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Syria fires on Israeli military vehicle, Israel returns fire
Syria fired on and damaged an Israeli army jeep, and Israel retaliated with a missile attack, the Israeli military said.
ZOA regains tax-exempt status
After 15 months, the nonprofit pro-Israel Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has regained its tax-exempt status.
Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama ‘concerned’
Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States.
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Mel Brooks’ top 10 Jewy Jewish scenes [VIDEO]
Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the occasion, we’ve put together a collection of Brooks’ best Jewish clips.
Alan Dershowitz sends ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ episode to Netanyahu
Comedian Larry David has been called a lot of things over the course of his long and successful career, but we’re pretty sure “peace maker” has never been one of…
James Franco paints ad for ‘This is The End’
Proving once again that there isn’t anything he doesn’t do, James Franco has created marketing material for his upcoming film “This is The End.” The actor/artist/Ph.D. candidate was spotted in…
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7 Rules for Perfect Hummus
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Survivor: Irene Rosenberg
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The Divine Wedding and Kiss - Parashat Naso
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What would my Israeli grandmother think?
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A hot topic, a great panel, and chance to learn and discuss—immigration at issue
It's a critical time for immigration reform in this country. Washington is getting set to make major changes, the likes of which haven't been seen since the 1980's under President…
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Hezbollah in big Syria battle, Obama ‘concerned’
Lebanese Hezbollah guerrillas have fought their biggest battle yet for Syria's beleaguered president, prompting international alarm that the civil war may spread and an urgent call for restraint from the United States.
Israel to authorize four West Bank settler outposts
Israel plans to declare legal four unauthorized West Bank settler outposts, a court document showed on Thursday, days before U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry returns to the region to try to restart peace talks.
Wrestling with it: U.S. vs. Iran
Iran is a mainstay in international wrestling. The United States has a long and proud wrestling history, too.
The day the Earth stood stupid
Say goodnight, Earthlings. That message — plus the slimmest of shots at an eleventh-hour reprieve — was announced to the people of the world last week.
Rice: Attacks on Israel at UN undercut peace
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.
May 10, 2013
More Jews in Los Angeles Than in Canada
Hagel: U.S. strategy is to reinforce Israel, Arab allies
U.S. Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel said reinforcing Israel's edge and bolstering security relationships with neighbors like Egypt were both U.S. priorities.
May 9, 2013
U.S., Russia seek new Syria peace talks, rebels skeptical
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 Wednesday of an initiative they fear might let President Bashar Assad hang on to power.
May 8, 2013
Israel did not warn U.S. on Syria attacks, U.S. official says
Israel did not provide advance warning to the United States on its alleged Israeli airstrikes on Syria, a U.S. intelligence official said.
What Americans Really Think About Syria, Part 2
Israel strikes Syria, says its targeting Hezbollah arms
Israeli jets devastated Syrian targets near Damascus on Sunday in a heavy overnight air raid that Western and Israeli officials called a new strike on Iranian missiles bound for Lebanon's Hezbollah.
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.
Three men charged with undermining Boston bombing probe
U.S. authorities on Wednesday charged three men with interfering with the investigation of the Boston Marathon bombing, saying they hid fireworks and a backpack belonging to one of the suspected bombers as a manhunt was under way.
Judea Pearl reflects: A father’s words
Eleven years ago, when tragedy blackened our skies, and millions of people resonated with our mission of rolling back the hatred that took our son’s life, we were quick to learn that the journalistic community is not only our strongest partner but also a special member of our extended family.
Kerry calls new Arab League peace stance ‘big step forward’
Secretary of State John Kerry said on Tuesday the Arab League's acknowledgment that Israelis and Palestinians may have to swap land in any peace deal was "a very big step forward."
Israelis’ U.S. Visa Waiver, Is it still Viable?
This week in power: UN agreement, Marathon security, Florida law, Bible winner
Syria says it would not use chemical arms, even against Israel
Damascus will not use chemical weapons against its own citizens, or in the event of war with its neighbor Israel, Syria's Information Minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday.
Legislation calls for stable Palestinian Authority
Two U.S. congressmen have introduced legislation calling on the Palestinian Authority to prevent a Hamas takeover of the West Bank.
Israeli pols slam Kerry for marathon-Mavi Marmara comparison
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’
Richard Falk, an official for the U.N. Human Rights Council, in an online commentary blamed the Boston Marathon bombing on "Tel Aviv."
U.S. to provide Israel with advanced weapons, Hagel announces
The United States will make available to Israel advanced new military capabilities, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said.
Boston suspect won’t be treated as enemy combatant, White House says
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.
Obama: ‘The entire country is behind the people of Boston’
President Barack Obama called Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino on Friday to offer ongoing federal help in the Boston bombing investigation, and to express condolences for a police officer killed in the search for suspects.
A heart to heart letter from an Israeli to Americans
Boston suspect’s web page venerates Islam, Chechen independence
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.
Giffords: ‘Shame’ on senators who voted down gun checks
The U.S. senators who defeated a bill that would toughen background checks for gun purchasers "brought shame on themselves," former congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords said.
