Lawyer exposes scam in Orthodox Jewish community
A wealthy family in the Orthodox Jewish community was being scammed out of thousands by fraudulent charity solicitors.
Israel’s Netanyahu takes flack over $127,000 plane bed
Benjamin Netanyahu is changing his mid-air sleeping arrangements after a public flap over a $127,000 custom-built bedroom for the Israeli [...]
History of ‘Hava Nagila’ struggles to fill an entire documentary
Roberta Grossman’s documentary about the origins, life and evolution of the song “Hava Nagila” should have taken its subject a bit more seriously.
Steven Hawking embroiled in Israel boycott row
Steven Hawking, the leading physicist, has become embroiled in a dispute over what he sees as the occupation of Palestinian [...]
Israel says ‘no winds of war’ despite Syria air strikes
Israel played down weekend air strikes reported to have killed dozens of Syrian soldiers close to Damascus, saying they were not aimed at influencing its neighbor’s civil war but only at stopping Iranian missiles reaching Lebanese Hezbollah militants.
Israel bombs missiles bound for Hezbollah
Israel has carried out an air strike targeting a shipment of missiles in Syria bound for Hezbollah guerrillas in neighboring Lebanon, an Israeli official said on Saturday.
U.S.-Palestinian boy faces Israel trial for throwing rocks
A 14-year-old boy with dual U.S.-Palestinian citizenship went before an Israeli military court on Thursday accused of throwing rocks at Israeli cars in the occupied West Bank.
Anonymous blamed for hacking Israeli government websites
A pro-Palestinian cyber attack campaign was launched against Israeli government websites today but did not cause serious disruption, an Israeli [...]
Obama brokers Israel-Turkey rapprochement
Israel apologized to Turkey on Friday for killing nine Turkish citizens in a 2010 naval raid on a Gaza-bound flotilla and both feuding U.S. allies agreed to normalize relations in a surprise breakthrough announced by U.S. President Barack Obama.
Obama tells Israelis settlement activity hurts peace prospects
In a keynote speech to Israeli students, President Barack Obama said on Thursday that continued settlement activity was “counterproductive” to peace, adding that the Palestinians had a right to self-determination.