Rabbi injured in 2014 Jerusalem synagogue attack dies of wounds
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
An Israeli rabbi injured nearly a year ago in a terror attack on a Jerusalem synagogue has died of his injures.
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October 26, 2015
Meet the ‘lifelong Zionists’ who called for an Israel boycott in the Washington Post
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
An Op-Ed co-written last Friday by two American Jewish professors has stirred Internet controversy, with the focus largely on their use of four words: “We are lifelong Zionists.”
Two Israel Prisons Service employees face disciplinary hearing in beating of Eritrean man
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
Two Israel Prisons Service employees who have been charged in the beating of an Eritrean man mistaken for a terrorist will face a disciplinary hearing.
At Halloween, kosher candy rings the bell
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
This Saturday night, after waiting for three stars to become visible in the sky and observing Havdalah, the departing of Shabbat, with candle, wine and spice box, I will prepare to perform another ritual: I will pour gobs of candy into a large bowl to hand out to the sporadic stream of trick-or-treaters who will ring my doorbell.
Israel says citizen, likely Arab, used paraglider to enter Syria
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
Israel said on Sunday that one of its citizens, probably a member of the country\’s Muslim Arab minority, had illegally flown to rebellion-wracked Syria by using a paraglider to cross the Golan Heights frontier.
Jewish teen who stabbed four Arabs indicted for attempted murder
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
A Jewish-Israeli teenager who admitted to stabbing four Arab men in the southern city of Dimona was indicted for attempted murder.
J.K. Rowling defends decision to oppose cultural boycott of Israel
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
J.K. Rowling has defended her decision to oppose a cultural boycott of Israel in a post on her Twitter account.
Palestinians criticize Temple Mount surveillance plan
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
Palestinian officials are opposing a plan to install 24-hour surveillance cameras on the Temple Mount.
20,000 Israelis sue Facebook for ignoring Palestinian incitement
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
A class-action lawsuit against Facebook is accusing the social media platform of ignoring widespread Palestinian posts calling for violence against Jews.
Why the U.S. may still have to go to war against Iran
Jewish Journal
October 26, 2015
Effective enforcement of the Iranian nuclear deal remains a conundrum. Enshrined in the agreement is “snapback” – the restoration of international economic sanctions against Tehran should it violate the deal’s terms.
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