Daily Archives: May 11, 2017
Author of controversial ‘Jewish State’ bill insists it’s unprejudiced and fair
n June 2011, Avi Dichter, then an opposition Knesset member with the centrist Kadima party, started collecting signatures for a proposal he had been working on to officially define Israel as a Jewish state...
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder welcomes FIFA Council’s move to defer decision...
World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder commended the executive council of the international football association, FIFA, for deferring its decision on the standing of the Israeli Football Association. The council made its announcement...
Palestinian rock throwers inspiration for trending toy, says inventor
The latest craze sweeping the toy world, the fidget spinner, was developed in response to rock-throwing by Palestinian youth.
Twenty years ago, while on a visit to Israel, Catherine Hettinger heard about Palestinian youth throwing...
The First Jewish President?
'(JFK) inspired a generation to enter public service and to ask what they could do for their country. President Barack Obama inspired me in the same way,' he said.
'My life changed in 2008 because a...
This Israeli Woman Is On A Hunger Strike To Get A Divorce
A 53-year-old Israeli Jewish woman is on a hunger strike outside Israel’s parliament building because the state has forbidden her from divorcing her husband.
Jewish law requires both husband and wife to agree to a...