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Daily Archives: February 15, 2019

Palestinian Hamas supporters participate a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Hamas movement in the West Bank city of Nablus. Credit: Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90 .

Hamas recruiting Palestinian operatives in Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem via TV codes

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The Shin Bet security agency on Wednesday revealed that a secret Hamas unit in the Gaza strip had tried to recruit Palestinians in Judea and Samaria, as well as eastern Jerusalem, for terrorist activity...
Israeli troops search for attack tunnels dug into Israel from southern Lebanon that the Israel Defense Forces believes Hezbollah planned to use in future wars, January 2019. Credit: Israel Defense Forces.

In Lebanon, Hezbollah’s political power rises along with its military might

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Inside Lebanon, Hezbollah wields unrivalled military power, but it is also engaged in increasing its political power. It achieved this goal through the newly formed Lebanese government, which has seen the Iranian-backed terrorist organization...
Vice President Mike Pence. Credit: Simon Edelman/Energy Department.

At Warsaw summit, Pence calls on EU to withdraw from Iran nuclear deal

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U.S. Vice President Mike Pence on Thursday urged European Union nations to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear accord and stop attempting to circumvent U.S. sanctions. Speaking at the Mideast summit in Warsaw, Pence said...
U.K. Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. Credit: Gary Knight/Flickr.

In Tel Aviv, British experts warn of anti-Semitism across the UK

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A lecture hosted by the Committee for Accuracy in Middle East Reporting in America (CAMERA) on Sunday evening in Tel Aviv featured a panel of experts who warned about growing anti-Semitism in the United...
Andrew Barth Feldman. Photo by Nathan Johnson.

Broadway teen actor opens up about his Jewish heritage and the role of a...

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If you were 16, and it was two days before you made your Broadway debut as the lead role in the Tony award-winning musical “Dear Evan Hansen,” you would likely be extremely nervous. “It’s getting...
Jake Czuper, aka “Rabbi Jake,” entertains fans at Anshei Lubavitch of Fair Lawn, N.J. Credit: Anshei Lubavitch of Fair Lawn, N.J.

Atlanta musician ‘Rabbi Jake’ takes the country by storm

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Atlanta might be well-known for Coca-Cola and Hartsfield-Jackson International, the busiest airport in the world, but for music lovers both large and small, the city’s true claim to fame may very well be hometown-born...
Photo: The Doomsday Clock | by El_Enigma via Flickr

Donald Trump and the “Doomsday Clock”

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“The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything save our modes of thinking, and thus we drift toward unparalleled catastrophe.” (Albert Einstein, May 1946) Albert Einstein, a founder of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, understood...
Palestinian protesters during clashes with the Israel Defense Forces following a demonstration along the border with Israel in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jan. 18, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

The 2019 Intelligence Assessment: The policy implications for Gaza

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Military assessment warns of high risk of war with Gaza — The Times of Israel, Feb. 13, 2019 Israeli military report predicts high probability of clashes in Gaza … in 2019 — i24News, Feb. 13, 2019 Chief of Staff: Prepare...

San Valentin, El Diya De Los Enamorados

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EL DIYA DE BARRIR LOS VIDROS DE LOS KORASONES ROMPIDOS ! Unos kuantos diyas mos separan del esperado Diya de los Enamorados, el 14 de Febrero. Muy probable ke no todos seran enteresados por este...

Yiddish Glossary for Goyim: The Power Shmoozer’s Guide to Hollywood

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In the era of Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg, movie moguls tended to spice their jargon with expressions from the colorful vernacular of their pushcart-peddling forebears. The euphony of Yiddish is a tradition...