Daily Archives: April 26, 2019
Iran announces ‘resistance’ to stopping of US waivers on oil imports
Iran’s leaders have called for “resistance” against the U.S. decision on Monday not to extend waivers given to countries almost six months ago over importing Iranian oil.
“There is no way except resistance,” posted President Hassan Rouhani on...
Joe Biden and the trouble with old friends
The shoe finally dropped for the Democratic presidential field this week with the announcement by former Vice President Joe Biden that he is running. It remains to be seen whether his place atop the...
![Jewish effigy representing Judas burnt and hung in Poland [Twitter]](https://jewishwebsite.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/POLAND-324x235.png "In the flames consuming a ‘Judas’ effigy in Poland, a deadly trope persists")
In the flames consuming a ‘Judas’ effigy in Poland, a deadly trope persists
When I worked for the Anti-Defamation League more than a decade ago, relations between the Polish government and the Jewish community worldwide were incomparably better than they are now. But even then, there were...
International funding platforms are severing ties with BDS-affiliated organizations
Several international funding platforms are severing ties with the BDS organization Samidoun after its purported ties to a Palestinian terrorist group.
According to an email obtained by JNS from the International Legal Forum, PayPal said...
Poll: Americans view Israel’s people favorably, but are less positive about its government
According to a new Pew Research Poll, most Americans view Israelis favorably, but less than half feel the same way about the Israeli government. The study also shows a sharp partisan divide in opinions...
UN confirms third Hezbollah tunnel into Israel, violating ceasefire agreement
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed on Thursday that a tunnel discovered by Israel earlier this year alongside the Lebanese-Israeli border, dug by the terrorist group Hezbollah, was the third violation...
LGBTQ performers to boycott Eurovision with alternative online musical broadcast
A number of music and drag performers who identify as LGBTQ will skip this year’s Eurovision song contest in Israel and instead be part of an alternative online broadcast, exemplifying and in support of...
Revitalizing the 3,000-year-old Har HaZeitim cemetery in Jerusalem
Israel’s oldest cemetery, Har HaZeitim—better known as the Mount of Olives—is expected to be rejuvenated in the upcoming years.
Overlooking the Temple Mount, the 3,000-year-old reservoir of Jewish history is the resting place for more...
Italian soccer fans caught performing fascist salutes ahead of match
A group of supporters of the Italian Serie A football club SS Lazio were caught on video performing fascist salutes and hanging banners glorifying former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini ahead of the team’s Wednesday...
Sidney Brenner, the Nobel laureate who read the code of life has passed away
After working alongside Francis Crick at the University of Cambridge to reveal the “central dogma” of molecular biology—that our DNA code guides the building of proteins that sustain life in cells—Sydney Brenner sought to...