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Chicago White Sox Shift Game for Yom Kippur

By JTA

The start time of a Major League Baseball game between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Indians has been changed due to Yom Kippur.Read More

Jewish Funders Behind Explosive Anti-Islam Film

By JTA

The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other American diplomats were killed, and the U.S. embassy in Cairo was attacked over an anti-Muslim movie by an American-Israeli filmmaker.Read More

Mark Zuckerberg Admits Dismay on Facebook Stock

By Reuters

Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg admits to being disappointed about his company’s crumbling share price, but argued that Wall Street did not yet grasp the full long-term potential of its slow-growing mobile business.Read More

Israel Releases $65M in Palestinian Tax Money

By JTA

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered the transfer of some $63 million to the Palestinian Authority to help ease its economic crisis.Read More

U.S. Envoy to Libya Killed Amid Muslim Riots

By Reuters

The U.S. ambassador to Libya and three other embassy staff were killed in a rocket attack on their car, a Libyan official said, as they were rushed from a consular building stormed by militants denouncing a U.S.-made film insulting the Prophet Mohammad.Read More

Settlers Vandalize West Bank Mosque

By JTA

A mosque near Hebron was spray painted with graffiti referring to a West Bank outpost.Read More

Obama Phones Netanyahu To Discuss Iran

By Reuters

President Barack Obama and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear program on Tuesday and reaffirmed their united determination to prevent Tehran from acquiring a nuclear weapon, the White House said.Read More

Americans Oppose Iran Attack by 2-1 Margin

By Haaretz

Despite labeling Iran’s nuclear program as a “critical threat” to U.S. interests, a clear majority of Americans oppose a military strike against Tehran and support a policy of UN sanctions and diplomatic dialogue.Read More

U.S.-Israeli Relations Spiral Downhill Over Iran

By JTA

Between the red lines, the deadlines, the diplomacy and the dress downs, the vaunted cooperation between Israel and the United States on whether and when to strike Iran seems to be in a free fall.Read More

Debate Over Anti-Israel Ad Rocks N. Carolina Town

By JTA

A North Carolina town council will review its policy regarding political advertising on public buses as a debate rages over an anti-Israel ad.Read More




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