Israel News

South Africa’s African National Congress Endorses Israel Boycott

12/23/2012 | JTA

JOHANNESBURG -- South Africa’s ruling party, the African National Congress, voted to make boycotts, divestment and sanctions of Israel part of its official policy.

UN General Assembly Adopts Nine Resolutions Condemning Israel

12/20/2012 | JTA

The United Nations General Assembly adopted nine resolutions on the topics of Palestinian rights and the Golan Heights.

Israeli Arab Indicted For Nov. Bus Bombing In Tel Aviv

12/19/2012 | JNS.org and Staff

An indictment has been filed in the Tel Aviv District Court against the Israeli Arab man suspected of planting a bomb on a Tel Aviv bus on Nov. 21, in the middle of Israel's air offensive against Gaza missile strikes, Israel Hayom reported.

400-plus Jewish Clergy Press Netanyahu On E1 Construction

12/18/2012 | JTA

More than 400 American Jewish clergy asked Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to go ahead with new construction in a corridor connecting eastern Jerusalem to the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim.

With Swift Trial, Will Lieberman Be Back?

12/18/2012 | Joshua Mitnick | Israel Correspondent

Tel Aviv — Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election as prime minister has long been considered a forgone conclusion. But his No. 2, former Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, has inadvertently stolen away the campaign spotlight after being indicted on charges of fraud and breach of trust.

Instead of the campaign narrative focusing on Netanyahu and the absence of popular rivals for the prime ministership, for the last week the main storyline has focused on the fate of one of Israel’s most powerful politicians and most diplomatically provocative foreign ministers.

Israeli Students Soar In International Tests

12/13/2012

Israeli students ranked seventh worldwide and top among Western nations on the Third International Mathematics and Science Study test in the 2011 school year, according to results released Dec. 11.

On the TIMSS science test, Israeli students came in 13th place worldwide while on the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study test they came in 18th. On all of the tests, Israel finished higher than it ever had before.

The TIMSS test was administered to eighth-grade Israelis while the PIRLS test was administered to fourth-grade Israeli students.