will take back" a key Iraqi city, but that might come at the price of handing over Iraq to Iran.