Daily Archives: July 12, 2018
Israeli president stands up against Arab discrimination
Various proposals for a new Basic Law, formally known as “Israel: The Nation State of the Jewish People,” or the “Nationality Law” for short, have been sitting before the Knesset for several years now....
What’s the matter with a Jewish state?
The primary reaction from most people to the news that the Knesset may soon pass a bill defining Israel as a “Jewish state” is likely to be incredulity. Since just about everything about its...
Britain’s Brexit betrayal may push Jewish problem into Downing Street
Until last Friday, whenever people asked me uneasily about the likelihood of the far-left U.K. Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn coming to power at the next general election, I replied that—with the exception of...
A seamless integration between Israeli and American Jews in New Jersey
Rather than a classroom setting, New Jersey middle and high school students participating in the Israeli-American Council’s (IAC) Eitanim entrepreneurship program get to pitch their ideas directly in a boardroom.
It’s no small distinction for...
NGO to take legal action against Ireland’s anti-Israel boycott legislation
The U.S.-based NGO, The Lawfare Project is planning to take legal action against legislation in Ireland that seeks to ban goods from Israeli settlements.
The “Control of Economic Activity (Occupied Territories) Bill 2018,” which passed the...
Israel close to retrieving remains of its legendary spy Eli Cohen, says Kuwaiti paper
Israel is very close to retrieving the remains of iconic Israeli spy Eli Cohen, according to a report in Al-Jaridanewspaper.
The Kuwaiti daily, considered one of the most trustworthy news sources in Arab media, reported that...
‘Operation Doctor’s Appt.’ brings Syrian mothers, kids to Israel in middle of night
A group of more than 40 Syrian mothers and children crossed over the Golan Heights border from Syria to northern Israel in the pre-dawn hours on Wednesday to receive treatment in Israeli hospitals.
“Operation Doctor’s...
Netanyahu to Putin: Iran needs to leave Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Wednesday, just hours after Israel shot down a Syrian drone that had infiltrated Israeli airspace.
“It is clear that our focus...
Jerusalem mufti issues ‘fatwa’ forbidding Muslims to sell land to Jews
Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, the Palestinian mufti of Jerusalem, issued an edict on Tuesday calling the “land of Palestine” an inalienable religious endowment forbidden to sell to “the enemies” under the pain of being labeled...
Parashat Matot מַּטּוֹת
Moshe places an emphasis on the importance of a “Neder נֶדֶר“ (vow), directly to the tribal heads of Bnei-Yisrael. One might believe that the vow should have less importance in the Torah, while dealing...