This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on May 20, 2013

Murder of Jewish settler sparks West Bank clashes

Published on May 1, 2013

Israeli settlers and Palestinians clashed in the West Bank more than a day after the murder of a Jewish man by a Palestinian attacker.

This week from Israel

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on April 22, 2013

Israel Film Festival explores unfamiliar territory

By Tom Tugend
Published on April 10, 2013

Among its other benefits, the Israel Film Festival takes even those of us familiar with the country to places and people we know only superficially, or not at all.

UC Riverside rescinds BDS call

Published on April 10, 2013

The student senate at the University of California, Riverside, has reversed itself, rescinding a resolution it passed a few weeks earlier that had targeted companies doing business with Israel in the West Bank.

Rocket fired from Gaza at Israel as second rocket discovered in Sderot preschool

Published on April 2, 2013

A mortar rocket was fired from Gaza at Israel, while a partially exploded Kassam rocket was discovered in an Israeli preschool.

Report: Shalit could have avoided captivity

Published on March 29, 2013

Gilad Shalit’s capture was the result of operational failures on his part and on the part of other members of his tank crew, interviews with Shalit have revealed.

A reaction to Obama’s speech in Jerusalem

Published on March 22, 2013

This morning, as I listened to President Obama’s speech to students in Jerusalem, I was filled with frustration and mortification. I was watching the speech at the gym and read the words as they crossed the TV screen.

Israeli troops kill Palestinian, wound two in West Bank clash

Published on March 13, 2013

Israeli troops killed a Palestinian on Tuesday during a confrontation with a stone-throwing crowd in a flashpoint district of the occupied West Bank, both sides said.

UNICEF: Israel mistreats Palestinian children in custody

Published on March 6, 2013

Palestinian children detained by the Israeli military are subject to widespread, systematic ill-treatment that violates international law, a UNICEF report said on Wednesday.The United Nations Children Fund (UNICEF) estimated that 700 Palestinian children aged 12 to 17, most of them boys, are arrested, interrogated and detained by the Israeli military, police and security agents every year in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli bus company institutes special Palestinian bus lines

Published on March 3, 2013

An Israeli bus company will offer special bus lines to transport Palestinian passengers from the West Bank into central Israel.

Nablus Palestinian man treated at Hadassah Hospital

Published on February 25, 2013

A Palestinian wounded in a clash with Israeli soldiers and settlers near the Palestinian West Bank city of Nablus was taken for treatment to Hadassah Hospital Ein Kerem in Jerusalem.

Does Counting Negative Comments Prove Anything?

By Susan Esther Barnes
Published on February 6, 2013

Group Claims Protesters Abused Jewish Students

Published on January 30, 2013

The pro-Israel group AMCHA Initiative claimed that Jewish students at the University of California, Davis, were abused and threatened at a pro-Palestinian protest on campus. In a letter sent Jan. 28 to UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi, AMCHA Initiative co-founders Leila Beckwith and Tammi Rossman-Benjamin alleged that demonstrators carrying “death to Zionism” placards occupied a public building on Nov. 19 and harassed pro-Israel students. The letter also was cc’d to University of California President Mark Yudof and others.

Palestinian tent city in E1 corridor dismantled

Published on January 17, 2013

Israeli police dismantled a Palestinian tent city set up in the controversial E-1 area.

Jewish terrorist Jack Teitel convicted of murdering two Palestinians

Published on January 16, 2013

Yaakov (Jack) Teitel, a U.S.-born Jewish terrorist, was convicted of murdering two Palestinians and the attempted murder of two other people.

Egypt intercepts Gaza-bound missile shipment

Published on January 4, 2013

Egyptian security forces in the Sinai Peninsula reportedly intercepted a shipment of American-made missiles destined for the Gaza Strip.

What’s the Strategy?

By Michael Berenbaum
Published on December 25, 2012

A couple of years ago a private conversation between then French President Nicholas Sarkozy and President Obama was caught on a live mike. Sarkozy said I can't bare Netanyahu, he's such a liar." Obama responded: "You're fed up with him but I have to deal with him more than you do."

Holocaust, Jewish themes remain prominent among foreign Oscar offerings

By Tom Tugend
Published on December 14, 2012

The long forecast “Holocaust fatigue” among filmmakers and their audiences has not yet arrived, judging by the entries for 2013 Oscar honors by producers and directors in numerous countries.

