Daily Archives: November 5, 2018
Downplaying Why Canada Stopped Funding UNRWA in 2010
“POLITICIANS TRADE BARBS IN HOUSE OVER UNRWA FUNDING” (1) , downplays why the Canadian government stopped funding UNRWA in 2010. It was not because of the “agency’s widely reported ties to Hamas”, which “Canada...
Did Trump just blink on Iran sanctions?
When U.S. President Donald Trump pulled the United States out of the Iran nuclear deal in May of this year, he vowed that America would re-impose all the sanctions on Tehran that had been...
![By April Brady / POMED (Mohammed bin Salman's Saudi Arabia: A Deeper Look) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/800px-Jamal_Khashoggi_in_March_2018-324x235.jpg "The Khashoggi Affair and the Specter of the New Nuclear Deal with Iran")
The Khashoggi Affair and the Specter of the New Nuclear Deal with Iran
The outrage over the missing Washington Post columnist and critic of Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Jamal Khashoggi has seemed to have reached with the Saudi Royal Family even allegedly having considered replacing the...
Who Are the 13 Jewish Women Running for Senate and House?
This year, 3,381 women are running for their states legislatures; this is one thousand more than 20 years ago. On the national scene, 256 women appear as candidate for Senate and House. Among them...
‘BeteBrune’ novel filled with hateful stereotypes
This was a truly difficult book to read. Not stylistically; the author has a clear and concise style. The book’s content was severely off-putting, so filled is this novel with hate, stereotyping, and prejudice...
Survey: Anti-Semitism seems to be on the decline in Russia
Anti-Semitism has apparently decreased in Russia.
According to a recent survey, 75 percent of Russians said anti-Semitism has either declined or remained constant over the last five years, while 17.6 percent said it has increased.
Conducted...
Bill authorizing death penalty for Palestinian murderers given OK by Netanyahu
A controversial bill that would execute Palestinian terrorists found guilty of murdering Israeli civilians or soldiers was given the support of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday.
The prime minister gave coalition party heads...
U.N. and Europe warn Israel against deducting ‘martyr payments’ from PA tax revenues
U.N. Middle East envoy Nickolay Mladenov and European officials have reportedly warned Israel that the Palestinian Authority could collapse if Israel implements a law to deduct stipends paid to terrorists from the tax revenue Israel collects...
Recalling revolution, Iranians chant ‘Death to Israel,’ ‘Down with US’ at anniversary rallies
During a rally to mark 39 years since Iranian students stormed the American embassy in Tehran—taking 52 Americans hostage for 44 days—a crowd of thousands of Iranians rallied, chanting “Down with the US” and...
The top 10 House races of concern to Jewish voters
As the race for control of Congress heads down the home stretch, many experts and pundits are predicting an end to the seven-year Republican majority in the House of Representatives.
A Democratic takeover could undermine—or...