Posts Tagged: Israeli citizens
Israeli Book Exposes Paltry Conversion Rate in 30 Years
JNS.org - New figures in "Conversion in Israel: Vision, Achievements and Challenges," published in Hebrew and just released by the Israel Democracy Institute Press, expose how...
Red Cross Prioritizes Issue of Captured Israelis as Aid Group’s Leader Visits Hamas-Ruled Gaza
JNS.org - The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), Peter Maurer, entered the Gaza Strip on Tuesday and was expected to raise...
Poll: Jews, Arabs Proud to Be Israeli, Suspicious of Human Rights Groups, Distrusting of Public Institutions
JNS.org - A newly released survey shows that a majority of Israel's citizens — 86 percent of Jews and 55% of Arabs — are proud to...
5 Women From Ancient Chinese Jewish Community Immigrate to Israel
JNS.org - Five women who are among the few remaining traceable descendants of China's ancient Kaifeng Jewish community made aliyah to Israel this week. "Our ancestors are...
Israeli Interior Minister Revokes Residency of 4 Terrorists in East Jerusalem
Interior Minister Aryeh Deri, in a rare move on Thursday, revoked the residency of four terrorists who were responsible for the murder of four Israeli...
Poll: 52% of Eastern Jerusalem Arabs Prefer Israeli Citizenship
JNS.org - Half of eastern Jerusalem’s Arab residents -- 52 percent --would prefer to be Israeli citizens, while only 45 percent of them would prefer to be citizens of...
Report: Former Hamas Captive Gilad Shalit to Move in With Longtime Girlfriend Adi Siegler
Former Hamas captive Gilad Shalit and his girlfriend, Adi Siegler, have decided to move in together after a two-year relationship, Israel's Channel 2 reported on...
International Criminal Court Opens ‘War Crimes’ Inquiry at Palestinians’ Request
JNS.org - The International Criminal Court (ICC) has opened up a preliminary inquiry into possible Israeli "war crimes" in the disputed territories following a request by...
Dershowitz: Amnesty International Has Become an Apologist for Terrorism and Enemy of Democracy
Last month the Columbia chapter of Amnesty International invited me to deliver a talk on human rights in the Middle East. I accepted the invitation,...
Netanyahu Says Stance on Security Requirements Has Become ‘Firmer’ — ‘We Don’t Just Hand Over Territory, Close Our Eyes and Hope for the Best’ (INTERVIEW)
Following the summer's conflict between Israel and Hamas, Israel's prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has declared, in a wide-ranging interview with The Algemeiner, that his long...
Israel’s Population Reaches 8.9 Million Ahead of Rosh Hashanah
JNS.org - The Israeli population has reached 8.9 million, the country's Central Bureau of Statistics revealed in its annual report ahead of Rosh Hashanah. As...
May His Memory Be a Blessing
There is no more touching - and revealing - story to emerge from the Gaza war than the life and death of Sergeant Max Steinberg,...
Israel’s Iron Dome Hailed as ‘More Popular Than Hummus’
JNS.org - Israel's Iron Dome anti-rocket system has become a media darling during the Jewish state's current conflict with Hamas, with press around the...
Gaza Rockets Strike Ashkelon, Northern Negev
JNS.org - Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired rockets into southern Israel in two separate incidents on Thursday, Israel Hayom reported. A Qassam rocket exploded in...
