IDF chief warns Syria against more attacks on Israel

Published on May 21, 2013

The Israeli military’s chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz, warned that Syria would pay the price if it continues to attack Israel.

Bomb attacks kill more than 70 across Iraq

Published on May 20, 2013

More than 70 people were killed in a series of car bombings and suicide attacks targeting Shi'ite Muslims across Iraq on Monday, police and medics said, extending the worst sectarian violence since U.S. troops withdrew in December 2011.

Body of suspected Boston Marathon bomber buried

Published on May 9, 2013

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 been held at a funeral home, the Worcester Police Department said on Thursday.

Boston bombing suspect’s family struggles to find burial site

Published on May 6, 2013

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

Boston bomb suspects originally planned July 4 attack

Published on May 2, 2013

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 said.

Holder to ADL: Protect rights of all, including Muslims, after Boston

Published on April 29, 2013

In a speech to the Anti-Defamation League, U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder urged Americans to protect the rights of Muslims and other minorities in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombing.

Medical examiner keeps private how Boston bombing suspect died

Published on April 29, 2013

An autopsy on Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev determined precisely how he died after a bloody shootout with police but the results can't be made public until the body is claimed, a spokesman for the Massachusetts Medical Examiner said on Monday.

My cousin Bruce: a Boston hero

By Jonah Lowenfeld
Published on April 26, 2013

When the first bomb went off at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, Bruce Mendelsohn was partying in an office overlooking Boylston Street. The blast knocked him off of his seat.

Boston bombers had planned to attack N.Y. next, Mayor Bloomberg says

Published on April 25, 2013

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Thursday the suspects in last week's Boston Marathon bombing had intended to attack New York City next.

Israel shoots down drone from Lebanon, Israeli Military says

Published on April 25, 2013

An Israeli fighter plane shot down a drone from Lebanon over the Mediterranean sea on Thursday as it was approaching the Israeli coast, the military said.

Boston bomb suspect’s wife assisting probe, lawyer says

Published on April 23, 2013

The wife of the dead Boston Marathon bombing suspect is assisting authorities and in absolute shock that her husband and brother-in-law were accused of the deadly blasts, her lawyer said on Tuesday.

Israeli pols slam Kerry for marathon-Mavi Marmara comparison

Published on April 23, 2013

Israeli lawmakers are condemning U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's comparison of the Boston Marathon bombing victims to the 2010 deaths of Turkish citizens aboard the Mavi Marmara ship.

U.N. official pins blame for Boston Marathon bombing on ‘Tel Aviv’

Published on April 23, 2013

Richard Falk, an official for the U.N. Human Rights Council, in an online commentary blamed the Boston Marathon bombing on "Tel Aviv."

Criticism is not Islamophobia

By David Suissa
Published on April 22, 2013

Criticism is the oxygen of journalism. Here at the Jewish Journal, we will criticize anything that we believe deserves criticism, including religion.

Iranian national accused of planning attack on Israeli embassy in Nepal

Published on April 22, 2013

Security at the Israeli Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal, detained an Iranian man believed to be planning a terror attack on the embassy and on Israeli visitors.

Boston suspect won’t be treated as enemy combatant, White House says

Published on April 22, 2013

The ethnic Chechen college student suspected in the deadly Boston Marathon bombings will not be treated as an enemy combatant in the legal process, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Monday.

What Boston hospitals learned from Israel

Published on April 22, 2013

Minutes after a terrorist attack killed three at the finish line of the Boston Marathon, doctors and nurses at the city’s hospitals faced a harrowing scene — severed limbs, burned bodies, shrapnel buried in skin.

Israel at 65

By Rob Eshman
Published on April 19, 2013

I watched the video of the Boston Marathon bombings and thought, of course, of the bus bombings that wracked Jerusalem and Tel Aviv a decade ago.

Bombing suspects in dramatic shootout and manhunt [TIMELINE]

Published on April 19, 2013

Police emptied the streets of suburban Watertown on Friday in a house-by-house search for a second suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing, the day after killing his brother in a shootout.

Boston suspect’s web page venerates Islam, Chechen independence

Published on April 19, 2013

Boston bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev posted links to Islamic websites and others calling for Chechen independence on what appears to be his page on a Russian language social networking site.

FBI identifies two suspects in Boston Marathon bombing [PHOTOS]

Published on April 18, 2013

Investigators released pictures of two suspects in the Boston bombing on Thursday, seeking the public's help in finding two men photographed on the crowded sidewalk before Monday's bombs exploded near the finish line.

