Daily Archives: June 21, 2019
No Rep. Omar, Iran troubles didn’t start with Trump
For Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, the world must start fresh every day. That would explain her ignorance on Iran.
“None of this would be happening if Trump didn’t back out of the Iran nuclear...
Jerusalem College women’s hackathon leads to device to gauge oxygen levels in babies
More than 100 religious women students from Jerusalem College of Technology/Machon Tal worked around the clock last week as part of the second annual Hack@Tal, a 44-hour hackathon for the school’s Torah-observant women students.
The...
Jews need a unified voice against anti-Semitism in America
Earlier this month, the New York Police Department reported that hate crimes in New York City surged 68 percent from 2018 to 2019. Of the 184 hate crimes reported, 60 percent of these hate...
Program for visiting Chinese students aims to turn them into ‘ambassadors for Israel’
This week, dozens of students marked the end of the largest-ever extracurricular academic program for visiting Chinese students in Israel.
The program, run by the Zionist organization Im Tirtzu, consists of tours and lectures in...
Report: Israeli officials concerned Trump’s response to Iran not strong enough
Israeli officials have been concerned about the Trump administration’s response to Iran amid the latest tension between Washington and Tehran, reported Israel’s Channel 13 and Axios on Thursday.
The officials told the outlets that U.S. President Donald Trump seeks...
Israel caught Iranian spy in West Bank in April
Israel said on Thursday that it caught a Jordanian businessman spying on behalf of Iran in Israel earlier this year, including in the West Bank.
Thaer Shafut, 32, was in the West Bank last year...
Ocasio-Cortez invited by Polish parliament member to tour concentration camps
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) has been invited by a member of the Polish parliament to visit concentration camps in Poland that were used during World War II and the Holocaust.
This comes after the...
Senate votes to block arms sales to Saudi Arabia, UAE and Jordan
In three votes on Thursday, the U.S. Senate passed 22 resolutions to prevent arms sales to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Jordan without congressional approval.
The tally of the first two votes was...
Ahead of Bahrain summit, Trump’s top Mideast envoy reveals insights in peace plan
It has been a busy week for Middle Eastern affairs. Israel announced the establishment of “Trump Heights” in the Golan, Iran has announced it will soon achieve higher uranium enrichment levels, and the United...
Number of businesses in Judea and Samaria doubled in past decade
No fewer than 1,982 small and medium-sized businesses operate in Judea and Samaria, a 100 percent increase over the past decade. Relative to population size, the average rate of entrepreneurship in Judea and Samaria...