US terror czar downplays threats to Jewish targets
Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says security officials are carefully monitoring Middle East developments
View ArticleUS to grant Syrians protected immigration status
Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano says Syria too hazardous for expats to return safely
View ArticleFast track to US may open for Israeli frequent flyers
New program would let the jet set cut lines at customs when flying between Israel and the US
View ArticleNapolitano talks security funding cuts with Jewish leaders
Jewish Federations of North America, Orthodox Union and Agudath Israel of America are among the nonprofits receiving special grants from the Department of Homeland Security
View ArticleEuropean airlines to handover passenger info to US
Details like credit card numbers and religious meal choices will be passed to Dept. of Homeland Security
View ArticleIsraeli ‘security-hardened’ tech to protect American infrastructure
ITWorld: Israeli technology is being featured at a US government-sponsored conference on protecting America’s water, electricity, gas, and other systems
View ArticleDepartment of Homeland Security allocates $9.7 million for Jewish nonprofits
Funding goes to organizations considered at-risk for terror attacks
View ArticleUS Homeland Security runs threat response exercise with Jewish leaders
The program features simulations of attacks on Jews and Israelis in the Diaspora
View ArticleTSA: Sukkot species kosher for travel
Homeland Security gives the go-ahead for palm branches, myrtle and willow twigs, and citrons
View ArticleWhite House taking steps to thwart cyberterrorism attacks
Draft order would give US firms information about looming threats, enabling them to block potential attackers
View ArticleUS should engage more with Israel in the fight against terror, says former...
‘Similar mindset’ fosters good alliance — in trade as well as security matters, according to Tom Ridge
View ArticleJewish group exercises motto of ‘vigilance without panic’ at Memphis KKK rally
Response coordinated by Secure Community Network seen as national model, as US experiences resurgence of anti-government and white supremacist groups
View ArticleSaudis said to have warned US of Boston bombing
Washington denies Daily Mail report that Tamerlan Tsarnaev was cited as potential security threat a year before the attack
View ArticleNew wave of cyber attacks on US ‘traced to Iran’
Digital weapons seek to ‘destroy data and manipulate machinery’ at oil, gas, and electricity companies, officials tell New York Times
View ArticleUS Jewish organizations get $9m. for ‘homeland security’
Security grants for non-profits narrowly escape sequestration threat, with Jewish groups garnering 90% of available funds
View ArticleHomeland Security pick points to WH priority shift
Obama’s choice of military’s former top lawyer to replace Janet Napolitano could indicate a renewed focus on counterterrorism
View ArticleUS Senate confirms new Homeland Security secretary
Former top Pentagon lawyer Jeh Johnson, a multimillionaire and longtime Obama supporter, will replace Janet Napolitano
View ArticleUS warns of explosives in toothpaste tubes
Info on threat has been passed on the eve of the Olympics to airlines with direct service to Russia
View ArticleObama eases asylum rules for terrorist support
Administration bypasses Congress to smooth path for those seeking US residence who once gave ‘limited’ support to terror groups
View ArticleIsrael’s Elbit wins US border work after Boeing dropped
Businessweek: The Israeli company scored a $145 million contract to set up a patrol system in Arizona, and if it’s expanded, the deal could be worth $1 billion, analysts said
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