Daily Archives: January 7, 2019
Swiss Wake Up to UNRWA Reality
In a feature that ran on the AP wire on January 6, 2019, entitled “Middle East education payments ‘funding terrorist propaganda’…” it was confirmed that “Switzerland is looking into reports that foreign aid payments...
Auschwitz marks 75th anniversary of liberation in 2020
On 27 January 1945, the most horrific single manifestation of not only the Holocaust but of any genocide in history came to an end when soldiers of the Red Army liberated the few remaining...
The ‘Pittsburgh Platform’ and the push for a new Jewish schism
Jonathan Weisman doesn’t understand much about the nature of modern anti-Semitism. But Weisman, an editor at The New York Times and author of a remarkably obtuse book about anti-Semitism published in March 2018 does grasp the core...
Tlaib attacks American Jews: ‘They forgot what country they represent’
Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) attacked American Jews and opponents of the BDS movement on Monday by saying “they forgot what country they represent.”
In response to a Twitter post by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) blasting an...
Israel to officially demand $250 billion from Arab countries that expelled Jews
After 18 months of secret research with the help of an international accountancy firm, Israel is preparing to officially demand compensation for assets abandoned by Jews who were forced to flee eight Arab countries...
Ahead in polls, Netanyahu’s legal troubles provide main electoral challenge
Israel’s Channel 10 News reports that Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit is likely to announce his intention to proceed with a pre-indictment hearing of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ahead of the April 9 elections.
That places...
BDS is anti-Semitic and aids terrorist groups, says Arizona attorney general
In an important victory against the BDS movement, Arizona’s Attorney General Mark Brnovich filed a brief in late December stating that the BDS campaign was motivated by anti-Semitism and aids terrorist groups such as...
Abbas: ‘I may not have the strength to fight, but I won’t die a...
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas has warned that the freeze in peace talks and ongoing construction in the settlements will lead to the end of Ramallah’s security and economic cooperation with Israel.
At a press...
Israel Elections 2019: JNS Composite Polling Average, Jan. 6
Current update: Sunday January 6th 2018.
Party
New Avg
Change
Week 1 Avg
Current
1
Likud
28.8
1.2
27.6
30
2
Israel Resilience
12.8
-0.6
13.4
0
3
Yesh Atid
12.7
-0.1
12.8
11
4
Joint List
11.7
-0.7
12.4
13
5
HaYamin HeHadash
8.8
-1.6
10.4
3
6
Labor
8.2
-0.6
8.8
24
7
UTJ
6.7
-0.3
7
6
8
Kulanu
5.5
-0.1
5.6
10
9
Meretz
5.5
-0.1
5.6
5
10
Shas
5
0.2
4.8
7
11
Gesher
4.8
0.2
4.6
1
12
Yisrael Beitenu
4.5
0.7
3.8
5
13
Bayit Yehudi
2.8
-0.4
3.2
5
14
Livni
1.5
1.5
0
0
15
Other
0.7
0.7
0
0
Right-Religious Block
(current coalition)
62.8
0.4
62.4
66
Center-Left-Arab
(current opposition)
57.2
-0.4
57.6
54
Note: The electoral voting threshold is equivalent to 3.25 percent of total votes,...
The left is trying to steal the election, declares Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu harshly criticized the left and the media in a video message published on Thursday evening in which he said that they are “putting brute, inhumane pressure on the attorney...