Daily Archives: May 14, 2019
June 2 Friendship Walk to honor Lori Gilbert Kaye, z”l
Friendship Circle is an internationally recognized organization providing life-changing opportunities for individuals with disabilities and for the youth and adult volunteers. Local volunteers provide social opportunities for people living with developmental disabilities which enhances...
A memo to Jared Kushner
A recent report indicates that U.S. President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser, Jared Kushner, suggested in a confidential email over a year ago that then U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and other policy makers read...
A particularly happy anniversary
One year ago today, on May 14, 2018, the United States officially transferred its embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem. Although the move could be viewed as merely the fulfillment of the Jerusalem Embassy Act...
Pressed into a corner, Iran threatens oil exports from Persian Gulf
Recent developments in the Persian Gulf demonstrate that Iran has taken a strategic decision to respond to escalating U.S. financial and diplomatic pressure against it by threatening the ability of Arab Sunni states—bitter rivals...
US warns of increased risk of terror attacks in Israel on anniversary of embassy...
The U.S. embassy in Jerusalem issued a security warning Monday night regarding increased risk of terrorist attacks over the next few days.
According to the warning, which the embassy posted on its website, “terrorist groups may...
Madonna pushes back against BDS pressure to boycott Eurovision
In a statement to Reuters today, popular music icon Madonna pushed back against Boycott, Divest and Sanction (BDS) pressure to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest in Israel, where she is scheduled to make a...
County commissioners vote 12-0 for censuring judge who posted Holocaust article
Commissioners in a Tennessee county voted unanimously on Monday evening in favor of censuring a judge for posting on his Facebook page a link to an article that states that Jews should “get the f*** over the...
As tensions increase, Trump warns that Iran will ‘suffer greatly’ if ‘they do anything’
Amid increasing tensions between the United States and Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Tehran will “suffer greatly” if “they do anything.”
“We’ll see what happens with Iran. … If they do...
Former CIA agent Plame says she was ‘foolish’ for sharing anti-Semitic article
Former CIA agent Valerie Plame, who is running for the U.S. House of Representatives in New Mexico in 2020, acknowledged on CNN on Monday that she was “foolish” and “embarrassed” for sharing an anti-Semitic...
Danon leads delegation of ambassadors to Aish World Center in Jerusalem
The Aish World Center, opposite the Western Wall, hosted Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon and a delegation of 30 of his peers during their visit to Jerusalem earlier this month, following...