Israelis protest in support of and against deportation of illegal migrants
Israelis took to the streets both to support and oppose the deportation of Eritrean and Sudanese asylum seekers who illegally entered Israel.
Protests against the deportations by social-justice organizations recorded approximately 15,000 attendees this weekend....
Prime Minister Netanyahu hails US Embassy move as ‘great moment’ for Israel
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday hailed a recently announced U.S. plan to relocate the American Embassy in Israel from its current abode in Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as early as May of this...
Amid host of corruption probes, Netanyahu’s Likud party continues to gain in polls
Amid a host of ongoing corruption investigations potentially implicating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his close associates, Netanyahu’s ruling Likud party continues to gain popularity, Israel’s Channel 13 reported Saturday.
Netanyahu is currently linked to multiple corruption...
Terrorists are using Bitcoin for anonymous donations
Terrorist groups are beginning to take advantage of the anonymity of cryptocurrency to raise funds to carry out attacks, a report in The Wall Street Journal uncovered.
According to the report, terror organizations such as...
Saudi journalist: Ditch mosque microphones and reduce number of mosques
Saudi journalist Mohamed Al-Suhaimi said he was in favor of silencing microphones in mosques, saying that the “terrifying” sound of the adhan call to prayer “coming from all directions” bothers people in prayer, scares...
U.S. plans to open Jerusalem embassy in May for Yom Hatzmaut, Israel’s 70th anniversary
The United States will move its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem on May 14, in time for Israel’s 70th anniversary, according to a State Department official.
Steven Goldstein, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy,...
New Israeli line of Passover wine launched by former NBA all-star Amar’re Stoudemire
At a news conference at the Jewish National Fund House on Tuesday, 6-foot-10 former NBA star Amar’e Stoudemire effused over his new line of kosher-for-Passover wines, grown and produced in Israel.
“It’s a blessing for...
WJC welcomes landmark agreement to combat anti-Semitism reached between Spanish government and Jewish community
NEW YORK - The World Jewish Congress on Thursday welcomed a landmark agreement reached between Spain’s Ministry of Education, Culture and Sport and the Federation of Jewish Communities in Spain (FCJE), aimed at combating...
E.U. lawmakers urge the classification of entire Hezbollah as terror group
Lawmakers at the European Union urged E.U. foreign-policy chief Federica Mogherini on Thursday to classify all of Hezbollah as a terror organization.
“It’s outrageous that the European Union still has not denounced Hezbollah in its...
Simon Wiesenthal Center Considers Travel Advisory For Poland
In wake of the controversial new Holocaust Law in Poland and the anti-Semitism it has unleashed that has left the Jewish community shaken, the Simon Wiesenthal Center (SWC) is considering issuing a Travel Advisory...