Daily Archives: May 9, 2019
The Sephardi role in the development of Zionism
Far too many people unfortunately believe Zionism to be a movement created in the 19th century, largely in Europe, by purely secular Jews who rode the wave of nationalism spreading across the globe at...
Rivlin awards 120 soldiers on Israel’s Independence Day
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin hosted on Thursday “All Israel From Jerusalem” and the traditional ceremony honoring 120 outstanding Israel Defense Forces’ soldiers for the fifth time from the gardens of his residence in Jerusalem.
The...
Yom Hazikaron service in Jerusalem: ‘We are here in the East, but our heart...
The Jewish Agency for Israel held a Yom Hazikaron memorial service in Jerusalem on Wednesday morning for fallen soldiers of Israel, victims of terrorist attacks and Jews murdered in anti-Semitic incidents throughout the world.
The...
Jordan’s King Abdullah seeks regional prestige and standing … at Israel’s expense
At the recent Washington Institute for Near East Policy dinner, White House senior adviser Jared Kushner voiced confidence in his upcoming proposal to resolve the seemingly intractable Arab-Israeli conflict, calling it “realistic” and “executable.”...
One year after Iran deal withdrawal, US enacts new sanctions, denies oil waivers
Exactly one year after withdrawing from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, the United States announced on Wednesday new sanctions on Tehran, and that it will not issue further waivers to countries over importing Iranian...
Pelosi: Israel is ‘one of the greatest accomplishments of the 20th century’
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said on Wednesday that the creation of the State of Israel was “one of the greatest accomplishments of the 20th century.”
“My view of the establishment of the State of...
SJP, Jewish Voice for Peace chapters at Stanford promote anti-Semitic cartoons
An event on Friday hosted by the Students for Justice in Palestine chapter at Stanford University featuring the anti-Semitic cartoonist Eli Valley has received some major pushback.
“This is the lead-up to the so-called ‘Anti-Zionism...
Watchdog raises concerns over EU role in funding Palestinian Authority’s terrorist prisoners
With both the United States and Israel exerting financial pressure on the Palestinian Authority to end its payments to terrorist prisoners and the families of “martyrs,” the media watchdog group Palestinian Media Watch is...
A land where the Bible serves as a tour guide’s GPS
When you visit Nachal Prat, you can almost feel what it was like to be a seventh-century Israelite leading your donkey, its saddle bags full of water, to Jerusalem.
Nachal Prat, often referred to as...
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict is about this one day
Much of the discussion about Israel and the Palestinians revolves around one question: Why does the conflict continue? Most of those who offer answers, especially veteran Middle East “experts” who have been advocating for...