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October 19, 2018, 12:40 pm
Israel and US postal services issue joint Chanukah stamp
Stamp celebrates 70-years since the establishment of diplomatic relations and was launched at the oldest synagogue in the US and the American Centre in Jerusalem
By JTA
PA leader Mahmoud Abbas
October 19, 2018, 11:07 am
United States downgrades status of diplomatic mission to the Palestinians
Trump administration places the mission under the authority of the American Embassy to Israel in a move denounced by the PA
Arthur Ashkin (L), Gerard Mourou (C) and Donna Strickland (R)
October 2, 2018, 11:41 am
Jewish scientist awarded Nobel Prize for ‘groundbreaking’ laser physics work
Arthur Ashkin scoops half the award for his work developing 'optical tweezers' that can grab tiny particles
Students study in a yeshiva
August 20, 2018, 10:19 am
World news-roundup: 15 percent of New York yeshivas refused inspectors access
Stories from around the Jewish world this week include from the United States, Romania, Uganda and El Salvador
Anne Frank
July 6, 2018, 9:27 am
Family of Anne Frank attempted to immigrate to US and Cuba, research shows
Family of Holocaust diarist tried to get out of Nazi-occupied Europe before they went into hiding, and many were eventually murdered
US president Donald Trump at the Israel Museum in Jerusalem Photo by: JINIPIX
June 20, 2018, 10:59 am
Trump continues status quo and signs letter on Israel’s undeclared nukes
U.S. president joins predecessors in keeping an ambiguous position on the Jewish state's alleged possession of nuclear weapons
By JTA
Coney Island beach, amusement parks, and high rises as seen from the pier in June 2016
June 11, 2018, 11:26 am
World news-roundup: NY beach to host gender-segregated swim days for Jews and Muslims
Here's a snapshot of stories from around the Jewish world, including Romania, the United States, Venezuela and Russia!
Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
May 15, 2018, 10:52 am
Turkey and South Africa recall Israel envoys amid Gaza violence
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused Israel of “genocide” over the killings in Gaza, as tens of thousands OF Palestinians gathered to demonstrate
By JTA
Hezbollah supporters in Beruit
May 8, 2018, 9:23 am
Hezbollah declare ‘mission accomplished’ after scoring major election gains
Iranian backed Lebanese Hezbollah group and its political allies gained at least 43 seats as the prime minister's faction loses a third of its seats
Mike Pompeo
March 14, 2018, 9:23 am
What does Mike Pompeo as secretary of state mean for Israel and Jews?
Following Donald Trump's sacking of Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State, critics are asking how the new appointment will impact US relations with the Jewish state
By Ron Kampeas (JTA)
Landing in Israel after making aliyah
February 27, 2018, 5:08 pm
Russia and Ukraine provided Israel with majority of immigrants in 2017
More than 14,000 new immigrants to the Jewish state came from the two countries for the first time in more than a decade
By Cnaan Liphshiz (JTA)
February 22, 2018, 11:11 am
Chief Rabbi backs ban on sale of liver that hasn’t been pre-koshered
London Board of Shechita's new rule gets support over concerns that few Jews know how to prepare the food properly
Reykjavík
February 12, 2018, 11:17 am
Iceland’s capital to get first resident rabbi and synagogue
Rabbi Avi Feldman, 27, will be the island's first religious leader, undeterred by a ban on shechita and impending restriction on brit milah
By JTA
Map of the cable's route
February 8, 2018, 3:21 pm
Cable passing through Israel to carry up to 60 percent of world’s web traffic
New $200 million project will have 40 times more capacity than existing cables under the Mediterranean Sea
By Jewish News Reporter
Hezbollah supporters in Beruit
February 5, 2018, 2:54 pm
Trump steps up financial war against Hezbollah with sanctions
U.S president's administration adds six individuals and seven businesses to a list of supposed terror-supporters
By JTA
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