Daily Archives: December 25, 2018
Some in Israel consider the term ‘Reform’ an insult
A court of law in Israel may soon have to decide whether to call someone Reform is an insult. Adina Bar Shalom – the daughter of the former Sephardi Chief Rabbi Ovadiah Yosef, the...
Israel Elections 2019: Timeline of key events
December 26: Knesset officially votes to dissolve parliament (must occur up to 90 days before the election).
January-February: Primaries for Likud, Labor, Joint Arab List, Jewish Home & Meretz parties. Kulanu, Israel Beitenu, Yesh Atid...
Movie Review: ‘Roma’
Roma, a Spanish language film, was written and directed by Oscar winning, Mexican director Alfonso Cuaron. It is an engaging and powerful story set in Mexico City from 1970 to 1971. Mexico was in...
2019 Israeli elections, ‘Case 4775’: The public trial of Netanyahu
Israel’s embattled Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek to win a record-tying fifth election on April 9, which would put him in position to become the longest-serving premier in Israeli history—longer even than founding...
Hundreds of gap-year students gather in Jerusalem to explore futures in Israel
Here Next Year, in partnership with Nefesh B’Nefesh, hosted its fifth annual Israel Fair on Saturday night in the center of Jerusalem.
The fair is designed to help young potential new immigrants (olim) who are...
Knesset opposition cheers news of upcoming elections
Opposition members in the Israeli government cheered Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Monday that there will be elections next year.
“In April, we will win,” said Avi Gabbay, leader of the largest opposition party Zionist...
White House: Israeli election may affect peace-plan rollout
The Trump administration said on Monday that the Israeli election in April 2019 could affect the timing behind the highly anticipated rollout of its peace plan.
“The upcoming election in Israel on April 9 is...
Despite all the controversy, Netanyahu forecasts his re-election in 2019
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu assured his Likud Party on Monday that he will win re-election and therefore maintain the current governing coalition when elections take place in April.
The Israeli leader confirmed on Monday that elections...
Italian minister Salvini in favor of recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
Italian Interior Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvnini said he is in favor of recognizing Jerusalem as the capital of Israel.
In an interview with The Washington Post, Salvini, who is the leader of the...
American Jewish group sends aid to Indonesia, stricken by yet another tsunami
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee announced that it is providing assistance to Indonesia following a tsunami on Saturday killed at least 373 people with hundreds injured and at least 24 missing.
The JDC said that it would...