WASHINGTON (JTA) — When Yitzhak Shamir was Israel’s prime minister, he liked to point American visitors to a gift he received when he retired as director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence service. It was a depiction of...
(JTA) — Israel’s national lacrosse team is clinging to a one-goal lead with 20 seconds remaining when the referee blows his whistle — the Wales coach wants a stick check on an Israeli player.
Reacting to a statement aired Tuesday over Israeli radio by Chief Rabbi Shlomo Amar, the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) issued a firm condemnation in rebuttal today. In speaking over Kol Berama, a haredi radio station, Amar was quoted...
The Jerusalem Journalists Association announced plans for a massive protest this Sunday to decry the decision by the Attorney-General Yehuda Weinstein to indict Haartez reporter Uri Blau for possession of classified documents. The Department of Justice announced Wednesday...
Israel’s Knesset approved more anti-smoking measures on Wednesday, May 2. These new stricter laws will be implemented in one month. Smoking will no longer be allowed at public events, outdoor sites (including the kotel or Western Wall) bus stops, outdoor concert venues, nor within...
Arik Ze’evi, the Israeli bronze medal winner at the 2004 Summer Olympics, is heading to the 2012 summer games after he won the gold medal at the European Judo Championships yesterday in Chelyabinsk, Russia. This marks the fourth time the...
Two Israeli windsurfers came home in December with medals secured at the Sailing World Championships in Perth, Australia. Lee Korzits and Nimrod Mashiah both earned a spot at the 2012 Summer Olympics to be held in London, England...
Gilad Shalit is spending his second weekend of freedom as a patient at the Rambam Hospital in Haifa. According to reports, Shalit sustained damage to his hand during his 2006 abduction. Seven pieces of embedded shrapnel were removed during his...
Gilad Shalit, the Israeli Defense Force member captured in a border crossing incident 2006 by Hamas and held as a pawn for the last five years, crossed over from Egypt to Israel at 11 a.m. on October 18. According to...
