JOEL LEYDEN – Biography – Updated 2019 Joel Leyden, a native of New York, has practiced international public relations, public affairs, crisis communications, journalism, social media and digital marketing for over 20 years. Joel Leyden, whose Zionism goes back to being a war volunteer in the Yom Kippur War, has served as a senior media consultant to the Israel… Read More »
Play this song as you read the below feature. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — April 11, 2019 … Was the SpaceIL Beresheet moon mission a success? Yes. On a scale of 1-10 – we would give it an 8. The purpose of this mission was to have a successful launch and… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — April 6, 2019 … Beresheet (Hebrew for Genesis) – Israel’s first spacecraft to land on the moon, has entered lunar orbit and is on an “excellent” track, according to data from the SpaceIL and Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) engineering teams at their control room in Yehud,… Read More »
By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — March 31 … Why is Ariel Gold banned from entering Israel? One can easily find the answer on Twitter or Facebook. Just look for someone yelling that Israel is a criminal, Apartheid state responsible for dozens of massacres, torturing sweet, Palestinian babies and creating dark sandstorms.… Read More »
By Herb Brandon Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — March 11, 2019 … The AIPAC Policy Conference is the largest gathering of America’s pro-Israel community, and will be held this year March 24-26 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Through demonstrations of groundbreaking Israeli innovations, keynote speeches by American and Israeli… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — February 19, 2019 … After a night of drinks in the small town of Holon, just south of Tel Aviv, came a fascinating, romantic idea by three young Israelis: launch a spacecraft and land it on the moon. Yonatan Winetraub, Yariv Bash and Kfir Damari –… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel — January 4, 2019 … The Israel News Agency, one of the first English news sites on the Internet (1995), is proud to list those Jews who have the greatest, most far reaching and positive impact on Israel’s online image. Of all the media channels, Twitter is by… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Brussels — December 7, 2018 … The American Jewish Committee (AJC) praised the Council of the European Union unanimous adoption of a statement on combating anti-Semitism across Europe. It is the first time the Council’s 28-member states have passed a comprehensive measure aimed at coordinating counter anti-Semitism actions and to assure the… Read More »
By Eran Lerman Jerusalem Institute for Strategic Studies Jerusalem, Israel — December 5, 2018 … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Oman, and Culture and Sports Minister Miri Regev’s visit to the United Arab Emirates, which occurred within days of each other last month, were not isolated events. A pattern of improved relations with… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jewish News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — December 4, 2018 … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following announcement today: “This morning the IDF began Operation Northern Shield, the goal of which is to uncover and neutralize terrorist tunnels from Lebanon. We are proud of the fighters and commanders of… Read More »