The Latest News

Come here whenever a major news story breaks and you'd like the facts quickly. You'll find original documents and talking points that will allow you to understand and explain the issue. Dates indicate when added to the Jewish Virtual Library.

Jan 27:

• President Barack Obama Issues Address in Commemoration of International Holocaust Remembrance Day
• Republic Presidential Candidates Square Off Regarding their Support for Israel in Debates

Jan 26:

• Jewish Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Submits Official Resignation from Office to Focus on Rehabilitation Following Assassination Attempt

Jan 23:

• IAEA Director General Yukiya Amano Says he Believes Iranians are Working to Create Nuclear Bombs

Jan 20:

• Suha Arafat and Palestinian official Nabil Shaath Explain to Palestinian Television That Yasser Arafat Pre-Planned Palestinian Intifada in 2000

Jan 19:

• Israeli Intelligence Reports that Hezbollah Imported Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems and other Russian Air-Defenses from Syria
• British Forensic Archaeologist Uncovers Hidden Mass Graves Sites at Treblinka Extermination Camp
• Texas Governor Rick Perry Withdraws his Candidacy for the 2012 Presidental Election

Jan 18

• President Obama and Jordanian King Abdullah Meet to Discuss Israel-Palestinian Peace Prospects and Ongoing Conflict in the Middle East

Jan 17:

• Saudi Arabian Officials Contend They Will Pursue Developing Nuclear Weapons If Nuclear Threat from Iran is not Contained Soon

Jan 11:

• 1,500 Year Old Stamp & Seal with Imprint of Second Temple Menorah Discovered Near Akko
• Cyprus and Israel Sign Two Defense Agreements
• India and Israel Sign Extradition Treaty and Pledge to Boost Counter-Terrorism and Homeland Security Coordination
• Greek and Israeli Government Officials Announce Signing of New Doefense Cooperation Agreement

Jan 10:

• Israeli Foreign Ministry Releases List of Archaeological Expeditions Accepting Volunteers for 2012
• House of Representatives Passes Iran, North Korea & Syria Nonproliferation and Modernization Act [December 2011]

Jan 9:

• Congress Allocates More Than $235 Million for Joint U.S.-Israeli Missile Defense Programs

Jan 6:

• United States Pledges $55 Million to the United Nations Relief and Works Organization for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA)
• Popular Resistance Terrorist Organization Fires Mortars Containing Phosphorous at Civilian Targets Inside Israel

New Additions to the Library (January)

Arab/Muslim World | Biography | Fact Sheets

History | Holocaust | Israel | Judaism

Peace Process | Public Opinion Polls | Terrorism

US-Israel Relations | Virtual Jewish History Tours

The Arab/Muslim World

• Arab/Muslim Attitudes Towards Jews & Israel [Myths & Facts]
• UNRWA: Table of Contents [Updated]
• The Muslim Brotherhood [Updated]
• IAEA Resolution Regarding Nuclear Technology in Iran
• Hamas [Updated]

Biography

• Jewish Members of Congress [Updated]
• Gabrielle Giffords [Updated]
• Yasser Arafat [Updated]
• Raoul Wallenberg [Updated]
• Jack Lew [Updated]
• Adolf Hitler [Updated]

Fact Sheets

• U.S. Loan Guarantees to Israel [Updated]
• Israel's Liberal Democracy [Updated]
• Failure of Sanctions Against Iran [Updated]
• The Threat from Iran [Updated]
• Nuclear Proliferation in the Middle East [Updated]
• Mahmoud Abbas: Obstacle to Peace [Updated]

History

• Israeli Archaeological Discoveries (2011)
• Operation Ezra & Nehemiah [Updated]
• Operation Opera [Updated]
• Camp David Negotiations: Table of Contents [Updated]
• Modern Israel & the Diaspora Timeline [Updated]
• Women in the U.S. Military [Updated]
• Hitler: Life in Pictures [Updated]
• Was Hitler Jewish? [Updated]

Holocaust

• The Concentration Camps: Table of Contents
• Auschwitz: Table of Contents
• Treblinka: Table of Contents
• Raoul Wallenberg: Table of Contents
• New England Holocuast Memorial

Israel

• Loan Guarantees to Israel [Updated]
• Israeli Elections: Table of Contents
• The Knesset: Table of Contents
• Cabinet & Ministers of Israel's Government [Updated]
• Health & Medicine in Israel: Table of Contents
• Life Expectancy, by Sex & Religion [Updated]
• Infant Mortality Rate [Updated]
• Fertility Rates, by Age & Religion
• HIV/AIDS in the Middle East [Updated]
• Abortion in Israel: Statistics [Updated]
• Zionism: Table of Contents
• Nature, Wildlife & Enviornment of Israel: Table of Contents
• Humanitarian Operation: Earthquake in Haiti [Updated]
• Archaeology in Israel: Table of Contents
• Archaeological Expeditions: 2012
• India-Israel Strategic Cooperation: Table of Contents
• Greek-Israel Relations [Updated]
• IDF Humanitarian Operations Worldwide [Updated]
• Latest Population Figures (January 2012)
• Annual Population Figures [Updated]
• Annual Immigration Figures [Updated]
• Women in Israeli Public Life [Updated]
• "Tolerance Code" of the IDF
• Second Lebanon War: Overview

Judaism

• The Tenth of Tevet [Updated]
• The Torah: An Overview [Updated]
• Reading the Torah [Updated]
• Pesach Sheni
• Western Wall: Table of Contents [Updated]
• Jews in the Obama Administration [Updated]
• Jewish Population of the USA, National [Updated]
• Jewish Population of the USA, by State (December 2011)
• Jewish Holidays & Festivals: Table of Contents
• Dates of Jewish Holidays (2012-2014)

Peace Process

• Israeli Perspective on Middle East Water Conflict [PDF]
• U.S. Contributions to UNRWA [Updated]
• Israeli Humanitarian Aid to the Gaza Strip; Monthly Overview

Public Opinion Polls

• Israeli Public Opinion of the Gaza Flotilla Incident
• Polls of Israeli Arabs
• Israeli Opinion on Society, Peace Process and Government
• British Public Opinion Towards Jews and Israel
• Spanish Public Opinion Towards Jews and Israel

Terrorism

• Hezbollah: The Overview [Updated]
• Rockets & Mortars Fired at Israel: 2009-2012 [Updated]
• Israeli "Hits" on Terrorists [Updated]

U.S.-Israel Relations

• 2012 Candidates Views on Israel: Newt Gingrich [Updated]
• 2012 Candidates Views on Israel: Mitt Romney [Updated]
• 2012 Candidates Views on Israel: Barack Obama [Updated]
• Loan Guarantees to Israel: Statistical Overview
• 2012 Candidates Views on Israel: Rick Santorum [Updated]
• Georgia - Israel Cooperation [Updated]
• Remarks by President Obama & Jordanian King Abdullah
• Key Votes on Israel & the Middle East: Senate
• Key Votes on Israel & the Middle East: House of Representatives
• Congress: Table of Contents [Updated]
• US-Israel Missile Defense Program
• U.S.A. Cooperation with Israel, by State [Updated]
• BIRD Foundation [Updated]

The Virtual Jewish History Tour

• Portugal
• New Zealand
• Synagogues of the World: Germany
• China
• Haiti
• Cyprus
• Iceland
• South Sudan **NEW**

Archived Additions to the Library