Bahraini Jewish parliamentarian Nancy Khedouri told JTA that the protests in her country have been blown out of proportion by the media.Read More
An Israeli backpacker is among the dozens killed in an earthquake that devastated the city of Christchurch, New Zealand.Read More
President Shimon Peres said Monday he believed Libyan leader Muammer Gadhafi’s reign was nearing an end.Read More
A team of Knesset Cabinet members met to discuss security and privacy concerns surrounding the operation of Google Street View in Israel.Read More
The United States on Friday voted against a United Nations Security Council draft resolution that would have condemned Israeli settlements as illegal. The veto by the U.S., a permanent council member, prevented the resolution from being adopted.Read More
Former White House correspondent Helen Thomas said the Jews did not have to leave postwar Europe because they weren’t persecuted.Read More
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told American Jewish leaders – and Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah – that Israel is strong and can defend itself.Read More
J Street announced it was organizing its own Israel trip for Jewish college students after Birthright Israel declined to partner with the lobbying group.In a letter to J Street supporters, the organization announced that its campus arm, J Street U, would organize a trip to Israel and the West Bank for 10 to 15 student leaders this summer.Read More
Just a week before Chicago residents vote for their new Mayor, leading candidate Rahm Emanuel became the target of anti-Semitic attacks, NBC Chicago reported on Tuesday.Read More
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