Daily Archives: October 25, 2018
The European Union’s utopian approach to Iran
Europe’s attitude towards Iran, particularly with respect to the 2015 nuclear deal (the JCPOA) and related ballistic issues, is hard to understand. A collective desire to defy the US, which pulled out of the...
Final countdown: Who will be crowned king of the golden city?
If the candidate whose fans chant the loudest—and jump up and down the most—will become winner of the Oct. 30 election for mayor of Jerusalem, then it seems that city council member Moshe Lion...
Masa Israel promotes ‘massive social musical initiative’ at GA in Tel Aviv
Masa Israel Journey, the public-service organization that creates engaging international experiences in Israel for those between 18 and 30 years old, gathered approximately 3,000 Masa participants and other General Assembly attendees in Tel Aviv’s...
Learning about, and eating, exotic animals of the Bible
It has always been important for Jews to write down recipes from our mothers and grandmothers, and serve those precious treats to our own children. Jewish foods are part of our mesorah, our historic oral tradition—as...
In teaching English to Hebrew-speaking kids, educators learn their own lessons
A teaching program dedicated to tackling the achievement gap in Israel is helping Israeli students learn English and recent college graduates make stronger connections to the country.
The program, Masa Israel Teaching Fellows (MITF), is a...
Israel hits Hamas targets after rocket launched on Israel
The Israeli Air Force targeted eight Hamas sites in Gaza on Thursday, in response to the launching of a rocket into Israel.
The IDF Spokesperson’s Unit reported that the strikes hit a training camp, weapons’...
Netanyahu, Chinese vice president talk economic cooperation at conference
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Chinese Vice President Wang Qishan chaired the fourth annual Meeting of Israel-China Joint Committee on Innovation Cooperation, where eight joint agreements are expected to be signed related to innovation, science...
French minister ‘totally mobilized’ against anti-Semitic acts in universities
France’s Higher Education Minister Frédérique Vidal brought together key players in the fight against racism and anti-Semitism following the proliferation of tags, graffiti and anti-Semitic expressions in recent weeks in several institutions of higher...
Wasserman Schultz’s office evacuated after suspicious package discovered
The Florida office of Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package, perhaps with some kind of explosive, was discovered, according to law enforcement. A total of six such...
Alarm in the United States for a wave of bomb packages
With each bomb intercepted, panic spread from New York to Washington, Florida and Los Angeles, as reported by CNN. The devices were stored in Manila envelopes and mailed to the leading Democrats across the...