Algemeiner December 11th, 2015

3 Knife-Wielding Palestinians Apprehended on Verge of Committing Stabbing Attack in Northern Israeli City

Israeli police believe they thwarted a major stabbing attack in Afula after arresting two minors and another young man from Jenin in the West Bank, each with...

Microsoft CEO to Attend Company’s Upcoming ‘Think Next’ Conference in Israel

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella will visit Israel for the first time since becoming head of the company, Israeli media reported Wednesday. Nadella will be the key speaker at...

At Memorial for Victims of Genocide, Israeli Envoy Says UN Could Have Done More

Israel's Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon criticized the institution for failing to heed the warning signs of potential genocides since the end of World War II and the...

Israeli Welfare Minister: Billions Required to Lower Poverty to OECD Levels

Israel needs to allocate NIS 70 billion ($18 billion) to lower poverty in the country to average OECD levels, Welfare and Social Services Minister Haim Katz said on Wednesday. His...

Public Chanukah Menorah Lighting Scheduled at Rowan University in Response to Antisemitic Graffiti

The Chabad Jewish Center at New Jersey's Rowan University announced their first ever public menorah lighting on Tuesday night, in response to antisemitic graffiti discovered carved into...

11-Year-Old Terrorist Placed in Child Domestic Abuse Shelter for Lack of Legal Precedent, Options

An 11-year-old boy who was shot after stabbing a security guard on the Jerusalem light rail has been placed in a closed shelter for children by the Israeli Welfare...

5 Israeli Arabs Indicted for Creating ISIS Cell in Nazareth, Planning Terror Attacks in Israel

Israeli legal authorities filed an indictment against five Nazereth men, charging them with setting up an ISIS terrorist cell to carry out attacks in Israel. The indictment, delivered to...

Eyewitness to Stabbing Attack in Hebron Recounts Harrowing Scene

As medical staff at the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem struggled to save the life of the victim of Monday's terrorist attack near Hebron, an eyewitness...

Newly Patented Underwater Hotel Eyes Red Sea Resort in Israel

Florida-based Planet Ocean Underwater Hotel recently received a US patent for a fully submerged luxury-stay resort and is eyeing Israel's Red Sea coast as one of its prime...

Czech MEP Dresses Down EU Foreign Policy Chief Over Israeli Product Labeling (VIDEO)

A Czech European MP harangued EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini for deciding to label products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank and Golan Heights,...

Rabbi Yuri Foreman Pulls Unanimous Eight-Round Decision Win After Two-Year Hiatus

Former WBA middleweight champion and Brooklynite Yuri Foreman, a recently ordained Orthodox Jewish rabbi, pulled a unanimous eight-round decision comeback win against Washington DC's Lenwood Dozier this weekend. Judges...

London School of Economics Removes Blog Equating Zionism With ‘Ethnic Cleansing’

The London School of Economics reportedly removed a blog post from its website by an Australian academic claiming Zionism to be an ideology based on concepts of racial...

Israeli Defense Minister in Washington Predicts Iran and Its Mideast Proxies Will Grow Stronger Over Next Several Years

Iran and its Middle East satellites like Hezbollah and other groups are going to become stronger in the coming years, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon...