Daily Archives: July 26, 2018
Russian Jews, American Jews in Israel
There’s more than a million Russian-speaking Israelis, taking account of those born here minus those who have left for what seemed greener pastures. And certainly when taking account of those who came before the...
Would Trump Use the Bomb?
After the Helsinki Summit between President Donald Trump and President Vladimir Putin, certain fearful matters of “high politics” in American diplomacy are discussed only in whispers, so as to seemingly reduce the likelihood of...
US peace plans: A long history of failure
Over the years, the various U.S. initiatives for the region have always been about two things: promoting peace and upgrading America’s status.
They have always failed on both fronts.
American peace plans are bound for failure because...
Thousands of North American teens gather in Israel for NCSY mega-event
On Wednesday night, more than 2,500 Jewish teenagers from hundreds of communities in North America gathered at the Latrun Armored Corps Museum near Jerusalem for the annual National Conference of Synagogue Youth Israel summer...
Abbas: ‘If we had only a penny left, we would pay martyrs, prisoner families’
Since U.S. President Donald Trump took office, the Palestinian Authority has been pressured to stop the allowances it has been paying to families of Palestinian martyrs, wounded, prisoners and released prisoners since it was...
Antiquities Authority experts to determine fate of dislodged rock from Western Wall
The 2,000-year-old slab of rock that dislodged from a section of the Western Wall on Monday, nearly crashing down on a 79-year-old woman at prayer, was removed from the area by crane two days later.
An official...
IDF strikes Hamas after soldier hit by Palestinian sniper, using kids as shields
The Israel Defense Forces hit several targets in the Gaza Strip late Wednesday after a Palestinian sniper moderately injured a soldier patrolling near the border.
“In response to the shooting attack aimed at IDF soldiers...
International legal group works to remove Holocaust-denial content on Facebook
The Lawfare Project filed take-down notices this week against Facebook posts denying the Holocaust and containing anti-Semitic material, successfully leading to several posts being removed or blocked by Facebook in a number of countries.
The...
Netanyahu to hold meeting on nation-state law following objections by Druze
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will reportedly convene a meeting to re-examine the controversial nation-state law passed last week after an outcry by the Druze community.
Earlier on Wednesday, Education Minister and Jewish Home Party...
Syrian rockets land on Sea of Galilee area amid beaches crowded with swimmers
At least two Syrian rockets hit Israel’s Sea of Galilee (Kinneret) on Wednesday with beaches full of swimmers nearby amid the summer vacation season.
“There were two explosions, and we saw a wave of people...