U.S. National Intelligence Council predicts ‘incremental’ Palestine

Published on December 12, 2012

A Palestinian state will emerge by 2030, not through negotiations but incrementally, according to a group of intelligence advisers to President Obama.

An Independent Palestinian state- what’s the problem?

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on December 3, 2012

ADL says Europe capitulated in Palestine UN vote

Published on November 30, 2012

The Anti-Defamation League accused European countries of “capitulating to Arab intimidation” in voting to recognize Palestine as a non-member state at the United Nations.

Images as Operation Pillar of Defense Continues

By JewishJournal.com
Published on November 16, 2012

More images from Israel and the Gaza Strip as Operation Pillar of Defense continues. Photos by Reuters

There Was A Choice?  Then This Is Wrong.

By Robin Podolsky
Published on November 15, 2012

Gaza rocket hits city near Tel Aviv, no damage or casualties

Published on November 15, 2012

Palestinians demonstrate for independence day

Published on November 14, 2012

Palestinians demonstrated throughout the West Bank to mark the anniversary of their declaration of independence. Hundreds of demonstrators, including foreign activists, blocked West Bank junctions and threw rocks at cars with Israeli license plates. Two Israelis were injured near the West Bank settlement of Efrat after their car was hit with stones.

When Jonathan Mann and Israelis meet

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on November 1, 2012

Syrian rebels arm Palestinians against Assad

Published on November 1, 2012

Syrian rebels said on Wednesday they had begun arming sympathetic Palestinians to fight a pro-Assad faction in a Palestinian enclave in Damascus - a move which could fuel spiraling intra-Palestinian violence.

Rockets slam southern Israel, striking homes and injuring workers

Published on October 24, 2012

More than 70 rockets and mortar shells fired from Gaza have hit southern Israel in the last 24 hours, striking several homes and injuring three.

Palestinian reporter Asmaa al-Ghoul aims to keep thorn in Hamas’ side

Published on October 22, 2012

She can't stay out of trouble there, but Asmaa al-Ghoul always comes back to Gaza. A secular, feminist Palestinian journalist, al-Ghoul, 30, has been harassed by Hamas. She's also been beaten and arrested by Hamas police for protesting its Islamist policies and suppression of human rights.

Israel will continue to target attackers, Netanyahu tells Blair

Published on October 22, 2012

Israel will continue to attack the groups that fire rockets on her citizens, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said.

Israel seizes pro-Palestinian activist ship off Gaza

Published on October 20, 2012

The Israeli navy seized an international pro-Palestinian activist ship on the Mediterranean high seas on Saturday to prevent it breaching Israel's blockade of the Gaza Strip, a military spokeswoman said.

Israeli group agrees to delay court action against alleged Palestinian terror front

Published on October 15, 2012

Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center has agreed to postpone litigation against an Australian charity it accuses of being a front for a Palestinian terror organization. On Sunday, Executive Council of Australian Jewry chief executive Peter Wertheim brokered talks between representatives of Shurat HaDin and World Vision Australia.

South African trade ministry publishes West Bank goods notice, despite negotiations

Published on October 15, 2012

The South African Trade Ministry published a second notice concerning the labeling of Israeli products, despite working with the Jewish community on a compromise.

Report: Israeli police filmed beating cuffed Palestinian

Published on October 10, 2012

Authorities in Israel are reportedly investigating the alleged beating by police of a Palestinian man in cuffs in Jerusalem.

Clinton: U.S. will push to help Palestinians with financial crisis

Published on September 27, 2012

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton told the Palestinian and Jordanian that Washington is 'looking at every means possible' to alleviate the Palestinian financial crisis.

For U.S., stopping Palestinian unilateral actions is a key goal at U.N. assembly

Published on September 24, 2012

Halting Palestinian unilateral actions at the United Nations will be among the “broad priorities” of the U.S. government at the U.N. General Assembly meeting.

Palestinians insulted by Mitt Romney’s comments

Published on September 19, 2012

Just eight weeks before the American presidential elections, Palestinians are furious over comments by Republican candidate Mitt Romney. The private remarks were made in May to wealthy donors but released only now.

Democratic platform omits language on Jerusalem, notes Iran military option

Published on September 4, 2012

The 2012 Democratic Party platform omits language recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital and suggests that military force is "on the table" as an option for addressing the Iranian nuclear issue.

