Daily Archives: June 6, 2018
Anti-Semitic graffitti found on a sign of San Diego Hillel Jewish Center, police investigates
Anti-Semitic threatening graffiti was found yesterday on a sign announcing the future home of the University of California San Diego Hillel Jewish Center, located at La Jolla Village Drive and North Torrey Pines Road.
The...
Why a soccer hooligan is smiling
Jibril Rajoub is many things—a convicted terrorist, a former West Bank security chief, a former confidante of the late Yasser Arafat, and now the head of both the Palestinian Football Association and the Palestinian...
Meet Capt. Elgen Long, last surviving member of flight crew that saved Yemenite Jews...
With city lights dotting the night behind her, Dr. Dee Gaines, a neuropsychologist, sat for good reason—she’s very pregnant. But when Capt. Elgen Long, the last surviving member of a commercial flight crew that...
Religious freedom for me, but not for thee?
There was a time when defending religious freedom was at the top of the Jewish agenda. Jews understood that as a religious minority, our rights could only be defended when those of other religious...
Netanyahus meet with Jewish community leaders in Paris
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, met with Jewish community leaders in Paris on Tuesday.
Addressing those in attendance, Netanyahu lauded decades of bilateral ties between Israel and France, which he said...
Defense minister: Iran’s nuclear defiance is a sign of panic
The decision by the United States to exit the 2015 nuclear deal with Iran and the subsequent decision by several large conglomerates to nix contracts with the Islamic republic has the ayatollahs’ regime in...
Jordan faces serious government crisis
The Hashemite monarchy in Jordan survived the waves of revolution unleashed by the Arab Spring in 2011. However, it is now facing a severe economic crisis that is undermining the stability of the kingdom.
Despite...
The Negev blooms, offering better resources for expectant mothers and families
Deep in the heart of the Arava, as the glow of the afternoon sun dances across the mountains of Jordan, just on the other side of the valley, two Israeli women in their second...
Russia to host its annual national-day celebration for first time in Jerusalem
Russia has announced that it will host an annual “Russia Day” reception in the Sergei Courtyard in Jerusalem, better known as the Russian Compound, on June 15. Prior to this year, the celebration was...
Aerospace giant Lockheed Martin opens science, tech preschool in Jerusalem
The Jerusalem Municipality has announced that world-renowned U.S. aerospace company and F-35 airplane manufacturer Lockheed Martin is opening a preschool in Jerusalem, focused on science and technology.
The preschool is scheduled to open in the...