Jake Tapper, ABC News' Senior White House Correspondent reports President Obama meets with King Abdullah of Jordan at the White House. Later, the president will host a White House reception in honor of Jewish American Heritage Month. Still on the topic of Middle East activity, White Press Secretary Jay Carney reminded the press aboard Air Force One that the president will be speaking about the progress and change in the region in a speech this coming Thursday, though he declined to talk about specifics of the speech.
Zanne Farbstein was 16 years old when she was deported with her two younger sisters to Auschwitz. While working as a slave laborer, Zanne found her father's prayer shawl while sorting through the clothing of the prisoners who had been murdered in the camp
The cast of "House", the world-wide famous TV show, were on a visit to Israel during the last few days. During their stay, they visited hospitals a and were introduced to different departments, among them, a children's department
NEWS F24: Israel's right-of-centre opposition Likud party, led by hawkish former premier Benjamin Netanyahu, has emerged as the favourite in a campaign dominated by Gaza and the issue of security.
Several people have been killed and scores of others wounded in the Gaza Strip, Golan Heights, Ras Maroun in Lebanon and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as Palestinians mark the "Nakba", or day of "catastrophe". The "Nakba" is how Palestinians refer to the 1948 founding of the state of Israel, when an estimated 700000 Palestinians fled or were expelled following Israel's declaration of statehood. At least one Palestinian was killed and up to 80 others wounded in northern Gaza as Israeli troops opened fire on a march of at least 1000 people heading towards the Erez crossing between the Gaza Strip and Israel
newsdesk.tjctv.com This week's top stories from the Jewish world: Photoshopping Hilary Clinton; Hamas-Fatah's union; a Ugandan rabbi shares his foray into local tribal politics; and get a taste of a new ice cream that celebrates being Jewish!
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL-20) spoke on the floor of the House of Representatives in recognition of Jewish American Heritage Month, recognized each May in the United States.
firstrunfeatures.com Intent on shaking up the ultimate sacred cow for Jews, Israeli director Yoav Shamir embarks on a provocative - and at times irreverent - quest to answer the question, What is anti-Semitism today? Does it remain a dangerous and immediate threat
