Daily Archives: November 21, 2018
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The Washington Post’s unredeemable ‘reporting’ on UNRWA
Washington Post reporting on the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) continues to omit key context and mislead readers. A Nov. 19, 2018 front-page dispatch, “U.S. cuts add to Palestinians’ misery,” adds to the paper’s...
What made Netanyahu Israel’s indispensable man?
He did it again. Despite being placed in an impossible position by the resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman over accepting another ceasefire with Hamas, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu managed to keep his...
In a rare move, Israel votes against US at United Nations
In a rare move, Israel voted against an American proposal that was defeated on Monday to alter a U.N. resolution combating sexual harassment.
The United States sought to water down language in the nonbinding measure...
First Temple-era weight discovered, complete with Hebrew description
A weight with Hebrew description from the First Temple era, dated from the 10th-century BCE to 586 BCE when the temple was destroyed by the Babylonians, was found in Jerusalem.
It was discovered in archaeological soil...
Sen. Rand Paul places hold on US security assistance to Israel
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), who has a history of being skeptical about U.S. taxpayer funds toward the Jewish state, has placed a hold on the U.S.-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018, which provides Israel with...
Joint List, Meretz MKs to host Knesset conference on ridding Hebron of Jews
Joint List and Meretz Knesset members will host a conference at the Knesset next week calling for the immediate expulsion of Jews from the ancient city of Hebron.
“The settlement in Hebron is the expression...
Thinking, writing, reworking and rewiring in the likes of Rube Goldberg
This Thanksgiving season, there are several opportunities to experience the legendary Rube Goldberg. The Rube Goldberg Cartoon Gallery features the cartoon “simple way to carve a turkey,” as well as many other classic whimsical inventions “for...
Recap of second annual Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program
The second annual Zuckerman STEM Leadership Program U.S.-Israel Symposium took place earlier this month at Technion-Israel institute of Technology in Haifa, with its theme (more of a statement rather than a question) of “What’s...
With 76 dead and 1,200 missing, sifting through the burnt embers of Paradise
It seemed like just a regular morning in Paradise. It was Nov. 8, and Randy Stein had an early-morning doctor’s appointment in the nearby town of Oroville, Calif. His wife, Lois, joined him, leaving...
Russian proposal apparently tied Iran-sanctions relief to withdrawal from Syria
Russia recently proposed to Israel and the United States that Iran receive sanctions relief from some U.S. sanctions in exchange for the removal of Iran’s forces and its proxies from Syria, according to Israeli...