Israel News

IDF To Tackle Ethiopian Soldiers' Prison Problem

02/10/2013 | JTA

A new IDF unit will work on integrating Ethiopian recruits, who are over-represented in army prisons.

Convert Snub By Israel Fuels Fresh Anger

02/06/2013 | Michele Chabin | Israel Correspondent

Jerusalem — About 20 years ago, an infant girl (“Nina,” a pseudonym) from an Orthodox family underwent a conversion in New York that, by Orthodox American standards, was and still is beyond reproach.

Study: Palestinian Textbooks Do Not Incite Hate

02/05/2013 | JTA

Washington — An in-depth comparative study of Palestinian and Israeli school textbooks is offering some conclusions that already are making some Israeli government officials very unhappy: Palestinian textbooks do not have as much anti-Israel incitement as often portrayed.

Super Bowl Ad For West Bank Manufacturer Spurs Boycott Calls

02/01/2013 | Stewart Ain | Staff Writer

SodaStream, an Israeli maker of devices that carbonate beverages with a manufacturing plant in the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim, plans to run a TV commercial during Sunday’s Super Bowl, prompting calls for a boycott of the product by the Interfaith Boycott Coalition.

Will Lapid Push On Peace Process?

01/30/2013 | Joshua Mitnick | Israel Correspondent

Tel Aviv — Yair Lapid, the dark-horse surprise of last week’s election, is expected to put a universal draft for the ultra-Orthodox at the top of the agenda for the new government.

Illustrator Of Anti-Bibi Cartoon Apologizes For Publishing On Holocaust Memorial Day

01/30/2013 | JTA

The illustrator of an editorial cartoon depicting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu building a wall on the bodies of Palestinians and using their blood as cement apologized for the timing of its publication.