Daily Archives: January 10, 2019
Jews need to be more than victims
The hashtag #myfirstantisemiticexperience is helping to publicize the everyday reality of Jew-hatred. But it’s not clear if this is helping Jews think clearly about the subject.
The testimonies of slights, hurtful comments or outright acts of intimidation—even...
Will Israel’s new election tie attorney general’s hands?
Mordechai Kremnitzer, professor emeritus of law at the Hebrew University, cites in his Ha’aretz column of January 10 the old story about the man who murdered his parents and then claimed clemency in court because he...
In Cairo, Pompeo blasts Obama’s Mideast agenda, details Trump’s
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday slammed the Obama administration’s Mideast policies, which were outlined in a similar venue almost a decade ago, and touted their reversal under U.S. President Donald Trump,...
Haifa: Hezbollah sympathizer appointed to city’s security committee
A Haifa city council member who was forced to forgo an appointment to deputy mayor following public outcry over his comments calling Hezbollah operatives “freedom fighters” and comparing Zionism to the Islamic State has...
Court rules Education Ministry must create pre-army programs for national religious girls
Israeli’s High Court of Justice has ruled that the Education Ministry must fund educational programs to prepare young women from the national-religious sector for army service, like it does for boys from the same...
Fragmentation of right-wing bloc puts Netanyahu leadership at risk
Likud activists and a candidate for the Knesset in the ruling party told JNS that they were seriously concerned about the fragmentation of the right-wing bloc, and that a similar scenario played out in...
Almost 450,000 Jews live in Judea and Samaria, despite a slowdown in housing
There are currently nearly 450,000 Israelis living in Judea and Samaria, according to a report released by the Yesha Council on Tuesday.
In 2008, just before U.S. President Barack Obama took office, population growth in...
Founder of Israel’s Adi organ-donor card passes away at 93
Dvora Ben Dror, the creator of the Israeli organ-donor card, passed away on Wednesday at the age of 93.
She founded the Adi card after her son, Adi (Ehud) Ben Dror, passed away due to...
Linda Sarsour: ‘Muhammad was a human-rights activist’
On Dec. 2, American political activist Linda Sarsour spoke at the 2018 Salam Annual Banquet, which was held at the Salam Community Center in Sacramento, Calif. She criticized U.S. President Donald Trump for moving...
Netanyahu and Trump likely to meet two weeks before Israeli elections in April
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump are expected to meet at the White House in late March, a few weeks before the Israeli election, Israel Hayom has learned.
Netanyahu plans to...