An Israeli ex-intelligence chief hinted at the possibility of an Israeli attack on Iran in the coming months. Speaking to the New York Times, Efraim Halevy, former chief of Israel’s Mossad, said that “If I were an Iranian, I would be very fearful of the next 12 weeks.” On Wednesday, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta met…
White House officials agreed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s assessment that sanctions have not set back Iran’s suspected nuclear weapons program, but counseled patience. “We completely agree with the prime minister’s assessment that Iran has failed to make that choice and that is absolutely a disappointment,” Jay Carney, the White House spokesman, said Wednesday….
Some 90,000 people packed MetLife Stadium to celebrate the completion of the page-a-day Talmud cycle in the largest-ever Siyum HaShas. The gathering Wednesday evening, which was simulcast to some 60 U.S. cities and more than 20 countries elsewhere in the world, marked the completion of the 7-and-1/2-year cycle it takes to complete the Talmud (known…
Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi has denied sending a friendly letter to Israeli President Shimon Peres. A Morsi spokesman said the Egyptian leader did not send the letter, which according to the Times of Israel said that Morsi hopes for continued security and stability in the region, including for Israel. “President Morsi did not send any…
One of Israel’s most prominent daily Hebrew newspapers, Yediot Aharonot, will lay off dozens of journalists. The downsizing comes in an era when newspapers worldwide are experiencing cuts. Yediot’s layoffs will include senior staff members and veterans of the organization, according to Israeli business publication Globes. The cuts will affect the paper’s health and travel…
Jerusalem will host its tenth annual gay pride parade, which will pass the spot where three parade participants were stabbed in 2005. Thursday’s parade, according to the Jerusalem Post, will feature about 5,000 people. The parade will pass through the city’s central streets. The parade also comes the same week as an attack on a…
A bipartisan group of six Congress members is sponsoring a bill that would ensure recognition of the plight of 850,000 Jewish refugees displaced from Arab countries since Israel’s War of Independence in 1948. Their bill in the U.S. House of Representatives also would recognize other displaced populations, including Christians from countries in the Middle East,…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that U.S. statements of solidarity with Israel and its assurances that military strikes are still an option aren’t working to convince Iran that the West is “serious about stopping” the Islamic republic from developing nuclear weapons. Standing with the U.S. defense secretary, who is on an official visit…
A hearing on a motion to dismiss a consumer fraud case against the company that produces Hebrew National products has been scheduled for Nov. 30 in a federal court. The hearing will be held at the U.S. District Court in Minneapolis. ConAgra Foods Inc., which owns the Hebrew National brand, on July 26 filed the…
Israel’s Andy Ram and Yoni Erlich are into the quarterfinals of the men’s doubles tennis event at the London Olympics, after stunning the sixth-seeded pairing of Roger Federer and Stanislas Wawrinka in three sets. The Israeli duo – known locally as AndYoni – were brushed aside in a poor first set, when the Swiss pair…
Mitt Romney launched the “Jewish Americans for Romney” coalition and continued to defend his citation of culture to explain the economic disparity between Israelis and Palestinians. “The Jewish community has made contributions to American society that stand in amazing disproportion to its numbers, and I am genuinely honored to have so many of its leading…
