Daily Archives: December 22, 2017

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israel’s envoy to UNESCO to submit a formal letter announcing Israel’s intent to leave the cultural organization. Carmel Shama-Hacohen will present the letter to UNESCO’s new leader Audrey Azoulay after...

South Carolina’s former governor didn’t waste any time in showing appreciation for the nine countries that voted Wednesday in support of President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital – and the countries that didn’t...

Israel is in contact with several countries “seriously considering” following in the footsteps of the US, recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and moving their embassies to Jerusalem, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CNN in an interview...

US President Donald Trump said Friday it was time to focus funds on the US rather than foreign spending, tweeting: “After having foolishly spent $7 trillion in the Middle East, it is time to...

For decades, a confessional in a church in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius kept a precious secret: a trove of documents offering an unprecedented glimpse into Jewish life in Eastern Europe before and during the Holocaust. The...

Lawmakers are launching an investigation into Obama-era efforts to thwart a longstanding U.S. investigation into the Iranian-backed terror group Hezbollah, according to multiple congressional officials and insiders who spoke to the Washington Free Beacon. The Obama...

The first ever Kosher restaurant opened at Facebook's sprawling 430,000 square foot campus in Menlo Park, California. The restaurant is called Kosher Truck and serves a mixture of Middle Eastern food. It is the 12th...

San Francisco’s annual Jewish Christmas tradition, Kung Pao Kosher Comedy™, celebrates it 25th Anniversary this December 23–25. The legendary Jewish-comedy-on-Christmas-in-a-Chinese-restaurant extravaganza has been featuring famous Jewish comedians—including the late Henny Youngman and Shelley Berman—Chinese food,...

(RNS) — For the past 26 years, I have been cataloging the most important stories of the year. As a rabbi, I’m particularly interested in stories that impact the world Jewish community. Here are...

Voir la vidéo sur MEMRI TV Une vidéo animée saoudienne mise en ligne sur YouTube, Twitter et d’autres plates-formes de réseaux sociaux avertit l’Iran de représailles saoudiennes en cas de frappe militaire iranienne contre le royaume...