As Israeli government officials continue to raise the possibility of withdrawing from Netzarim and other Jewish locations in Gaza, PA terrorists show their “appreciation” with stepped-up offensives. Following several hours of heavy gunfire attacks last night – no soldiers were hurt, and the units returned fire – the Arabs bombarded N’vei Dekalim with at least […]

NEW YORK, Nov. 20 (JTA) — “During our Chanukah bazaar, we open our doors to the whole city,” says Emily Amato, a member of Congregation Or VeShalom, an Atlanta synagogue with Sephardi roots. She gushes as she describes its silent auction, the game-room arcade and the irresistible aroma of Sephardi cuisine, such as home-made Greek […]

NEW YORK, Dec. 4 (JTA) — As he sped north to Baghdad on March 22, Lt. Col. Scott Rutter was looking for signs of ancient Babylonian Jewry. But there was no time. That’s because Rutter, 41, was leading nearly 900 soldiers driving 150 vehicles, including 14 M-1 battle tanks and 30 Bradley Fighting Vehicles, as […]

RAMALLAH, West Bank – In a West Bank university election that focused on which party had killed the most Israelis, the violent Hamas swept to victory Wednesday, defeating Yasser Arafat’s Fatah. The campaign at Bir Zeit University near Ramallah featured exploding models of Israeli buses and claims of prowess based on Israeli casualties. In three […]

NEW YORK, Dec. 9 (JTA) — Babak Tehrani was 17 years old in June 1994 when he hugged his parents and two younger brothers, left his home in Tehran and, guided by a well-paid smuggler, tried to slip across rugged mountains into Pakistan. He was joined by his friend Shaheen Nikkhoo, 20. The two were […]

Research carried out at Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek hospital among nineteen children suffering from cystic fibrosis has shown that a common antibiotic drug can be effective in countering certain genetic diseases. Research carried out at Jerusalem’s Shaarei Tzedek hospital among nineteen children suffering from cystic fibrosis has shown that a common antibiotic drug can be effective […]

An Israeli company called Mindset BioPharmaceuticals has become the first to obtain a patent for a vaccine for Alzheimer`s disease. CEO Daniel Chain, in making the announcement at the Society of Neuroscience Meeting in New Orleans, pointed out that preliminary studies carried out by the company indicate that the Mindset vaccine may not cause the […]

The demand for food assistance rose by 46 percent this year, compared to a 37 percent rise last year. In the north the demand was the greatest and increased by 50 percent, compared to 42 percent in 2002, a poverty report compiled by the humanitarian organization Latet says. The group collects food contributions for some […]

TIME/CNN has chosen, as its #1 name on the list of Global Business Influentials, a 34-year-old Israeli named Shai Agassi, who edged out such contenders as Charlie Bell of McDonald’s and Ken Kutaragi of Sony. Agassi, who grew up in Raanana, is chief technology developer of the world’s largest business-software company, SAP of Germany. “He […]

NEW YORK – In response to media reports of a possible expulsion of Jews from their towns and homes in the Gaza region, the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed its opposition to any such expulsion and reaffirmed its opposition to the apartheid-like principle that only Arabs should be permitted to live in that […]