Monthly Archives: June 2019
It’s more than just a parade for Israel
They come from all over the greater New York area and around the United States. Tens of thousands of Jews (and non-Jews) gather once a year in New York City to march down Fifth...
Former PM Ehud Barak poised to announce Labor leadership bid
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak is close to making a final decision on whether he will run for the leadership of the Labor party.
Over the past 24 hours, Barak has spoken with a...
Activists call for the end of Israel at Times Square Quds Day rally
A Quds Day rally was held in Times Square, New York last week. Activist Nate Chase of the World Workers Party said that Israel never has and never will exist, and described the “Zionist...
New York twins donate $122,000 in bar mitzvah gifts to Israeli organizations
Benjamin and Brian Barth, 13-year-old twins from New York City, are passionate about the State of Israel and the transformative power of sports.
To celebrate their recent bar mitzvahs at Park Avenue Synagogue, they worked with UJA-Federation of New York’s...
American Jewish Committee bestows Japanese prime minister with highest honor
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe will receive the highest award from the influential American Jewish Committee, the organization announced on Monday.
“The Light Unto the Nations” Award will be given to the Japanese leader later...
New survey compares Israeli, American, French Jewish opinions on Judaism, Israel
A set of surveys conducted by the American Jewish Committee of Israeli, American and French Jews has brought to light significant differences in outlook toward Israel —and toward each other—between the groups.
On the question...
Nechama Rivlin, wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, dies at 73
Nehama Rivlin, the wife of Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, died at Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvak on Tuesday, a day before her 74th birthday.
Israel’s first lady had suffered from pulmonary fibrosis, a condition in...
Pompeo: Mideast peace plan being one-sided ‘inaccurate,’ ‘fundamentally untrue
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pushed back on Monday in response to criticism over his remarks last week in a private meeting with Jewish leaders, audio of which was leaked to and reported...
History in the making as part of Torah-letter writing effort atop Masada
For the first time ever, the public can be part of a unique piece of history as Jewish National Fund-USA (JNF-USA) offers “Be Inscribed” campaign, an opportunity to buy letters, sentences, portions or an entire...
Kushner says Palestinians deserve ‘self-determination,’ stops short of endorsing state
White House senior adviser and presidential son-in-law Jared Kushner expressed support for Palestinians to have “self-determination,” though stopped short of endorsing a Palestinian state.
“I do think they should have self-determination,” he told Axios in an interview...