Daily Archives: August 21, 2018
The dollars that fund spies from Iran
Several weeks ago, an article in the Hebrew-language Yediot Achronot revealed that, according to Palestinian sources, Hamas and Islamic Jihad have received more than $100 million per year over the last few years from Iran. That represents...
‘Fauda’ and the two-state scenario
In the international hit Israeli TV series “Fauda,” the head of the Palestinian Authority security service is a fictional character named Abu Maher. Played by Qader Harini, an Arab actor from eastern Jerusalem, Abu...
Bolton, Rivlin discuss ‘very challenging time for both Israel and the United States’
A day after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton met with Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, discussing matters related to Gaza, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and other Mideast issues.
Rivlin, who welcomed Bolton as...
Israel launches new medical school at Ariel University
Israel inaugurated a new medical school on Sunday, the sixth medical school in Israel, and the first in Judea and Samaria.
A ceremony at the new facility was attended by Israeli President Reuven Rivlin, Education...
Pro-Israel groups urge president of NYU to act on discriminatory statement
With the academic year about to begin, Israel advocacy groups, including the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law (LDB), StandWithUs (SWU) and Alums for Campus Fairness (ACF), wrote a letter on Monday to New York University President...
10,000 Israelis swabbed to be possible bone-marrow match for bride with leukemia
Thousands of Israelis from across the country have been giving saliva samples in hopes of becoming a match for an Israeli bride fighting to beat leukemia.
The family of Roni Cohen, 27, and her fiancé,...
The Cantankerous Pre-History of America’s Jews
The conventional narrative of Jewish America begins in the 1880s, with the massive influx of immigrants from Eastern Europe to New York and other cities. Their descendants indeed make up the majority of today’s...
AUGUST 21 – 22, SAN DIEGO to TIJUANA: Delegation of Jewish Leaders Visit Detention...
On August 21 and August 22, a delegation of more than 40 leaders representing national Jewish organizations from across the U.S. will convene in San Diego, Calif., and cross the border to Tijuana, Mexico,...
US deported a former Nazi guard to Germany
Jakiw Palij managed to live for years in the New York neighborhood of Queens without attracting much attention. In an investigation about the horrors of the Nazi regime, his name and true identity emerged...
ADL Applauds FBI for Arrest of Two Men Conducting Surveillance of Jewish and Israeli...
The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today applauded the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for the arrest of two men for allegedly conducting covert surveillance of Jewish and Israeli facilities in the U.S. on behalf of the government...