(JTA) — A fake bomb was discovered near the Israeli Embassy in Montevideo, Uruguay. The device was found Wednesday housed in a sardine can at the World Trade Center, the site of the embassy in the Uruguayan capital, The Associated Press reported. It...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Israel’s religious services minister reportedly called Reform Jews “a disaster for the people of Israel.” David Azoulay of the Sephardic Orthodox Shas party made the comments during a meeting to discuss the Women of the Wall...

JERUSALEM (JTA) — Rocket alert sirens sounded on the Golan Heights, sending residents of several communities on the border with Syria into bomb shelters. No rockets landed on the Israeli side of the Golan following the sirens late on Wednesday morning....

Michael Oren, shown speaking at the Holocaust Day of Remembrance ceremony at the U.S. Capitol in 2010, caused a stir with accusations against President Obama in an Op-Ed. (Astrid Riecken/Getty Images) WASHINGTON (JTA) – Israel’s former ambassador...

(JTA) — The Palestinians’ unity government forged last year between Hamas and Fatah will dissolve within the next 24 hours, a senior Palestinian official said. “The government will resign in the next 24 hours because this one is weak and there...

(JTA) — The Israel Defense Forces’ chief of staff said the army will act to protect Syrian refugees from being slaughtered by the Islamic State, or ISIS. In a Knesset hearing Tuesday, Lt. Gen. Gadi Eisenkot said he is concerned by the proximity of...

Abraham Foxman holds a replica of his Hollywood Walk of Fame Star as he is honored by the ADL’s 2014 Annual Meeting at The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, on November 7, 2014. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) NEW YORK (JTA) – If there’s...

(JTA) — An all woman’s screening at a London JCC of an Israeli movie by a haredi Orthodox film-maker was cancelled after a complaint to the country’s the Equalities and Human Rights Commission. “Gift of Fire” directed by Rechy Elias, was scheduled...

(JTA) — A Hezbollah bomb plot against Israel or Jews “most probably” was foiled last month, the foreign minister of Cyprus said. Cypriot police arrested a 26-year-old Lebanon native with a Canadian passport on May 27 after authorities discovered...

Sister Sledge performing their classic hit “We Are Family” at the Global Family Reunion outside the New York Hall of Science on June 6. (Elana Goodridge) What is more unexpected: that Jewish author A.J. Jacobs, known for his ambitious lifestyle experiments,...

(JTA) — Controversial British politician George Galloway announced a bid to become the next mayor of London. Galloway made the announcement Sunday night, saying he would run in the election in May of next year to “build a city that benefits everyone,...

TORONTO (JTA) — Recorded anti-Semitic incidents reached an all-time high in Canada last year, indicates B’nai Brith’s annual audit. The yearly tally, released June 11, shows there were 1,627 reported anti-Semitic incidents in 2014, a 28 percent...