November 19, 2016
4:53 pm

Noel and Frances Yauch, second from left, and former Beastie Boys member Adam Horovitz and wife Rachael, with New York City and Brooklyn officials standing by the plaque marking Adam Yauch Park in Brooklyn, May 3, 2013. (Daniel Zuchnik/Getty/via JTA)

NY’s Adam Yauch Park vandalized with swastikas, pro-Trump message

Police investigating incident at Brooklyn memorial to late Jewish Beastie Boy; graffiti removed short time later

By Times of Israel staff and AP

November 19, 2016
12:58 pm

Kurdish Peshmerga fighters stand at a crossing point where Iraqis fleeing the fighting between Iraqi forces and Islamic State militants cross to the Kurdish controlled area, in the Nineveh plain, northeast of Mosul, Nov. 17, 2016 (AP Photo/Hussein Malla)

Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul

Military forces working to secure more neighborhoods in city as jihadists fight back with snipers, RPGs and mortar rounds

By AP

November 19, 2016
9:41 am

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi listens to US Secretary of State John Kerry during a meeting at the presidential palace in Cairo on May 18, 2016. (Amr Nabil/Pool/AFP)

Egyptian president: Don’t ‘jump to conclusions’ on Trump

Sissi says campaign rhetoric is in the past, believes president-elect ‘will be more rigorously engaged with the issues of the region’

By AP and AFP

November 18, 2016
2:27 pm

A mobile home in the outpost of Amona (Noam Moskowitz/Flash90)

Sweden ‘deeply concerned’ over bill to legalize outposts

Stockholm joins long list of those opposed to the proposed legislation on unauthorized building in West Bank

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 18, 2016
7:37 am

Ruth Gruber, Alaska, 1941-43 (Unidentified photographer, courtesy)

Trailblazing journalist who brought 1,000 Jewish refugees to US dies at 105

Ruth Gruber, who captured some of the most iconic photos of the SS Exodus in 1947, dreamed of a world ‘with no more refugees who require haven’

By Times of Israel staff and AP

November 17, 2016
4:47 pm

This undated photo provided by Heritage Auctions, HA.com shows the world's earliest-known stone inscription of the Ten Commandments – a two-foot square slab of white marble, weighing about 115 pounds and inscribed in an early Hebrew script called Samaritan, that sold for $850,000 Wednesday evening, Nov. 16, 2016, (Matt Roppolo/Heritage Auctions, HA.com via AP)

World’s oldest Ten Commandments sold for $850,000

115-pound tablet is inscribed in an early Hebrew script called Samaritan; the buyer must display it in a museum

By AP

November 17, 2016
2:07 pm

Leonard Cohen performing at a concert in Ramat Gan, Israel, Sept. 24, 2009. (Marko/Flash90)

Leonard Cohen died in sleep after falling

‘Death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful,’ manager says

By AP

November 16, 2016
11:04 pm

President-elect Donald Trump's appointment for senior counselor and chief White House strategist Stephen Bannon looks on during a national security meeting with advisers at Trump Tower, October 7, 2016, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

House Democrats urge Trump to drop Bannon as top adviser

169 lawmakers say appointment of ex-Breitbart editor validates fears of bigotry, anti-Semitism and xenophobia expressed by ‘millions of Americans’

By AP and Eric Cortellessa

November 16, 2016
6:39 pm

Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) arrives for a Senate Democratic caucus organizing meeting to elect their leadership for the 115th Congress, Wednesday, November 16, 2016, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Schumer tapped as Senate minority leader; McConnell reelected

Jewish New Yorker will be highest ranking Democrat in Washington; majority leader to retain role

By AP

November 16, 2016
5:25 pm

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaks to the Associated Press during an interview, in Marrakech, Morocco, November 16, 2016. (AP/Mosa'ab Elshamy)

UN chief says Trump slowly ‘showing some signs of changes’

Ban Ki-moon hopes US president-elect will engage with United Nations; says he’s ‘asking world leaders not to erect walls’

By AP

November 16, 2016
4:25 am

President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a rally in New York on Nov. 9, 2016 (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump says all under control amid signs of transition trouble

President-elect says ‘very organized process’ to name cabinet; only he ‘knows who the finalists are!’

