Jordan stops production of fictional film for referencing Jewish ties to its land
The Jordanian government has suspended the production of a film set in the ancient Jordanian city of Petra because it references historical Jewish ties to the land.
The film, called “Jaber,” is fictional and based...
Jordan outraged after Israeli minister calls for new Temple Mount status quo
A spokesman for the Jordanian Foreign Ministry warned on Tuesday that a change of the status quo on the Temple Mount would have serious consequences. The statement came in response to Israeli Public Security...
Abbas ‘aggressive’ in talks with Democrats, rejected overtures to working with US on peace...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas avoided answering whether or not he believes that Israel has a right to exist as a Jewish state and seemed “aggressive” in talks with U.S. lawmakers regarding the Trump...
Right-wing MKs to Congress: Palestinian statehood far more dangerous than BDS
Nearly two-dozen right-wing members of the Knesset are urging the U.S. Congress to reconsider their position on Palestinian statehood, arguing that a two-state solution is “far more dangerous” than the BDS movement.
“The establishment of...
Israel to invest $8.6 million in new plastic-recycling technologies
The Israel Innovation Authority has approved the establishment of a new consortium aimed at promoting the development of recycling technologies and the use of recycled materials in Israel’s plastics industry.
Set to receive an investment of NIS...
French MP demands investigation into secret terror pact
Days after it was revealed that the former head of France’s domestic intelligence agency made a deal with the terrorist organization behind a 1982 terrorist attack in Paris, affording its operatives free movement in the country...
Suspect arrested in Crown Heights anti-Semitic attack
A 39-year-old man was arrested over the weekend in connection with an anti-Semitic attack that took place on Friday evening in the Crown Heights neighborhood of Brooklyn, N.Y., just before the beginning of Shabbat.
The...
Pompeo: ‘Clock is ticking’ on Iran arms embargo
Warning that sanctions and an arms embargo on Iran will expire in the coming months, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday urged America’s allies to pressure Iran to stop its “destabilizing behavior.”
“The...
Oceanography exchange program to bring American graduate students to Israel
Israel has been chosen as one of four countries to host 27 graduate students from 24 U.S. institutions as part of a first cohort of the Limnology and Oceanography Research Exchange (LOREX) program, funded...
Israeli-Americans mobilizing against ‘biased’ California ethnic-studies curriculum
The Israeli-American Council (IAC) is working to mobilize the Israeli-American community across California to oppose the inclusion of anti-Semitic content in any ethnic-studies curriculum, which is currently under consideration for the California public school...