Head of Conference of Presidents: Anti-Semitism in the US on the rise

By Attila Somfalvi, Ynetnews— Three-quarters of American Jewish students say they witnessed or experienced anti-Semitism on a campus, American-Jewish leader Malcolm Hoenlein told Ynet on Wednesday. “It’s not Europe yet, but (anti-Semitism) is definitely on the rise,” said Hoenlein, the executive vice chairman of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which is…

Messianic Jews, Evangelical Palestinians and Aramean Christians in Online Scuffle

By Israel Today— Arabic-speaking Israeli Christians (who today identify as Arameans) have taken offense at a recent pact signed between a small group of Messianic Jews and Palestinian Evangelicals engaged in an anti-Israel campaign. The agreement in question was signed earlier this month in Larnaca, Cyprus, where Messianic and Palestinian Christian leaders sought reconciliation even…

PA: Palestinians to ‘never’ again negotiate directly with Israel

By Times of Israel— In a striking rejection of relentless international efforts to broker new talks, Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki said Monday that the Palestinians will “never” return to direct negotiations with Israel. Peace talks collapsed in April 2014 and since then, the situation has deteriorated, with the prospects of fresh dialogue appearing…