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In a rare protest, Palestinian attorneys decry ‘rule by decree’

JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Palestinian attorneys staged a rare public demonstration on Monday, July 25, in Ramallah against what they described as the Palestinian...

Russia wants a church in Jerusalem…not so fast

Chabad announced on Monday, July 25, that it would launch unprecedented legal proceedings against Russia to demand the return of the chasidic group’s historical...

190 countries for Peres documentary

Longtime Israeli politician Shimon Peres was a self-described dreamer, no matter the obstacle (or “challenge,” as optimists like to say).

UN point man on anti-Semitism

UN Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief, Ahmed Shaheed, presented the first stand-alone report on anti-Semitism by a UN expert in 2019.

Jerusalem: monumental architecture

“Designing new buildings in Jerusalem is unlike building in any other city in the world. You are surrounded by the stones of walls and buildings from thousands of...

Forty-five years on, Vietnamese refugees are still writing their Israeli story

From 1977 to 1979, Begin permitted entry to around 360 of the so-called Vietnamese “boat people,” in the aftermath of the Communist takeover of the Southeast Asian...

Mosaic center aims to unite mixed city

A little more than a year ago, Arab rioters smashed the glass façade of the Shelby White and Leon Levy Lod Mosaic Archaeological Center in the Arab rioting that...

Pakistani visit to Israel triggers lively debate

The mostly Pakistani-American delegation that visited Israel in May billed itself in a somewhat low-key manner as an “interfaith group” supportive of the Abraham...

Israel, UAE sign free trade agreement

Israel and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade agreement on May 31 in Dubai. The deal is the first of its kind between Israel and an Arab state.

Jewish groups respond to baby formula shortage

Parents use baby formula for a variety of reasons. Some mothers are unable to breastfeed and others have children with allergies to breast milk. Allergies to certain...