Jerusalem – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel will extend “Jewish sovereignty” over all communities in the West Bank. He made the remarks Sunday to the new first graders on the first day of school at a national religious school in the Jewish settlement of Elkana, located in the northern West Bank. “We will not […]

Jerusalem – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called for the boycott of an Israeli television channel for producing and screening the controversial HBO series “Our Boys.” Netanyahu made the charge in a post Friday on Facebook, calling the show “anti-Semitic” and asserting that it “gives a bad and false name to Israel.” The post included […]

Jerusalem – The Israeli military on Sunday said that Lebanese militants had fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles at an Israeli army base, scoring a number of direct hits on Israeli targets. Israel responded with heavy fire toward targets in southern Lebanon. The sudden burst of violence raised the prospect of a wider round of […]

Dallas – When the Holocaust museum in Dallas opens the doors to its new building, visitors will be not only learning about the mass murder of Jews during World War II but also other genocides that have happened around the world, as well as human rights struggles in the U.S. The newly renamed Dallas Holocaust […]

Boro Park – The NYPD has arrested 1 suspect for the stabbing of 2 people Saturday night. The incident took place on 18th Ave and E 2nd Street. According to initial reports, 1 victim was stabbed in the neck, the other in the chest. 1 victim was transported to Maimonides Medical Center in critical condition. […]

Flatbush – A Jewish man was walking on Ave J and E 15th in Flatbush, when he was approached by two possibly intoxicated individuals. The two men confronted him unprovoked, hit him in the face with a belt and yelled anti-Jewish racial slurs. The incident happened on Shabbos afternoon at appproximately 7 PM. The victim […]

Germany – Germany said it will make naturalization easier for some people, including Jews, who fled the Nazi regime because of persecution. The move Friday was announced in two decrees unveiled by the Interior Ministry. They affect several hundred applicants who applied for Germany citizenship but had been rejected because they were born to a […]

Rockland County – The Anti-Semitic video posted by the Rockland County GOP was removed following widespread condemnation. But the Rockland County citizens aren’t satisfied yet. A petition has been started to demand the resignation of Rockland GOP Chairman Lawrence Garvey over the production and posting of the video. The petition reads: “The Rockland County Republican […]

British composer Jonathan Goldstein, his saxophonist wife, Hannah, and their 7-month-old daughter were killed in a plane crash in Switzerland. The three bodies were found at the site of the crash Sunday amid debris from the Piper airplane that Goldstein, 50, was flying through the Simplon Pass in southern Switzerland, the Swiss news site Nau reported. […]

Nairobi – Police in Kenya arrested the wife of a Dutch-Jewish businessman who went missing last month in Nairobi on suspicion of murder. Tob Cohen, 69, was last seen on July 19. Sarah Wairimu Kamotho was placed under arrest earlier this week, the news site AD reported Thursday. She has denied any knowledge about his […]