Thursday, May 16, 2013

Congressmen call on Abbas to fire official who glorified terrorist

JTA

A bipartisan group of congressmen condemned comments made by a Palestinian Fatah official in support of the murderer of an Israeli father of five.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Jewish groups ask Kerry to fight anti-Semitism in Hungary

JTA

A dozen Jewish organizations sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry expressing their concern over the rise of anti-Semitism in Hungary.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Knesset, American style

by Linda Gradstein, The Media Line

The Israeli parliament, or Knesset, is quiet on Sundays. The plenum does not meet, and the carpeted hallways are silent. But at the end of one. . .

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Wrestling with it: U.S. vs. Iran

by Alan Abrahamson

Iran is a mainstay in international wrestling. The United States has a long and proud wrestling history, too.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Cleveland kidnappings: We must be our brother’s keeper

by Rav Yosef Kanefsky

It is not our place to judge the neighbors of Ariel Castro. We don’t know enough about the particular circumstances of those who lived near this. . .

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Is Obama George W. — or even Nixon? The secrecy factor

by Ron Kampeas, JTA

The Obama administration has in recent weeks suffered a 1-2-3 scandal outbreak.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Yeshiva teacher admits to sexually abusing boy

JTA

A former counselor at a summer camp run by a yeshiva in Lakewood, N.J., admitted three days into his trial to sexually abusing a boy.

Monday, May 13, 2013

Growing anger over American drones in Yemen

by Abdurrahman Shamlan, The Media Line

"Mrs. Michele Obama: Tell us can your husband sleep after so many innocent people were killed by his drones?" read a banner held by a Yemeni activist. . .

Monday, May 13, 2013

Cleveland-area march draws attention to unsolved murder

JTA

More than 200 people participated in a community walk in suburban Cleveland to bring attention to the unsolved murder of Aliza Sherman, a Jewish. . .

Friday, May 10, 2013

Rice: Attacks on Israel at UN undercut peace

JTA

The barrage of attacks on Israel at the United Nations undercuts the quest for peace, said Susan Rice, the U.S. envoy to the body.

Friday, May 10, 2013

U.S. names 4 Iranian companies to sanctions list

JTA

The Obama administration added the names of four Iranian companies and an individual to those sanctioned for assisting Iran's suspected nuclear. . .

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Jewish Scouting leaders vocal on gay inclusion

by Gil Shefler, JTA

Jewish Scouting leaders are taking a vocal role in efforts to pass a historic resolution that would partially lift a ban on gays in the Boy Scouts of. . .

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Hagel: U.S. strategy is to reinforce Israel, Arab allies

by Ron Kampeas, JTA

U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said reinforcing Israel's edge and bolstering security relationships with neighbors like Egypt were both U.S.. . .

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber buried

by Scott Malone, Reuters

The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried and is no longer in the city of Worcester, Massachusetts, where it had. . .

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

U.S., Russia seek new Syria peace talks, rebels skeptical

by Arshad Mohammed and Erika Solomon, Reuters

Russia and the United States agreed to seek new peace talks with both sides to end Syria's civil war, but opposition leaders were skeptical on. . .

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Iowa sisters fired for joking about burning Jews

JTA

Two Iowa sisters were fired from their jobs after joking about "burning the Jews" inside a toy oven.

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Oberlin College Student Senate endorses divestment resolution

JTA

The Oberlin College Student Senate endorsed a resolution that calls for the college to divest from six companies that do business in the West Bank,. . .

Monday, May 6, 2013

Boston bombing suspect’s family struggles to find burial site

by Ross Kerber and Aaron Pressman, Reuters

The body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev remained in limbo on Monday as his family searched for a cemetery that would accept. . .

Friday, May 3, 2013

With eye on Iran, U.S. upgrades bunker buster

U.S. officials reportedly told Israel that the United States has improved weapons capable of destroying Iran's underground nuclear site in Fordow.

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Boston bomb suspects originally planned July 4 attack

Reuters

The brothers suspected of the Boston Marathon bombings had originally planned to carry out the attack on July 4 this year, a law enforcement official. . .

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Reps. Royce, Engel talk Iran, Syria with Netanyahu

JTA

The top Republican and Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee discussed the potential Iranian threat and instability. . .

Thursday, May 2, 2013

Bomb threats called in to Houston synagogues

JTA

Two Houston synagogues received bomb threats.

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Three men charged with undermining Boston bombing probe

by Scott Malone, Tim McLaughlin and Ross Kerber, Reuters

U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged three men with interfering with the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing, saying they hid fireworks and. . .

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Fred Lafer, longtime Jewish leader, dies

JTA

Fred Lafer, a longtime leader of several Jewish institutions, has died.