Daily Archives: June 7, 2019
Can a black-Jewish congressional caucus bridge the divide?
Something needed to be done. With tensions rising between African-Americans and Jews, it was time to reaffirm the need for both a greater emphasis on mutual understanding and recognition that hate poses a threat...
Former deputy chief of Israel Defense Forces: We’ll have to fight a war in...
For former Israel Defense Forces Deputy Chief of Staff Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yair Golan, the question is not whether Israel will fight a war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip, but when.
Golan, who is...
White House invites Trump business allies to Bahrain summit
The White House has invited some of President Donald Trump’s business allies to the economic summit scheduled for June 25-26 in Bahrain for the first part of the Trump administration’s highly-anticipated Mideast peace plan for the...
Israeli military continues its work to rid Jordan Valley’s ‘Land of Monasteries’ of mines
The Jordan Valley region is usually a quiet region, but its calm was shattered in May by the sounds of hundreds of landmines going off. Planted decades ago by Palestinian terrorists seeking to infiltrate...
Following Pittsburgh and Poway, security has become a top priority at Jewish summer camps
In just a few weeks, tens of thousands of kids will be on the move, leaving home for Jewish overnight camps. This year though they’ll be doing so under the specter of heightened security...
Eyeing current polls and September elections, right-wing Knesset leaders explore new options
The campaigns for Israel’s second elections in 2019 are underway and, after reviewing the first polls, many Israelis are asking if they may end up with a stalemate and no government following the second...
Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar to join Black-Jewish Caucus
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made anti-Semitic remarks since being sworn in, plans to join the newly formedcongressional caucus on black-Jewish relations, whose co-founders include Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.), who has feuded with the congresswoman over her perceived...
What it’s like to be the rabbi on the beaches of Normandy 75 years...
Exactly 75 years ago, Normandy was the site of one of the largest military invasions ever staged. Forever known as D-Day, June 6, 1944 marked the turning point of World War II, in which 156,000 American,...
DC Dyke March bans Jewish, pro-Israel symbols
The DC Dyke March, returning to Washington, D.C. on Friday after a 12-year absence, will prohibit Jewish and pro-Israel pride symbols, including flags.
“Jewish stars and other identifications and celebrations of Jewishness (yarmulkes, talit, other...
First wedding held at site of Europe’s second-oldest synagogue in 1,500 years
For the first time in over 1,500 years, the ruins of a synagogue dating back to the 4th century CE in the Calabria area of southern Italy played host to a Jewish wedding on...