Israel

Brazil’s national high school exam moved from Shabbat after Jewish lobbying

In 2016, some 76,000 applicants were confined to classrooms between 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Saturday in order to start the test after sunset without the possibility of cheating.

Israel bars entry to British activist because of boycott support

A former Palestine Solidarity Campaign chairman was denied a week after the Knesset banned foreigners who back boycotts of the Jewish state.

Iranian foreign minister calls Netanyahu’s Purim story ‘fake history’

“To sell bigoted lies against a nation which has saved Jews 3 times, Netanyahu resorting to fake history & falsifying Torah. Force of habit,” Zarif tweeted.

How Israeli women turned this Purim into a feminist holiday

Israel upsets Cuba to continue improbable run in World Baseball Classic

ZOA endorses Israel’s anti-BDS law

Trump invites Abbas to the White House

Mike Pence to speak at AIPAC conference

Association for Israel Studies slams Israel’s BDS travel ban

Bill Clinton: Incitement before Rabin murder ‘prefigured’ current nationalist surge

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