Posts Tagged: Jewish News
Former Haaretz Editor Slams the Paper Over ‘Apartheid’ Poll Debacle
The following article by former Haaretz Editor Hanoch Marmari, was originally published by Israeli journalism review The Seventh Eye, and was translated from the original Hebrew...
Making a Shidduch: Nobel Prize-Winning Jewish Economist Alvin Roth Discusses Matching (INTERVIEW)
Alvin E. Roth and Lloyd S. Shapley were awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Science in mid-October for their work in market design....
Barak: Iran Slows Nuclear Weapons Development by 8 Months
Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak told Israel's Channel 2 Nov. 8 that Iran has slowed its nuclear weapons development by about eight months through the diversion...
Netanyahu Calls Re-Election ‘Vote of Confidence’ in Obama’s Leadership
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told U.S. President Barack Obama in a phone conversation that his re-election was "a vote of confidence" in his leadership,...
Amid Deadly Conflict, Assad Vows to ‘Live and Die in Syria’
It appears that there is no end in sight for the deadly Syrian conflict, as Syrian President Bashar al-Assad rejected suggestions that he step down....
Pentagon: Iran Fired at US Drone
Iranians fired on an American drone flying over international waters in the Persian Gulf three times in a bold and unprecedented move, according to the...
Israel Aids Victims of Both Sandy and Ghana Shopping Center Collapse
Just days after Israel Flying Aid, an Israeli global humanitarian organization, distributed supplies of gas, food, batteries and generators to Hurricane Sandy victims, an Israel Defense...
Peres Opens Russian Jewish Museum, Cites Iran Threat
Israeli President Shimon Peres inaugurated the Jewish Museum of Tolerance in Moscow on Thursday with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. Peres, Lavrov, Chief Rabbi of Russia Berel...
Syrian Mortar Shells Strike Israeli Territory
Three 82-millimeter mortar rounds fired from Syria landed inside the Golan Heights on Thursday, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), marking the third time in...
NJDC Polling Data: Obama Made Late Surge Among Florida Jewish voters
The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) revealed polling data Nov. 7 that showed Obama gaining as many as 117,000 Jewish votes in Florida between late...
Despite Romney Loss, Republicans Tout Success in Jewish Vote Results
Their candidate lost the U.S. presidential election, but Jewish Republicans—according to their own calculations—still had something to cheer about the next day. On Nov. 7, the...
Battling the Post-Election Blues
It's all over. Barack Obama has defeated Mitt Romney to earn a second term, and that means a presidential race that has lasted for more than...
Most Israeli Officials Congratulate Obama, But Danon Says Israel Must Not ‘Cave in’ to His Demands
Most Israeli officials congratulated President Barack Obama on his reelection Tuesday, starting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The strategic alliance between Israel and the U.S. is...
Prosor UN Letter Condemns Crossing of Syrian Tanks Into Israel
Israel's United Nations representative Ron Prosor has written a letter to Hardeep Singh Puri, President of the UN Security Council, condemning the crossing of Syrian tanks...
