Israel

Israel-Senegal Ties Grow Stronger

Local

Does Birthright Stifle Teen Travel?

Business

Ashton Kutcher Talks Tech in Tel Aviv

Global

Mounting Concerns Over Syrian Weapons

By:

Ben Sales, JTA

Israeli planes reportedly struck a Syrian weapons transport amid increasing fears that the country’s chemical weapons could fall into Hezbollah's hands .

Global

Murdoch: Apologize for Cartoon

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JTA

Rupert Murdoch, whose News Corp. owns the Sunday Times of London through a subsidiary, said the paper should apologize for printing what he called a "grotesque" cartoon of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

National

Obama Calls to Congratulate Bibi

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JTA

President Barack Obama, in a congratulatory call to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, said he looked forward to working with the new Israeli government. A White House statement issued Monday said Obama in the phone call congratulated Netanyahu on his party winning a plurality of Knesset seats in the Jan. 22 elections. "The President indicated that the United States looks forward...

Jewish Federation

IBD No Barrier to Birthright

By:

Lynn B. Edelman

Scott Berman can’t believe that he will be able to experience Birthright Israel this spring. Scott is one of the 1.4 million Americans who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the collective term for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

Columns

Casting a First Ballot in Israel: A Reflection

By:

Aliza Zeff

As a traditionally apolitical person, I have not been passionate about right- or left-wing politics in Israel. But after making aliyah from Philadelphia five months ago, that has changed.