Joshua Levitt
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt
Israel’s Peres Bestows Presidential Medal of Distinction Upon Italian President Napolitano
Israeli President Shimon Peres on Monday bestowed the Presidential Medal of Distinction, the highest civilian honor in Israel, upon Italian President Giorgio Napolitano at a ceremony...
Israel Knesset Finance Committee Approves Joint Investment Trust Law, Opening Door for Foreign Funds to Distribute Products in Israel
Israel's Knesset took one step closer to allowing foreign funds to distribute investment products in the Jewish state, when the Finance Committee's sub-committee on capital...
Black-Frocked Rabbi Killed by Car at Night; Defense Lawyer Says Walkers Should Wear Lights
Rabbi Hyman Steinberg, 82, was rushing to his synagogue one night in bad weather when Simon Martins, 24, hit him on the road. "Steinberg, who was...
Calgary University Hillel Members Angered by Board Delegate’s Anti-Israel Accusation (UPDATE)
Members of the Hillel at the University of Calgary and Mount Royal University on Friday objected to a recently elected board delegate who has written...
Israel’s Peres, Netanyahu Congratulate Egyptian President-Elect Abdul Fattah El-Sisi
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday both congratulated Egyptian President-elect Abdul Fattah el-Sisi. In a statement, Peres said he "stressed...
Israeli Official: Netanyahu Seeking Unilateral Move to Separate From Palestinians
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday told the Knesset's Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that Israel "must separate from the Palestinians," Bloomberg News reported on Friday,...
Khamenei Tells Winners of Quran Competition: Ignoring Holy Book Can Lead to ‘Cooperation With Zionist Regime’
Iranian Ayatollah Sayed Ali Khamenei on Tuesday warned competitors in the 31st International Quran Competition that a lack of "intimacy with the Quran" could...
Black Eyed Peas’ Will.i.am Meets Start-Ups in Tel Aviv to Reinvest Beats Windfall
William Adams, known as Will.i.am, the rapper, singer, songwriter and producer from hip hop group Black Eyed Peas, on Monday met with five Israeli start-up technology...
Chairman of House Foreign Affairs Committee Royce Questions Kerry Over Reported Iran-Russia Sanctions-Busting Oil-for-Goods Deal
Ed Royce, Chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee, on Monday sent a formal letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry...
Al Jazeera Analyst Demands ‘Jewish Humility’ From Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg; Mia Farrow Tweets in Disbelief ‘Whoa’
Jewish journalist Jeffrey Goldberg came under social media siege on Monday from Al Jazeera analyst Marwan Bishara, who demanded the veteran Atlantic writer and author...
One Direction’s Harry Styles Laments Closure of London Kosher Eatery – #SaveSollys
Much-loved London shawarma restaurant Solly's is closing on Tuesday, despite a high-profile social media campaign to save the kosher eatery endorsed by One Direction heartthrob Harry...
UK Students Defeat Israel Boycott Motion With New Message, Including Quote From Chomsky
Jewish students at Britain's University of Sussex co-opted the narrative of their opponents to defeat a boycott motion on campus last week by acknowledging the...
Little Israeli Flag Makes Big Impact at Syria Protest in London (VIDEO)
The appearance of a small Israeli flag and a handwritten sign at a Syrian protest rally in London's Trafalgar Square made a big impact. "I went...
Israel Security Cabinet Vows to Oppose Hamas; Netanyahu: ‘Today, Abu Mazen Said Yes to Terrorism and No to Peace’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday railed against the new Fatah-Hamas unity pact, as his government's Security Cabinet unanimously voted to continue to uphold international...
