Finished with his prayers, at the Western Wall, Mitt Romney is now gearing up for his charm offensive. This evening he will give a policy address in Jerusalem, in which he looks set to send out a message that he’s on the same page as Israelis. The speech will apparently be entitled Our Enduring Alliance,…
Religious groups in Austria called on the government to reaffirm its commitment to religious freedom and the legality of male circumcision. The Austrian Jewish Community, the Islamic Community of Austria, and Catholic and Lutheran bishops in a July 27 statement called on Vienna to “issue a clear commitment to religious freedom and to the legality…
A Michigan prison inmate has filed a federal lawsuit over the prison’s lack of kosher meals. Bradley Sleighter, 54, has been an inmate in the Kent County jail in Grand Rapids since January, where he is serving a nine-month sentence for retail fraud. He said in a lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court in…
Mitt Romney, the GOP presumptive presidential nominee, affirmed the strong alliance between the U.S. and Israel during meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Shimon Peres in Jerusalem. Romney arrived in Israel on Saturday night from London. In the meetings, held Sunday morning in Jerusalem, Romney affirmed a strong alliance between the U.S….
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney would respect an Israeli decision to use military force to stop Iran from developing a nuclear weapon, a senior aide said on Sunday. Romney met in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on the second leg of a foreign trip aimed at bolstering his foreign policy credentials in his…
A wall modeled on the Western Wall in Jerusalem will stand at the site of the Jewish cemetery in Bilgoraj, in south-eastern Poland. The wall, which is being funded by the Isaac Bashevis Singer Association of Bilgoraj, will display the names of Jews who lived in the town. One name that will be included on…
After angering quite a few people in Britain for questioning London’s readiness for the Olympic Games over the weekend, presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney landed in Israel and already managed to infuriate the dozens of American reporters accompanying him on his trip. During his flight from Britain to Israel, Romney’s spokesman, Rick Gorka, notified…
Presumptive Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney was warmly received Sunday morning by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who emphasized the need for a credible military threat against Iran. “You said the greatest danger facing the world is of the ayatollah regime possessing a nuclear capability,” Netanyahu told Romney. “Mitt, I couldn’t agree with you more. All…
The Temple Mount was closed to Jewish visitors on the day that Jews mark Tisha b’Av, mourning the destruction of the holy temple. Jerusalem Police closed the Temple Mount Sunday following information that Jewish extremists would create “provocations,” according to reports. The calls for the provocations appeared on several websites, according to Ynet. Muslim leaders…
The U.S. national security adviser has shared with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu the United States’ contingency plans for a possible attack on Iran. According to a senior American official, National Security Advisor Tom Donilon briefed Netanyahu on the plans during Donilon’s visit to Israel two weeks ago. According to the official, who requested anonymity, Netanyahu…
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney arrived in Israel on Saturday, for as part of his three-nation foreign tour that includes Britain and Poland. The visit to Israel comes at a time when its leaders are weighing a military attack on Iran, the neighboring regime in Syria is looking increasingly shaky and Mideast peace talks are…
