Emily Henochowicz was injured after she was struck by a tear gas canister fired by an Israeli border police officer.
Wed 28 Jul 2010
Filed under: West Bank, Free Gaza Movement, Palestinians, Demonstrations and Riots, Accidents and Safety, Israel, Suits and Litigation — @ 3:25 pm
Wed 14 Jul 2010
Judge Nina Gershon ruled that since Arab Bank had failed to produce requested documents, the jury could infer that it knowingly aided terrorist groups.
Fri 25 Jun 2010
At the Hebrew Language Academy in Brooklyn, children from a variety of faiths learn a language traditionally studied and spoken by Jews.
Thu 19 Nov 2009
Filed under: Jews and Judaism, East Jerusalem, Housing and Real Estate, Hikind, Dov, Palestinians, Israel — @ 7:00 am
The conundrum of Jerusalem was fully in evidence as a Brooklyn lawmaker talked of buying into a Jewish apartment complex in a Palestinian neighborhood.
Thu 19 Nov 2009
Filed under: Jews and Judaism, East Jerusalem, Housing and Real Estate, Hikind, Dov, Palestinians, Israel — @ 1:59 am
A tour of American Jews looking at potential real estate investments at an apartment complex in a Palestinian neighborhood has stirred up a heated, if expected, debate.
Sat 10 Oct 2009
Filed under: Housing and Real Estate, Jews and Judaism, Yeshiva University, Elevators and Escalators, Israel, Rabbis, New York City — @ 4:22 am
Shabbos elevators are facing new rabbinical scrutiny, while observant Jews living on high floors could face a long walk.
Sat 28 Mar 2009
Filed under: Palestinian Authority, Ellis, Aharon, Palestine Liberation Organization, Israel, New York City, Terrorism, Suits and Litigation — @ 5:32 am
The recommendation is the latest twist in a suit brought by the family of an American killed in 2002 when a Palestinian gunman burst into a bat mitzvah in Israel.
Wed 18 Feb 2009
Filed under: Churchill, Caryl, Royal Court Theater, New York Theater Workshop, Palestinians, Theater, Israel — @ 7:36 am
New York Theater Workshop is considering mounting a production of a Caryl Churchill play that at times paints images of heartless Israelis.
Mon 5 Jan 2009
Filed under: Sderot (Israel), Hamas, United States International Relations, Palestinians, Bloomberg, Michael R, Israel, Jews — @ 3:01 am
Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg traveled to rocket-battered Sderot, in Israel, to express his support and got a taste of the conflict with Hamas.
Wed 31 Dec 2008
Filed under: Ben-Ami Kadish, Nineteen Hundred Eighties, Federal District Courts, Israel, Decisions and Verdicts, Espionage, Manhattan (NYC) — @ 2:14 am
The man, Ben-Ami Kadish, faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison after pleading guilty to leaking classified military documents to the Israeli government.