Posts Tagged: Jewish News
The Meaning of Sunday’s European Elections
Sunday's elections results in six European countries, particularly France, Greece and Germany, bode poorly for satisfactorily resolving the European Union's ongoing financial and political crisis. Moreover,...
Chilean Jews Welcome New Law, 7 Years in the Making
That is how Agosin, president of the Comunidad Judaia de Chile (Jewish community of Chile), described his state of mind at the 2012 Global...
America’s First Female Rabbi: 40 Years Later
Rabbi Sally Priesand, America's first seminary-ordained female rabbi, decided at age 16 to pursue her calling. "I always wanted to be a teacher of whatever was...
What Francois Hollande Means for French Jews
In France, the election results are in—but what do they mean for the local Jewish community? Francois Hollande of the Socialist Party defeated incumbent president ...
U.S. House Sets Record $947 Million for Israeli Missile Defense
The U.S. House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee has appropriated nearly $1 billion for Israel's multi-layer missile defense systems, including the Arrow system and the state of...
Gold Medal Rower Sings Israeli National Anthem at Award Ceremony (VIDEO)
Israeli rower Moran Samuel sang Hatikvah, the Jewish state's national anthem, after she won a gold medal at last month's international rowing competition for disabled...
Ambassador to U.S. “Shocked” by American Jewish Support for Israeli Boycotts
The divide separating American and Israeli Jews is growing, Israeli Ambassador to the United States Michael Oren said on Sunday, adding that the unity of...
British Airways Celebrates 80 Years of Tel Aviv Travel
British Airways is celebrating 80 consecutive years of flights from London to Tel Aviv. The London-Israel route was originally established in 1932 by Imperial Airways,...
Palestinian Journalist Blames Radical Islam for Toulouse Murders
Reacting to March's Toulouse murders, in which a Muslim extremist shot and killed three Jewish children and a rabbi, a Palestinian journalist has written that...
Hitchhiking Becomes a “No-No” for Israel Soldiers
Following nearly 20 attempts to kidnap IDF soldiers in 2011, Israel's security apparatus is being proactive in its drive to stop its soldiers from hitchhiking...
Palestinian Movements Improve After IDF Removes Roadblocks
The IDF removed several key roadblocks near six roads in the West Bank in an effort to improve Palestinian quality of life in the region....
Mila Kunis Claims “Super Jew” Status and Outs Ukrainian Anti-Semitism
The Sun newspaper based in London featured an interview with actress Mila Kunis over the weekend, after the publication's readers voted the Jewish star "the...
High Expectations for Israeli Windsurfer at London Olympics
Israeli windsurfer Lee Korzits, 28, will compete in this year's London Summer Olympic Games. If she reaches the podium, she will be the third Israeli...
Al-Qaeda Releases Video of Kidnapped Jewish American (VIDEO)
Warren Weinstein was abducted by al-Qaeda in Pakistan last year when gunmen broke into his home in Lahore, and now the terrorist organization has released...
