Daily Archives: May 30, 2018
North Korea, Nuclear Diplomacy, and International Law
"Where will it end? When will it all be lulled back into sleep, and cease, the bloody hatreds, the destruction?"
-Aeschylus, presenting the conclusion of Agamemnon
If US President Donald Trump should sometime manage to re-start the...
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New Study from UJA-Federation of New York Recommends Redefining Job of Synagogue Executive Directors...
A new study by UJA-Federation of New York finds that the executive director/administrator (ED/A) role is increasingly critical to helping synagogues manage mounting challenges to fiscal and operational stability. Yet, less than half of the nearly 2,000...
Eurovision winner Netta Barzilai signs international distribution deal for ‘Toy’
Netta Barzilai, the Israeli winner of Eurovision 2018, has signed a global distribution deal for her winning song, “Toy.”
The deal was signed with S-Curve/BMG.
“Toy” is officially the most viewed song of all time on...
US calls for UN Security Council emergency meeting on rockets fired from Gaza
U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley called on the U.N. Security Council to hold an emergency meeting on Wednesday to condemn rocket and mortar attacks against Israel by terrorists in Gaza.
The United...
Minister lauds groundbreaking free trade deal between Israel, Canada
Israel and Canada on Monday signed a modernized free trade agreement in what has been described as a historic step in the countries’ bilateral relations.
Canadian International Trade Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne and Israeli Economy Minister...
Israelis work more hours than any in Western world, OECD reports
Israel has a longer work week than any country in the Western world, with Israelis working an average of 40.6 hours per week, according to new figures from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development.
The...
Gaza kindergarten graduation: Kids stage mock military attack and hostage-taking
At the graduation ceremony of the Al-Hoda kindergarten in Gaza, pre-schoolers carrying mock guns and rifles simulated Islamic Jihad militants storming an Israeli building on “Al-Quds Street,” capturing a child dressed in stereotypical garb...
Russian billionaire investor Roman Abramovich granted Israeli citizenship
Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich, 51, has received Israeli citizenship on Monday after his visa to the United Kingdom was not renewed.
“Roman Abramovich arrived at the Israeli embassy in Moscow like any other person,” an...
Jewish groups call ‘moment of silence’ at New York public school ‘reprehensible’
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and Schools Chancellor of the New York City Department of Public Education Richard Carranza are under fire from several Jewish organizations, who say they have not responded...
US, European leaders decry rocket barrage from Gaza
American and European leaders expressed their solidarity with Israel on Tuesday in the face of dozens of rockets and mortars fired by Palestinian terrorists from the Gaza Strip.
Jason Greenblatt, the Trump administration’s special envoy...