Payam Feili fled his native Iran last year because of the persecution he faced over his sexuality. Now, the gay poet has made a years-long dream come true — he is visiting Israel, Iran’s archenemy and a country known for its tolerance toward gays.
WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Joint (Arab) List MK Ayman Odeh (pictured) refused to address the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations Thursday, protesting the fact that the New York offices in which the meeting was to
WARSAW (EJP) – A memorial plaque on the Warsaw Ghetto Monument was vandalized, Polish daily Gazeta Wyborcza reported. A swastiska was sprayed on the stone tablet that marks the boundaries of the largest Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis in Europe
A fine thread running through many of our columns is that the legitimacy of Islam’s religious claims to Jerusalem is in inverse proportion to the volume and frequency with which they are made. Now comes along a renowned Muslim Egyptian scholar,
A Jewish-Ukrainian concert pianist whose teenage son has been taken into care after social workers raised concerns about his home life is suffering from “vicarious trauma” as a result of his parents’ experiences in the Holocaust, according to a psychologist.
A Palestinian motorist attempted to ram his vehicle into IDF soldiers conducting security checks at the Hilhul Junction near Hebron on Friday. The assailant was shot and killed at the scene. No Israelis were wounded in the attempted attack. Shortly
Greece’s parliament is set to recognize the State of Palestine in a vote on December 22, Greek media reported Thursday, in a largely symbolic move that will be non-binding for the Greek government. According to the Greek Reporter news site,
Jordanian border authorities prevented an Israeli family from crossing into their territory on Wednesday because the husband and sons were wearing kippot, according to the wife. Tamar Gvirtz-Hayardeni said she, her husband and their three children were trying to cross
Four people were wounded Thursday in a vehicular terror attack near Kfar Luban, on the main road leading to the Israeli settlement of Beit Arieh in the West Bank, according to the IDF. A black Isuzu vehicle escaped from the
TEL AVIV – A new video making the rounds on Facebook features a little Palestinian girl holding a large knife and demonstrating how to stab Israelis, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) reported. The video, which originally appeared on the Facebook page
Drake’s dad reveals the one gift his son always wanted as a little boy – a dreidel. Instead of video games or remote-controlled cars, little Drake asked his parents to get him the spinning top that Jewish children all over
A new government report reveals that a third of suicides committed between 2000-2013 were committed by new immigrants, Ynet reported. The report, published by the Knesset Research and Information Center, showed that of the 4,806 people who committed suicide from
SAN FRANCISCO – Facebook Inc Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg on Wednesday said he supported Muslims in his community and around the world. Muslims in the United States and abroad have been criticized in the wake of attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.
An Israeli citizen jailed for 15 years in Egypt on charges of spying was freed from prison on Thursday, the Prime Minister’s Office said. Ouda Tarabin, a Bedouin from Rahat, who has denied all the allegations against him, was returned
President Reuven and his wife, Nechama, were the guests of honor of US President Barack Obama for the White House Hanukka candle lighting ceremony on Wednesday evening. At the opening of the ceremony, Obama mentioned that in a meeting prior
Authorities gave the all clear after a suspicious package at an El Al cargo facility near Los Angeles International Airport prompted a response from an LAPD bomb squad on Wednesday morning.
JERUSALEM – Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings have released a Hanukkah song video with lyrics that give even reigning Hanukkah king Adam Sandler a run for his gelt. The song attributes different Hanukkah elements for each day of the eight day
Jewish organizations in the United States harshly criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Tuesday following his comments on the entry of Muslims to the country. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said that “a plan that singles out Muslims and denies
He was a slim and unconfident teenager who just wanted to build some muscle and improve his looks. Now he’s Mr. Universe. Danny Kaganovich, 23, recently became the first Israeli to win one of the bodybuilding world’s biggest titles. “I
Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven further strained his country’s relationship with Israel Monday, saying he does not consider stabbing attacks in Israel to constitute terrorism. “No, it is not classified as [terrorism],” Lofven said in an interview to the Swedish
Palestinians on their way to Saudi Arabia as part of a holly pilgrimage to Mecca were surprised to discover handbags ordained with Hebrew script, according to eyewitnesses.
An Israeli-tested drug that tackles cancer through sophisticated manipulations of the body’s natural immune system was key in helping rid former US president Jimmy Carter of life-threatening tumors that developed after he was diagnosed with melanoma earlier this year.
A CNN reporter slipped up in a report on a stabbing attack at an East London subway station on Saturday, mistakenly saying that the assault followed UK terror strikes on ISIS in Syria. CNN reporter Phil Black commented: “This is the week that Britain has just begun launching terror attacks against ISIS
JERUSALEM — Time Magazine unearths the history behind Jews and doughnuts, the traditional food consumed during the festival of Hanukkah. Today in Israel, more people eat doughnuts on Hanukkah than fast on Yom Kippur. Emelyn Rude, a food historian and cookbook
TEL AVIV – A Christmas tree erected on the campus of a West Bank university is decorated with pictures of Palestinian terrorists in lieu of traditional ornaments.