Obama in Boston vows U.S. will find perpetrators of bombings

Published on April 18, 2013

President Barack Obama told a memorial service for the Boston bombing victims that "we will find" whoever carried out the attack that killed three people as investigators search for two men seen on a video of the scene shortly before the blasts.

Boston bomb suspect spotted on video, no arrest made

Published on April 17, 2013

Investigators believe they have spotted a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing from security video, a U.S. law enforcement source said on Wednesday, but no arrest had yet been made.

Boston bomb suspect identified, no arrest

Published on April 17, 2013

Authorities have arrested a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings based on security video that showed a man depositing a bag at the scene before the blasts, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Boston law enforcement sources.

Who bombed Boston? Word for now is caution

Published on April 16, 2013

The day after the Boston Marathon bombing, President Obama called it an “act of terrorism.” What kind of terrorism, no one was ready to say — a caution that derives from years of wrongful speculation that on occasion has ruined innocent lives.

A prayer of hope after the Boston Marathon bombing

Published on April 16, 2013

“Behold days are coming, says the Lord…and they shall rebuild.” From our Haftarah this Shabbat Amos 9:13

‘Running Rabbi’ recounts chaos at Boston Marathon, vows to run in next year’s race

Published on April 16, 2013

“It was a beautiful day. I was so excited to run and having such a good run. The crowd was unbelievable. The whole experience was amazing. It was almost magical."

In the wake of Boston Marathon bombings, Israeli Independence Day fetes are toned down

Published on April 16, 2013

Israeli Independence Day celebrations in Boston were muted and security was increased in the wake of bombings that left three dead and dozens injured at the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Israel launches air strike on Gaza; First since truce

Published on April 2, 2013

Israel launched an air strike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday, the first such attack since an eight-day war in November, Hamas, the Islamist movement that controls the territory, and Israel's military said.

Ancient Syrian synagogue hit by looting, shelling

Published on April 1, 2013

Theft and shelling have damaged a 2,000 year-old synagogue in Damascus, one of the oldest in the world, Syrian government and opposition activist sources said on Monday.

Cyprus court jails Hezbollah man for plotting to attack Israelis

Published on March 28, 2013

A Cyprus court sentenced a member of Lebanon's Shi'ite Muslim Hezbollah movement to four years in jail on Thursday on charges of plotting to attack Israeli interests on the island.

Alleged chemical attack kills 25 in northern Syria

Published on March 19, 2013

Syria's government and rebels accused each other of launching a deadly chemical attack near the northern city of Aleppo on Tuesday in what would, if confirmed, be the first use of such weapons in the two-year conflict.

Researchers say Stuxnet was deployed against Iran in 2007

Published on February 26, 2013

Researchers at Symantec Corp. have uncovered a version of the Stuxnet computer virus that was used to attack Iran's nuclear program in November 2007, two years earlier than previously thought.

Rocket explodes in Israel, first attack from Gaza since November truce

Published on February 26, 2013

A rocket fired from Gaza exploded in Israel on Tuesday, the first such attack since a November truce and an apparent show of solidarity with West Bank protests after the death of a Palestinian in an Israeli jail.

Hezbollah denies involvement in Burgas attack

Published on February 7, 2013

Hezbollah denied it was involved in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis.

Clinton warns Russia, Iran of Syria conflict spreading

Published on February 1, 2013

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Iran and Russia on Thursday to rethink their support for Syria, saying the most dire scenarios of the conflict spilling beyond its borders could come to pass.

Syria warns of ‘surprise’ response to Israel attack

Published on January 31, 2013

Syria warned on Thursday of a possible "surprise" response to Israel's attack on its territory and Russia condemned the air strike as an unprovoked violation of international law.

Report: Israel attacks target in Syria

Published on January 30, 2013

Israel reportedly attacked a target inside Syria.

Report: Bulgaria lacks proof of Hezbollah involvement in terrorist attack

Published on January 18, 2013

Bulgaria says there is no evidence that Hezbollah was behind an attack on Israelis last year.

Bulgarian police identify accomplice in Burgas bombing

Published on January 3, 2013

Bulgaria’s security services reportedly have discovered the identity of one of the perpetrators of the July bombing in Burgas that killed five Israelis and a Bulgarian.

