Israel
Two Sentenced to Death in Gaza, Accused of Collaborating with Israel
A court in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Thursday sentenced two people to death and a third to hard labor after they were found guilty of ”collaboration” with Israel. Ma’an News Agency reported that two Palestinian Arabs were sentenced to death by hanging. A third man was sentenced to hard labor. Leaders of Hamas controlled Gaza have cracked down on “collaborators”...
January 9, 2013 8:36 am
Total Value of Sales of Israeli Tech Startups in 2012: $5.5 billion
Israeli high-tech startup companies were bought out for a total of $5.5 billion in 2012,...
January 8, 2013 11:21 pm
Former Shin Bet Chief: Israel Faces Prospect of New Intifada
Reuters - Israel faces the prospect of a new Palestinian uprising because of despair over...
January 8, 2013 2:25 pm
Netanyahu’s Twitter Use Ranks Behind Queen Rania and Mohamed Morsi’s
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Twitter footprint improved in 2012, but...
January 8, 2013 2:19 pm
Netanyahu Keeps Army Belt of His Brother Yoni Who Was Killed in Entebbe Raid (VIDEO)
Ahead of elections on January 22nd, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided rare...
January 8, 2013 2:14 pm
IDF Soldier Who Struggled With Leukemia Wins Battle to Serve in Combat Unit
An Israeli soldier who had been disqualified from IDF combat service because of a childhood...
January 8, 2013 2:04 pm
Israel Rejects Possible Use of “State of Palestine” Passports
Israel has warned Palestinian Authority officials that it will not honor passports with...
January 8, 2013 11:11 am
Netanyahu: The Danger to the World is Not a University in Ariel the Danger is Iran, Syrian Chemical Weapons
Speaking at Ariel University Center of Samaria (West Bank) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
January 8, 2013 10:38 am
Report: Israeli Intelligence Alerted West to Movement of Syria’s Chemical Weapons
As fears surfaced that Syria could use chemical weapons against rebels and citizens in the...
January 8, 2013 7:13 am
Tel Aviv Underwater: Rain and Floods Bring City to Halt
Tel Aviv was paralyzed on Tuesday when heavy rains flooded the main highways and closed the...
January 7, 2013 2:51 pm
Report: Hezbollah Sends 5,000 Fighters to Syria to Help Assad
Some 5,000 Hezbollah fighters crossed from Lebanon into Syria last month to fight on the side...
January 7, 2013 11:37 am
Flooding, Winds Pound Israel as Weather Disrupts Daily Life
Uncharacteristically fierce weather continued to pound Israel Monday, causing injuries and...
January 6, 2013 5:00 pm
Israel’s Attorney General Investigating Whether Netanyahu Received Cash from Businessman
Israel’s Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein is investigating a claim that Israeli Prime...
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Arts and Culture Blogs
EXCLUSIVE: Gal Gadot on Jewish Identity, American Films and Representing Israel in Hollywood (INTERVIEW)
Gal Gadot is arguably Israel’s second hottest export at the moment. The former Miss Israel 2004 and Miss Universe contestant has a starring role in the most recent film from the Fast and the Furious Franchise and is one of the faces of Israel’s largest clothing brands, Castro. Now she’s teaming up with Vine Vera skin care products,which incorporates the breakthrough ingredient Resveratrol, which she tells The Algemeiner is “a new innovative discovery which helps slow down the aging process [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
Jonathan Ames, ‘Herring Wonder’ and HBO Series Creator, Does Israel
Writer Jonathan Ames, creator of the HBO television series “Bored to Death,” is known for his fearless and exhibitionistic persona. One can find YouTube videos of him eating herring and boxing at the same time, having knives thrown at him by a person called “Throwdini,” and ranting drunkenly at an awards ceremony. And when it comes to writing, Ames’s essays tend to cover racy topics. Given these exploits, it’s a bit surprising to learn that Ames’s recent trip to Israel [...]
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Arts and Culture Beliefs and concepts
Jewish Presence in Contemporary Art
The Jewish presence and identity in the contemporary world of art is one truly worth noting. At the 3rd annual conference of “Jewish Arts & Identity in the contemporary world” in Baruch College’s Jewish Studies Center, at a panel entitled “Jewish Ways of Seeing: The Visual Arts and the Jewish Tradition”, the Jewish impact on the creative world is exemplified through the discussion of artist Audrey Flack and her various works. Flack was born in 1931 to a fairly Orthodox [...]
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Blogs Features
Black Jazz Musician Encounters Mixed Reactions to Subway Renditions of Hatikvah, Hava Hagila
At first you may be skeptical of Isaiah Richardson Jr. He doesn’t look like somebody who would be playing Hava Nagila for passengers waiting for their train in the subway. Firstly, he seems too young, and secondly, he’s a black kid from the Bronx, dressed sharply, derby hat and all. But when upon meeting Isaiah, the 32-year-old ticked off “Hevenu Shalom Aleichem,” “Bashana Haba’ah,” and “Zum Gali Gali” as some of his favorite songs to play passing crowds, I knew [...]
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Blogs Music
Mother’s Day Performer Blends Israeli Independence and the Jewish Side of Verdi
This Mother’s Day, the music of opera singer Sharon Azrieli Perez will integrate the varied threads that have made up the fabric of her life. Perez, in a Mother’s Day concert May 12 at the 92nd Street Y in New York City, will weave a musical experience that brings together intimations of Israeli independence, Giuseppe Verdi’s use of Jewish melodies, medieval Ladino music, and modern Jewish show music. These musical elements are particularly personal for Perez, whose Juilliard education has [...]
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Blogs Jewish 100 Social
Harvey Weinstein to Elie Wiesel: Without You There Would be no ‘Schindler’s List’ (VIDEO)
Famed film producer Harvey Weinstein presented Nobel Laureate Elie Wiesel with the Algemeiner newspaper’s ‘Warrior for Truth’ award at its recent star studded 40th anniversary ‘JEWISH 100’ Gala. “My mother, the Miriam of Miramax […] was so thrilled when she heard that I was presenting to Professor Wiesel,” Weinstein said as he called on the professor to accept the award. “I am happy to be here on the Algemeiner’s 40th anniversary and to celebrate their top 100,” Weinstein added. Commenting [...]
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Israel Sports
Israeli Soccer Star Victim of Anti-Semitic Abuse on Twitter
Israeli soccer star Yossi Benayoun, who currently plays for FC Chelsea in the English Premier League, was recently the victim of anti-Semitic abuse on Twitter. After thanking his Twitter followers for sending him birthday wishes, Benayoun, who many consider to be the greatest Israeli soccer player ever, was sent the following message: “f***in Jew a**hole.” Benayoun posted a response, saying, “Some nice people in the world.” His team has called on the police to investigate the matter, according to the Britain’s [...]
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Arts and Culture Blogs
Gary Baseman and The Jewish Home “The Door Is Always Open”
This weekend, a retrospective of the works of Gary Baseman titled The Door Is Always Open, opened, at the Skirball Cultural Center. ‘Door’ recreates the artists’ childhood home filled with famous Baseman characters and Jewish subjects peppered about. Baseman has had a long and successful career with iconic characters and big clients to fill his CV, but recent works are the first time he is dealing directly with his Jewish identity and the value that it holds for him now. [...]
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