NYS Republican Committee Chair Tours Israel for First Time
Just days after taking over as the chair of the New York State Republican Committee, Nicholas (Nick) Langworthy decided to get on a plane to Israel. “I thought it...
Barak: Attorneys Working to Dissolve Partnership With Epstein
BY MARCY OSTER
JERUSALEM (JTA) — Former Israeli prime minister Ehud Barak said his attorneys are working to dissolve a limited partnership company that he formed with Jeffrey Epstein, the...
Education Minister Clarifies Remarks on Gay Conversion Therapy
Education Minister Rafi Peretz on Sunday defended his remarks over the weekend regarding gay conversion therapy, saying they had been misunderstood and misrepresented in a “cynical” way which “further...
Afula Rescinds ‘Racist’ Park Ban on Non-Residents
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The northern Israeli city of Afula agreed to lift a ban on non-residents visiting its city parks, after being accused of trying to keep Arabs out.
The...
International Fellowship Effort Helps Raise $500,000 for Mevo Modi’im
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews has helped the community of Mevo Modi’im raise more than $500,000 in collected donations for its residents, the vast majority of whom...
Tel Aviv Restaurant Goes Biblical
CTech – Next week, popular central Tel Aviv restaurant Igra Rama will go back in time. Between July 14-18, waiters donning biblical-era outfits will serve dishes made using ancient...
Canadian Birthright Participants Get Engaged at Kotel
A young man on a Birthright trip chose to propose to his girlfriend at the Western Wall in Jerusalem.
Mike David proposed to his girlfriend Stephanie Karl at the Wall...
Report: Epstein Bankrolled Ehud Barak’s High-Tech Investment
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2014 bankrolled a large investment in high tech for Ehud Barak, the former Israeli prime minister who’s again running for...
Israel Admits Killing Hamas Leader at Gaza Border
JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli military acknowledged that it killed a Hamas member at the border with Gaza by mistake on Thursday.
Israeli soldiers killed Mahmoud al-Adham, 28, a member of...
Bottle Cap Challenge Kicks Off Israeli Campaign Season
CTech – In nine weeks, Israel’s citizens will once again trudge to the polls, just five months after April’s election ended in a stalemate. Israel’s politicians, meanwhile, have found...
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‘2001: A Space Odyssey’ Screenplay to Be Shown at Tel Aviv Museum
BY GABE FRIEDMAN
(JTA) — Israeli Stanley Kubrick fans are getting a treat: An original copy of his screenplay for “2001: A Space Odyssey” will...
Taking the Shul on the Road
My shul is moving. To be fair, it’s been “moving” for about two years now. But it’s actually moving as I’m writing this. I’m...
ADL Protests Christians-Only Policy at NC Adoption Agency
BY CNAAN LIPHSHIZ
(JTA) — The Anti-Defamation League condemned what it called government-sanctioned discriminatory practices at an evangelical adoption agency in North Carolina with government...