http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php en dsnyder@jewishtimes.com Copyright 2013 2013-05-24T14:43:22+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/streisand_to_receive_honorary_doctorate_from_hebrew_u/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/streisand_to_receive_honorary_doctorate_from_hebrew_u/#When:23:25:24Z Barbra Streisand will receive an honorary doctorate from The Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Streisand, the iconic Jewish-American singer and actress, will be presented with the degree at a ceremony on June 17 during the Hebrew University International Board of Governors meeting in Jerusalem. In a statement, the university said Streisand was being recognized for “her professional achievements, outstanding… News - Israel 2013-05-21T23:25:24+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/israel_integrating_arabs_into_high-tech_world/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/israel_integrating_arabs_into_high-tech_world/#When:07:35:14Z Four years ago, the Israeli government named Nazareth a national priority area, meaning that Israel’s largest Arab city would be granted economic incentives as a preferential area and firms that relocate to the city are entitled to tax breaks. Recently, the first industrial park in Nazareth was officially opened in April by Israeli entrepreneur and philanthropist, Stef Wertheimer… News - Israel 2013-05-21T07:35:14+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/weekend_of_fire_and_stone_terror_in_judea_and_samaria/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/weekend_of_fire_and_stone_terror_in_judea_and_samaria/#When:12:47:53Z Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria experienced and extremely violent weekend. They were subjected to numerous terror attacks perpetrated by Arabs throughout region. Arab arsonists took advantage of the dry and hot weather this weekend and ignited brush fields in several locations in an attempt to cause damage to homes and… News - Israel 2013-05-19T12:47:53+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/kotel_clash_one_baltimoreans_first-hand_account/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/kotel_clash_one_baltimoreans_first-hand_account/#When:00:20:16Z
]]>It seemed like a scene out of a novel. Piercing screams. Cries of “Nazi” and “traitor.” But this clash — a protest that resembled a mini-war — was not out of a Holocaust memoir or even a history textbook. It was the scene last Friday morning at the Western Wall, one of the holiest sites of the… News - Israel 2013-05-17T00:20:16+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/with_court_ruling_majority_of_israeli_jews_back_women_of_the_wall/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/with_court_ruling_majority_of_israeli_jews_back_women_of_the_wall/#When:00:06:54Z With recent altercations at the Western Wall and legal rulings on the limits of public prayer there, the Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) and Tel Aviv University released the results of its latest monthly Peace Index poll on this subject. Israelis were surveyed on their attitudes towards the Women of the Wall’s quest to pray out loud and wear… News - Israel 2013-05-12T00:06:54+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/poll_israelis_much_more_confident_in_obama_than_palestinians/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/poll_israelis_much_more_confident_in_obama_than_palestinians/#When:01:01:20Z Israelis by a 4-to-1 margin are more confident than Palestinians in how President Obama handles his foreign policy, a poll found. The Pew Research Center poll released Thursday found that 61 percent of Israelis “express confidence in the American president to do the right thing regarding world affairs,” as opposed to 15 percent of Palestinians. Obama’s numbers numbers… News - Israel 2013-05-10T01:01:20+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/facebook_in_talks_to_buy_waze_israeli_navigation_app/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/facebook_in_talks_to_buy_waze_israeli_navigation_app/#When:00:59:19Z Facebook is in advanced talks to buy the Israeli navigation technology firm Waze. The Israeli business daily Calcalist reported Thursday that a term sheet, under which Facebook would acquire Waze for $800 million to $1 billion, was signed in recent days following six months of negotiations. Waze, a free downloadable navigation app with more than 34 million subscribers,… News - Israel 2013-05-10T00:59:19+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/what_does_jerusalem_mean_to_you/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/what_does_jerusalem_mean_to_you/#When:08:25:57Z In light of Jerusalem Day, Tazpit News Agency interviewed tourists and residents in the Old City of Jerusalem to hear what the city means to them. Jerusalem Day or Yom Yerushalayim in Hebrew marks the anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem and will be celebrated this year on May 8. It is important to note the historical background… News - Israel 2013-05-08T08:25:57+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/israeli_official_protests_googles_use_of_palestine/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/israeli_official_protests_googles_use_of_palestine/#When:23:32:38Z A senior Israeli official called on Google to reconsider its decision to change the wording on its services and products from “Palestinian Territories” to “Palestine.” Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Zeev Elkin also told Google CEO Larry Page in a letter sent Sunday that he was in essence recognizing a Palestinian state that does not exist. Google spokesman Nathan… News - Israel 2013-05-06T23:32:38+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/rockets_fired_from_syria_strike_golan_heights/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/rockets_fired_from_syria_strike_golan_heights/#When:23:30:05Z Two rockets fired from Syria hit the Golan Heights in Israel. The rockets, which landed in the southern Golan Heights on Monday afternoon, caused no damage or injuries. They “were fired erroneously as a byproduct of internal conflict in Syria,” the Israel Defense Forces said in a tweet. Rebels and the Syrian army reportedly battled Monday in… News - Israel 2013-05-06T23:30:05+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/analysis_israel_strikes_syria_sends_a_message_to_the_region/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/analysis_israel_strikes_syria_sends_a_message_to_the_region/#When:20:00:54Z ”Night turned to day,” is how one Syrian resident described Israel’s attack near Jamraya base Sunday, May 5. The strike was the second in 48-hours and the third in the last several months. This one, however, left Syrian officials threatening war. CNN quoted Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister Faisal al-Mekdad calling Sunday’s attack a “declaration of war.” The Iranian… News - Israel 2013-05-05T20:00:54+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/a_miraculous_recovery/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/a_miraculous_recovery/#When:12:42:48Z With almost no chance of survival, bridegroom Eli Azari was taken to Rambam Medical Center after having suffered a severe stroke. Only 38 years old, it had already been seven and a half hours by the time he arrived at the hospital, leaving his chances for survival slim. “90% of patients who arrive in Azari’s condition do not… News - Israel 2013-05-05T12:42:48+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/a_scandal-ous_encounter_in_the_holy_land/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/a_scandal-ous_encounter_in_the_holy_land/#When:19:56:00Z A contingent of stars from the hit ABC-TV series ‘Scandal’ and ‘Once Upon a Time’ have been exposed to a whirlwind of Israeli medical and viticultural innovations during their week-long trek across Israel (April 29-May 5). The stars, the guests of America’s Voices in Israel ( a division of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations),… News - Israel 2013-05-02T19:56:00+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/israeli_murdered_in_terrorist_attack/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/israeli_murdered_in_terrorist_attack/#When:08:08:13Z A 32-year-old Israeli, Evyatar Borovsky, a father of five and a resident of Yitzhar, was murdered in a stabbing attack. The event took place at the Tapuach Junction in Samaria on April 30. After stabbing the man, the Palestinian terrorist took the wounded man’s handgun and began to fire at the crowd waiting for rides, but was shot… News - Israel 2013-04-30T08:08:13+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/governors_blog_day_5/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/governors_blog_day_5/#When:05:40:49Z Shalom.  Today a team from our delegation met with Minister of Finance Yair Lapid – a rising star in Israeli government.  He remarked on how strong the relationship is between our two peoples and asked for our perspective on why that is. To me, it all comes back to the values we share: a belief in the dignity… News - Israel 2013-04-26T05:40:49+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/u.s._to_provide_israel_with_advanced_weapons_hagel_announces/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/u.s._to_provide_israel_with_advanced_weapons_hagel_announces/#When:06:12:56Z The United States will make available to Israel advanced new military capabilities, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said. The advanced weapons include anti-radiation missiles, advanced radars for Israel’s fleet of fighter jets, KC-135 refueling aircraft and the V-22 Osprey, which the U.S. has not released to any other nation, Hagel told reporters Monday following a meeting in Tel Aviv… News - Israel 2013-04-24T06:12:56+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/governors_blog_day_3_israel_companies_coming_to_maryland/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/governors_blog_day_3_israel_companies_coming_to_maryland/#When:05:47:12Z Shalom!  Team Maryland is back here in Jerusalem and we have exciting news for Maryland.  Four Israeli companies are bringing their U.S. operations to Maryland and we were able to announce it here earlier tonight. Yoram Ben-Porat joined our delegation as we announced that his company Shekel Scales is going to bring its innovative work to our… News - Israel 2013-04-24T05:47:12+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/sharansky_gets_green_light_to_pursue_western_wall_prayer_plan/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/sharansky_gets_green_light_to_pursue_western_wall_prayer_plan/#When:06:06:41Z Jewish Agency Chairman Natan Sharansky was given a green light by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to pursue his plan for a permanent egalitarian prayer space at the Western Wall. Netanyahu told Sharansky to continue reviewing the situation with Zvi Hauser, the director general of the Prime Minister’s Office, and Yaakov Amidror, Netanyahu’s national security adviser, Jewish Agency… News - Israel 2013-04-23T06:06:41+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/governors_blog_entrepreneurial_peoples/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/governors_blog_entrepreneurial_peoples/#When:22:20:45Z Shalom!  Greetings from Eretz Yisrael. The Baltimore Jewish Times has graciously offered me this opportunity to share with you some notes from our economic development mission to Israel and Jordan in real time.  Our delegation arrived in Tel Aviv earlier today.  After bumping into Governor Gary Herbert of Utah at the airport – himself here on a… News - Israel 2013-04-21T22:20:45+00:00 http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/eilat_hit_with_two_rockets/ http://www.jewishtimes.com/index.php/jewishtimes/jt/israel_news/eilat_hit_with_two_rockets/#When:11:53:33Z Sirens sounded in the southern Israeli city of Eilat on Wednesday morning after two rockets fired from the Sinai Peninsula exploded in a planned new residential area within the city, causing no injuries or damage, the Israel Defense Forces said. The rockets that struck Eilat were part of a volley fired from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, the army said.… News - Israel 2013-04-17T11:53:33+00:00