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ISRAEL NEWS

BREAKING NEWS

9:23 PM
El Al postpones flights to Newark, London, Kiev, and Budapest (Haaretz)
9:21 PM
Australian premier makes unannounced trip to Iraq (AP)
9:21 PM
Al-Qaida bombing in Yemen kills at least six (AP)
7:52 PM
Zahava Gal-On reelected Meretz chairwoman (Haaretz)
7:33 PM
Journalist Sharon Gal to run in Yisrael Beiteinu list (Haaretz)
6:37 PM
Boko Haram seizes army base in northeast Nigeria (Reuters)
4:23 PM
Supreme Court orders security wall construction near Battir stopped, until new plan drawn (Haaretz)
4:06 PM
Defense Ministry preparing security arrangements in Jerusalem in light of expected storms (Haaretz)
3:45 PM
Report: 18-year-old Palestinian wounded after shot in leg by IDF forces in West Bank (Haaretz)
3:25 PM
Shin Bet arrests Palestinian militants suspected of creating ISIS-affiliated cell (Haaretz)
3:15 PM
Report: Egypt begins expanding Sinai buffer zone (Haaretz)
3:13 PM
Iran's president: Nuclear talks a matter of heart (AP)
2:18 PM
Suspected militants stab Tunisian policeman to death (Reuters)
1:37 PM
Report: Jordan halts talks with Israel over $15 billion gas deal (Haaretz)
1:18 PM
Suspected Al-Qaida militant kills senior Yemeni army officer (Reuters)

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Jewish World

Mystery surrounds 1890s cholera antidote found in Zionist archive

Prototype vaccine was developed by Dr. Waldemar Haffkine, a pioneer in combating epidemics, but it's unclear how it ended up in Israel.
By Nir Hasson
'Ida' is more than a film about the memory of the Holocaust

Pawel Pawilkowski's acclaimed film examines the way the legacy of the Holocaust becomes incorporated into the memory of a nation.
By Uri Klein
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The death that ignited Jerusalem's religious-secular rift

Did the head of a Jerusalem hospital 'sacrifice' a seriously ill youth on the altar of piety? A medical incident 101 years ago may shed light on the roots of the discord in Israeli society.
By Nir Hasson

Jewish World News

Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz

Alan Dershowitz denies involvement in underage sex scandal

Alan Dershowitz firmly denied allegations that he engaged in sexual activity with a minor employed by a client. Dershowitz...

By JTA | 04:31 PM | 19

Cuomo, San Francisco, July 17, 1984.

ADL mourns passing of Mario Cuomo, 'staunch friend to the Jewish people'

The Anti-Defamation League issued a statement honoring former New York Governor Mario Cuomo and mourning his passing on...

By Haaretz | 10:00 PM

Pastor Steven Anderson

Gay-bashing, anti-Semitic U.S. pastor dupes rabbis into appearing in film

A controversial American pastor duped four rabbis, including one who is a Holocaust survivor, into appearing in a film that...

By Haaretz | 10:04 AM | 5

Dave Whelan Wigan

British soccer club owner banned six weeks over offensive comments about Jews, Chinese

Dave Whelan, chairman of Wigan Athletic, has accepted charge of racially aggravated misconduct, partly for saying Jews 'chase money.'

By The Associated Press | Jan 1, 2015 | 02:27 AM | 2

Saudi King Abdullah

Saudi Arabia's national airline plans to keep men and women apart

Move comes after customers complain about on-board gender mixing; on flights to Israel, women object to being asked to move away from men.

By Haaretz | Jan 1, 2015 | 02:07 AM

A Revlon Inc. kiosk stands in the Sorya Shopping Center in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Scientist sues Revlon over safety issues, anti-Jewish bias

The lawsuit accuses Revlon of retaliation and discrimination, and seeks unspecified damages.

By Nate Raymond | Dec 31, 2014 | 10:46 PM

Jewish World Features

Ed Koch and Mario Cuomo in 1982

Late governor Mario Cuomo: A Sicilian altar boy turned New York Shabbos goy

JTA - Mario Cuomo, the three-term New York governor who died Thursday, was the rare politician who appealed to the Jewish...

By Ron Kampeas | 01:10 PM | 2

Dr. Moshe Wallach, left, at the hospital.

The mysterious death that ignited Jerusalem's religious-secular rift

At noon on Saturday, August 16, 1913, a train pulled into the station in Ottoman-controlled Jerusalem. Two passengers from...

By Nir Hasson | 10:25 AM

The National Library in Jerusalem.

People of the (stolen) book: Did Israel's National Library engage in systematic theft?

Shalom Ozeri’s family came to Israel in 1949 from the Yemeni port city of Aden and was sent to the immigrants’ camp at Rosh...

By Ofer Aderet | 08:02 PM | 7

For a Jewish baseball purist, Cuba beckons

Will Cuba's professional baseball scene disappear after the U.S. renews relations?

