Israel

Israeli Economic Engine Now Seen Humming Along

Joshua Mitnick Staff Writer | Feb 2, 2010

Tel Aviv — A year ago if you were a star lawyer looking for a position with an Israeli firm, chances are it would have been a waste of time. As the U.S. economy swayed in financial crisis, companies stopped hiring. But over the last few months that’s changed. - Read More -

New Israel Fund Grants Spark Human Rights Brouhaha

Stewart Ain Staff Writer | Feb 2, 2010

Charges that the New Israel Fund supports Israeli civil rights groups that played a key role in providing information highly critical of Israel’s role in the Gaza war last year have sparked a spirited, and nasty, debate over the proper role for civil and human rights groups in a democratic state. - Read More -

BREAKING: Israeli Supreme Court: No Extradition For Mondrowitz; Brooklyn DA 'Disappointed'

Hella Winston Special To The Jewish Week | Jan 12, 2010

Unanimous decision of the three-judge panel is a setback to survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of rabbis and others in Brooklyn's Orthodox community who had been pressing for Mondrowitz's extradition. - Read More -