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Arabs in Sharaka delegation to Israel describe eye-opening education about the Holocaust
A delegation of people from Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Turkey visited Israel from Feb. 26 to March 3 to learn about the Holocaust as a way to promote tolerance.
The visit, during...
Opposition leaders condemn Netanyahu, accept Herzog’s judicial reform proposal
In a press conference in Tel Aviv on Thursday, opposition leaders declared their acceptance of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s judicial reform plan while condemning the coalition for rejecting it.
Leaders of Yesh Atid, National Unity,...
Dershowitz: ‘Judicial reform will not undercut democracy’
U.S. attorney Alan Dershowitz said the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform program does not endanger Israel’s democracy and might even enhance it, speaking on Wednesday during an online debate with Professor Eugene Kontorovich.
The rare respectful...
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces new group, ‘Progressives for Israel’
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans on March 13 to start a pro-Israel group via a video played at Carnegie Hall during World Values Network’s 80th commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
“I’m starting an...
Bronx Defenders to pay $170,000 to harassed Jewish employee
A legal-aid agency in New York City with a history of anti-Israel bias reached a settlement with a former Jewish employee, who claims that she was harassed and treated so poorly that she had...
EU foreign-policy chief barred from official visits to Israel
Israeli officials will not meet with Josep Borrell, the European Union’s high representative for foreign affairs and security policy, should he visit the Jewish state, following comments he made equating Palestinian terrorist attacks with...
Israeli ministers call for unity during visit to Joseph’s Tomb
Two members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government visited Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus late Wednesday night, urging unity among the people of Israel.
Heritage Minister Amichai Eliyahu and Minister of Culture and Sport Miki...
At Berlin Holocaust memorial, Netanyahu says evil must be stopped early
Standing beside German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday at a Holocaust memorial in Berlin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made an indirect reference to Israel’s efforts to prevent Iran from threatening the Jewish state with...
Netanyahu: Herzog’s judicial reform proposal perpetuates imbalance of power
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a judicial compromise proposal presented on Wednesday night by President Isaac Herzog during an address to the nation earlier in the evening.
“I think that any attempt to reach...
Herzog pitches ‘people’s plan’ to resolve growing societal rift over judicial reform
Israeli President Isaac Herzog presented what he termed the “people’s plan,” referring to a compromise judicial-reform proposal that he developed, in a national address on Wednesday night.
He began his speech by painting a bleak...