By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel — September 4, 2017 – One of Israel’s most respected domestic and international humanitarian aid organizations is now hard at work in hurricane ravaged Texas. Hurricane Harvey dumped some 50 inches (125 cm) of rain on the low-lying Gulf coastal region after slamming Texas on Aug. 25, killing… Read More »
IsraAid is among the first humanitarian organizations to arrive whenever disaster strikes around the globe. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York — August 29, 2017 … From Haiti and South Sudan to Japan and Kenya, IsraAid has been among the first to be on the scene when disaster strikes. Today, a team of… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Hartford, CT — August 20, 2017 … “The Ku Klux Klan, White Supremacists, and Neo Nazi’s should be a thing of the past,” said Senator Richard Blumenthal. This gathering was the latest showing of anti-hate rallies taking place in response to Charlottesville across the United States. Joel Leyden, who runs “Jews Against… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — August 10, 2017 … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today at his Jerusalem office with a delegation of US Republican Members of Congress led by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. On… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency / Jewish News Agency July 31, 2017 — Jerusalem, Israel … Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education from Serbia today, codifying the working relationship that Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, shares with the Serbian government. The… Read More »
Israeli Police Master Sgt. Haiel Sitawe, who was murdered Friday in Jerusalem, is pictured with his newborn son, Ramos. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — July 16, 2017 … Three Islamic terrorists assassinated two Israeli border policeman at the entrance of Jerusalem’s Old City. Israeli police Master Sgt. Haiel Sitawe is seen… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem, Israel — July 5, 2017 … The Israeli government has responded to UNESCO’s latest resolution: “This is another absurd and irrelevant UNESCO decision, which serves only the enemies of history and truth. Jerusalem is the eternal capital of the Jewish people, and no UNESCO resolution will change this reality.… Read More »
By Nancy Namer Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — June 27, 2017 … Mossad, are we really mentioning that word? Following David Ben-Gurion’s specific instructions, it was once forbidden to even mention the names of the Mossad and the Shin Bet. Today, Israel’s intelligence agencies have no choice but to do what a decade ago was… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff New York, New York — June 23, 2017 … Israel’s Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon has presented a letter to the President of the UN Security Council H.E. Sacha Sergio Llorenty Soliz and to the UN Secretary General, demanding a strong and appropriate response to Hezbollah’s ongoing military buildup using… Read More »
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the Mayor of Thessaloniki Yannis Boutaris and the president of the Jewish community in Thessaloniki David Saltiel attend the presentation of a memorial plaque at the Museum of the Holocaust in Thessaloniki (AFP PHOTO) By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — June 16, 2017… Read More »