Posts Tagged: Jewish groups
Jewish Leaders Tout ‘Constructive and Open Exchange’ on Iran at White House Meeting
Following an unexpected and hurriedly arranged White House meeting Tuesday Jewish leaders said they "had a constructive and open exchange," with Administration officials over efforts...
Anti-Christian Violence in Mideast and Africa Condemned by Jewish Groups
JNS.org - Amid the recent wave of violence directed against Christians in the Middle East and Africa, including Sunday's massive terror attack on Pakistan's...
Candidate for Israel’s Chief Rabbinate David Stav on Conversions, Women of the Wall and Healing the Rift Between the Orthodox and the Secular (INTERVIEW)
On the eve of elections for the Israeli chief rabbinate, one of the more prominent candidates, Rabbi David Stav, told The Algemeiner that he believes...
What the Ron Dermer Appointment Signals
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcement this week that his trusted aide Ron Dermer will replace Michael Oren as the Jewish State's ambassador to Washington is...
KNAIDEL
Last week a young Indian boy living in New York won the National Spelling Bee, the annual spelling championship. The winning spelling was KNAIDEL, that...
Obama, in Plea by 30 Jewish Groups, Asked to free Pollard Before 10,000th Day in Prison
While President Barack Obama recently said he has no immediate plans to grant clemency to convicted spy Jonathan Pollard, national Jewish organizations are maintaining their...
Brooklyn College, The Sunday Times and the Most Effective Response to Anti-Semitism
The public expression of ugly anti-Semitic sentiment recently seems to have become more frequent. The rise of far Right parties in Europe, and the success of...
ADL Leader Joins Jewish Groups’ Call to Protect Mideast Christians
Anti-Defamation League (ADL) National Director Abraham Foxman believes that the U.S. should do more to protect Middle Eastern Christians from Islamic fundamentalism. "We have not paid...
German Lawmakers Approve Bill to Keep Circumcision Legal
The German Bundestag (legislature) has overwhelmingly approved a resolution that explicitly permits male infant circumcision, ending months-long uncertainty for Jewish and Muslim groups, the Associated Press...
Christian Groups Seek to Reconcile With Jews Over Anti-Israel Letter
Among Christian and human rights group leaders who met Thursday in Washington, D.C. to support fellow Christian leaders who had sent a letter asking Congress...
When Rockets Are Just ‘Bee Stings’ For The Washington Post
You can safely bet the ranch on it: When a Washington Post writer dismisses thousands of rockets as not much more than "bee stings" on...
A Ceasefire Has Not Been Enacted on Israel’s Other Battlefield
Tragic images of dead, mutilated and maimed Syrian children have sadly never captivated Western attention as they did this week when Hamas, and allied purveyors...
Romney’s Jewish Surge: Jeff Ballabon Returns to Rallying Orthodox Jewish Republicans (INTERVIEW)
Mitt Romney is sweating. Polls show the election will be very close, and he must carry either Ohio or Florida to rack up enough Electoral College...
What Does the Future Hold for Jews Jailed, Held Hostage Overseas?
"There are, I think, almost 3,000 Americans in foreign jails. Almost all of them are in there for doing something." That is the assessment given to JNS.org...
