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Jewish Groups Denounce Choice of Antisemite to Headline ‘Freedom to Read Week’ Event in Toronto
Two major Jewish groups gently ripped into the Canadian branch of the international organization PEN -- which campaigns on behalf of writers persecuted or...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Ready to Work With Arab Countries on Syria Strategy
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Israel was ready for the possibility of developing a joint strategy with Arab countries to address the situation in Syria, Israel Radio reported on Sunday. Addressing a security conference in Munich, where...
6 Dead, 14 Injured After Bus Collides with Parked Truck on Major Israeli Highway
JNS.org - Six Israelis were killed Sunday when an Egged bus traveling on Route 1 from Jerusalem to the predominantly haredi city of Bnei Brak crashed into a truck parked on the side of the highway....
Denmark Marks First Anniversary of Synagogue, Cultural Center Killings
Denmark on Sunday marked a year since a gunman killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks in Copenhagen, honouring the victims under tight security. Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen left flowers outside...
Netanyahu Says US Vice President Biden Considering Visit to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says staffers for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are arriving...
French Jews Pay Tribute to Memory of Ilan Halimi on Tenth Anniversary of Murder
Dozens of people turned out in Bagneux, south of Paris, on Saturday evening to pay...
Report: Egypt Cancels Netanyahu Visit to Cairo After Israeli Minister’s Gaza Tunnels Gaffe
Egypt canceled a scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of a gaffe by...
Turkish Military Strikes Syrian Regime Targets Near Aleppo
Turkey's military hit Kurdish and Syrian regime targets Saturday in the northern province of Aleppo,...
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Found Dead at Texas Ranch
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, the outspoken leader of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc, was found dead...
Jewish Groups Denounce Choice of Antisemite to Headline ‘Freedom to Read Week’ Event in Toronto
Two major Jewish groups gently ripped into the Canadian branch of the international organization PEN -- which campaigns on behalf of writers persecuted or imprisoned...
Israeli Defense Minister Says Ready to Work With Arab Countries on Syria Strategy
Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon said Israel was ready for the possibility of developing a joint strategy with Arab countries to address the situation in...
6 Dead, 14 Injured After Bus Collides with Parked Truck on Major Israeli Highway
JNS.org - Six Israelis were killed Sunday when an Egged bus traveling on Route 1 from Jerusalem to the predominantly haredi city of Bnei Brak crashed...
Denmark Marks First Anniversary of Synagogue, Cultural Center Killings
Denmark on Sunday marked a year since a gunman killed a filmmaker and a Jewish security guard in twin attacks in Copenhagen, honouring the victims...
Netanyahu Says US Vice President Biden Considering Visit to Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says staffers for U.S. Vice President Joe Biden are arriving in Israel ahead of a possible Biden visit. At his weekly...
French Jews Pay Tribute to Memory of Ilan Halimi on Tenth Anniversary of Murder
Dozens of people turned out in Bagneux, south of Paris, on Saturday evening to pay tribute to Ilan Halimi, on the 10th anniversary of his...
Report: Egypt Cancels Netanyahu Visit to Cairo After Israeli Minister’s Gaza Tunnels Gaffe
Egypt canceled a scheduled visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu because of a gaffe by Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz claiming Egypt was flooding Gazan tunnels partly...
Turkish Military Strikes Syrian Regime Targets Near Aleppo
Turkey's military hit Kurdish and Syrian regime targets Saturday in the northern province of Aleppo, a state-run news agency reported, as Ankara mulled joint ground...
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia Found Dead at Texas Ranch
Associate Justice Antonin Scalia, the outspoken leader of the Supreme Court's conservative bloc, was found dead at a Texas ranch Saturday morning. "I am saddened to report...
Oscars’ $55,000 Israel Trip Slammed by BDS Activists
JNS.org - Palestinian activists from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement are criticizing the voucher for a $55,000 all-expenses-paid trip to Israel that is being...
Israel and Russia to Sign Free Trade Agreement
JNS.org - Russia and Israel are planning to sign a free trade agreement that will allow for the establishment of joint ventures in the high-tech and...
Jewish Groups Endorse Petition Calling on Egypt to Preserve Institutions, Heritage
Some 11 Jewish institutions including the American Jewish Committee have rallied behind a petition calling on the Egyptian government to recognize and work toward preserving Jewish heritage...
Shin Bet: Downward Trend in Terrorist Attacks Continued Into January
The beginning of 2016 saw fewer terrorist attacks than the end of last year, continuing a downward trend, Israel's Shin Bet domestic security agency announced on Thursday. There...
Netanyahu Taps Deputy Shin Bet Chief as Security Agency’s New Director
JNS.org - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday named Shin Bet Deputy Director Nadav Argaman as the security agency’s next director, replacing outgoing Director Yoram...
