Daily Archives: January 22, 2019
Danon to UN Security Council: Iran spends $7 billion a year on terrorism
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon warned the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday about Iran’s terror network in the Middle East, spending $7 billion annually to threaten Israel.
“Iran is exploiting the regime...
First responders to Squirrel Hill synagogue shooting honored in Pittsburgh
The police officer who took a bullet for the Jewish people while responding to the Oct. 27 shooting during Shabbat-morning services in Pittsburgh, and was promised a hero’s welcome by Chabad of Pittsburgh for his life-saving bravery, got that...
With elections approaching, is Israel prepared for foreign cyber threat?
As Israeli elections approach, the country’s cyber-security watchdogs are warning about attempts by foreign actors to disrupt and manipulate this essential democratic process.
The issue came to the fore earlier in January, when the head...
![Vilensija [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], from Wikimedia Commons](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Šukioniai_Jono_Noreikos_paminklas-324x235.jpg "Lithuania’s ‘Big Lie’: Goebbels Would Be Proud")
Lithuania’s ‘Big Lie’: Goebbels Would Be Proud
Lithuania has a problem with people who tell the truth. This should be evident not only from the government’s reaction to the mountain of evidence I have provided that the actions of some “national...
Atlanta Jewish Film Festival celebrates cinema across cultures
Every year the Atlanta Jewish Film Festival presents movies about Jewish-American life, the cinema of Israel and the legacy of the Holocaust. But this year’s festival, which takes place at multiple venues Feb. 6-26, features several...
Book Review: ‘A Time Out of Joint’
I picked this book up as its title is very similar to a novel of mine (both quoting Hamlet) and its subtitle describes a path very similar to the one taken by my late...
PA releases Palestinian American sentenced to life for selling land to Jews
A Palestinian-American who was sentenced to life last month by the Palestinian Authority for selling land to Israelis was released to U.S. authorities, two senior Palestinian officials told Reuters.
“Issam Akel holds an American passport, and he...
Record at a glance: California presidential candidate Sen. Kamala Harris on Jewish issues
Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris announced on Monday that she is entering the 2020 race for president.
Since being elected to replace fellow longtime Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer, Harris’s record related to the Jewish community and Israel—from...
Israel inaugurates new international airport to boost Eilat tourism
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Transportation and Road Safety Minister Yisrael Katz inaugurated the Ramon International Airport in southern Israel on Jan. 21.
The new airport will serve the southern resort city of Eilat,...
Greenblatt slams Palestinian leadership for attack on US credibility on Mideast peace
U.S. Special Representative for International Negotiations Jason Greenblatt slammed the Palestinian leadership on Sunday after a key official criticized the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump and accused it of bias towards Israel.
Hanan Ashrawi,...