Tel Aviv bus bomb mastermind indicted

Published on January 2, 2013

Israel's military prosecutor filed an indictment against the head of a Palestinian terrorist cell who organized the bombing of a bus in Tel Aviv.

Brooklyn man indicted for throwing bleach in rabbi’s face

Published on December 27, 2012

A Brooklyn fishmonger was indicted for allegedly throwing a cup of bleach in the face of a Chasidic rabbi who had accused the man's father of being a sexual predator.

Sandy Hook: Despair gives way to hope

By Rabbi David Wolpe
Published on December 19, 2012

At first it is an anguish so deep that it destroys faith in life. We are witnesses to pain and loss so immense that to yearn for a resting place, to find anything good or hopeful or healing, feels like a betrayal. In the face of such tragedy, do we seek out sparks of hope because we are healers or deniers?

The speech President Obama should have given after the Connecticut school shooting

By Rob Eshman
Published on December 14, 2012

When news of the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School first broke, President Barack Obama stood before the nation, felt our grief and shed a tear.

French teens arrested for chemical explosion near teacher who reported anti-Semitism

Published on December 14, 2012

Two French teenagers were arrested on suspicion of setting off an explosion near a teacher after she reported receiving anti-Semitic threats at school.

Legal treatment of alleged ‘price tag’ vandals reportedly akin to terror suspects

Published on December 6, 2012

Israel's Supreme Court upheld a police decision to prohibit three Jewish suspects in "price tag" attacks from meeting with their lawyer for three days after their arrest.

Settlers arrested for allegedly carrying out ‘price tag’ attack

Published on December 3, 2012

Three residents of Jewish West Bank settlements were arrested on suspicion of carrying out a "price tag" attack near Hebron.

Palestinian man killed after attacking Israeli soldiers with axe

Published on December 3, 2012

A Palestinian man was shot dead after crashing his car into an Israeli army jeep in the West Bank and attacking the occupants with an axe.

Israel-Gaza conflict: Low expectations

By Shmuel Rosner
Published on November 20, 2012

No one knows for sure why the Gaza hostilities began. We know that there had been weeks of intensifying rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip, rockets fired by various Palestinian groups that were tolerated, even encouraged by the governing Hamas.

From Sandy to Gaza rockets, students weather each other’s storms

Published on November 20, 2012

Between Israeli youths going through Hurricane Sandy and American youths experiencing the onslaught of rockets from Gaza, participants of November’s America Israel Friendship League’s (AIFL) student exchange rode an emotional and historic rollercoaster on both sides of the Atlantic.

More images as Israel-Gaza fighting continues

By JewishJournal.com
Published on November 19, 2012

Images continue to come in from Israel-Gaza conflict. Photos by Reuters

Why there is no Palestinian resistance

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 19, 2012

Thousands protest in Egypt against Israeli attacks on Gaza

Published on November 16, 2012

Thousands of people protested in Egyptian cities on Friday against Israeli air strikes on Gaza and Egypt's president pledged to support the Palestinian enclave's population in the face of "blatant aggression."

FYI: first person, live reports from Israelis

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 16, 2012

U.S. Senate resolution backs Israel’s actions in Gaza

Published on November 15, 2012

Thirty U.S. senators have signed on to a resolution expressing support for Israel's "inherent right to act in self-defense."

IDF pinpoint strike on Ahmed Jabari [VIDEO]

By JewishJournal.com
Published on November 15, 2012

The IDF targeted Ahmed Jabari, the head of Hamas' military wing in the Gaza Strip, on Nov. 14.

Gaza rocket kills three in southern Israel, Israeli media says

Published on November 15, 2012

A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip on Thursday struck an apartment building in southern Israel, killing three people, Israeli media said.

Israeli cities under fire after dozens of rockets fired from Gaza

Published on November 14, 2012

Sirens wailed across southern Israel as Hamas gunmen fired barrages of dozens of rockets from Gaza.

Egypt recalls envoy in Israel over assault on Gaza

Published on November 14, 2012

Egypt recalled its ambassador from Israel on Wednesday after Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip killed Hamas's top military commander and at least six other Palestinians, presidential spokesman Yasser Ali said.

Arab League to hold meeting on Gaza, diplomat says

Published on November 14, 2012

The Cairo-based Arab League will discuss the Israeli attack on Gaza at a special meeting to be held either on Thursday or Saturday, a senior League diplomat told Reuters.