Daily Archives: April 2, 2019
Is it Islamophobic to deny that ‘Palestine’ exists?
Despite repeated comments in which she repeated hateful anti-Semitic tropes, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) escaped even the mildest slap on the wrist from her congressional colleagues. But it turns out that Kalman Yeger won’t...
Gaza and Israel vent anger but so far keep cool
It’s been a tense few days.
After a rocket attack that destroyed a home north of Tel Aviv and wounded family members, the IDF responded with a massive destruction of empty buildings in Gaza. Included...
In memory of Danny Ben-Israel
On March 11, the world lost someone who was very special, who made a mark and touched people with his voice, as a singer, a humorist and writer. Born in Tel Aviv in 1944,...
Summer camps awarded grants as part of $12 million accessibility initiative
Sixteen Jewish camps across North America will be the first recipients this month of a groundbreaking grant to increase accessibility for campers and staff with disabilities through the Yashar Initiative.
The Hebrew word yashar translates to both...
Program empowers Druze women to break Israel’s glass ceiling
There is a tradition within the Druze community dating back to the 11th century that calls for complete loyalty to the government of the country in which they reside. In this spirit, the Druze...
UN-funded social-studies textbook says ‘Zionist occupation started in 1856’
A 2017 United Nations-funded school textbook for Arab students offers a revisionist history of Israel as part of its goal to incite violence against Israelis.
“Since the Zionist movement established in 1856 its first settlement,...
IsraAID provides relief to Mozambique, recovering slowly from Cyclone Idai
The Israeli humanitarian-aid organization IsraAID has been providing life-saving emergency support in Mozambique, after 746 people died in the region due to Cyclone Idai, the organization announced on Monday.
The aid group has provided assistance in the...
In Canada, Israel’s president thanks Trudeau for battling anti-Semitism, BDS
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin met on Monday with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in the Canadian capital of Ottawa.
Rivlin thanked Trudeau for fighting anti-Semitism and other forms of hatred, including the anti-Israel BDS movement,...
Netanyahu slams report by Israeli watchdog group on fake social-media accounts ahead of election
A network of hundreds of mostly fake social-media accounts has meant to boost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and tarnish his opponents ahead of next week’s April 9 national elections, according to an Israeli...
IDF commander who saved the Golan Heights from the Syrians has a message for...
If ever there was a counterpart to the biblical story of young David facing Goliath, the Yom Kippur War was just that. Avigdor Kahalani, now 74 and a modern-day David, was commander of a...