Daily Archives: October 9, 2018
Major Israel exhibition opens in Cleveland
A new world premiere special exhibition has launched at the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage. Israel: Then & Now is a first of its kind special exhibition that invites visitors to see the landmarks, learn the...
Who speaks for the Jews, and why do we let them?
The confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as the newest associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court was greeted by the organized Jewish world in the same manner as his nomination by U.S. President Donald Trump....
Iran joins global initiative to combat terrorism, loopholes for Hamas and Hezbollah
Looking to avoid further international sanctions, 143 out of 268 Iranian lawmakers voted on Sunday to join a global initiative to end terrorist funding, including loopholes for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.
Known as the “Combating the...
Pro-Israel leaders praise Nikki Haley as example of ‘shining city on a hill’ for...
Nikki Haley, who has been the face of the Trump administration’s strong stances in support of Israel, has resigned as ambassador to the United Nations on Tuesday.
A former Republican governor of South Carolina, Haley,...
Former Trump campaign aide sought manipulation plan from Israeli intel firm
Former Trump deputy campaign chairman Rick Gates reportedly consulted with Israeli intelligence firm Psy-Group in 2016 to create fake identities online in order to manipulate voters and defeat Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton.
The New...
EU parliament member says she prefers ‘devil’ to Israeli Knesset member Avi Dichter
Likud Party Knesset member Avi Dichter was verbally attacked by two European Parliament members after delivering a speech to the European Parliament in Brussels on Monday.
Dichter, who heads Israel’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee,...
Palestinian terror balloon reaches Jerusalem suburb
A balloon fitted with an explosive device, launched by Palestinian terrorists, landed outside a home in Givat Ze’ev, a suburb of Jerusalem, for the first time on Monday.
Police sappers neutralized the device in the...
Netanyahu vows to apprehend ‘heinous’ Barkan terrorist
Israeli security forces will not rest until they arrest Ashraf Walid Suleiman Na’alwa, who murdered two Israelis at the Barkan Industrial Park in Samaria, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Monday.
A massive manhunt has been in...
$12 million grant to support accessibility upgrades at day and overnight camps
The Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation just announced a $12 million grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp that will support a new initiative to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities at...
Empathy and intelligence — a last opportunity for reconciliation
While stunningly counterintuitive, the critical gap between technical intelligence and human empathy is more insidious than ever before. In response, one fundamental question should spring immediately to mind: What has created such a strange...