Daily Archives: June 10, 2019
Verter fun der Vokh: שָׁלוֹם – Peace
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US sanctions Iran’s largest petrochemical holding group
The United States has sanctioned Iran’s largest and most profitable petrochemical holding group, Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC), for supporting the engineering conglomerate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in addition to PGPIC’s...
Shavuot for kids: Giving a new generation the gift of Torah
It’s one of the most dramatic scenes in the Torah, as amazing as the splitting of the sea.
Imagine the Master of the Universe coming down to Earth in an astounding fireworks display of thunder,...
On Shavuot, savor the dairy, but don’t forget the grains
Historically, Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. It begins seven weeks after the first day of Passover. Agriculturally, it...
Remember Marshal Pétain, Bill de Blasio?
New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio raised the ire of a few observers last week when he claimed that anti-Semitism is a right-wing ideology adopted by right-wing movements composed...
California Democrats reject anti- Israel resolutions
Just as some California Democrats sought to blame Israel for all plagues and earthquakes, Palestinians were denied Israeli hospital care – by their own leaders. The Israeli embassy in London was accused by a...
Pentagon suspends Turkish F-35 training as Erdogan embraces Putin
The Pentagon has been taking major steps toward suspending its F-35 fighter jet training program for Turkish pilots in the United States in response to Ankara looking to acquire the S-400 Russian missile-defense system, a senior...
Renewal at an ancient site: Caesarea reaches out to the world
Jerusalem and Caesarea are 85 miles apart—one inland and one on the coast—but both cities bear the unmistakable imprint of Herod, the master builder of ancient times. In Jerusalem, Herod refurbished the Second Temple,...
US ambassador says Israel has the right to annex ‘some’ of the West Bank
In an interview at his Jerusalem residence last week, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Israel has the right to annex at least “some” of the West Bank.
“Under certain circumstances,” Friedman told The New York Times on...
Palestinians announce ‘popular uprising’ against Trump peace plan
A “popular Palestinian uprising” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan was announced Sunday following a meeting of PLO faction representatives, Palestinian civil society organizations and private individuals in the West Bank city...