by Shavei Israel This article by Shavei Israel Chairman Michael Freund was published in the Kulanu newsletter Earlier this year, a momentous event took place in the history of Iberian Jewry. For the first time since the Spanish Inquisition, a descendant of forcibly converted Jews returned to Spain to conduct outreach work among his fellow […]

by Maayana Miskin (Israelnationalnews.com) “We assume that if Israel resumes negotiations with the Palestinians, there will be more attempted shooting attacks. When [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu was in Washington there were two shootings. Fortunately all the terror cells were caught,” Colonel Guy Hazot said Tuesday, following the capture of a terrorist cell. IDF commanders have […]

Three elderly Jews claim they were raised in east Jerusalem neighborhood before being expelled in War of Independence. Now they want houses back Yair Altman The leftist protest is gaining momentum, but rightist organizations are continuing to reinforce Jewish presence in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Three Jewish people on Thursday arrived at the east […]

Milliyet report says bill in works eases restrictions on land purchase to attract foreign investment, but prohibits sale to Greek, Israeli citizens. Bill also favors Iranians, Syrians, and Saudis by exempting them from limitations Aviel Magnezi A bill being formulated in Turkey stipulates that Israelis will no longer be able to buy land in the […]

Semi-precious stone bearing image of Greek Mythology’s Eros discovered in Givati parking lot excavation, apparently came from piece of jewelry The 11th Annual City of David Archaeology Conference took place last week at the City of David. Finds from the past year of excavations were presented at the conference, including the massive fortification next to […]

by Maayana Miskin (Israelnationalnews.com) Jews finally moved into a home in Jerusalem on Tuesday with help from the police after a court ordered Arab squatters to leave. The building is located in Jabal Mukaber, located near the Old City that is already home to several Jewish families and in part of the capital where the […]

By: Aaron Klein PA Official: U.S. Does Not Support Israeli Lease Of Jordan Valley A U.S. proposal for a deal with the Palestinian Authority did not include an Israeli lease for part of the strategic Jordan Valley as widely reported, according to a senior PA official speaking to this column. The PA official said the […]

by Elad Benari (Israelnationalnews.com) Professor Alexander Lubotzky of the Einstein Institute of Mathematics at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has been chosen to be the keynote speaker at the joint meeting of the American Mathematical Society (AMS) and the Mathematical Association of America (MAA) that will take place in New Orleans in January 2011. Lubotzky’s […]

by Gil Ronen (Israelnationalnews.com) A Jewish man from Rechelim, in Samaria, suffered moderate to serious wounds when Arabs ambushed the car he was driving in, hurling a cinder block at him. The block struck his face, causing fractures to his face and skull. The attack took place at about 2:00 AM Thursday morning near Shiloh, […]

By: Steve K. Walz, Jewish Press Israel Correspondent JERUSALEM – A recent series of advanced IDF Home Front Command computer simulations determined that Israel’s anti-missile defense systems would be unable to prevent volleys of rockets fired by Hizbullah in Lebanon and Hamas in Gaza, from smashing into Israeli cities and towns. The computer models, which […]