For the Jewish people, whose collective memory includes a 2,000 year diaspora, 'wishing' is a loaded word.
by David Sarna Galdi 0 comments
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein had blocked the transfer of the money, saying it wasn't a good idea during an election season.
by Moti Bassok 1 comments
The search is on for Israel's new chief rabbis. With the recent uproar over reports of the prime minister's exorbitant spending, the nation needs spiritual leaders who can lead it back to the moral high ground.
by Rabbi Gideon D. Sylvester / Jewish World blogger 0 comments
Guests at the event - including David Beckham and Sir Alex Ferguson - were stunned as one protester jumped on the stage and started shouting anti-Israel slogans.
by Moshe Boker and Agencies 0 comments
A mosaic map found on the floor of a 6th-century Byzantine church in Jordan offers a useful and unusual guide to the Old City of Jerusalem.
by Mike Rogoff 0 comments
The proposed legislation to draft thousands of Haredi men into the Israel Defense Forces comes a mere two months after the ultra-Orthodox parties were pushed out of the government. This only exacerbates the sense of culture war already felt by many in the community.
by Yair Ettinger 0 comments
As a resident of the West Bank, Abir Dandis was met with indifference by the Israel Police and the Palestinian security forces' inability to act.
by Amira Hass 0 comments
Residents say several people wounded; Attack may have been response to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah's weekend speech in support of Assad.
by Reuters 2 comments
Putin asked Netanyahu to refrain from striking Syrian territory in exchange for calling off sale of advanced anti-aircraft missiles to Assad, The Sunday Times reports.
by Haaretz 2 comments
Israeli media has almost completely ignored this phenomenon in recent months; Settlers want looser open-fire policy.
by Amos Harel and Chaim Levinson 5 comments
