Irish Journalist Wears Kippah to Test Swedish Anti-Semitism

October 30, 2013 Irish journalist Patrick Reilly recently tested the waters of anti-Semitism in Sweden by publicly appearing to be Jewish for a few hours in the southern Swedish town of Malmö. In response to complaints about anti-Semitism made by the local Jewish community and Jewish tourists, Reilly put on a kippah (head covering), an identifiable symbol of Judaism, to see firsthand what those who are visibly Jewish experience. (HaAretz)

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Iran Nuclear Weapons Program Passed Point of No Return

October 30, 2013 On Monday, Dr. Olli Heinonen, a former deputy director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), warned that Iran has passed the point of no return in its nuclear weapons program. While Israel has repeatedly urged the dismantling of Iran's nuclear capabilities, warning the world about Iran's rogue nuclear program, Iran has continued in the last year to install more sophisticated centrifuges in its nuclear enrichment facilities.

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Rihanna’s Diamonds Tour Comes to Tel Aviv

October 30, 2013 In spite of pressure from the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement not to perform in Israel, over 50,000 fans of pop singer Rihanna enjoyed her music in an open-air concert at Tel Aviv’s Yarkon Park. Seats went for $100 apiece and up when she appeared as a part of her “Diamonds” world tour.

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IDF Discovers Terrorist Tunnel Linking Gaza with Israel

October 23, 2013 Israel’s military has uncovered yet another terrorist tunnel linking Gaza with Israel. The tunnel is 1.7 kilometers long (just over a mile) and ends near Israeli civilian populations. It is the third tunnel discovered along the Gaza-Israel security fence in the past year.

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Jews in Europe Fear Wearing Jewish Symbols in Public

October 23, 2013 Anti-Semitism has grown in Europe to such a point that 22 percent of Jews are concerned for their safety when in public. Because of that, they avoid wearing items that identify them as Jewish, such as a kippah (yarmulke or skull cap), according to a survey of 5,100 Jews in nine European countries conducted by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights. (HaAretz)

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Is Iran Faking Cooperation with the West?

October 2, 2013 Last week, world political leaders and pundits expressed much optimism after Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivered what seemed to be a conciliatory speech at the United Nations.

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Wounded Syrians Seek Help from Israel As Health Care Collapses in Syria

September 23, 2013 Although Israel and Syria are still officially at war, the trickle of wounded Syrians, both fighters and civilians, that recently started crossing the border into Israel seeking medical assistance during Syria's current civil war has become a steady flow.

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Israel Helps Wounded Syrians

August 14, 2013 Despite an official government policy of non-intervention in Syria’s civil war, wounded Syrians are being discretely brought into Israel across the Golan border and are being treated at Israeli hospitals.

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Israel Helps Ugandan Pastor Blinded for His Faith in Yeshua

February 12, 2013 Evelyn Mulinde walked through the open-air market of a rainy Jerusalem this past week, her face moving between a soft, courteous smile and a tense, faraway look as she listened to a companion describe the medical progress of her husband, Ugandan Pastor Umar Mulinde. He is here in Israel recovering from a vicious attack that happened in December 2011.

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Arab Human Rights Group Challenges PA Abuses

January 2, 2013 A scathing report published by the Arab Organization for Human Rights (AOHR) on Friday accused the Palestinian Authority (PA) of “inhumane practices and human rights violations” against Palestinian civilians.

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