Nepal – Turkish Airlines Flight With 14 Israelis Aboard Skids Off Nepal Runway
Nepal – A Turkish Airlines flight carrying 235 people skidded off the runway while landing at Nepal’s Kathmandu airport Wednesday, Turkish media reported.
Satmar Protest In NYC Over Netanyahu’s Speech
Some 3,000 followers of the Satmar Rebbe in Williamsburg took it to the streets of Manhattan Tuesday evening to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over his speech to Congress and his claim that he’s an emissary on behalf of world Jewry to warn of a nuclear Iran.
France Seeks Three Palestinians Suspected In 1982 Paris Jewish Quarter Attack
France had an international arrest warrant issued against three Palestinians it suspects of carrying out a deadly terrorist attack 32 years ago against Paris Jews.
Rabbinical Courts: ‘Gett’ Movie Demonizes Us
The Batei Din Rabbaniyim, or Rabbinical Courts, held their annual educational training conference for dayanim – or rabbinical judges – last week. What made this year’s conference unique was the fact that for the first time, serious thought was given to improving the courts’ image, in the face of their extremely negative portrayals in film…
Australian Jewish News Denies Sacking Abuse Whistleblower Adam Kamien
The Australian Jewish News has denied sacking a senior journalist who helped the royal commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse by supplying a damaging text message from a senior rabbi.
French Jewish Leader Calls on Americans To Crack Down on Hate Speech
NEW YORK – The head of France’s largest Jewish organization called on Americans to combat online hate speech in an advertisement in the New York Times Monday.
Former CIA Head David Petraeus To Plead Guilty
Decorated war veteran and former CIA director David Petraeus has entered into an agreement with federal prosecutors in which he would plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge for mishandling classified information.
Lawyer: Fugitive Ex-U.S. Spy Snowden In Talks On Returning Home
Moscow – A Russian lawyer for Edward Snowden said on Tuesday the fugitive former U.S. spy agency contractor who leaked details of the government’s mass surveillance programs was working with American and German lawyers to return home.
Activists Urge Israeli Rabbinate To Regulate An Ancient Jewish ‘Spitting’ Tite
Responding to numerous complaints from women, a religious advocacy group in Israel is urging the Chief Rabbinate to regulate an obscure Jewish “spitting” rite.
‘Give A Divorce,’ Attackers Yelled As They Beat Men, Victim Testifies In Rabbi Mendel Epstein Trial
TRENTON — A Brooklyn man, testifying in the trial of a Lakewood rabbi accused of ordering beatings to extract Jewish divorces, described how he and his roomate were awakened and beaten for hours.