Daily Archives: September 18, 2018
Looking Backward with Purpose: Ancient Chinese Insights for US Nuclear Strategy
In certain matters of serious scholarship, there are times when looking backward can prove distinctly progressive. In this regard, Sun-Tzu's classic text, The Art of War, still brings together a timeless compilation of pertinent...
BDS new low? Impeding student travel to Israel
A teacher writing a letter of recommendation for a student is a commonplace event. Teachers refusing such requests may also be common, but when it happens, we assume it is because the student is...
‘Enemy cyber threat growing,’ warn security experts amid Hamas cyber attacks
The ability of Israel’s enemies to target civilians and members of the armed forces with cyber attacks is growing, security experts have warned.
In August, the Israeli ClearSky cyber-security company uncovered a Hamas phony and...
Will Israel attack Iranian-backed forces in Iraq?
Situated in the cradle of human civilization, modern-day Iraq has been no stranger to gruesome bloodshed and violence in recent years. With the scourge of the Islamic State largely defeated, many hope that Iraq...
The ‘eruv’ stays: New Jersey AG settles Mahwah’s lawsuit
New Jersey’s Jewish residents, as well as all residents in favor of reasonable free practice of religion, breathed a sigh of relief when a three-pronged, state-brought federal lawsuit involving the Township of Mahwah’s fight...
Russia blames Israel after Syria shoots down its plane, killing 15 soldiers
Russia is blaming Israel after Syria, its ally, shot down a Russian plane on Monday, killing 15 Russian troops.
Footage of the event shows bombs exploding while air-defense rockets launch upwards. No video from the...
Airlifting in kosher food and holding Yom Kippur services in submerged Wilmington, N.C.
As the 25-hour Yom Kippur fast approaches, Wilmington’s Jews are unsure whether they will have sufficient kosher food before the fast begins. Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis and volunteers throughout North Carolina are exploring every possible avenue to assist them, including...
A hop and a happy mess: Sukkot under the stars
For Yael Michaely, her husband Boaz and their three young children, feeling at home in their new country began in earnest one autumn evening in 2004.
For these Israelis recently transplanted to Newton, Mass., the...
Honoring Polish rescuers in Warsaw who risked all to save Jews during the Holocaust
The sacrifices of Polish rescuers of Jews living in Warsaw during the Holocaust was honored on Sunday in one of the largest gatherings of Shoah rescuers in the Polish capital—and in what may be...
Turkey takes pragmatic steps towards repairing damaged relations with Israel
Amid shared concerns over Iran’s regional aggression among other interests, Israel and Turkey have been attempting to mend relations with one another despite their subtle differences, according to an Israeli media report on Monday.
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