January 27, 2015
8:09 pm

Holocaust survivors watch suspended screens in a tent raised at the entrance of the Birkenau Nazi death camp in Oswiecim, Poland, Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2015, during the official remembrance ceremony. (photo credit: AP Photo//Czarek Sokolowski)

In Auschwitz, leader warns Jews are again targets

WJC President Ronald Lauder tells survivors and world leaders at Holocaust memorial that anti-Semitism has grown in Europe

By Vanessa Gera

January 27, 2015
7:48 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks at the Jewish Museum in Moscow on January 27, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO / POOL / VASILY MAXIMOV)

Attempts to rewrite Shoah history ‘unacceptable,’ says Putin

At Moscow commemoration, Russian president speaks out against efforts to belittle Red Army’s role in stopping Nazis

By AFP

January 27, 2015
1:43 pm

Archive photo: An Israeli army tank is seen stationed near the village of Majdal Shams, on March 19, 2014, in the Golan Heights. (photo credit: AFP/Jalaa Marey)

Arab sources say Hezbollah ‘revenge’ will come next month

Nasrallah to refer to Quneitra attack in speech on Friday; IDF lowers alert after 2 rockets hit Golan Heights; Bennett under fire for adding ex-soccer star Eli Ohana to party list

By Jonathan Beck

January 25, 2015
7:50 am

A former concentration camp prisoner attending a ceremony at the memorial site of the former Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau on January 27, 2014. (photo credit: AFP/JANEK SKARZYNSKI)

Survivors, world leaders to mark Auschwitz liberation

70 years later, some 300 former inmates — most in their 90s — will gather at the Nazi concentration camp on Tuesday

By AFP

January 22, 2015
3:06 pm

Russia's President Vladimir Putin looks over at the French president during their bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Brisbane, Australia, Nov. 15, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Alain Jocard, Pool)

Jerusalem ‘unaware’ of Putin visit next month

Palestinian media report says Russian president will visit Israel, Palestinian territories during February regional tour

By Times of Israel staff

January 7, 2015
9:09 pm

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Jerusalem City Hall's situation room during a briefing on the snowstorm which hit the capital on January 7, 2015. (photo credit: Kobi Gideon / GPO)

Netanyahu: Paris attack proves world must fight Islamist terror

World leaders pan ‘barbaric’ attack which killed 12 at French satirical newspaper known for Mohammed caricatures

By Times of Israel staff and AFP

January 7, 2015
8:12 pm

President Barack Obama pauses while speaking to members of the media, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Obama called the shootings at French newspaper a 'cowardly evil attack' on journalists and a free press. (photo credit: AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Obama condemns ‘horrific’ attack on Paris newspaper, IS fighter hails it

US pledges to assist in bringing terrorists who killed 12 to justice; IS gunman says Prophet Mohammed avenged

By AFP, AP and Times of Israel staff

January 7, 2015
5:01 pm

French President Francois Hollande (C) arrives at the headquarters of the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris on January 7, 2015, after armed gunmen stormed the offices leaving eleven dead, including two police officers, according to sources close to the investigation. (photo credit: AFP/KENZO TRIBOUILLARD)

Israel, world leaders condemn France terror attack

EU, Russia, Germany, US and Muslim groups pan ‘barbaric’ shootout which killed 12 at satirical newspaper known for Mohammed caricatures

By Times of Israel staff and AFP

January 2, 2015
6:06 pm

Thousands of Ukrainian nationalists hold a torchlight procession across Kiev in honor of Stepan Bandera, a World War II anti-Soviet insurgent, on January 1, 2015 (photo credit: AFP/Genya Savilov)

Russian diplomat claims Ukraine ‘on Nazi path’

Foriegn ministry official blasts Kiev march in honor of WWII-era anti-Soviet leader who worked with German forces

By AFP

December 31, 2014
4:35 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow's Kremlin, Russia, Friday, Dec. 26, 2014. (photo credit: AP/RIA Novosti, Alexei Druzhinin, Presidential Press Service)

Putin sends New Year’s message to Obama

Russian leader speaks of shared responsibility in maintaining international stability

By AP

December 31, 2014
3:00 pm

Shas party chairman Aryeh Deri (L) signing his official letter of resignation from the Knesset, December 30, 2014 (photo credit: Isaac Harari/Knesset Spokesperson)

