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Daily Archives: March 7, 2018

U.S. lawmakers demand DOJ investigate Qatar’s Al Jazeera

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Congressmen Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.) and Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) led a bipartisan letter sent on Tuesday urging U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions to enforce the Foreign Agents Registration Act, or FARA, with respect to Qatar’s...

Was this Netanyahu’s last AIPAC stint as prime minister of Israel?

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With a wobbly coalition threatening his political stability and under investigation for alleged corruption, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu surely must have appreciated the opportunity to escape Israel and receive a warm welcome by...

Fatah prepares to replace Mahmoud Abbas

 Senior Fatah official Mahmoud al-Aloul has been appointed as a temporary stand-in for Mahmoud Abbas in case the head of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority becomes unfit to continue in his positions before elections...

At AIPAC, 400 attend event in support of Judea and Samaria

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An event in support of Judea and Samaria organized in parallel to the 2018 AIPAC Conference reached maximum capacity on Monday night, turning away a long line of attendees who came to oppose boycotts...

Deputy foreign minister: Israel not responsible for situation in Gaza

More than 70 foreign diplomats visited Israel’s border with Gaza on Tuesday, taking part in a tour organized by Israel’s Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely. The purpose of the tour was to show the group,...
Einstein's official 1921 portrait after receiving the Nobel Prize in physics. (Wikimedia Commons)

Albert Einstein handwritten letter auctioned in Jerusalem

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A handwritten letter by legendary physicist Albert Einstein about one of his groundbreaking theories sold in Jerusalem on Tuesday for more than $100,000 as part of an auction of valuable documents. The 1928 letter, penned...

A Jewish-themed Disney Park is Coming to Israel!

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The city of Dimona in the south of Israel is in the “advanced stages” of planning a Disneyland-like theme park, The Jerusalem Post reported. Pla’im (Hebrew for ‘wonders’), or “Park of Wonders,” is slated to have a similar...

Moroccan Government to Remove Kosher Tax

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Rabat – Saad Eddine El Othmani’s government is set to adopt a decree that will suspend the tax on kosher meat consumed by the Jewish community, at the government council on Thursday, March 8, in...

Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival to offer snapshots of diverse, vibrant lives

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This year's lineup for the Pioneer Valley Jewish Film Festival includes dramas, comedies, documentaries and thrillers, covering a range of topics from heroism and identity to social justice and acceptance. "Together, they are a fantastic snapshot of...

How South Africa’s descent into the Heart of Darkness is Enabling State

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The latest decision by South African lawmakers to start the process of amending the Constitution to allow for expropriation of land from white farmers without having to compensate them is only the latest in...