UN Panel Against Torture Flags 'Excessive Force...
Article by AP | Published 05/13/16 | Comments (0)
Geneva - A U.N. panel against torture has expressed concerns about allegations of “excessive use of force,” including deadly force...
Gan Sacher in Jerusalem on Yom Haatzmaut (Photo Essay)
Article by BJLife/Sharon Altshul | Published 05/13/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem, Israel - May 13, 2016 - Gan Sacher, the bit of open green space in Jerusalem, Israel, is a traditional gatherin...
Israel's Netanyahu Expected To Visit Russia In Jun...
Article by Reuters | Published 05/13/16 | Comments (0)
Moscow - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to make an official visit to Russia in June, the Interfax news agency quoted Russian D...
Hezbollah MP: Israeli Airstrikes Are Part Of 'Open...
Article by Jerusalem Post | Published 05/13/16 | Comments (0)
Beirut - Nawar al-Saheli, a Hezbollah member of Lebanon’s parliament, accused Israel on Friday of being responsible for the death of their ...
Fearing Trump, Some Democrats Up Pressure On Sanders To...
Article by AP | Published 05/13/16 | Comments (0)
Washington - Pressure is mounting on Bernie Sanders to end his campaign for president, with Democratic Party leaders raising alarms that his continue...
Rabbi Shmuel Silber on Parshas Kedoshim - Being Holy
Article by Rabbi Shmuel Silber | Published 05/13/16 | Comments (0)
And the Lord spoke to Moses, saying, Speak to the entire congregation of the children of Israel, and say to them, you shall be holy, for I, t...
Study Finds Israeli Charedim Are Using The Internet At ...
Article by Dovid Gold | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem - Despite denouncements and bans imposed by rabbis and religious leaders, many of Israel’s 750,000 Haredim are secretly and incre...
JI Exclusive: Meet the new White House Jewish Liaison
Article by Staff Reporter | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
The Obama Administration is set to name a new liaison to the Jewish community later on Thursday, Jewish Insider has learned. Chana...
Ahmadinejad's Return To Public Eye In Iran Fuels T...
Article by Reuters | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
Iran - On a podium decorated as a bunker from the Iran-Iraq war, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad woos a crowd of hundreds with an anti-Western speech reminiscent...
Banned In 2 Neighboring Towns, Police Chief Calls Meeti...
Article by Sandy Eller | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
Lakewood, NJ - A meeting to be held tomorrow night between a group of Ocean County mayors will discuss the ongoing concerns regarding a Lakewood citi...
Netanyahu Proposes Return Of Military Parades On Yom Ha...
Article by Jerusalem Post | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu suggested that the government will be able to find room in the budget to fund the return of the once-an...
Chief Rabbi: Could We Sit And Study Torah Without Soldi...
Article by Hezki Baruch | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
Sephardic Chief Rabbi Yosef on Independence Day calls to be grateful to secular founders of Israel, urges spiritual independence too.<...
Trump Softens On Muslim Ban
Article by Ari Yashar | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
Ahead of fateful meeting with Paul Ryan, Trump says controversial call to ban Muslim entry was 'just a suggestion,' would ...
Thousands Of Israeli Arabs Call On Independence Day For...
Article by Jerusalem Post | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
West Bank - Thousands of Arab Israelis from across the country attended a demonstration in the Negev on Independence Day – the 19th annual ...
Parhsas Kedoshim - The Science of Body Building and th...
Article by Rabbi Zvi Teichman | Published 05/12/16 | Comments (0)
The Midrash points out that the portion of Kedoshim is an expansion of the Ten Commandments. One can find a parallel to each one of the utterances scat...
Yom Haatzmaut 2016 - A Light to the Nations
Article by Rabbi Eliyahu Safran | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
…but I will make you a light of nations, so that My salvation shall be until the end of the earth. ...
Yom Hazikaron Ceremony Remembers Lone Soldiers (Photo E...
Article by BJLife/Sharon Altshul | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem, Israel - May 11, 2016 -Ammunition Hill was the site of a bloody 1967 battle against raging Arab armies. Israeli...
Israel Honors Priest Who Promotes Arab Army Enlistment
Article by AP | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Nazareth - Israel’s decision to honor a controversial Greek Orthodox priest at its official Independence Day ceremony is driving a wedge in ...
Israel Marks Somber Memorial Day For Fallen Soldiers
Article by AP | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem - Israelis have come to a two-minute standstill to remember fallen soldiers and victims of terror as the country marked Memorial Day, one o...
Egypt Opens Gaza Crossing For 48 Hours After 85-Day Clo...
Article by Reuters | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Gaza Strip - Egypt opened its border with Gaza for the first time in three months on Wednesday, giving Palestinians a two-day respite from a closure ...
JPU Exclusive: 11-Year-Old Girl Leads to Arrest of Yout...
Article by Mark Hirshberg | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
An 11-year-old girl is being credited for being the key factor in leading ...
Ohr Chadash Academy Becomes a Certified Green School (P...
Article by BJL Staff | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Baltimore, MD - May 11, 2016 - Ohr Chadash Academy has received certification as a Green Scho...
Rabbi Shmuel Silber's Message for Yom Hazikaron - ...
Article by Rabbi Shmuel Silber | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Baltimore, Md - May 11, 2016 - 3 Iyar 5776: Dear Friends, Today we mark ...
Israel Celebrates 68th Birthday After Solemn Memorial D...
Article by AP | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem - In a jarring contrast, Israel transitioned Wednesday night from melancholic reflection to remember its fallen soldiers and victims of ter...
Terror Victim’s Brother Interrupts Netanyahu Duri...
Article by Michael Bachner/TPS | Published 05/11/16 | Comments (0)
Jerusalem - The brother of an Israeli man critically wounded in a terror attack lashed out at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday afternoo...








