Delet | News and politics

Hitler shampoo ad in Turkey

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0200

Turkey's Jewish community was on Monday protesting a Turkish commercial that uses an old film footage of Adolf Hitler to sell shampoo.

Jewish Cemetery Vandalized in Poland

Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Perpetrators spray-painted swastikas and anti-Semitic images and slogans on graves, a Holocaust memorial and entrance to the Jewish cemetery.

Anne Frank Center has moved to Ground zero

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100

New York City's Anne Frank Center has moved to a new Manhattan location near ground zero.

Newspaper Apologizes for Holocaust Comic

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Controversial argentinian comic Gustavo Sala is under fire for his Holocaust cartoon in Argentinian newspaper Pagina/12.

Israel is Developing Cancer Vaccine

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Vaxil’s groundbreaking therapeutic vaccine, developed in Israel, could keep about 90 percent of cancers from coming back.

Israel, US cancel missile defense drill

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

“Austere Challenge” was billed as largest such drill in country's history; officials cite technical, logistical issues.

IDF Prepares To Accept Syrian Refugees

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 +0100

Chief of Staff says Assad will fall and the IDF can take in Alawite refugees to the Golan. A large influx might threaten Israeli control.

Jewish leaders met with jailed American Jew Alan Gross

Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Adela Dworin, president of the Beth Shalom Synagogue in Havana, and David Prinstein, the synagogue’s vice president, met with Gross, 62, at hospital.

Israeli student found dead in German university

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

A 26-year-old Israeli medical student was found dead in her German university's halls of residence, state prosecutors in Goettingen said Thursday.

Fatah, Hamas leaders debate PLO reform in Cairo

Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal met on Thursday to discuss reforming the Palestine Liberation Organisation.

Rare flock of singing swans spotted in Northern Israel

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The last time singing swans were spotted in Israel was in 2001; They are named so for their loud call, which is used for courting and to strengthen the ties between the adults and the young.

Benetton connected world polititans with a kiss

Tue, 29 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The Italian fashion firm Benetton launched its shock advertisement campaign on Monday in Tel Aviv showing Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas kissing on the mouth.

Israeli women shows solidarity with nude egyptian blogger

Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

When an Egyptian activist posted a nude picture of herself online in protest at the lack of freedom of expression, it sparked outrage in her country.

IAEA: Iran Seeking Nuclear Weapons Technology

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The IAEA says it has credible intelligence Iran has sought nuclear weapons technology - and that those efforts may be ongoing.

Sarkozy trash talks

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 +0100

The French president, Nicolas Sarkozy, described the Israeli prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, as a “liar” in a private exchange with Barack Obama at last week’s G20 summit in Cannes that was inadvertently broadcast to journalists.