Historic Year for Aliyah to Israel

The year 2014 had some very newsworthy occurrences.
In Stinging Defeat, UN Rejects Palestinian Bid for Statehood

The UN Security Council rejected on Tuesday the Palestinian draft resolution calling for the full Israeli withdrawal from East Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria by the end of 2017.
Wiesenthal Center’s Top 10 Worst Anti-Semitic Acts of 2014

The Simon Wiesenthal Center has released a list of its top 10 worst anti-Semitic offenses of 2014.
The Islamization of France in 2014

According to a confidential French intelligence document leaked to Le Figaro, a form of Muslim ghettoization is gaining ground within the French school system.
Ominous Clouds Over French Jewry

It’s an article that’s more than 10 years old now, but I still maintain that anyone who wants to get an insight into the dynamics of anti-Semitism in France would do well to consult “France’s Scarlet Letter.”
France Votes to Recognize Palestine in Symbolic Vote; Israel Disappointed

French parliamentarians voiced their opinion in a symbolic vote for their government to recognize Palestine.
Netanyahu Tells White House to Get Its Facts Straight

Shortly after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told the White House to get its facts straight about construction plans in East Jerusalem, Washington came back with a response of its own.
Brussels Museum Shooter a Former ISIS Jailer

Four French reporters, held captive by ISIS in Syria and recently freed, identified suspected Brussels Jewish Museum shooter Mehdi Nemmouche as one of their captors.
Suicide Bombing of French Synagogue Averted

In a recent crackdown on citizens bent on joining foreign jihadi forces, French police arrested two local teens, uncovering a plot to bomb a synagogue in Lyon.
Jerusalem Dateline: What Did Israel Win with the Ceasefire? (VIDEO)

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stunned Israel last week when he unilaterally accepted a ceasefire with Hamas.