Monthly Archives: April 2019
Israeli spacecraft ‘Beresheet’ passes Earth one last time ahead of lunar landing
The Israeli spacecraft “Beresheet” passed Earth for the final time on Sunday as it is expected to enter the moon’s orbit on Thursday.
When the spacecraft enters the moon’s orbit, it will perform a complex...
Holocaust train car arrives in New York for Auschwitz exhibit in New York
A crane lowered a train car onto tracks on Sunday outside the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York—a boxcar that carried Jews and others to their deaths at Auschwitz and other Nazi death...
In Israel, Netanyahu meets with Bolsonaro, who stops short of embassy promise
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Sunday as the two began “a new era of partnership and cooperation in all areas,” said the former at his office in Jerusalem.
At...
Israel becomes a partisan football at AIPAC
The madness that penetrates Congress and the White House was smoothly transferred to the cavernous Walter E. Washington Convention Center that sheltered AIPAC’s yearly gathering in Washington D.C.
Vice President Mike Pence led the Republican...
Israeli rabbinical court tells airline crash victim families they can begin to sit ‘shiva’
The families of two Israeli men who were killed in the crash of Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 on March 10 may begin the traditional mourning process of shiva for their loved ones, thanks to a ruling...
Palestinian Authority prioritizes salaries to terrorists over medical care for ill Palestinians
Until now, Israel has been giving medical treatment in Israel to thousands of Palestinians every year. But this humanitarian program will now come to an end, as the Palestinian Authority has decided to stop...
Rare ancient seal of Jewish king’s officer discovered in City of David in Jerusalem
The Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University discovered a 2,600 year old ancient bulla seal impression bearing the inscription “(belonging) to Nathan-Melech, Servant of the King” in the City of David just outside...
Chief Rabbi of Bnei Brak, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau, passes away at 84
Chief rabbi of the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak, Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landau, passed away on March 30 at the age of 84.
Landau served in his position for 32 years and operated a...
Art meets science: Is that a field of flowers or the brain of a...
An exhibit by the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa exemplifies that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
“LABSCAPES: Views Through the Microscope” showcases the work of renowned researchers at Israel’s leading institute...
Anti-Semitism Awareness Act reintroduced by Senate reps
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and Sen. Bob Casey (D-Pa.) reintroduced the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act this week, which would require the Department of Education to adopt the State Department’s definition of anti-Semitism in evaluating incidents on college...