Turkey and Hamas Set Sights on Jerusalem

June 1, 2015 Both Hamas and Turkey have set their sights on Jerusalem. In a May 15 speech ignored by mainstream media, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan campaigned for votes with a rallying cry "to see Jerusalem in [Muslim] hands at every moment and at every opportunity."

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Terrorist Glorifier Drops Bid to Suspend Israel from FIFA

June 1, 2015 At the last minute on Friday, the Palestinian Football Association (PFA) withdrew its call to suspend Israel from the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The PFA’s Jibril Rajoub ultimately dropped his bid to see the Israeli football association (called soccer in the US) banned from FIFA, after a number of association presidents pressured him to forgo the move.

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Texas Partners with Israel for Desalination

May 31, 2015 On May 20, the Israeli city Hadera, which produces about half of Israel's electricity and has the world's second-largest desalination plant, became sister-cities with El Paso, Texas. El Paso officials chose Hadera for the partnership based upon its work in desalination, wind, solar and electric power, nearby high-tech incubation, and desert environment.

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Israel Remembers Eli Cohen 50 Years After Damascus Execution

May 22, 2015 The Israeli president's official residence hosted the ceremony this week remembering Israeli spy Eli Cohen 50 years since his execution. "Eli Cohen was an extraordinary hero of Israel. He merited that the entire country would know him well and maintain his legacy. We, citizens of Israel, will forever remember Eli Cohen as a true hero, who sacrificed his life in the defense of our security and for the freedom of our country," said President Reuven Rivlin on Monday, calling Cohen "our brother, a hero of Israel."

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Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism Draws Action Plans in Jerusalem

May 17, 2015 On Tuesday, at the Fifth Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the resurgence in worldwide anti-Semitism. Netanyahu told the crowd of more than 1,000 Jewish community representatives, diplomats, and others gathered for the biennial conference that “contemporary anti-Semitism doesn’t just slander, vilify and target Jewish people, it first and foremost targets the Jewish state.”

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Vatican Recognizes Palestinian State in Treaty

May 15, 2015 The Vatican announced Wednesday that it would be signing a treaty that recognized the “state of Palestine,” rather than the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), which is the sole representative of the Palestinian people in the disputed territories.

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Germany and Israel Celebrate Jubilee of Diplomatic Ties

May 14, 2015 Israeli President Reuven Rivlin traveled to Germany for a three-day state visit this week to mark the jubilee of diplomatic ties between Germany and Israel. On Monday, Rivlin was welcomed by German President Joachim Gauck at Bellevue Palace in Berlin.

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Israel Birthright Experience Adapted for Christians

May 13, 2015 Christian student leaders from universities and colleges in the US are being offered the opportunity to visit Israel for 11 days where they will strengthen their faith through a Taglit-Birthright type program called Covenant Journey.

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Israel Marks 70th Anniversary of the Nazi Defeat In WWII

May 11, 2015 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, President Reuven Rivlin and Defense Minister Moshe Ya'alon attended a ceremony on Thursday marking the 70th anniversary of the Nazi defeat, honoring more than 1,000 attending World War II veterans at the Museum of the Jewish Fighter and Yad Vashem (Holocaust Memorial) in Israel.

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Cardinal Dolan Calls on Catholics and Jews to Lead the Way

May 10, 2015 Fifty years after the Catholic Church issued the Nostra Aetate (In Our Time) document that paved the way for groundbreaking change in Catholic attitudes toward Jews, the Archbishop of New York, Cardinal Dolan, urged a Jewish audience to continue interfaith friendship.

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