International
Behind the Iranian assassination plot
Ron Kampeas, JTAOct 22, 2011
WASHINGTON Iran watchers say the revelation of an alleged plot to hire Mexican contract killers to assassinate the Saudi Arabian ambassador to Washington signals the...
Egypt demands exchange for Grapel
JTAOct 13, 2011
Egypt is calling for the release of dozens of Egyptians being held in Israeli prisons in return for alleged spy Ilan Grapel. Seventy-eight Egyptians are now held in...
Libyan Jewish exile forced to leave country
JTAOct 06, 2011
TRIPOLI A Libyan Jewish exile attempting to restore Tripolis main synagogue will leave the country following angry protests. David Gerbi, who arrived in Libya from...
Germany bans largest neo-Nazi group
JTASep 29, 2011
BERLIN Holocaust survivors welcomed Germanys decision to ban one of its largest neo-Nazi organizations. Announcing the ban of HNG, the national organization for...
Australia’s Deputy PM: No to boycott of Israel
JTASep 01, 2011
SYDNEY Australian Deputy Prime Minister Wayne Swan visited an Israeli business that has been targeted by advocates of boycotting Israel. Swan, who is also the...
After Qadaffi, is Bashar Assad next?
Uriel Heilman, JTAAug 25, 2011
NEW YORK He was the Arab worlds most quixotic leader. During the Reagan era, he was Public Enemy No. 1 in the US. Later, after his apparent cooperation in
In Norway, Jews join nation in mourning; also worried about killer’s ‘Zionism’
JTAJul 28, 2011
By Alex Weisler, JTA OSLO — Norway has just 1,500 Jews, but to hear Avi Ring tell it, the country is reacting to the July 22 bombing of a government office...
Groups strategize to counter shechitah ban
JTAJul 21, 2011
AMSTERDAM Jewish organizations met to discuss taking political and legal action against proposed legislation to ban kosher slaughter in Holland. Participants at the...
Worry that Murdoch’s pro-Israel voice will die
Ron Kampeas, JTAJul 21, 2011
WASHINGTON Pro-Israel leaders in the US, Britain and Australia are warily watching the unfolding of the phone-hacking scandal that is threatening to engulf the media...
Far-right Berlin millionaire defends meeting with Israel
JTAJul 14, 2011
BERLIN Berlin-based right-wing politician Patrik Brinkmann has defended his meeting with a top Israeli official, saying it is part of his goal of building a...
