Fmr. Israeli FM Livni Blasts UNESCO for denying Jewish ties to Hebron
Former Israeli Foreign minister Tzipi Livni criticized UNESCO for passing resolutions against Israel, on the eve of the 41st annual UNESCO World Heritage Committee’s conference in Poland.
Speaking at the UNESCO International Conference on the...
Simone Veil: Cérémonie d’obsèques officielles mercredi aux invalides
L’émotion suscitée par le décès de Simone Veil vendredi 30 juin est grande. Une cérémonie nationale va être organisée pour lui rendre hommage, explique le journaliste Jeff Wittenberg, en direct de l’Élysée.
"Un hommage national sera rendu...
Libyan parliamentarian calls for return of Jews
Mohamed Ali Triki, a top official of Khalifa Ghwell’s National Salvation Government (NSG), made the call during a three-day conference held on the Greek island of Rhodes last week, the Libya Herald reported on Sunday.
The conference...
9 UN ambassadors view Jewish roots to Jerusalem on City of David tour
Israel took nine visiting UN ambassadors on a tour of the City of David archaeological park in Jerusalem on Sunday in a bid to highlight the Jewish heritage of the holy city following a...
US six-country travel ban takes effect with few exceptions for relatives
US President Donald Trump's ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries went into effect late Thursday, after a Supreme Court decision allowed it to go forward following a five-month battle with...
Indian Prime Minister to visit child victim of Mumbai terror attack while in Israel
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who July 4-6 will become the first-ever sitting Indian head of state to visit Israel, is expected to meet with a Jewish child whose parents were killed in a...
This 400-year-old Jewish library survived Hitler and the Inquisition
Livraria Ets Haim is the world’s oldest functioning Jewish library. As such, it is no stranger to the prospect of imminent destruction.
Founded in 1616 by Jews who fled Catholic persecution in Spain and Portugal,...
American Jews plan campaign to change Israeli minds about Judaism’s diversity
American Jewish leaders, outraged by a recent Israeli government decision to abandon an agreement to create a pluralistic, state-funded prayer space at the Western Wall, plan to plead their case directly to the Israeli...
The Canadian Jewish Congress was a mirror of the community
In honour of Canada’s 150th birthday, The CJN presents essays on 10 significant moments in Canadian Jewish history.
At Confederation, there were only around 1,000 Jews living in Canada. One could not speak of a...
Watch: Secret illegal Jewish wedding on Temple Mount
Jewish couple secretly tied the knot atop the Temple Mount on Thursday, in a story of defiance sweeping Israeli social media.
Tom Nisani, chair of the group Students for the Temple Mount and activities director...