When a major news story breaks - on Israel, the Middle East or the Jewish world - the Jewish Virtual Library is here with the necessary facts and information to help you better understand and explain the issues.

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Judaism | The Middle East | Peace Process | Public Opinion Polls
Terrorism | US-Israel Relations | Virtual Jewish World

Biography

• Rudolf Hess [Updated]
• Leon Lederman [Updated]
• Efraim Halevy
• Danny Yatom
• Shabtai Shavit
• Nahum Admoni
• Yitzhak Hofi
• Zvi Zamir

Fact Sheets

• U.S. Crude  Imports by Country of Origin (2012-2017)
• Israel Population [Updated]
• Iranian Europe-Based Operational Activity (1979 - Present)
• Iran's Ballistic Missile and Space Launch Programs (CRS, 2018)
• The Threat From Iran [Updated]
• Israel Space R&D [Updated]
• Great March of Return
• UNSC Resolutions [Updated]

History

• Timeline of Jewish History in Austria
• History & Overview of Hebron [Updated]
• Ethiopia Virtual Jewish Tour [Updated]
• 1967 War: Israeli Leaders Discuss Future of Captured Territories

Holocaust

• Commanders and Staff at Treblinka
• Goldstein Thanks Eisenhower For Letter On Anniversary of Liberation (April 29, 1955)
• Eisenhower Letter On 10th Anniversary of Liberation of Concentration Camps (March 21, 1955)
• Eisenhower Discusses Atrocities at Press Conference (June 18, 1945)
• George Marshall Letter to Eisenhower Describing Visit to Ohrdruf (April 15, 1945)

Israel

• Concerts in Israel by Year [Updated]
• Science & Technology in Israel [Updated]
• Ariel University [Updated]
• UNHRC and Israel [Updated]
• Women in the IAF [Updated]
• Israel-Related Actions at the UN (2017)

Judaism

• Jewish Population Metro Areas [Updated]
• University Statements Rejecting BDS [Updated]

The Middle East

• Iran Nuclear History: Implementation of the JCPOA [Updated]
• U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians: FY 2018
• Myths & Facts: Quotes [Updated]
• U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians: FY 2018 [updated]
• The Threat From Iran [Updated]

Peace Process

• Conversation between President Carter and Israeli FM Dayan in the Billiard Room at Camp David (September 17, 1978)
• Conversation between US and Egyptian Delegations at Camp David (September 11, 1978)
• Hamas [Updated]

Public Opinion Polls

• Israeli Atittudes About Peace With Palestinians [Updated]
• Israeli Attitudes Towards Other Nations [Updated]
• Israeli Attitudes Towards Diaspora Jewry [Updated]
• Israeli Polls on Peace Process, Society, and Government [Updated]
• Peace Index Polls [Updated]

Terrorism

• Sanctioning the Use of Civilians as Defenseless Shields Act
• Hizballah International Financing Prevention Amendments Act of 2017
• Foreign Terrorist Organizations
• Reports on International Terror: Middle East & North Africa Country Reports 2017
• Statistics on Incidents of Terrorism Worldwide
• State Sponsors of Terrorism: Iran
• History & Overview of Hezbollah [Update]

U.S.-Israel Relations

• U.S. Embassy Merges With Consulate General in Jerusalem
• Closure of PLO Office in Washington DC
• U.S. aid to the Palestinian Authority, FY 2018
• Israel-NASA Collaboration [Updated]

The Virtual Jewish World

• Endingen and Lengnau, Switzerland [Updated]
• Budapest, Hungary [Updated]
• Philippines [Updated]
• Paraguay [Updated]
• United Kingdom [Updated]
• Sweden [Updated]