Daily Archives: June 13, 2017
Swiss parliament votes to end funding of anti-Semitic NGOs
The Swiss Council of States passed today a resolution directing the government to "amend the laws, ordinances and regulations" to prevent funding to NGOs "involved in racist, anti-Semitic or hate incitement actions."
According to NGO...
Do not “Dismantle” UNRWA, which cannot be done. Reform UNRWA Policies, which can be...
Virtually every media outlet took the UNRWA condemnation of the Hamas tunnels found under an UNRWA school at its word. Yet no media outlet reminded the world that the UNRWA school teachers union and...
Dutch Muslim city councilman calls visiting israeli students ‘future zionists terrorists, murderers of children’
A Muslim city councilman in The Hague recently called Israeli high school students visiting the Netherlands “future Zionist terrorists” and “murders of children,” the Center for Information and Documentation of Israel (CIDI) reported late...
Ivanka Trump incorrectly names judaism as 1 of the 3 ‘Largest world religions’
Ivanka Trump, daughter and adviser to President Donald Trump, incorrectly named Judaism as one of the three largest world religions Monday while recalling the president’s recent overseas trip.
The father and daughter, along with several...
Warsaw mayor to testify in Jewish property restitution probe
Warsaw’s city mayor and other officials will be summoned this month to testify before a special state commission investigating questionable restitution of private property that was seized under communism, the deputy justice minister said...
‘Oslo,’ Bette Midler and Ben Platt take Tony Awards
“Oslo,” a play about the 1993 Oslo Accords, won the Tony Award for best new play and its Jewish lead actor, Michael Aronov, was recognized as best featured actor in a play.
Bette Midler, the...
Against all odds: The rise of Israel (1897-1948)
Today, approaching its 70th anniversary since the state of Israel was created by a vote of the United Nations in November 1947, Israel has become a strong power in many areas. Its military is...
Is fighting climate change a jewish duty?
Preserving the planet is a duty for the Jewish community, rabbis and activists told The Jerusalem Post.
“From a Jewish religious standpoint the idea of stewardship for God’s world is incredibly important, and anybody who’s...
Jack Fischel is jewish family services volunteer of the year
Author and historian Jack Fischel is best known as the founder of the Holocaust conference at Millersville University.
That, by itself, is quite a legacy. But it is only part of who he is.
Fischel, 79,...
Is Batman jewish?
This past weekend, many of us lost a piece of our childhood.
I am referring to the death of Adam West, whose most famous role was as Batman in the television series that ran from...