Obama in Boston vows U.S. will find perpetrators of bombings
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
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.
Humanity Among Carnage: The Boston Marathon
Report: Western pressure halted Fayyad resignation
The United States and Europe are pushing to tamp down an internal Palestinian power struggle, Palestinian sources say.
Jewish groups urge Senate to pass gun control legislation
Twenty-three national Jewish organizations signed on to a letter to the U.S. Senate urging members to pass gun control legislation.
In Iran talks, North Korea parallel goes only so far
If you have nuclear weapons, all sorts of bad behavior will be tolerated.
A unique resource, German Holocaust archive reaches out
George Jaunzemis was three and a half years old when, in the chaotic weeks at the end of World War Two, he was separated from his mother as she fled with him from Germany to Belgium.
April 2, 2013
Honoring Teachers of Freedom on Pesach
Did Bashar Assad use chemical weapons?
Ahmad Jabir gesticulated wildly when he heard the news. “This regime is crazy,” the 24 year old rebel fighter shouted. “When will the international community realize it will kill us all with gasses like the chemical weapons it fired today?”
Is DOMA doomed? Supreme Court indicates it may strike down marriage law
Several Supreme Court justices on Wednesday indicated interest in striking down a law that denies federal benefits to legally married same-sex couples, presenting the possibility of a major change in a few months in gay marriage law.
Billboards calling for end to U.S. aid to Israel posted in N.Y., Conn.
Billboards calling for an end to U.S. aid to Israel were erected this week at 25 train stations in suburban New York and Connecticut.
After Mideast trip, Obama gains political capital. Will he spend it?
For a trip that U.S. officials had cautioned was not about getting “deliverables,” President Obama’s apparent success during his Middle East trip at getting Israel and Turkey to reconcile has raised some hopes for a breakthrough on another front: Israeli-Palestinian negotiations.
Excitement, hope and the rhetorical art- experiences from Obama’s speech
President Obama: ‘People deserve to be free in a land of their own’ [FULL SPEECH]
Shalom. It is an honor to be here with you in Jerusalem, and I am so grateful for the welcome that I have received from the people of Israel. I bring with me the support of the American people, and the friendship that binds us together.
Hungarian journalist agrees to return state honor, denies anti-Semitism
A Hungarian journalist who made anti-Semitic statements has agreed to return a state honor, which he said the government wanted to revoke due to pressure from Israel and the United States.
Appeals court hears Jerusalem passport case
A U.S. appeals court panel heard arguments on whether Americans born in Jerusalem can list Israel as their place of birth on passports and birth certificates.
Poll: More Israelis viewing Obama favorably, though trust is an issue
More Israelis are seeing President Obama as friendly toward the Jewish state, but still many don't trust the U.S. leader, according to a new poll.
In Iranian New Year message, Obama warns Iran of isolation but not strikes
President Obama warned Iran of further isolation but stopped short of threatening military action should the country not cooperate with the international community on its nuclear program.
Americans backing Israel in ever-growing numbers, poll shows
Americans' sympathies lean heavily toward Israel over the Palestinians in the highest level of support seen in 22 years.
Obama: ‘Bibi and I have a terrific, businesslike relationship’
President Obama said he and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have "a terrific, businesslike relationship."
Israel May Be Main Topic In Next National Jewish Population Survey of the U.S.
Retract Zionism slur, U.S. lawmakers urge Turkey’s Erdogan
Eighty-nine members of the U.S. Congress signed a letter calling on Turkey's prime minister to retract his comments blasting Zionism.
U.S. senators Kirk and Gillibrand decry Argentina-Iran commission
Two U.S. senators asked the president of Argentina to end her country’s agreement with Iran to establish a “truth commission” on the 1994 bombing of the Buenos Aires Jewish community center.
Israel and the Palestinians gearing up for Obama visit
Preparing for a US presidential visit is a huge job. Preparing for a US presidential visit the week before Passover is an almost insurmountable task.
Spy agencies say cyber attacks leading threat against U.S.
U.S. intelligence leaders said for the first time on Tuesday that cyber attacks and cyber espionage have supplanted terrorism as the top security threat facing the United States.
Obama tells Arab-American leaders trip will show commitment to statehood
President Obama told Arab-American leaders that his trip to Israel and the Palestinian areas would demonstrate U.S. commitment to partnering with the Palestinian Authority to bring about a state.
Rabbi who fled sex abuse allegations reportedly will return to Israel
An Israeli rabbi who fled to the United States amid sexual abuse allegations reportedly will return to Israel.
U.S. knew of Yom Kippur War’s possibility early on, uncovered memo shows
The U.S. government had information five months before the start of the 1973 Yom Kippur War that a conflict was imminent, a recently uncovered State Department memo shows.
Officials walk out of IAEA talks after Iranian cites Israeli ‘genocide’
U.S., Canadian and Australian officials walked out of a meeting of the U.N. nuclear watchdog agency when the Iranian envoy accused Israel of genocide.
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