On packed flight to Israel, hundreds of American Jews, emboldened by Gaza crisis, start lives anew
Strengthened by crisis in Gaza, hundreds of Jews on a Monday aliyah flight to Israel share their stories.
Strengthened by crisis in Gaza, hundreds of Jews on a Monday aliyah flight to Israel share their stories.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for “freedom in our sovereign and independent state” during a prayer for peace with Israeli President Shimon Peres and Pope Francis.
The United States “remains a beacon of hope for the values of freedom, peace and justice around the globe,” Israeli President Shimon Peres said at a Fourth of July celebration.
Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for peace at the World Economic Forum in Jordan.
Israel Police Chief Yohanan Danino in U.S. meetings with FBI and law enforcement officials is expected to discuss the Boston Marathon attack, among other topics.
Israel came to a standstill as a siren sounded for two minutes in memory of the victims of the Holocaust.
When Tom Peled’s father died of abdominal cancer in 2011, he channeled his grief into a three-month, 3,000-mile bike ride through six European countries — from Berlin, Germany, to Fisterra, Spain.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta arrived in Israel to discuss United States-Israel defense ties and the potential threat of a nuclear-armed Iran.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in an Independence Day message that he \”appreciate(s) deeply all that America has done for Israel.\”