Monthly Archives: September 2018
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...
« Mort à l’Amérique », « Maudits soient les juifs » dans les contenus éducatifs des colonies de...
Le site web yéménite Al-Asima Online rapporte que les houthistes profitent des vacances d’été pour recruter des jeunes dans les rangs de leurs milices. A cette fin, ils ont organisé des colonies d’été à...
Novel shines a light on Soviet WWII decison- making
This novel gives a detailed account of the days leading up to the German attempt to take Stalingrad in the summer of 1942, doing so by tracing the exploits of a group of former...
Largest ever class of ultra-Orthodox paratroopers sworn in at Western Wall
Over 50 ultra-Orthodox soldiers were sworn into the Paratroopers Brigade at a ceremony at the Western Wall on Thursday, the largest ever recruitment in a special paratroop company.
While many eligible ultra-Orthodox males utilize exemptions...