Israeli education minister says studying Judaism more important than math, science
“Studying Judaism and excelling in it is more important to me than studying math and sciences,” Naftali Bennett said Monday night
Shimon Peres in serious condition after stroke
Former Israeli president Shimon Peres has been hospitalized and is listed as being in serious condition after having a stroke. Peres’ office said in a statement Tuesday evening that the 93-year-old statesman “is stable and fully conscious.” The office later announced that Peres’ doctors decided to sedate him and put him on a respirator as he […]
Obama administration calls Netanyahu’s ethnic cleansing video ‘inappropriate’
The Obama administration has engaged in “direct conversation” with Israel’s government over what it said was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “inappropriate” claim that Palestinian opposition to settlements amounts to “ethnic cleansing”
Survey: Majority of Israelis, Palestinians oppose realistic peace plan
Most Israelis and Palestinians oppose the kind of peace deal that has been under negotiation in the past, a new poll found.
Israeli government forms task force to locate, deport BDS activists
“Boycotting Israel must have a price,” said Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan
Orthodox woman rallies Christian support for settlements
An Orthodox Jewish woman from Cleveland, Sondra Oster Baras, is the director of a group called Christian Friends of Israel.
In a volatile region, Israel looks like oasis of stability
Overall, ties, both official and unofficial, continue to grow between Israel and Sunni Arab and Muslim states that look to Israel as an oasis of stability in an increasingly volatile region, writes Paul Michaels
Canadians divided on Israeli ‘NGO Bill’
Israel’s new law that requires non-governmental organizations (NGO’s) to report the funding they receive from foreign governments. Critics say the law is aimed squarely at one segment of Israeli society – the progressive left, which is sometimes critical of government policies, while ignoring private funding that right-wing organizations receive.
Belgian paper urges EU to condemn Abbas’ ‘blood libel’ comments
A Jewish newspaper from Belgium urged European leaders to condemn a false statement by Mahmoud Abbas, who spoke in Brussels about Jewish settlers seeking to poison water wells
Israeli politician slams Zuckerberg, accuses Facebook of allowing incitement
Israel’s Minister of Public Security said Zuckerberg has some of the “blood” of recent Israeli terrorism victims on his hands for allowing Palestinian incitement and hate speech to appear on the social media site
