By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency January 6, 2015 — New York, NY … UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated this evening that the state of Palestine will join the International Criminal Court on April 1. This action will enable the Palestinians to pursue war-crimes charges against Israel. As Israel is not a member of the International Criminal Court,… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff Jerusalem — December 30, 2014 … Israel President Reuven Rivlin this morning, hosted the traditional, annual reception for leaders of Israel’s Christian community leaders to mark the civil New Year. The event was attended by nine heads of various churches in Israel, and senior members of the community. The President welcomed those… Read More »
By Nancy Namer Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — November 2, 2014 … Jewish and Christian groups have created a “Support Israel – Vote Republican” page on Facebook. “The page was created as a result of the Obama administration calling Israel “chickenshit” for not compromising on security issues,” said Israel News Agency publisher Joel Leyden. “Never before… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — October 28, 2014 … Jerusalem has been the capital of Israel for over 3,000 years. Israel Prime Minister Netanyahu and the Jewish citizens he represents didn’t just create this fact. In 1000 BCE – King David conquered Jerusalem and declared the city the Capital of the Jewish Kingdom. Fast forward… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Miami — September 5, 2014 … The family of Jewish journalist Steven Sotloff, the second American beheaded by Islamic State terrorists, issued a challenge to the leader of ISIS. A family spokesperson said on Wednesday that Steven was “a gentle soul”, and invited the group’s leader to a debate on the… Read More »