By Hillel Kuttler | Dec 29, 2014 | 11:37 AM

U.S. rabbis protest racism, preach compassion

Jewish activists demand police accountability and reform following spate of deaths of unarmed African Americans.

By The Forward , Sam Kestenbaum | Dec 27, 2014 | 05:04 PM | 3

The year BDS became the number one concern for American Jews

Last academic year, Jewish groups faced the 'most organized campaign to demonize Israel,' says Hillel CEO. In response, Jewish organizations have shifted their strategy.

By Debra Nussbaum Cohen | Dec 27, 2014 | 09:00 AM | 14

This Day in Jewish History

Moses Alexander

This Day in Jewish History / Americans elect their first Jewish governor

On January 4, 1915, Moses Alexander, the first practicing Jew to be elected governor in the United States, was sworn into...

By David B. Green | 12:34 AM

Portrait of Joseph II by George Decker

This Day in Jewish History / Habsburg Emperor announces tolerance for Jews

On January 2, 1782, Habsburg Emperor Joseph II issued his Edict of Tolerance, which bestowed upon Jews permission to...

By David B. Green | 12:12 AM

Helen Suzman in 1959.

This Day in Jewish History / The woman who didn’t embarrass South Africa dies

On January 1, 2009, Helen Suzman, who in her 36 years in the South African parliament fought for the peaceful overthrow of...

By David B. Green | 06:00 AM

Kosher Cuisine

Passion fruit and white chocolate yogurt mousse.

Outrageous desserts for your New Year's Eve party

Getting ready to ring in the New Year also means we have only one more chance to eat decadent food and drink champagne before...

By Vered Guttman | 10:50 PM

Spicy Chinese eggplant and sirloin steak with cucumber and herbs salad

A very Jewish Christmas: Chinese and a movie

My kids love Christmas. It’s the only time of year we eat Chinese food, a cuisine I’m not particularly fond of. But tradition...

By Vered Guttman | 05:04 PM

Latkes bar: potato latkes with poached egg, avocado, kale chips and sriracha

Treat your loved ones to a festive latkes bar

Hosting a Hanukkah party is a no-brainer. Fry some latkes, serve a little booze, light the candles and sing a dreidel song....

By Vered Guttman | 10:05 PM

Rabbis' Round Table

USY leaders' decision to drop interdating ban was not a betrayal of Conservative Jewish values

Why I’m still a Conservative Jew

By Rabbi Michael Knopf | 03:07 PM

Why Jewish teens backing Shabbat observance was the big USY story

By Rabbi Dan Dorsch | 06:59 PM

On the eve of Hanukkah, a story of a fallen high priest

By Rabbi Yehoshua Looks | 11:14 AM

The Jewish Thinker

Likud primary election

Foreign funding for Israeli politicians undermines Diaspora ties

By Joel Braunold | 06:29 PM

Get busy this Christmas.

What's a Jew to do on Christmas?

By Yael Miller | 11:27 PM

Residents of Jerusalem's Mea Shearim neighborhood light a candles on the third night of Hanukkah

The case against banning Hanukkah

By Dr. Samuel Lebens | 03:15 AM

Jewish World Opinions

Circumcision (illustration)

N.Y. mayor must outlaw dangerous circumcision rite before another baby dies

By Rabbi Eric H. Yoffie | 04:20 PM | 18

Without a Palestinian state, Israel can never be Jewish or democratic

By Stephen Robert | 10:41 PM | 2

How I know BDS will win, and I will lose

By Raphael Magarik | 04:01 PM

Someone Else's Simcha

Kids in the classroom with their tallit-shaped goodie bags

Someone Else's Simcha || A toddler's sweet entry, letter by letter, into Hasidic life

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 02:14 PM

Someone Else’s Simcha / Bar and Bat Mitzvah for the deaf makes all the right noises

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 10:29 AM

Someone Else’s Simcha / A couple from an ancient Jewish sect ties the knot, modern-Israel style

By Ron Ben-Tovim | 09:11 AM

Portion of the Week

'Jacob Blessing Joseph’s Sons,' by Jan Victors (circa 1635).

Parashat Vayechi / A chain of authors

By Yakov Z. Meyer | 05:55 PM

Parashat Vayigash / Water from the well

By Yakov Z. Meyer | 03:10 PM

Parashat Miketz / Lessons from villains

By Yakov Z. Meyer | 03:44 PM

The Israeli Reformation

Reform Jews - Lior Mizrahi/Baubau - May 30, 2012

Why non-Orthodox Judaism is a disaster for Israel

By Rabbi Avi Shafran | 12:43 PM | 30

The Israeli Reformation || Israelis shocked to discover: There is more than one Judaism

By Judy Maltz | 03:21 PM | 12

In Israel, Conservative Judaism speaks Spanish

By Allison Kaplan Sommer | 04:28 PM