Daily Archives: May 10, 2018
How a Jewish story may link to others
RICHMOND, California — Some observations suggest sharing. They may be intimate, personal, or idiosyncratic. The task is to make them meaningful for a wider reading audience. My mission is to identify stories by Jews...
The search for an Iran scapegoat
The reaction from the media “echo chamber” to U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal was predictable. The broad cross-section of the liberal mainstream media that assisted President Barack...
Does Russia care about stopping Israel-Iran escalation?
The situation in Syria saw a massive escalation on Thursday with Israel carrying out its largest airstrikes against Iranian and Syrian military targets in the country since the civil war began in 2011. Israel’s...
Michael Steinhardt
By all accounts, Michael Steinhardt, has been a financial-investing genius. As The New York Times noted, original investors in his hedge fund, which opened in 1967, had by the time he closed it in 1995 made...
Bahrain expresses support for Israel’s defending itself
In an unlikely source of support, the Arab Gulf country of Bahrain voiced their backing for Israel’s right to defend itself after Israel launched attacks against Iranian and Syrian targets following an Iranian missile...
Netanyahu’s Likud gains political strength as US pulls out of Iran deal, poll finds
A new poll conducted by Channel 2 on Wednesday projected 35 seats in the Knesset for the Likud Party if elections were held now, an increase of seven seats from a similar survey conducted...
Friday sermon in Florida: Imam says way to liberate Palestine is way of Saladin
During a Friday sermon at the Islamic Center of South Florida (ICOSF) in Pompano Beach, Fla., Imam Hasan Sabri said the establishment of Israel was a “sad comedy” carried out by the superpowers of...
‘Hezbollahstan has 120,000 rockets pointed at Israel’
Two senior Israeli defense officials warned of Iranian intentions in Lebanon and Syria, providing a harsh reality for Israel in the wake of U.S. President Donald Trump’s withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal.
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Israel destroys 50 Iranian targets in Syria after missiles launched at Golan Heights by...
Following an Iranian rocket barrage on Wednesday night, the Israel Defense Forces pounded Syria with significant airstrikes, obliterating dozens of targets associated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guards.
Overnight on Wednesday, Iran lobbed 20 Grad and...
Canada will formally apologize for turning away Jewish refugees in 1939
Canada will formally apologize for turning away a boat full of Jewish refugees fleeing Nazi Germany in 1939.
Speaking at a Jewish fundraiser for March of the Living, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the...