Daily Archives: May 1, 2018
Open Letter to The Hon. Mike Pompeo After your visit to Jerusalem
The Hon. Mike Pompeo
After your visit to Jerusalem.
Dear Mr. Pompeo,
As a US citizen who lives and works in Israel as an analyst and researcher of some of the most sensitive areas of US and...
Iran’s lies matter
To Obama administration alumni and other detractors of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, there was nothing all that new or noteworthy in his presentation of a treasure trove of Iranian nuclear intelligence obtained by the Mossad....
Roseanne Barr on Israel, BDS, Natalie Portman, the U.S. embassy and Jewish food
Roseanne Barr, the Jewish-American actress who made a name for herself in comedy and on television, talked about wanting to move to Israel and potentially running for office there while at the annual Jerusalem...
Mortimer (‘Mort’) Zuckerman
When newspaper publisher and real estate magnate Mortimer (“Mort”) Zuckerman was accused by a pair of academics of using his wealth and power in support of Zionism, he responded: “The allegations of this disproportionate...
James (‘Jimmy’) Hoffa (1913–1975)
James (“Jimmy”) Hoffa, the famous American labor-union leader whose disappearance in 1975 has been the subject of conspiracy theories and late-night documentaries, grew up in Detroit in the 1920s. At a young age, he...
Knesset passes law authorizing prime minister and defense minister to declare war
The Knesset plenum passed a new law Monday that gives the prime minister and the defense minister the authority to declare war or start a major military operation without first obtaining the cabinet’s approval.
Under...
Tanzania announces opening of first embassy in Israel
Tanzania will open an embassy next week in Israel for the first time. The grand opening of the embassy in Ramat Gan will be held on May 8 and will be attended by Tanzania’s...
Trump declares May ‘Jewish American Heritage Month’
U.S. President Donald Trump declared May “Jewish American Heritage Month,” marking the 12th year of the celebration of Jewish Americans.
“Jewish Americans have helped guide the moral character of our Nation,” the proclamation stated. “They...
‘Nationality Law’ defining Israel as a Jewish state passes first reading in Knesset
On Monday night, the Knesset plenum passed the first reading of the proposed “Nationality Law,” which seeks to canonize “Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People.” Sixty-four Knesset members voted in favor...
In speech, Abbas advances blood libels, says Israel ‘has nothing to do with Judaism’
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas utilized a rare meeting of the Palestinian National Council to give a long speech arguing against Jewish history in the Land of Israel and blaming Jewish “social behavior” for...