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 15, 2016
1:06 pm

Illustrative image of New Balance 997 shoes (CC BY sling@flickr, Flickr)

New Balance kicks back at white supremacist praise

Anti-Trump protesters burn sneakers after The Daily Stormer claims they are the ‘Official Shoes of White People’

By AP

November 15, 2016
12:17 pm

Turkmenistan's President Gurbanguli Berdymukhamedov, right, shakes hands with visiting Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Alexander Vershinin)

Abbas affirms Palestinians to attend French peace talks

In Turkmenistan, Palestinian leader speaks of the need to reach a deal with Israel, is optimistic about Moscow involvement

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 15, 2016
2:36 am

US First Lady Michelle Obama addresses delegates on Day 1 of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, July 25, 2016.(AFP / Robyn BECK)

Racist post about Michelle Obama causes backlash

West Virginia mayor, director of development under fire for Facebook post calling First Lady an ‘ape in heels’

By AP and Times of Israel staff

November 14, 2016
11:29 pm

People gather near a crime scene for a demonstration after the leader of a New York City mosque and an associate were fatally shot in a brazen daylight attack as they left afternoon prayers August 13, 2016. Police said 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and his 64-year-old associate, Tharam Uddin, were shot in the back of the head as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque in the Ozone Park section of Queens shortly before 2 p.m. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

FBI: Hate crimes against Muslims up by 67% in 2015

More than half of religious-based hate crimes are against Jews, with anti-Semitic attacks rising by 9%

By AP

Writer: AP

NY’s Adam Yauch Park vandalized with swastikas, pro-Trump message

Police investigating incident at Brooklyn memorial to late Jewish Beastie Boy; graffiti removed short time later

Iraqi troops face stiff resistance from IS in eastern Mosul

Military forces working to secure more neighborhoods in city as jihadists fight back with snipers, RPGs and mortar rounds

Egyptian president: Don’t ‘jump to conclusions’ on Trump

Sissi says campaign rhetoric is in the past, believes president-elect ‘will be more rigorously engaged with the issues of the region’

Sweden ‘deeply concerned’ over bill to legalize outposts

Stockholm joins long list of those opposed to the proposed legislation on unauthorized building in West Bank

Trailblazing journalist who brought 1,000 Jewish refugees to US dies at 105

Ruth Gruber, who captured some of the most iconic photos of the SS Exodus in 1947, dreamed of a world ‘with no more refugees who require haven’

World’s oldest Ten Commandments sold for $850,000

115-pound tablet is inscribed in an early Hebrew script called Samaritan; the buyer must display it in a museum

Leonard Cohen died in sleep after falling

‘Death was sudden, unexpected and peaceful,’ manager says

House Democrats urge Trump to drop Bannon as top adviser

169 lawmakers say appointment of ex-Breitbart editor validates fears of bigotry, anti-Semitism and xenophobia expressed by ‘millions of Americans’

Schumer tapped as Senate minority leader; McConnell reelected

Jewish New Yorker will be highest ranking Democrat in Washington; majority leader to retain role

UN chief says Trump slowly ‘showing some signs of changes’

Ban Ki-moon hopes US president-elect will engage with United Nations; says he’s ‘asking world leaders not to erect walls’

Trump says all under control amid signs of transition trouble

President-elect says ‘very organized process’ to name cabinet; only he ‘knows who the finalists are!’

New Balance kicks back at white supremacist praise

Anti-Trump protesters burn sneakers after The Daily Stormer claims they are the ‘Official Shoes of White People’

Abbas affirms Palestinians to attend French peace talks

In Turkmenistan, Palestinian leader speaks of the need to reach a deal with Israel, is optimistic about Moscow involvement

Racist post about Michelle Obama causes backlash

West Virginia mayor, director of development under fire for Facebook post calling First Lady an ‘ape in heels’

FBI: Hate crimes against Muslims up by 67% in 2015

More than half of religious-based hate crimes are against Jews, with anti-Semitic attacks rising by 9%

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