June 12th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JNS) A message written by Rina Ariel, the mother of murdered Israeli teenager Hallel Yaffa Ariel, went viral on social media in Israel on Thursday, May 31, the two-year anniversary of Hallel’s death at the hands ... Read More →
June 12th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
By Ben Sales/(JTA) – The Conservative movement’s summer camps said their commitment to Israel should not be questioned after some counselors participated in training on how to teach both Jewish and Palestinian narratives related to Israel. ... Read More →
June 12th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JTA) – New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman reportedly is facing a four-game suspension for violating the NFL’s policy on performance-enhancing drugs, but he is appealing. League sources told ESPN of the suspension on Thursday, ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JTA) – A black woman who was filmed going on a racist rant against a Jewish man aboard a New York subway car said she regrets telling him “f**ck you” – and nothing else. Shauntaye King, ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JTA) – An Israeli woman mocked a Chabad rabbi at Ben Gurion Airport as he helped another man don tefillin. The woman, whose actions were captured on a cellphone video posted on Facebook, mocked the men, ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JTA) – LGBT activist Constance Kurtz, whose lawsuit against the New York City Board of Education led eventually to domestic partner benefits for all New York City employees in 1994, has died. Kurtz, known as Connie, died ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
By Cnaan Liphshiz/(JTA) – Denmark’s parliament is set to debate and possibly vote on whether non-medical circumcision of boys should be banned, after more than 50,000 people signed a petition requesting its criminalization. The petition by the ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JTA) – The French Education Ministry sent out a circular reminding teachers that wearing religious symbols in public schools is illegal and urging them to punish noncompliant students. The reminder appeared in an 83-page document sent ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
(JTA) – The Czech Republic reopened its honorary consulate in Jerusalem on May 29, about a month after Czech President Milos Zeman announced that the consulate would reopen at an event in honor of Israel’s 70th birthday. ... Read More →
June 6th, 2018 | by LedgerOnline
By Marcus M. Gilban/(JTA) – A Jewish ritual object that initially was believed to be a Torah scroll was seized from criminals during a police raid of a Rio slum. Jewish representatives were called Monday to ... Read More →
(JNS) A new book by a former North Korean diplomat Read more →
(JTA) – Israel has interfered in the weather over Iran Read more →
(JTA) – Australia has stopped giving direct aid to the Read more →
(JTA) – Joshua Topolsky, co-founder of Vox media technology site Read more →
(Israel Hayom via JNS) Israel is the eighth most powerful Read more →
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