Daily Archives: November 7, 2018
The Blessing for Israel of a Democratic House
Nov. 8, 2018
David Bedein
Director
Israel Resource News Agency
Center for Near East Policy Research
A Democratic controlled House of Representatives can now play a crucial role in preventing the continuity of a Palestinian Arab regime which is devoid...
Jeff Sessions resigns as Attorney General
President Donald Trump announced today, Wednesday, the departure of Federal Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who submitted his resignation at the president's request.
"We are delighted to announce that Matthew Whitaker, Chief of Staff to Attorney...
Post-midterms: With Democrats retaking the House, Jewish leaders still see strong Israel support
The Democratic Party retook the majority in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night after a seven-year absence.
Despite the election of certain pro-BDS candidates, such as New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, the...
Races for Congress highlight S.D. election results
Even before San Diego’s polls closed, the national news media was reporting that Democrats had captured the House of Representatives, while Republicans had retained the U.S. Senate.
The Democrats needed a net gain of 23...
Post-midterms: With Democrats retaking the House, Jewish leaders still see strong Israel support
The Democratic Party retook the majority in the House of Representatives on Tuesday night after a seven-year absence.
Despite the election of certain pro-BDS candidates, such as New York’s Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Minnesota’s Ilhan Omar and Michigan’s Rashida Tlaib, the...
Israelis barred from Saudi chess tournament demand action from world chess body
Two Israeli nationals are requesting that the international chess governing body—the Fédération lnternationale des Échecs (FIDE)—guarantee nondiscrimination after they were prevented from taking part in a chess tournament in Saudi Arabia last year because...
America must prepare for escalation of Iranian cyber attacks, experts say
With renewed sanctions imposed on it by the United States, Iran may be poised to increase the frequency and destructiveness of its cyber-attacks, two experts warned in a paper published on Tuesday by the Foundation for...
Belgian minister: ‘We have to combat anti-Semitism with all possible forces’
”We carry the Jewish community in our hearts and will never allow that you become the target of blind violence,” said Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Interior Minister Jan Jambon in an address to...
Pope Francis: ‘A Christian cannot be an anti-Semite’
Pope Francis told a Jewish delegation on Monday that “a Christian cannot be an anti-Semite.”
His remark comes as Jews worldwide are still reeling from the deadliest attack in American Jewish history, when 11 Jewish men and...
3D bioprinted lungs to be available for global transplants
CollPlant, an Israeli regenerative medicine company focused on 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs, signed a license, development and commercialization agreement with United Therapeutics Corporation of Maryland for 3D bioprinted lung transplants.
The agreement combines...