Daily Archives: June 12, 2019
Fake news? David Friedman didn’t endorse annexation
The New York Times got quite a scoop when, in an interview with its Jerusalem bureau chief David Halbfinger, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said that he favored Israel’s annexation of the West Bank. That...
Israel needs American Jewry, now more than ever
The Jewish diaspora in the United States is becoming increasingly estranged from Israel. American Jewish youth are being pushed away from affiliation with the Jewish state, and some Jewish students are even forced to hide...
French authorities uncover neo-Nazi cell, apprehend members planning attack
French authorities have discovered a neo-Nazi group that allegedly plotted to attack Jewish or Muslim places of worship, reported Agence France-Presse on Tuesday.
Five members of the cell, “close in ideology to the neo-Nazi movement,” were charged between...
Summertime Blues and Whites: In an era of BDS, kids connect to Israel at...
Aviva Weinstein fell in love with Israel thousands of miles from the Jewish homeland at Camp Ramah in the Poconos.
Weinstein is among the generations of North American Jewish teens who have forged lifelong attachments...
Israeli general: ‘If we are forced into war, we will exact a heavy price...
“The Israel Defense Forces will continue and intensify its covert and overt efforts to thwart Hezbollah’s attempts to undermine Israel’s security,” IDF OC Northern Command Maj. Gen. Amir Baram said on Tuesday.
Speaking at a...
Jewish organization wins 14-year legal battle against Greek Orthodox Church
In a major victory for organized efforts to increase the Jewish presence in and around the Old City of Jerusalem, Israel’s Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled against an appeal by the Greek Orthodox Church...
Newly formed Black-Jewish Caucus gets first members, flurry of interest
A week after the launch of the Congressional Caucus on Black-Jewish Relations, nearly 10 members of Congress are planning to join, have expressed interest in doing so or are reviewing the group.
The creation of the Black-Jewish...
Government turmoil aside, Moldovan premier declares embassy move to Jerusalem
Amid turmoil within Moldova’s government, the country’s prime minister announced on Tuesday that the Moldovan embassy in Israel will be relocated from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem as the Cabinet of Minister approved the sale...
FIFA opens investigation against head of Palestinian Football Association
The international football association—FIFA—has opened an investigation against Jibril Rajoub, the head of the Palestinian Football Association, in response to a detailed complaint submitted by Israeli NGO Palestinian Media Watch.
In the complaint, originally filed...
Israeli Jewish divorces up by 5% in 2018, with an 86% increase in one...
According to statistics issued by Israel’s Chief Rabbinate, the divorce rate among Israeli Jews rose by five percent in 2018, while soaring by 86 percent in one city.
In Gedera, 52 couples untied the knot...