Joshua Levitt
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt
Stockholm High School Vandalized With Swastikas, Anti-Jewish Slurs (PHOTOS)
A Stockholm, Sweden, high school was plastered overnight with anti-Semitic graffiti, Nazi Swastikas and anti-Jewish slurs, Swedish English-language newspaper The Local reported on Monday. Concerned parent...
Moroccan Christian Preacher Makes Fun of Arab Boycott of Jews (VIDEO)
Brother Rashid, a Moroccan-Christian preacher, gained a wider following on Sunday, when pro-Israel blogger Elder of Ziyon posted a sub-titled video of a recent sermon...
Iranian Army Commander Calls on University Engineering Dept to Support Domestic Weapons Manufacture Program
Iranian Army Commander Major General Ataollah Salehi on Monday called on faculty and students at a Tehran engineering university to help the Islamic Republic further...
Israel, Arab States Meet Quietly to Discuss Nuclear Disarmament
Israel and Arab states have met three times in Switzerland to discuss "a nuclear weapons-free zone in the Middle East," the Wall Street Journal's Washington...
Former Turkish Economy Minister Apologizes to Jewish Community for Anti-Semitic Comment
Former Turkish Economy Minister Zafer Çağlayan on Monday apologized to the Turkish Jewish community after denigrating "Jews, Zoroastrians and atheists" in a speech on Saturday...
Vatican Affirms Pope Israel Plans Unchanged, Netanyahu Office May Intervene if Diplomats On Strike
The Vatican on Friday said that Pope Francis' upcoming planned trip to Israel is still scheduled, despite a strike by Israel's Foreign Ministry that could complicate...
Jordan’s ‘Zionist Sheikh’ Cites Quranic Sources for Islam-Jewish Relations
A Jordanian Quranic scholar, and former postal worker, cited the Quranic sources that affirm Islam and Judaism should have friendly relations and that 'Palestine' should...
Hagel to Ya’alon: Illicit Actions by Iran in Violation of its U.N. Security Council Obligations
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel on Thursday afternoon spoke with Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe Ya'alon to be briefed on Israel's operation in the...
Israel’s Netanya to Host European Short Course Swimming Championships in January 2015
The Israeli city of Netanya, an oceanside suburb, 20km north of Tel Aviv, was chosen to host the European Short Course Swimming Championships, from January...
New York Barber Offers Pre-Passover Deal for Jews Only
A New York barber offered a Pre-Passover "only Jewish" discount on haircuts for the "matzoh-munching crowd," the New York Daily News reported on Friday. Dominican-American Miguel...
Egyptian Jewish Leader Nadia Haroun Dies From Heart Attack
Nadia Haroun, an Egyptian lawyer and deputy head of its Jewish community, passed away late Thursday night after suffering a heart attack, Egypt's al Ahram...
Jeffrey Goldberg Says He Interpreted Obama Comments on Israel as a ‘Veiled Threat’
Journalist Jeffrey Goldberg said that he interpreted U.S. President Barack Obama's recent comments on Israel as a "veiled threat." Goldberg interviewed Obama last week, with...
Jewish Comedian Accuses LA Comedy Club of Canceling Purim Show ‘Because They Don’t Want to Support Israel’
Jewish comedian Stephen Glickman late Wednesday accused Burbank, California, comedy club Flappers of cancelling his all-Jewish pre-Purim show, scheduled for this Sunday, because club management...
Editor Accuses UK Veterinary Chief of ‘Anti Jewish Bigotry’ for Objecting to Kosher Slaughter
Jewish Chronicle Editor Stephen Pollard on Thursday slammed John Blackwell, president-elect of the British Veterinary Association, for objecting to kosher slaughter, and even suggesting that...
