Joshua Levitt
ARTICLES BY: Joshua Levitt
Brooklyn’s Ukrainian Jewish Ex-Pats Gather to Pray for Peace
Members of Brooklyn's Ukrainian Jewish community gathered on Sunday to express support for their families and compatriots enduring violent protests in their home country,...
Pew Survey: Palestinian Arabs Dislike America More Than Any Other Group
A new Pew Research Center survey showed that people living under the Palestinian Authority and Hamas dislike the U.S. more than any other group, with...
Israel’s PM Netanyahu Congratulates New Italian PM Matteo Renzi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with new Italian Prime Minister Matteo Renzi on Sunday to congratulate him on taking up office. In a statement, Netanyahu's Communications...
Netanyahu’s Visit to Syrian Wounded Slammed by Rebels, Praised by Refugee; ‘There is Goodwill and Humanity on the Israeli Side’
"There is goodwill and humanity on the Israeli side, despite everything I have been taught to believe during my life," blogged a refugee from the...
Ukraine Protesters Call on Jewish Oligarchs to Ask President to Step Down
As the death toll in Ukrainian anti-government riots reached 75 on Friday, an unnamed protester, speaking to thousands gathered in Kiev's Independence Square, called on...
Iran Parliament Speaker: Israel is a ‘Malign Tumor’
As Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif was in Vienna on Wednesday working to normalize the Islamic Republic's relations with world powers, Ali Larijani, Speaker of...
Presbyterian Org Says Agenda of Group Within Church is ‘End of the Jewish State of Israel’
The battle over Israel within the Presbyterian church turned a corner on Thursday, when a pro-Israel faction, called Presbyterians for Middle East Peace, said it would...
Actress Emmy Rossum Says Her Childhood Nanny Was Awarded Prize by Hitler
Jewish actress Emmy Rossum told Complex magazine that her first of many childhood nannies had been awarded a singing prize by Nazi leader Adolf Hitler. "My...
Report: Egypt Spies Alerted Israel to German Dolphin Submarine Buy, Russian Contract to Upgrade Tanks
Leaked confessions from a pair of Egyptians accused of spying for Israel on Thursday allegedly revealed that the most serious intelligence delivered was a report...
In UN Speech, Israeli Ambassador Challenges Middle East Countries on Rule of Law
Ron Prosor, Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, on Wednesday addressed the UN Security Council on the "Rule of Law," challenging Israel's Middle Eastern neighbors to...
German Chancellor Merkel to Receive Presidential Medal From Israel’s Peres
The office of Israeli President Shimon Peres said on Thursday that he will confer Israel's Presidential Medal of Distinction upon German Chancellor Angela Merkel at...
Anti-Israel Professor Judith Butler to Speak at NYC Jewish Museum
Jewish anti-Israel professor Judith Butler will be featured by New York's Jewish Museum in an event about existentialist Jewish writer Franz Kafka, and her critics on...
Iranian Army Commander: U.S. ‘Humiliated’ by Iran
Brigadier General Massoud Jazayeri, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces, on Wednesday said the U.S. has been "humiliated" by the Islamic Republic,...
Nazi-Era Painting Hoarder Begins Talks With Claimants, Launches Website
German art hoarder Cornelius Gurlitt, 81, began talks with claimants over 40 paintings from his collection of 1,400 works in his homes in Germany and...
