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Daily Archives: December 18, 2018

ORT to receive Let Freedom Ring Award

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The organisation has been chosen as a recipient of the Let Freedom Ring Award, in honor of our commitment to equality in education and our efforts to bridge the gap between ability and opportunity. The...
Tammuz Dubnov, at left

Immigrant stories told at New Americans Museum

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Immigrants Tammuz Dubnov and Gad Shaanan from Israel and Michel Cohen of Mexico are among 76 New Americans who are featured in an innovative exhibition that was created by the staff of the San Diego...
Shira and Amichai Ish-Ran, who were injured in a drive-by shooting on Dec. 9, 2018, when a Palestinian opened fire on Israelis near the settlement of Ofra, answer questions at a press conference at Shaare Zedek Medical Center on Dec. 16, 2018. Shira was 30 weeks pregnant at the time of the attack. Their baby son was delivered by an emergency Caesarean section, but died a few days later. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Stinting on compassion for Jewish victims of terror

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In a moment that had to tug at the heartstrings of their listeners, a young Israeli couple whose baby was killed as the result of a terrorist attack sought to find consolation amid their...
Chabad of Hebron has served tens of thousands of IDF troops stationed in the historic, holy city.

In terrorists’ line of fire daily, IDF troops turn to Chabad of Hebron

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With an obvious lump in his throat, a new recruit to the Israel Border Police shared over a break in Safed this past Shabbat that he knew one of the two soldiers laid to rest only a day...
An old Israeli tank with a flag overlooking the Syrian town of Quneitra in the Golan Heights on Feb. 11, 2018. Israeli Air Force F-16 jets were sent to Syria following an invasion of an Iranian drone. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Sens. Cotton, Cruz to introduce resolution recognizing Israeli sovereignty of Golan Heights

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The outlet reported that the resolution states that “Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights is critical to Israel’s national security,” and that “Israel’s security from attack from Syria and Lebanon cannot be assured without Israeli sovereignty over...

Search on for a succesor for Netanyahu

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Israelis are getting tired of Binyamin Netanyahu. The continued saga of his possible indictment for bribery and related matters reflect his less than healthy relationship to money. The reported antics of his wife have...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas (center) attends a meeting of Palestinian businessmen in Ramallah April 29, 2014. The Palestinian National Fund, often in partnership with the P.A., pays salaries to imprisoned Palestinian terrorists and their families. Credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash90.

PA asking the world to donate $350 million, equal to terror payments budget

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The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) and the Palestinian Authority issued a joint statement in which they launched a $350 million appeal to “address critical humanitarian needs of Palestinians.”...

װאָס אונדזערע גדוֹלים האָבן פֿאַרזען

פֿ ו ן העט װען עקבערט מײַן מוֹח אַזאַ פֿראַגע: צי זײַנען בײַ ייִדן געװען װעלכע עס איז מעגלעכ־ קייטן פֿאַר אייגענע, תּכליתדיקע איניציאַטיװן אין דעם דראַמאַטיש־גוֹרלדיקן פּעריאָד פֿון 1880 ביז אַן ערך 1950?...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks with Israeli soldiers during his visit at the Northern Command base in Tzfat on Dec. 11, 2018. Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90.

Netanyahu backs bill to deport families of terrorists

For the first time, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu voiced his support on Monday for a bill authorizing the government to order the expulsion of families of West Bank terrorists. His support comes despite reservations expressed...
Amichai and Shira Ish-Ran were injured in a drive-by shooting by a Palestinian terrorist at a bus stop outside of the Jewish community of Ofra on Dec. 9, 2018. Shira, 30 weeks pregnant, lost the baby four days later after an emergency C-section at Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem.

Couple who lost baby in shooting say terrorists ‘won’t break us’

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A week after ‎Shira ‎Ish-Ran and her husband, Amichai, were wounded ‎in a shooting north of Jerusalem, resulting in the premature birth of their son and his eventual death, the couple vowed not to...