Daily Archives: June 27, 2019
Verter fun der Vokh: דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט : Climate change
Climate change
דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט
carbon footprint: די קוי֜לנשטאָף־שפּור
climate change: דער קלימאַ֜טן־בײַט
freeze (vi.): פֿאַרפֿרױ֜רן װערן
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A steadfast alliance, stronger than ever
Theodor Herzl, who envisioned and paved the way for the rebirth of Israel as a nation, lent great importance to the forging of alliances and the fostering of friendly relations between the Jewish people...
Ehud Barak re-enters Israel’s political fray
Prime Minister Netanyahu’s reported attempt to cancel the general election he called for next September is viewed as evidence that he knows that he’s likely to lose this time. His allegedly faithful ally Knesset...
France warns Tehran about breaching 2015 nuclear deal
France warned Iran on Thursday not to violate the 2015 nuclear deal known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.
“Tensions are growing, and for me, the first element is that there is...
Former US Ambassador to UN Haley visits Western Wall, meets with Netanyahu
Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley prayed at the Western Wall on Wednesday while she is in Israel for the “Israel Hayom Forum for U.S.-Israel Relations.”
Haley also placed a note inside...
Following backlash, Israel’s national lottery cancels controversial film prize
Israel’s national lottery, Mifal Hapayis, announced today that it is cancelling a NIS 150,000 ($42,000) prize awarded to a documentary film about the life of controversial Israeli attorney Lea Tsemel.
The move comes after thousands of...
Turkish President Erdoğan: Mohamed Morsi was ‘martyr’
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Dr. Ali Erbaş, the Turkish minister of religious affairs, spoke at a June 18 memorial service held in Turkey in honor of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi, who...
New York Gov. Cuomo meets with Rivlin, Netanyahu on third visit to Israel
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo met with Israel’s president, Reuven Rivlin, and prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday.
Cuomo arrived on Thursday morning in what is his third visit in his current position.
The Democratic governor...
Joined by Poway rabbi, Danon calls on world to declare war on anti-Semitism
The United Nations General Assembly met on Wednesday to discuss the growing anti-Semitism worldwide, at the initiative of Israel’s ambassador to the U.N., Danny Danon, who has enlisted the support of the United States,...
Wiesenthal Centre to UNESCO re World Heritage Committee Document: “Cave of Patriarchs is not...
“UNESCO cannot be a platform for distortion and hatred.”
Paris
In a letter to UNESCO Director-General, Audrey Azoulay, Simon Wiesenthal Centre Director for International Relations, Dr. Shimon Samuels, expressed dire concern at “the forthcoming World Heritage Committee...