Daily Archives: February 27, 2019
Banning parties in Israel and the true test of democracy
If the parties of the left had their way prior to last week, it would have spared Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a lot of the trouble he got into over the deal to...
Seeing Israel changed mind of Hispanic opponent
Although Sebastian Parra grew up in Cali, Colombia, with the words of Genesis 12:3 intoned frequently at his Protestant church, anti-Israel propagandists in the United States knew just how to destroy his faith in...
Danon anticipates Trump’s pick for UN ambassador
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon expressed enthusiasm for U.S. President Donald Trump’s nominee to represent the United States at the United Nations, Kelly Knight Craft, who currently serves as U.S. ambassador...
Israeli archaeologists uncover 1,600-year-old estate of affluent Samaritan
Israeli archaeologists uncovered a 1,600-year-old estate belonging to a wealthy Samaritan man.
The property, which was discovered in Tzur Natan in central Israel, consisted of an inscription that reads, “Only God help the beautiful property of...
Winning app of IAC Eitanim’s national competition provides ‘compass’ for Jewish life on campus
You’re a prospective college student. How do you navigate Jewish life and the pro-Israel community when you arrive on campus? With so many different organizations, how do you find the right group for you?
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Netanyahu shortens Russia trip in advance of upcoming indictment announcement
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has shortened his trip to Russia, where he will meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss Iran’s activates in Syria, despite fraying relations between Jerusalem and Moscow. This...
Israeli-Arab parties try to hold on to votes after breakup of Joint List
The coalition of four Arab Parties known as the Joint List was disbanded because of political infighting and rivalries, and now will run as two separate two-Party blocs, which could damage their prospects for...
Amid American Jewish criticism over Otzma Yehudit Party, concern arises about language
The fallout over the recent merger of Otzma Yehudit with the Jewish Home Party—a bid by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to bolster his right-wing coalition ahead of April 9 elections—appears to have exacerbated...
Green New Deal draws heated Jewish responses to tackling climate change
The Green New Deal, rolled out earlier this month by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), has generated a great deal of buzz in the news recently for its radical approach to fighting...
‘Dancing with the fishes … ’
You never know when something heimishe, something many Jews may associate with old-fashioned, staid Jewish fare, like herring and crackers, will somehow turn high-end and hipster. One millennial, barely out of his teens, is putting...