As predictably as birds flying south for the winter, this week’s abominable terrorist attack on the headquarters of the French satirical magazine, Charlie Hebdo, brought forth the usual burnt-out platitudes from...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — A winter storm that closed the main roads into Jerusalem and schools throughout Israel caused a deadly car accident.As of Wednesday evening, some 19,000 homes were without power, mostly in the Tel Aviv...
(JTA) — Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said.Ban made the announcement late Tuesday night, days after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas signed the Rome Statute, the international...
(JTA) — Swedish Foreign Minister Margot Wallstroem has postponed a planned visit to Israel following her country’s recognition of a Palestinian state.“The foreign minister has decided to postpone her visit to Israel and Palestine,” Wallstroem’s spokesman,...
(JTA) — An attack on the Paris headquarters of a French satirical magazine has left at least 12 people dead, including the Jewish caricaturist Georges Wolinski.
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The leader of the terrorist cell who kidnapped and murdered three Israeli teenagers in June was sentenced to three life sentences.On Tuesday, the Judea Military Court sentenced Hussam Kawasme of Hebron for planning...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Qatar reportedly has deported Hamas leader-in-exile Khaled Meshal to Turkey.The move was first reported over the weekend in a Turkish newspaper. It comes as Qatar is working to strengthen ties with Egypt and...
(JTA) — The International Criminal Court acknowledged that it received a signed document stating that the Palestinian government accepted jurisdiction of the court.The Palestinians also filed an ad hoc declaration for the ICC to investigate Israel...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — More than 90 percent of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reelection funds have come from the United States.Of the total contributions of nearly $259,000 — slightly over 1 million shekels — about $237,000...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv warned Americans in Israel to prepare for snow and stormy conditions.Along with the snow, rain, heavy winds and freezing temperatures are predicted for throughout Israel this week....
