TORONTO – A rare breed of sheep said to be descended from Jacob’s flock referenced in the Bible will be shepherded to Israel with the help of a Canadian Jewish couple and Israel’s national airline. El Al announced recently that it will “heavily subsidize” the costs of shipping the so-called biblical sheep “from a major North American…
Israeli troops mistakenly killed a Palestinian bystander on Tuesday while responding with gunfire to a petrol bomb and rock attack on Israeli vehicles in the occupied West Bank, the military said. An earlier statement from the military had identified the Palestinian as an assailant. The mayor of his village said he was a 15-year-old. The…
The New York Police Department’s popular chief chaplain, Rabbi Alvin Kass, was attacked as he walked on Riverside Drive in Manhattan. Rabbi Kass, 80, was wearing a tracksuit when an unknown assailant shoved him to the ground and ran off around 6:45 am on Sunday, the New York Post reported. Kass suffered a cut to…
Former England soccer captain David Beckham on Tuesday backed the “In” campaign in Britain’s European Union membership referendum this week, to the delight of Prime Minister David Cameron and those who want Britons to stay in the bloc. In a statement issued by Britain Stronger in Europe campaign ahead of Thursday’s vote, the popular and…
— The prospect of Jewish immigration raised the least amount of opposition among respondents to a British survey about attitudes to immigration. A study conducted by the Centre for Social Investigation at Nuffield College in Oxford found that 7 percent of British people would allow no Jewish migrants into the United Kingdom, while 17 percent would…
— The Spanish village formerly known as Kill Jews Town is twinning with an Israeli town. On Sunday, Kfar Vradim in northern Israel hosted officials from Castrillo Mota de Judios, or Castrillo Jews’ Hill, for a ceremony to make the relationship official. As part of the relationship, the towns will promote cultural, tourist and commercial…
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV said on Monday it would investigate a crash that killed “Star Trek” actor Anton Yelchin in his recalled 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Yelchin was killed when the SUV rolled away and pinned him against a fence in Los Angeles, police said on Sunday. Fiat Chrysler in April recalled more than 1.1…
Three New York City police commanders and a business consultant were arrested on Monday as part of a wide-ranging federal corruption probe that has also been examining Mayor Bill de Blasio’s fundraising. The latest arrests mark an escalation of an investigation that has led to discipline for nearly a dozen police officers and forced de…
Trousers with leather pockets worn by Adolf Hitler and a brass container that held the cyanide used by a top deputy to commit suicide were among a trove of Nazi memorabilia sold for hundreds of thousands of euros at an auction in Germany. The sale of items from a collection of an American medical officer…
Hollywood titan Harvey Weinstein is reportedly hosting a plush fundraiser for Democrat Hillary Clinton — kicking off a day of cash-raining events hosted by wealthy Jewish Democrats. Weinstein will be joined by superstars Leo DiCaprio, Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick at the cozy event for 50 big-money types at his Manhattan townhouse,…
JERUSALEM — The Chief Rabbinate will not renew the contract of the chief rabbi of Israel’s Ethiopian community, reportedly because of his criticism against the rabbinate over discrimination in marriage registration of Ethiopian Israelis. Rabbi Yosef Hadane’s contract expires at the end of July. Army Radio first reported on Monday, citing unnamed senior officials in…
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