Netanyahu adviser: Teva could leave Israel if gov’t interferes in its business
Amid a national furor and ongoing strike action over major job cuts at ailing drug-maker Teva, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s key economic adviser warned that the government cannot lean on the firm too hard...
Former Knicks Player Converts to Judaism, Gets Ready for Israeli League Debut
A former Knicks point guard who recently converted to Judaism is set to debut next week in the Israeli Basketball Premier League as the newest member of the Ironi Nahariya, according to the New York Post.Chris...
Israeli UK Envoy: Britain Should Follow Trump’s Lead, Recognize Jerusalem as Jewish State’s Capital
Britain should follow US President Donald Trump’s lead and recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital, the Jewish state’s UK envoy wrote in a Telegraph op-ed published on Sunday.
“In contrast to much of the perceived wisdom surrounding this issue,...
Head of Italian Jewish community condemns return of fascist-era king’s body
The head of Italy’s Jewish community slammed the return to the country and reburial of its fascist-era king, Victor Emmanuel III.
Noemi Di Segni, president of the Union of Italian Jewish Communities umbrella group, denounced...
Toronto philantropist Barry Sherman and wife were strangled to death, autopsy finds
Philanthropist Barry Sherman and his wife, Honey, were strangled to death, the autopsies revealed.
Toronto Police released a statement late Sunday that said the cause of death was “ligature neck compression.”
The investigation into the deaths...
European Jewry Cautiously Welcomes Austrian Govt’s Rejection of Anti-Semitism
European Jews this week cautiously welcomed the new government led by Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz.
European Jewish Association (EJA) founder and director Rabbi Menachem Margolin released a statement Monday (Dec. 17) saying that Kurz is...
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HALEY: Anti-Settlement UN Resolution ‘Stain on America’s Conscience’
The US rejects the United Nations' double standard which says Washington is not impartial when it decides where to place its own embassy, but the UN is a neutral party even though it consistently...
Saudi academic calls on Arabs to recognize Jewish connection to Jerusalem
A Saudi academic has voiced backing for US President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called on Arabs to recognize the city’s sanctity to Jews.
Abdulhameed Hakeem, head of the Middle East Center for...
Erdogan: Recognition of Jerusalem a ‘bomb’ in the Middle East
Muslims will never accept the U.S. recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared on Friday, according to AFP.
He referred to President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as...
McMaster University investigating ‘shocking’ anti-Semitic tweets
It appears that bad press – not complaints from Jewish organizations – has prodded McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont., to investigate anti-Semitic and anti-Israel remarks made online by members of a Palestinian campus organization.
Jewish...