House of Israel center working with San Diego police after vandalism
House of Israel, one of 31 international “houses” in San Diego’s 1,200-acre Balboa Park, opened mere months after Israel declared independence in 1948. Since then, the cultural center has been “showcasing Israeli music, culture and...
Gazans must be free to leave
In order to succeed in its mission of destroying Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Israel has no choice but to reconquer the entire enclave and eradicate all elements of the Hamas movement. Because of...
Herzog: ‘Not since Holocaust have so many Jews been killed in one day’
Following is the full text of the statement:
As president of the State of Israel, I speak to you now from our capital city Jerusalem under the dark shadow of war, as my nation continues...
Funeral takes place for Holocaust survivor David ‘Dugo’ Leitner, 94
David “Dugo” Leitner was born in Hungary in 1930 to his parents, Meir and Golda Leah, and raised in an Orthodox home. In March 1944, invading Nazi Germans corralled his family to the ghetto;...
Hamas says it can’t pay salaries due to delay in Qatari aid
Hamas has been unable to pay the salaries of 50,000 public sector workers, due in part to a delay in Qatari financial assistance, Reuters reported on Sunday.
According to Hamas officials, Doha sent just over half of...
Omani FM seeking Temple Mount visit during Ramallah trip
Omani Foreign Minister Sayyid Badr Albusaidi plans to visit Palestinian Authority-controlled Ramallah in the coming weeks and is seeking to visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem in coordination with Israeli authorities.
Albusaidi contacted the Israeli...
Kamala Harris to celebrate US-Israel ‘unshakeable bond’ at embassy event
U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris will celebrate the “unshakeable” U.S.-Israel bond and will “reaffirm the United States’ ironclad commitment to Israel’s security” in a June 6 talk, an unnamed White House official told Axios.
The vice...
Hamas’s al-Arouri and the Iranian connection
Hamas’s deputy political bureau chief, Saleh al-Arouri, currently based in Lebanon, is interested in surrounding Israel with rocket and terror bases, and so is Iran.
That common interest has enabled al-Arouri to create new levels...
US House members relaunch Latino-Jewish Caucus
A bipartisan group of House members gathered at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 27 under the auspices of the Latino-Jewish House Caucus to discuss shared connections between the two communities.
The event was...
Levin: ‘US government interfering in reform debate’
Israeli Justice Minister Yariv Levin accused the U.S. government of helping opponents of judicial reform, speaking in a video obtained by the Walla! website on Monday.
Speaking to ultra-Orthodox activists at the home of haredi strategist Yossi...