Posts Tagged: Jews
Blog: Judea, Samaria Boycott Resolution Passes at Presbyterian General Assembly (UPDATE)
As the Presbyterian Church (USA) General Assembly unfolds, and the topic of Israel is on the agenda, The Algemeiner will update our readers on continuing developments with...
American Jewry: The 2012 Edition
To some in the Jewish community, the recently published UJA Federation of New York study which looked at New York's Jewish demographics, came as a...
Did Arafat Die of AIDS, Poisoning, or Something Else?
Al-Jazeera reported this week that a Swiss lab hired to examine the clothes of Yasser Arafat found high levels of radioactive polonium. According...
Riding the Dunes: IDF’s All Female Hummer Unit
You can find them out in the dunes of the Negev day or night, in all weather, training soldiers who are preparing for future combat. The...
Exclusive: Hungary Rabbi Outright Rejects Debate Challenge from Neo-Nazi Apologist Party Jobbik
In an interview with The Algemeiner, Rabbi Shlomo Koves, the Hungarian Chabad Rabbi who was challenged to a debate this week by Gabor Vona, leader of...
Brad Meltzer: From Superman to the Everyman
Known as one of the men who shaped the "Superman" myth, bestselling Jewish author Brad Meltzer is just as impressed with the stories...
Drone Competition Relieves Stress for IDF Operators
Earlier this week, the Israeli Defense Forces held a competition for the operators of unmanned aerial vehicles. "It's a very challenging mission to create training days...
Russian American Jews: A Bright Spot for the Jewish People
When it comes to Jewish population studies, I am conditioned to expect reports of gloom and doom. Assimilation and intermarriage among non-orthodox Jews has been...
Arab Leader Challenges PLO and Hamas On Peace, Offers His Own Bold Vision
Hebron—A powerful Arab leader today boldly offered himself and his connections as a bridge for Arab-Israeli peace, in what may prove to be one of...
Jewish Teen of Toulouse School Attacked on French Train
A Jewish teen who attends the same school in France where 3 children and a rabbi were gunned down earlier this year by a man...
Yitzhak Shamir: A Voice of Israel, Silenced
Leaders of Israel's political hierarchy gathered on Mt. Herzl July 2 to expresses their official condolences to the family of Israel's seventh Prime Minister, Yitzhak...
Israeli Air Force Colonel Lands 411 Passenger Jet After Engine Blows
An Israeli Air Force colonel (reserve) turned his passenger jet around on Wednesday night, with 411 people on board, after an engine caught fire. Ilan Margalit...
German Hospital Suspends Circumcisions
Following a German court's recent decision that the physical integrity of a child is more important than parents' religious beliefs, Berlin's Jewish Hospital...
Syria Nominates Itself for UN Human Rights Council
While the death toll in Syria has topped 14,000 (according to activists) since the uprising against Bashar al-Assad began, the country is now...
