October 7, 2013
10:47 am

Copies of Britain's Daily Mail newspaper are offered for sale at a newsagent in London, Thursday, Oct. 3, 2013 (photo credit: AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Jewish Daily Mail editor defends paper against Miliband

Alex Brummer says he has a very ‘sensitive antennae’ to anti-Semitism, and this wasn’t it; paper still at epicenter of political storm

By JTA and AP

September 30, 2013
8:11 pm

Syrian Deputy Prime Minister Walid al-Mouallem speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, on Monday, September 30, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Seth Wenig)

Syria: We’re fighting rebels who eat human hearts

Foreign Minister Moallem also tells UN General Assembly that world powers blocked move to name users of chemical weapons

By AP

September 28, 2013
10:45 am

Syria's UN Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari, right, listens to speakers during a meeting of the UN General Assembly at the United Nations, in August. (photo credit: AP Photo/Kathy Willens)

Syrian ambassador: UN resolution addresses most regime concerns

Bashar Ja’afari says countries supporting rebels must abide by decision which also calls for roadmap for political transition

By AP and Times of Israel staff

September 28, 2013
3:48 am

The United Nations Security Council votes during a September meeting, at UN Headquarters in New York City (photo credit: AP/Craig Ruttle)

UN votes to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons

Security Council unanimously endorses destroying stockpiles, roadmap for political transition; Kerry: This shows diplomacy can ‘defuse worst weapons of war’

By AP

September 27, 2013
10:53 am

Nazis offered to leave western Europe in exchange for free hand to attack USSR

From the web New book claims Hitler offered the British peace in 1941 on condition Germany was not hindered in invading Soviet Union, The Telegraph reports

September 23, 2013
2:09 pm

President Shimon Peres (right), watches as a medical worker administers a dose of polio vaccine to a young boy at a clinic in Jerusalem, on Wednesday, August 21, 2013. (photo credit: Flash90)

UK issues polio-related travel warning to Israel

Tourists urged to check their vaccinations against virus that has been detected throughout the country

By Naama Barak

September 21, 2013
7:54 pm

From left, President Barack Obama, Iranian President Hasan Rouhani, Syrian President Bashar Assad, and Russian President Vladimir Putin (photo credit: AP file photos)

UN may see big action on Syria, Iran

Signals from Tehran and Damascus as well as joint US and Russian interest may set the stage for groundbreaking resolutions

By Steven R. Hurst

September 18, 2013
5:54 am

Bodies being buried after the August 21 chemical attack near Damascus (photo credit: AP/Shaam News Network)

Syrian official: Rebels used sarin gas, not us

High-ranking security source denies Assad forces ever used chemical weapons, claims West trained opposition fighters

By Adiv Sterman

September 17, 2013
10:04 pm

Rabbi Philip Berg with his wife, Karen. (Screen capture: the Kabbalah Center website)

For Madonna, Rabbi Philip Berg was a ray of light

International pop diva’s interest in Jewish spiritualism helped propel the Kabbalah guru, who passed away Tuesday, to fame

By Jordana Horn

September 17, 2013
8:24 pm

British policemen in Manchester (illustrative photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)

UK detains two men suspected of terrorist activity

British citizens arrested in Dover; police seize ammunition, search London property and vehicles

By AP

September 17, 2013
7:29 pm

An image taken from a United Nations chemical weapons report released Monday showing munitions used in an alleged sarin gas attack in Syria (photo credit: screen capture, Scribd.com)

Syrian defector: I was told to use chemical weapons

Former officer says he didn’t obey orders, claims some WMDs are already in Hezbollah’s hands

By Adiv Sterman

September 17, 2013
7:29 pm

French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius, left, and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov shake hands at the end of their news conference after their meeting in Moscow, Russia, on Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2013 (photo credit: AP /Ivan Sekretarev)

Russia opposes use of force in Syria resolution

Foreign Minister Lavrov suggests Moscow will reconsider position if Assad doesn’t fulfill international agreements

By Albert Aji and Zeina Karam

September 15, 2013
6:38 am

‘British Jews are a success story, but not yet free of anxiety’

From the web The Guardian weighs in with leading figures in the UK’s Jewish community

September 8, 2013
7:28 am

A reported victim of the August 21 chemical attack near Damascus. (Screenshot CNN via Youtube)

UK tests on victims said to confirm sarin gas use in Syria

Two or three survivors of August 21 attack were taken to Britain for examination, report says; UN denies possibility of a preliminary inspectors’ report

By Times of Israel staff and AP

September 8, 2013
1:34 am

Sarin gas in 105 mm artillery shells being stored at a US site (illustrative photo: Courtesy)

Britain sent poison gas chemicals to Assad

From the web Between 2004 and 2010, UK government issued licenses to sell sodium fluoride, an essential component of sarin gas, to Assad, Daily Mail reports

Topic: Britain

Jewish Daily Mail editor defends paper against Miliband

Alex Brummer says he has a very ‘sensitive antennae’ to anti-Semitism, and this wasn’t it; paper still at epicenter of political storm

Syria: We’re fighting rebels who eat human hearts

Foreign Minister Moallem also tells UN General Assembly that world powers blocked move to name users of chemical weapons

Syrian ambassador: UN resolution addresses most regime concerns

Bashar Ja’afari says countries supporting rebels must abide by decision which also calls for roadmap for political transition

UN votes to eliminate Syria’s chemical weapons

Security Council unanimously endorses destroying stockpiles, roadmap for political transition; Kerry: This shows diplomacy can ‘defuse worst weapons of war’

Nazis offered to leave western Europe in exchange for free hand to attack USSR

From the web New book claims Hitler offered the British peace in 1941 on condition Germany was not hindered in invading Soviet Union, The Telegraph reports

UK issues polio-related travel warning to Israel

Tourists urged to check their vaccinations against virus that has been detected throughout the country

UN may see big action on Syria, Iran

Signals from Tehran and Damascus as well as joint US and Russian interest may set the stage for groundbreaking resolutions

Syrian official: Rebels used sarin gas, not us

High-ranking security source denies Assad forces ever used chemical weapons, claims West trained opposition fighters

For Madonna, Rabbi Philip Berg was a ray of light

International pop diva’s interest in Jewish spiritualism helped propel the Kabbalah guru, who passed away Tuesday, to fame

UK detains two men suspected of terrorist activity

British citizens arrested in Dover; police seize ammunition, search London property and vehicles

Syrian defector: I was told to use chemical weapons

Former officer says he didn’t obey orders, claims some WMDs are already in Hezbollah’s hands

Russia opposes use of force in Syria resolution

Foreign Minister Lavrov suggests Moscow will reconsider position if Assad doesn’t fulfill international agreements

‘British Jews are a success story, but not yet free of anxiety’

From the web The Guardian weighs in with leading figures in the UK’s Jewish community

UK tests on victims said to confirm sarin gas use in Syria

Two or three survivors of August 21 attack were taken to Britain for examination, report says; UN denies possibility of a preliminary inspectors’ report

Britain sent poison gas chemicals to Assad

From the web Between 2004 and 2010, UK government issued licenses to sell sodium fluoride, an essential component of sarin gas, to Assad, Daily Mail reports

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