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Daily Archives: May 3, 2018

Confirmed – US Congressional GAO investigation of PA texts taught in UNRWA schools completed:...

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A journalist and constituent of Sen. James Risch (R-IDAHO), the chairman of the US Senate Near East Subcommittee of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee asked the GAO (Government Accountability Office) asked Senator Risch about...

Albania Must Choose Between the EU and Turkey

NEW YORK — The ‘Sultan’ of an illusionary Ottoman Empire—Turkey’s President Erdogan—is pressuring submissive politicians throughout the Balkan countries to do his bidding to restore the glory of the Ottoman period. For Erdogan, this...

A.M. (‘Abe’) Rosenthal (1922–2006) and William Safire (1929–2009)

The New York Times is well-known for its criticism of Israel, which is what makes the work of A.M. (“Abe”) Rosenthal and William Safire stand out all the more. When A.M. Rosenthal arrived at The New York...

Pop quiz: Who loves Tanach? Answer: About 200 students!

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The room is hot and overcrowded, but you can hear a pin drop as the national winners are announced. It’s been a year filled with getting up early, sometimes staying hours late after school,...

Iranian officials respond to West’s demands regarding its missile program: Our missile production ‘has...

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According to reports in Western media, Britain, France, and Germany are agreeing with U.S. President Donald Trump that Iran’s ballistic missile program and Iran’s expansion in the region constitute a threat for the region...

Does it matter whether Iran actually violated the terms of the JCPOA?

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In the days following Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s revelation that it had extracted “half a ton” of documents, photographs and simulations evidencing the scale of Iran’s sophisticated underground nuclear-weapons program, pundits and supporters...

Hundreds of thousands make Lag B’Omer pilgrimage to Rebbe Shimon’s gravesite

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Hundreds of thousands of Jews from around the world ascended to the Tomb of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, lovingly called “Rebbe Shimon,” for Lag B’Omer on Wednesday night and through Thursday, marking the yahrtzeit of the...

Orthodox group says loans from Quicken are forbidden under Jewish law

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The Agudath Israel of America organization issued a Jewish legal ruling prohibiting Jews from taking out loans from majority-Jewish-owned American mortgage lender Quicken Loans, due to the fact that Jews are forbidden to charge...

Palestinian ‘fire kites’ set southern Israel ablaze

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Palestinians in the Gaza Strip set fire to dozens of acres of southern Israeli farmland on Wednesday using a new airborne weapon of choice: “fire kites.” The incendiary kites caused a large fire in the...

New billboard campaign targets New York Times’ ongoing coverage on Israel

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The Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) unveiled a giant billboard this week outside the offices of The New York Times, criticizing the major daily newspaper for biased coverage against Israel. Looking out...