Monastery torched in apparent price tag attack

Published on September 4, 2012

A Christian monastery was vandalized and set alight in what appears to be a price tag attack.

Australian Jews balk at ‘Breaking the Silence’ abuse reports

Published on August 29, 2012

Australian Jewish officials lashed out at a group of former Israeli soldiers who reported abuses they witnessed while serving in the Palestinian territories.

Calif. Assembly approves anti-Semitism resolution for colleges

Published on August 29, 2012

The California State Assembly approved a resolution calling on colleges and universities in the state to combat anti-Semitism.

Nine Jewish teens indicted in attack on Palestinians

Published on August 28, 2012

Nine Jewish teens were indicted in the attack on three Palestinians in Jerusalem that left one of the victims seriously injured.

Israel eases West Bank travel for Ramadan

Published on July 20, 2012

Israel is easing travel restrictions for West Bank Palestinians for the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Palestinian Olympic participation brings conflict to the fore

Published on July 19, 2012

A portrait of the two most prominent Palestinian leaders -- current Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and former President Yasser Arafat, who died in 2004 -- hangs in the conference room of the Palestinian Olympic Committee headquarters.

Sister of terror victim Shalhevet Pass injured by Palestinian rock throwers

Published on July 11, 2012

The sister of Shalhevet Pass, who was shot to death more than a decade ago by a Palestinian gunman, was injured by rock-throwing Palestinians in the same Hebron park where her sister was killed.

British Jewry rips Church of England’s vote to support ‘inflammatory’ pro-Palestinian program

Published on July 11, 2012

Britain's organized Jewish community slammed the Church of England's General Synod for endorsing an "inflammatory and partisan" pro-Palestinian program.

Suha Arafat to file suit in husband’s death

Published on July 10, 2012

Suha Arafat, the widow of Palestinian Authority head Yasser Arafat, will file a legal complaint regarding her husband's unexplained death.

PA minister: Abbas rejected Netanyahu’s offer to release prisoners for peace talks

Published on July 9, 2012

Palestinian minister for prisoner affairs confirms Haaretz report that Netanyahu offered to release initially 25 prisoners convicted of murdering Israelis, and another 100 by the end of 2012.

Palestinians take anti-Oslo protest to Abbas

Published on July 3, 2012

Hundreds of demonstrators marched on the offices of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Tuesday to protest against diplomatic contacts with Israel and to denounce police violence at a previous rally.

Palestinians celebrate Church of Nativity win, Israel notes they desecrated the site

Published on July 2, 2012

The U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s (UNESCO) World Heritage Committee on June 30 added the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem to its list of sites in danger, citing water damage and the need for immediate repair.

Cross-border violence continues between Israel and Gaza

Published on June 22, 2012

An Israeli air strike killed a Palestinian militant and wounded two men in the Gaza Strip on Friday, Israel and Hamas medical officials said, two days after an Egyptian-brokered truce had calmed an outbreak of cross-border violence.

Egypt brokering cease-fire between Israel and Palestinians

Published on June 21, 2012

As rockets continued to fall on southern Israel, Egypt reportedly was working to broker a cease-fire between Israel and Palestinian terror groups in Gaza.

Palestinian Graduation

By Noga Gur-Arieh
Published on June 18, 2012

Soldier, Palestinian die in Gaza border shootout

Published on June 1, 2012

A Palestinian gunman and an Israeli soldier were killed in a shootout on the Gaza Strip-Israel border.

Israel repatriates Palestinian terrorists’ bodies

Published on May 31, 2012

Israel turned over to Palestinian officials the bodies of 91 terrorists.

Israel plans for quake aid to Palestinians

Published on May 15, 2012

Israel said on Tuesday it had set up a mechanism to get aid to the Palestinians in the event of a major earthquake.

Tel Aviv U. students marking Nakba face counter protest

Published on May 14, 2012

Students at Tel Aviv University who marked Nakba Day with an approved campus ceremony were met with a counter demonstration.

Palestinian leaders reject Netanyahu letter to Abbas

Published on May 14, 2012

Palestinian leaders reportedly have rejected the contents of a letter delivered by Benjamin Netanyahu's personal envoy Isaac Molho to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah.

This week in power: Obama’s stand, France fallout, Greece fear, Sendak legacy

By Danny Groner
Published on May 10, 2012