by Scott Lasensky | Nov 22, 2019 | Blogs, Blogs & Opinion, International, Israel
Understandably, the Nov. 21 indictment of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a confusing and emotional moment for American Jews. Thursday was a “difficult and sad day” for Israelis, Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit said when announcing the indictment.... read more
by JTA | Nov 20, 2019 | International, Israel, News
By Laura Ben-David I have lived in Israel for 17 years, and I have lived in the Gush Etzion region of the West Bank the entire time. To much of the world, that makes me a settler who lives on illegally occupied land. The international community considers all Israeli... read more
by Alan Feiler, Editor-in-Chief | Nov 19, 2019 | Community, International, Israel, News
Gidi Grinstein believes that the arc of world history has finally bent toward the wellbeing and prosperity of the Jewish people. An Israeli entrepreneur and founder of the Reut Group, a research and leadership nonprofit, Grinstein said Jews have “shifted from... read more
by Marcy Oster | Nov 12, 2019 | International, Israel, News
More than 450 rockets were fired on southern and central Israel Nov. 12-14 after the Israel Defense Forces and the Shin Bet security service killed a senior Islamic Jihad leader in Gaza. Israel has since carried out waves of retaliatory airstrikes in Gaza so far,... read more
by Marcy Oster | Sep 23, 2019 | Israel, News, Sports
In a historic first, Israel’s national baseball team qualified for a spot in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. The team defeated South Africa on Sunday, Sept. 22, at the Europe/Africa Qualifier tournament in Italy, with former Oriole Danny Valencia hitting a three run homer in... read more
by Simone Ellin, Associate Editor | Sep 19, 2019 | Community, Gallery ONLY, Israel, News
More than 600 people turned out Sept. 17 for “A Night of Heroes,” the annual gala of the Baltimore chapter of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces. Held at Pikesville’s Beth Tfiloh Congregation, the event was chaired by local Jewish community activists Jack and Ellen... read more
by Marcy Oster | Aug 30, 2019 | International, Israel, News
Explosions at two Hamas police checkpoints in Gaza City recently left three policemen dead. But it wasn’t Israel that planted the explosives, as many might have suspected. Hamas believes it was Islamic State, or ISIS, suicide bombers. A day after the deadly attacks,... read more
by Gabe Friedman | Aug 30, 2019 | International, Israel, News
Naama Issachar, a 25-year-old Israeli woman, has been imprisoned for four months in Russia without being allowed to air her defense after nine grams of marijuana were found in her luggage. Issachar denies that the marijuana was hers. Issachar was born and raised in... read more
by JTA | Aug 27, 2019 | International, Israel, News
Israel will help Brazil in battling the fires raging in the Amazon rainforest. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday, Aug. 26, to offer assistance in extinguishing the blazes. Israel will send a firefighting... read more
by Ron Kampeas, JTA | Aug 27, 2019 | International, Israel, National, National Politics, News
In 1992, Israel killed Abbas al-Musawi, a founder of the Hezbollah terrorist group in Lebanon, in a dramatic helicopter attack. Iran, Hezbollah’s primary funder, threatened to retaliate – talk that was somewhat expected for a country that routinely calls for the... read more
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