Maui fire survivors tell of Chabad’s assistance in wake of disaster
When Ido Sarfati moved to the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui a decade ago, he thought he had the perfect place to build a business. And he did; it grew...
New Jersey Supreme Court: Religious schools have right to ‘teachers who follow their faith’
The Supreme Court of New Jersey decided on Monday in favor of a Roman Catholic elementary school, which fired an unmarried teacher who became pregnant, citing a violation of its employment agreement.
Victoria Crisitello, an art teacher...
Netanyahu condemns discrimination against women on buses
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday issued a statement condemning gender discrimination in the country's public transport system.
"The State of Israel is a free country in which no one will restrict who may...
Israeli FM heads to Paraguay for presidential inauguration
Foreign Minister Eli Cohen is traveling to Paraguay to attend Tuesday’s inauguration of President-elect Santiago Peña, the ministry in Jerusalem announced.
The Latin American visit by Israel’s top diplomat, which is the first in over...
Israel Katz first minister in Netanyahu gov’t to visit UAE
Energy Minister Israel Katz on Sunday became the first Cabinet member to visit the United Arab Emirates since the Netanyahu-led government came to power in December.
The minister is in Abu Dhabi to discuss a...
Tel Aviv terror victim’s corneas transplanted to two people
The corneas of an Israeli victim of terrorism were transplanted into patients on Sunday, Ichilov Hospital at Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center announced on Monday.
Chen Amir, a 42-year-old municipal patrolman, was killed while preventing...
Riyadh seeks to reboot Temple Mount status quo with peace deal
The timing was not accidental when Saudi Arabia announced over the weekend that its ambassador to Jordan will also take on the roles of ambassador to the Palestinian Authority and consul general in eastern Jerusalem.
The announcement...
Yesh Atid MK would be ‘delighted’ to join Netanyahu-led unity gov’t
Yesh Atid lawmaker Elazar Stern on Monday expressed a desire to join a unity government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported.
"I would be delighted if Netanyahu puts forward such an offer,"...
Three US presidential campaigns respond to Biden’s Netanyahu snub
It’s the gift that keeps on not giving.
Months after Benjamin Netanyahu was re-elected Israeli prime minister late last year, U.S. President Joe Biden has yet to invite the leader of one of Washington’s closest...
‘France24’ fired second journalist earlier this year for antisemitism
France24 fired Joelle Maroun, its Beirut correspondent, last March for antisemitic comments. According to CAMERA, the French state-owned outlet dismissed another journalist at some unknown point thereafter, also for making antisemitic comments.
Dina Abi-Saab reportedly refused...