FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoBenjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu aims to form coalition of 60 without Avigdor Liberman | The Jerusalem postjpost.com Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu invited the parties expected to join his coalition to an emergency meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office on …
Mogadishu Can Somalia Copycat Israeli Counter-Terrorism Tactics?timesofisrael.com - Esor Ben-Sorek Mogadishu’s deadliest bombing by Islamists more than 400 people perished. RIP. How did Israel subjugate the terror community within its borders? A …
Wildfires Europeans and Egypt send air support as Israel battles wildfiresReutersJERUSALEM (Reuters) - Four European countries and Egypt sent aircraft to help Israel battle wildfires that have forced the evacuation of some small towns, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Friday,
Jewish Culture The Secret Jewish History Of “Alien”forward.com - Nathan Abrams On the surface, there is nothing at all Jewish about Ridley Scott’s “Alien” (1979) which celebrates its fortieth birthday on May 25. But probe a …
Liberal View Neither Comic nor Profound: The Vagaries of ‘’thenation.com - By Nathan Goldman Today 10:00 am Since the release of his first story collection, For the Relief of Unbearable Urges, in 1999, Nathan Englander has been striving to outdo himself. The …
Islamophobia Struggles of Being an Ex-Muslim Jewish Converttimesofisrael.com - Judy Weleminsky Being an ex-Muslim Jewish convert is hard. There are always Jews questioning if you are really Jewish and what your intentions are. And the …
Hiking An outing at Nahal Ogjpost.com - MEITAL SHARABI One of the most distinctive trails in Israel is Nahal Og, also known as Wadi Mukelik, which was named for the Og flower that flourishes in the dry …
Beer L’Chaim! Israeli Scientists Brew Beer From 5,000-Year-Old Yeastforward.com - By Aiden Pink Israeli scientists were able to brew beer from ancient strains of yeast excavated from archaeological sites, with one flavor coming from a …
Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu Should Do More To Help Jonathan Pollard, Says Jonathan Pollardforward.com - By Aiden Pink Jonathan Pollard, the American man who served 30 years in prison for spying for Israel, said in an interview that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin …
Jewish Culture Judith Kerr, author of books including The Tiger Who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, dies at 95thejc.com - Daniel Sugarman Judith Kerr, the author of popular books including The Tiger Who Came to Tea and When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, has died at the age of 95. Her …
Jewish Culture Extreme heat wave throughout Israel casts pall on Lag b’Omer bonfiresjta.org - Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — An extreme heat wave blanketing Israel has curtailed traditional Lag b’Omer bonfires throughout the country.Temperatures on …
Jewish Culture The Forward Was A Boys’ Club, And I Broke Inforward.com - Miriam Hoffman This article originally appeared in the Yiddish Forverts. It is part of a series on Forverts memories written by and about present and past Forverts …
Viktor Orbán Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair criticised for wishing Viktor Orbán and Nigel Farage 'good luck' in EU electionsthejc.com - JC Reporter Benjamin Netanyahu's son Yair has sparked anger by wishing "good luck" to Hungarian Prime Minister Victor Orbán in tomorrow's European elections, …
Jewish Culture Neo-Nazi Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison For Vandalizing Indiana Synagogueforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — An Indiana man sympathetic to Nazism and white supremacy was sentenced to three years in prison for spray-painting anti-Semitic graffiti on …
Benjamin Netanyahu Netanyahu Corruption Pre-Indictment Hearing Postponedforward.com - By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s attorney general has agreed to postpone the pre-indictment hearing in the corruption cases against Israeli Prime Minister …
Jewish Culture Yellow Vest man who called Jewish philosopher a 'dirty Zionist' denies antisemitism: 'I just told him my point of view'thejc.com - Shirli Sitbon A French Yellow Vest protester has appeared in court charged with directing an antisemitic tirade at Jewish philosopher Alain Finkielkraut. Benjamin …
Jewish Culture Oh No! ‘Shtisel’ Season Three Is Facing Issueskveller.com - Lior Zaltzman Noooooooooooo! Did we jinx it? Earlier this month, we happily reported that Shtisel, the hit Israeli show about an ultra-Orthodox family living in …
Jewish Culture UW-Milwaukee Won’t Punish Student For Holding Swastika At Pro-Israel Eventforward.com - By Alyssa Fisher The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee won’t discipline the student who held up a sign with a swastika that called for gassing Jews, noting it was …
Jewish Culture Let’s start talkingjpost.com - AARON KEYAK American Jews and the Democratic presidential contenders need a dialogue. Have some American Jews replaced Judaism with liberalism?. (photo credit: …
Jewish Culture The Best Jewish Food in Atlantamyjewishlearning.com - Shannon Sarna Atlanta hasn’t always been known for its Jewish food. Its fried chicken? Yes. Mac and cheese and pulled pork? Certainly. But matzah ball soup? Not so …
Jewish Culture Many think children's books are unworthy of being called 'literature'. Judith Kerr showed they were wrongthejc.com - Keren David When you write for young people you occasionally come across people who dismiss children’s books as simplistic, unmemorable, not worthy of being …
Jewish Culture With NY Times Under Siege, Jewish Reporters Hit Backtimesofisrael.com - By Gary Rosenblatt How does it feel for Jewish reporters and editors at The New York Times to read and hear in recent days the kind of vitriol aimed at “the paper of …
Jewish Culture This Big Fat Greek-Jewish Street Festival Is Actually An Amazing Partyforward.com - Ari Feldman But what if I told you, “Bourekas”? What if I told you, “Baklava”? Those foods, as Jewish and as native to LES as schmaltz and herring, were on sale …
Holocaust Remains Of 1,200 Holocaust Victims Uncovered During Construction Work Reburiedforward.com - By Marcy Oster (JTA) — Volunteers in Belarus reburied the remains of more than 1,000 Holocaust victims whose bodies recently were discovered during construction …
Colombia Israeli Group Distributing Aid To Venezuelan Refugeesforward.com - By Marcy Oster JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Israeli NGO IsraAID is distributing relief materials in Colombia to thousands of Venezuelans escaping harsh conditions in their …
Jewish Culture How This Jewish Mom Overcame Roadblocks on the Route to Having a Babykveller.com - Kveller Staff If you live in New York City, you know Jamie Stelter’s face: She’s the cheery and happy NY1 traffic and transit reporter; the one who tells you how …
FlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoJewish-American Most Jews Think Trump Bears Responsibility For Synagogue Shootings: Surveyforward.com - By Ron Kampeas WASHINGTON (JTA— A survey of American Jews showed continued disapproval of President Donald Trump, with anti-Semitism high and Israel low on the …
Jewish Culture Poll: 73% of American Jews feel ‘less secure’ than 2 years agotimesofisrael.com - By Eric Cortellessa WASHINGTON — Nearly three-quarters of US Jewish voters think American Jews are “less secure” than they were two years ago, according to a survey …
Jewish Culture New independent reviewer of terrorism legislation reveals he guarded his wife's synagoguethejc.com - Daniel Sugarman The government’s new independent reviewer of terrorism legislation has revealed he volunteers for security duty at his wife’s synagogue, saying the …
