
A university in Perth, Western Australia has been called to account after an article published by one of its lecturers was condemned as racist and profoundly anti-semitic. Posted to The London School of Economics and Political Science website on December 3,
by Simon Kent11 Dec 2015, 6:05 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 4:55 AM PST0

The descendants of Jewish gangster Meyer Lansky are seeking compensation for a hotel casino in Cuba he built in the 1950s. Talks between the United States and Cuba regarding claims by Americans to property nationalized after the Cuban revolution opened
by Reuters11 Dec 2015, 4:39 AM PST0

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,
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 4:19 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Israeli security forces here arrested the alleged perpetrator of a vehicular ramming attack injuring four Israeli soldiers in the West Bank yesterday. Significantly, the alleged terrorist attacker confessed to being motivated to carry out his jihad in part
by Aaron Klein11 Dec 2015, 4:11 AM PST0

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.
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 3:50 AM PST0

The imminence and severity of the terror threat currently facing Switzerland by Islamic jihadists is without precedent, according to Jean-Paul Rouiller, the creator of the counterterrorism unit of the Swiss Federal Judicial Police (PJF). “To my knowledge, and after twenty
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.11 Dec 2015, 3:36 AM PST0

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,
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 3:32 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem11 Dec 2015, 3:24 AM PST0

TEL AVIV – Palestinian terrorist organizations operating in the Gaza Strip have recently expelled dozens of members for supporting the Islamic State, illustrating ISIS’ rising popularity in the Palestinian coastal enclave.
by Aaron Klein and Ali Waked11 Dec 2015, 3:03 AM PST0

Israeli forces have arrested an alleged member of the militant terror group Hamas on suspicion of running over four Israeli soldiers, leaving one in serious condition, the army said on Friday. “Overnight, in a joint operation… forces arrested the attacker
by AFP11 Dec 2015, 2:34 AM PST0

Jaffa, Israel – The Security Affairs Committee of the Shoura Council, an arm of the Saudi Arabian parliament, has drafted a paper recommending that Saudi women be granted passports without permission from their male guardians, the Saudi news site Ozak reported.
by Ali Waked10 Dec 2015, 2:09 PM PST0

TEL AVIV – Member of Knesset Miki Zohar presented a bill on Thursday to prevent automatic access to pornographic sites on the Internet.
by Deborah Danan10 Dec 2015, 2:09 PM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 8:04 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 7:32 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 7:21 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he is postponing his upcoming trip to Israel that had been scheduled for later this month. Trump said he was postponing the visit and a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu until “after
by Aaron Klein10 Dec 2015, 5:59 AM PST0

Israel’s annual poverty report released Wednesday by the National Insurance Institute shows that 776,500 Israeli children were living in poverty in 2014, an across the board increase from 2013. The number of Israeli families below the poverty line rose from 18.6 percent
by Deborah Danan10 Dec 2015, 5:21 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 5:13 AM PST0

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.
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 3:36 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 3:31 AM PST0

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
by Breitbart Jerusalem10 Dec 2015, 3:16 AM PST0

JERUSALEM – Robert Malley, President Obama’s new senior adviser on defeating the Islamic State, advocated negotiations with Hamas and urged the international community to provide financial assistance to a Palestinian government that included the terrorist group.
by Aaron Klein10 Dec 2015, 3:12 AM PST0

Israel’s upgraded Arrow ballistic missile shield passed a full interception test on Thursday, hitting a target in space meant to simulate the trajectory of the long-range weapons held by Iran, Syria and Hezbollah, the Defense Ministry said. The success was
by Reuters10 Dec 2015, 2:39 AM PST0