Posts Tagged: Israel News
Israeli President Seeks History Lesson for Ahmadinejad After UN Speech
Following the speeches Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad gave at the United Nations earlier this week, in which he said the state of Israel has no...
Egypt’s Morsi Vouches for Palestinian Statehood at UN
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi told the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 26 that his country is offering "full support to any course of action Palestine decides...
Jewish Cemetery Vandalized Near Prague
Twenty-six out of 150 tombstones at a Jewish cemetery in the woods near Prague have been vandalized, the Associated Press reported. Miroslav Doubek, a Czech Republic Police...
Amid Anti-Semitism, Remembering France’s Granting of Full Rights to Jews
Sept. 27 marked the 221st anniversary of French Jews being granted equality under the law by the French National Assembly. This political decision...
Israeli Experiment Pits Man vs. Computer
More than two-thirds of participants in an experiment held in Israel on Sept. 24 could not tell the difference between a person and...
Obama and Clinton in Defense of Islam
On June 4, 2009, addressing an audience in Cairo, Egypt, Barack Obama declared that "America is not—and never will be—at war with Islam" and that...
Egyptian CNN, MSNBC Pundit Arrested for Vandalizing Pro-Israel Ad (VIDEO)
Egyptian-American anti-Israel activist Mona Eltahawy was arrested on Tuesday evening on charges of criminal mischief misdemeanor for defacing a pro-Israel advertisement at a Times Square subway...
Ahmadinejad Slams Israel, U.S. in United Nations Speech (VIDEO)
Addressing the United Nations General Assembly on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad opened his remarks by saying...
Sex Scandal Rocks Palestinian Authority on Eve of UN Efforts
Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas ordered to "close the case" involving alleged sexual harassment by PA Civilian Affairs Minister Hussen Sheikh because it is...
Jewish Teen to be Honored With “Nobel Prize for Children” Award
A 19 year old Jewish teen will be among the 6 recipients of the World of Children Award, which has been referred to as the...
Use Fish, Not Chicken for Kaparot
Thousands of Orthodox Jews are preparing to swing live chickens over their heads before Yom Kippur, symbolically transferring their sins to the chicken. The chicken...
Dozens of Senators Urge Release of Jewish American Alan Gross From Cuba
Nearly half the U.S. Senate came together in a bipartisan letter led by Sens. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Jerry Moran (R-KS) that urges Cuban...
Where Jazz Met Kol Nidre
In 1927, The Jazz Singer ushered out the era of silent cinema with Jack Robin's emotional rendition of Kol Nidre. The film's profound ...
Yom Kippur Guide for the Perplexed 2012
1. Yom Kippur is observed on the tenth day of the Jewish month of Tishrey, whose astrological sign is Libra (♎). Libra symbolizes key themes...
