By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York — September 7, 2016 … Christopher Wolf, Chair of the Anti-Defamation League’s Task Force on Cyberhate, addressed the U.N. Forum on Global Anti-Semitism. Wolf joined Israeli Ambassador Danny Danon and several other human rights leaders at the UN demanding that the UN and social media companies take immediate… Read More »
By Israel News Agency Staff New York — September 1, 2016 … The following is a statement from AIPAC on concessions to Iran on JCPOA implementation: “We are deeply troubled by today’s report that Iran was secretly allowed to evade certain restrictions in the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) so that it could begin receiving… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — July 11, 2016 … Is Jerusalem Jewish? That is the question the UN will be addressing tomorrow. This morning the Israeli Foreign Ministry sent an open letter to members of the UN’s Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) ahead of tomorrow’s vote on a draft resolution… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — May 17, 2016 … The following was communicated by the Prime Minister’s Office to the Israel News Agency. Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, today commented as follows on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s remarks: “I welcome Egyptian President El-Sisi’s remarks and his willingness to make every effort… Read More »
Col. (res.) Richard Kemp: “No army in the world acts with as much discretion and great care as the IDF” By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — March 30, 2016 … US Senator Patrick Leahy and 10 House members have asked the Obama administration to investigate claims that the Israeli and Egyptian security forces have committed… Read More »
What Do These Women Have In Common? A. They are all Jewish. B. They were all murdered by Islamic terrorists. C. They are all innocent civilians – mothers, daughters, sisters. D. The United Nations has remained silent on their murders. E. All of the above.
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York, NY — December 20, 2015 … It’s not a joke. The one international organization which loves to bash the Jews and their tiny democratic state – Israel – has declared Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, an official holiday. Last Thursday the UN officially recognized Yom Kippur as an… Read More »
Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — November 14, 2015 … If France and the rest of the EU want life saving Israeli intelligence and security information, they need to end their formal discrimination against Israel. The European Commission – the EU’s executive arm – decided on Wednesday that products from Judea and Samaria… Read More »
Edited by Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York — October 1, 2015 … Following is Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to the United Nations General Assembly: “Ladies and Gentlemen, I bring you greetings from Jerusalem. The city in which the Jewish People’s hopes and prayers for peace for all of humanity have echoed… Read More »
By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency Jerusalem, Israel — September 29, 2015 … Part of the following was communicated by the Prime Minister’s office to the Israel News Agency. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife Sara, this afternoon left on an official visit to the UN General Assembly in New York. “I am now leaving for the… Read More »