Daily Archives: September 4, 2018
The end of the Syrian war, a risk for Israel
Once again, the northern front is becoming intense. The Russians are warning that the Americans are on the verge of an assault on President Bashar Assad’s regime, using this as a pretext to deploy...
Why ‘America First’ Will Never Protect America
In the 17th century, English philosopher Thomas Hobbes famously warned against growing conditions of anarchy in world politics, conditions that he associated with a devastating “war of all against all.” Appearing in Leviathan, this prescient...
Timeless Chanukah story set in 1912 New York City
My mother Alice was born in 1912, the same year in which is set this timeless Chanukah story originated in the 1950’s by Sydney Taylor and retold today by Emily Jenkins and Paul O....
Tel Aviv expected to be site of 2019 Eurovision contest
Israel, which won the annual Eurovision Song Contest in May and therefore gets to host in 2019, has recommended Tel Aviv as the site of next year’s singing competition.
In Lisbon, Portugal, 25-year-old Netta Barzilai won...
Ahead of 5779, Netanyahu offers a hopeful message, despite threats against Israel
In advance of Rosh Hashanah, or the Jewish New Year, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu provided a message of hope despite the threats his country faces such as Iran.
“We live in a challenging area, and...
Trump administration’s clear message to Israel: ‘Please leave Iraq to us’
The United States warned Israel several weeks ago not to strike sites belonging to Iranian proxies in Iraq amid reports that Tehran deployed ballistic missiles capable of targeting Israel and Saudi Arabia, according to Israeli public...
During Israel visit, Duterte lays wreath at Yad Vashem, pledging ‘Never Again’
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte placed a wreath at the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial museum in Jerusalem on Monday alongside his daughter, whose mother (Duterte’s ex-wife) is Jewish.
Sara Duterte, daughter of Duterte and Elizabeth Abellana...
Iran may be using planes to move weapons into Lebanon, according to Western intel
Iran’s Fars Air Qeshm civilian airline may be smuggling weapons into Lebanon for the Hezbollah terror organization and Iranian weapons factories in the country, according to Western intelligence officials quoted in Fox News on...
For students venturing off-campus, program offers free High Holiday services
Working with Synagogue Connect, Alpha Epsilon Pi—the world’s leading Jewish college fraternity—has established an online system to match college students from around the world looking for a congregation at which to spend the Jewish...
Banning some, giving others: Shaky presence of lulavs and etrogs at Israel’s airport
A special task force will begin operating at Ben-Gurion International Airport in Israel in the next few days, charged with preventing the import of three of the four species that comprise the lulav and etrog combination necessary for...