Posts Tagged: Jewish News
Netanyahu’s Election Victory: Not a Walk in the Park
Compared to the incredible emotional roller-coaster that the American presidential election has become in recent weeks (it's hard not to see the contrast between the...
Gilad Shalit Offers Glimpse of Life Under Hamas in First Interview Since Release
Nearly a full year has passed since Gilad Shalit was released from Hamas captivity and returned home to Israel, and now he has given his...
Opinion: Impressions of the Veep Debate
Three reactions to the Joe Biden-Paul Ryan debate last night: Middle East dominance: The foreign policy aspects of the debate focused almost exclusively on Libya, Israel, Syria,...
Biden Touts Iran Sanctions, Ryan Notes Admin Tried to Weaken Them
While U.S. Vice President Joe Biden used his Oct. 11 debate with Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI) to tout the current administration's Iran sanctions as "the...
ALGEMEINER LIVE BLOG: Vice Presidential Debate Joe Biden vs. Paul Ryan (VIDEO)
As President Obama's poll numbers have taken a turn for the worse following a widely regarded failure at his opening presidential debate last week against...
Hezbollah Admits to Israeli Airspace Violation, Calls for More
Admitting to a move aimed at provoking Israel, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah claimed responsibility for his group launching the drone aircraft that was recently shot...
Israel to Host International Space Conference
Israel's Science and Technology Ministry has announced that Jerusalem will host the 2015 International Space Conference. The conference held by the International Astronautical Federation (IAF) is...
Number of Anti-Semitic Acts in France Rose 45% in First Half of 2012
Service de Protection de la Communauté Juive (CPCJ), the organization that works to protect French Jewish communities, has reported three violent anti-Semitic incidents in France...
Analysts: Jewish Votes in Swing States will be Crucial
CNN senior political analyst Bill Schneider and Nate Silver, author of the New York Times "FiveThirtyEight" election forecasting blog, say Jews may be a decisive voting...
Fischer: Iranian Threat Has Little Effect on Israeli Economy
At a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday for the annual World Bank-IMF meeting, Israeli central bank head Stanley Fischer said that security threats, including...
Hamas Celebrates Anniversary of Shalit Deal, Promises to Capture More Soldiers
Hamas began a week long celebration to mark the anniversary of the Gilad Shalit deal, which led to the release of 1,087 Palestinian prisoners, many...
iPhone App Gives Jewish Singles a New Way to Find Each Other
The next generation of web-based Jewish dating goes beyond simply logging into an account and creating a profile. Yenta is a new iPhone application that uses...
French Minister Warns of “Hundreds” of Homegrown Islamist Terrorists
Following the arrest of a terror cell responsible for planning and executing a grenade attack on a Jewish store in Sarcelles, France, earlier this year,...
Body of Israeli Soldier Missing for 7 Years Found
The Israeli military has found and identified the remains of a soldier that went missing nearly 7 years ago, it announced on Thursday. "This morning, the...
