(JTA) — Barbra Streisand will make her official performing debut in Israel at the 90th birthday celebration for President Shimon Peres. Streisand is slated to perform at the opening ceremony of the Israeli Presidential Conference on June 18.
(JTA) — Several Israeli police officers and Palestinians were wounded in clashes that broke out inside the Temple Mount compound in Jerusalem and spread across the West Bank.
The officers entered the compound last Friday through the Old City’s Mughrabi...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Yesh Atid, Jewish Home and Kadima parties have formed a bloc and say they will enter Israel’s government coalition only if their demands are met.
The bloc of 33 Knesset members is two seats larger than...
(JTA) — Ohio has bought $42 million in Israel Bonds, reportedly the largest single government purchase of Israel Bonds in U.S. history. The March 1 purchase increases the total amount of Israel Bonds in the state’s treasury portfolio to more...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — President Obama believes prospects for Israeli-Palestinian peace are “bleak,” but he still will urge both sides to avoid unilateral actions that might further damage a process he hopes will be back on track within...
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The first Hebrew-language edition of Playboy magazine was launched in Tel Aviv. Playboy founder Hugh Hefner offered a recorded message at Tuesday’s launching, The Jerusalem Post reported.
“I’m proud to see Playboy Israel embark on its mission...
WASHINGTON (JTA) — A Republican and a Democrat in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced legislation that would make Israel a “major strategic ally,” a unique designation.
The bill, introduced Monday by Reps. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-FL) and Ted Deutch (D-FL),...
