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Daily Archives: March 8, 2018

Women during the Holocaust

The Nazi regime targeted all Jews, both men and women, for persecution and eventually death. The regime frequently subjected women, however, both Jewish and non-Jewish, to brutal persecution that was sometimes unique to the...

Syria ‘balkanization’ becomes more permanent, even as Assad regains some territory

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As Syrian President Bashar Assad continues solidifying his hold in power around Damascus with the aid of Russian airstrikes, it is becoming clear that the regime will not be able to retake many other parts of...

International Women’s Day: Real-life ‘Wonder Women’ of Israel’s volunteer medic team

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They respond to emergency calls from the public, often putting themselves in danger in order to save lives. They perform CPR, deliver babies and comfort victims of traumatic events. They work behind the scenes...

Breaking down barriers: Bedouin women take reins of their future in Israel

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For hundreds of years, Bedouin tribes have wandered the deserts of the Middle East, and to this day, many cultural traditions unique to the Bedouin have remained unchanged, almost appearing frozen in time. While many...

Knesset caucus presents practical steps to be taken against Palestinian terror

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The Israel Victory Project, together with the Knesset Israel Victory Caucus, held a discussion on holding the Palestinian Authority, especially its senior officials, directly responsible for its murderous incitement. During the caucus meeting on Tuesday,...

Netanyahu asks Trump to allow ex-spy Jonathan Pollard to leave for Israel

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked U.S. President Donald Trump this week to lift parole restrictions on the convicted Israeli spy Jonathan Pollard in order to allow him to relocate to Israel, Israel Hayom has...

Likud sweeps latest poll despite mounting corruption allegations

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According to poll conducted last week, Netanyahu on easy path to win a fifth term should elections be called, with governing party projected a plurality of 34 seats in Knesset • Zionist Union, currently...

Henrietta Szold (1860–1945) and Hadassah

An early American Zionist leader who was also learned in traditional Jewish texts and scholarship, Henrietta Szold was notably ahead of her time. Born to a Jewish family in Baltimore in 1860, Henrietta’s father...

Gaza protests against Facebook for removing Palestinian accounts for terror support

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During a protest in Gaza against Facebook’s removal of Palestinian accounts and pages, organized by the Journalist Support Committee, Tawfiq Al-Sayyid Salim, Head of the Palestinian Media Assembly, said that the “targeting of Palestinian...

Macron to Jews: France will fight anti-Semitism, but not recognize Jerusalem

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French President Emmanuel Macron told an audience on Wednesday that he would fight anti-Semitism online and in the streets of France in order to protect the country’s Jews. “There are hatreds that are rising again;...