Daily Archives: October 17, 2018
‘Samuel Project’ stars Hal Linden as Holocaust survivor
The Samuel Project, filmed in San Diego and screened at the San Diego International Film Festival, is a gentle post-Holocaust story starring Hal Linden as Samuel, a Holocaust survivor who is reluctant to talk about...
Hamas attack tunnels are still a serious danger
The IDF and the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip, led by Hamas and Islamic Jihad, are continuing to fight a “battle of wits” over the tunnels in the Gaza Strip. Israel has introduced...
Elections are in the Israeli air
Elections are in the air in Israel. Though there’s as yet no date for when the country as a whole will go to the polls, municipal elections will be held at the end of...
UN votes to give ‘State of Palestine’ leadership of developing-nations bloc
In a landslide, the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday voted by grant the “State of Palestine” additional temporary rights and privileges that will enable it to head the largest bloc of developing countries at...
Remove UNRWA from city, and treat Arabs as residents, says Jerusalem mayor
The United Nations Relief and Works Agency is “bolstering terrorism,” Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat told the Knesset Interior Committee on Wednesday during a special meeting to discuss a plan by the Jerusalem Municipality to remove...
Netanyahu responds to Beersheva attack: ‘Israel will take very strong action’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed “strong action” in response to a rocket attack from Gaza on Wednesday which smashed a home in Beersheva, Israel’s third-largest city.
“I have just finished an assessment with the heads of...
In rare visit beyond Green Line, US envoy urges dialogue
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman visited the city of Ariel, over the Green Line in Judea and Samaria, on Tuesday to attend an event promoting commercial ties between Israelis and Palestinians.
His visit was...
Poll: US Jewish community to vote overwhelmingly Democratic in midterms
A poll released on Wednesday found that an overwhelming majority of Jewish voters are expected to cast their ballots for Democrats in the midterms next month, despite the increasing number of Democratic candidates, such as New York’s Alexandria...
Be’ersheva home destroyed by powerful Gaza rocket, family miraculously saved
A medium-range grad rocket fired by terrorists in the Gaza Strip destroyed a home in Be’ersheva, Israel’s third largest city, deep inside Israeli territory.
The Red Alert warning system was activated at 3:39am in Be’ersheva...
33 Americans make ‘aliyah,’ in time to celebrate Israeli national holiday
As Israel marked the national holiday of Yom Ha’Aliyah (a day celebrating immigration to the Jewish state) on Oct. 16, a diverse group of 33 Americans immigrated to Israel before the weekend on a...