Deri’s derring-do

As 2014 comes to a close, the media is unsure whether the Shas leader’s resignation from the Knesset augurs a big-time comeback or the end of the party

By Joshua Davidovich

December 27, 2014
1:27 pm

Jewish Russian banker Slava Rabinovich in Kiev. (Courtesy of SP Advisors)

Russia’s economy could collapse in months, says financial forecaster

Jewish social media personality Slava Rabinovich’s apocalyptic visions of a crumbling federation may be quickly realized

By Anya Zhuravel Segal

December 21, 2014
1:39 am

US President Barack Obama, November 13, 2014 (photo credit: AFP/Christophe Archambault)

Obama takes foreign policy risk, but on his own terms

Despite cautious image, with recent moves on Cuba, China, and Iran, US president shows willingness for bold action

By Julie Pace

December 20, 2014
10:17 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin at his annual holiday news conference in Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, December 18, 2014. (photo credit: AP/RIA Novosti Kremlin, Mikhail Klimentyev, Presidential Press Service)

Czech Jewish group opposes Putin invite to Holocaust event

Federation calls Russian president’s attendance at an Auschwitz liberation memorial ‘inappropriate’

By AFP

December 19, 2014
8:52 pm

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un gives a speech during a plenary meeting of the central committee of the ruling Workers' Party in Pyongyang, North Korea, on March 31, 2013. (photo credit: AP/KCNA via KNS)

FBI says North Korea behind Sony hack

Hackers threaten studio over satirical movie release connected to Pyongyang; McCain calls cyber attack ‘act of war’

By AFP

Topic: Vladimir Putin

In Auschwitz, leader warns Jews are again targets

WJC President Ronald Lauder tells survivors and world leaders at Holocaust memorial that anti-Semitism has grown in Europe

Attempts to rewrite Shoah history ‘unacceptable,’ says Putin

At Moscow commemoration, Russian president speaks out against efforts to belittle Red Army’s role in stopping Nazis

Arab sources say Hezbollah ‘revenge’ will come next month

Nasrallah to refer to Quneitra attack in speech on Friday; IDF lowers alert after 2 rockets hit Golan Heights; Bennett under fire for adding ex-soccer star Eli Ohana to party list

Survivors, world leaders to mark Auschwitz liberation

70 years later, some 300 former inmates — most in their 90s — will gather at the Nazi concentration camp on Tuesday

Jerusalem ‘unaware’ of Putin visit next month

Palestinian media report says Russian president will visit Israel, Palestinian territories during February regional tour

Netanyahu: Paris attack proves world must fight Islamist terror

World leaders pan ‘barbaric’ attack which killed 12 at French satirical newspaper known for Mohammed caricatures

Obama condemns ‘horrific’ attack on Paris newspaper, IS fighter hails it

US pledges to assist in bringing terrorists who killed 12 to justice; IS gunman says Prophet Mohammed avenged

Israel, world leaders condemn France terror attack

EU, Russia, Germany, US and Muslim groups pan ‘barbaric’ shootout which killed 12 at satirical newspaper known for Mohammed caricatures

Russian diplomat claims Ukraine ‘on Nazi path’

Foriegn ministry official blasts Kiev march in honor of WWII-era anti-Soviet leader who worked with German forces

Putin sends New Year’s message to Obama

Russian leader speaks of shared responsibility in maintaining international stability

Deri’s derring-do

As 2014 comes to a close, the media is unsure whether the Shas leader’s resignation from the Knesset augurs a big-time comeback or the end of the party

Russia’s economy could collapse in months, says financial forecaster

Jewish social media personality Slava Rabinovich’s apocalyptic visions of a crumbling federation may be quickly realized

Obama takes foreign policy risk, but on his own terms

Despite cautious image, with recent moves on Cuba, China, and Iran, US president shows willingness for bold action

Czech Jewish group opposes Putin invite to Holocaust event

Federation calls Russian president’s attendance at an Auschwitz liberation memorial ‘inappropriate’

FBI says North Korea behind Sony hack

Hackers threaten studio over satirical movie release connected to Pyongyang; McCain calls cyber attack ‘act of war’

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