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Daily Archives: June 28, 2019

Dr. Miriam Adelson (right) interviews former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. Photo by Yossi Zeliger.

Nikki Haley: ‘The better and stronger we make Israel, the safer we make the...

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In a special interview at the “Israel Hayom” Forum for U.S.-Israel Relations, held in Jerusalem on Thursday evening, Dr. Miriam Adelson sat down with former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley. During Haley’s time...
Screenshot of the trailer of HBO's 10-part series "Our Boys," which will premiere on Aug. 12, 2019.

HBO to screen series about events leading to 2014 summer war with Gaza

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HBO will feature a 10-part series about the events leading to the 2014 war with Gaza called “Our Boys,” a reference to Jewish teenagers Gilad Shaar, 16; Eyal Yifrach, 19; and Naftali Frankel, 16,...
The flag of Germany. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Report: Trade between Iran and Germany collapses under US sanctions

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Trade between Iran and Germany has collapsed due to U.S. sanctions against Tehran, according to data published by Funke newspapers, Germany’s third largest newspaper and magazine publisher. “Data from the German Chamber of Commerce showed that trade...
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Credit: Leopaltik1242/Wikimedia Commons.

The dangerous drive to correlate Islamophobia with anti-Semitism

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The Somali-born congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who has made a number of anti-Semitic remarks, is currently embroiled in controversy over her marriage history. When claims against her of bigamy and immigration fraud first emerged...
The Supreme Court of the United States. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Freedom from religion? How not to defend minority rights

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In the view of some ardent defenders of the separation between religion and state, there was no doubt that a war memorial in the form of a 40-foot-tall cross should not be allowed to...
Bahrain’s Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Bahraini foreign minister: Jews have ‘a place amongst us’

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In his first interview with an Israeli media outlet, Bahraini Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa said on Wednesday that Israel is “part of the heritage of the Middle East” and that Jews...
During the first Democratic presidential primary debate in Miami on June 26, 2019, when asked by moderator and “NBC Nightly News” anchor Lester Holt who, if elected, would re-enter the United States in the nuclear accord, all but New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker raised their hand. Credit: Screenshot.

At first Democratic presidential debate, Mideast issues take backseat to domestic concerns

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At the first of several expected Democratic primary debates for the 2020 presidential elections, issues pertaining to the Middle East took a backseat to domestic concerns. The Iran deal was the only issue related to...
Croatian Parliament. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Croatia ignores charges by Jewish leaders of rewriting history of Holocaust

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Rabbi Kotel Dadon, leader of Bet Israel Jewish community of Croatia, has alarm regarding the decision of the city assembly of Zagreb to dedicate a memorial to 6 million victims of the Holocaust without...
The Star of David logo of the Jewish Agency on Keren Heyesod Street in Jerusalem. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Adopt the definition of anti-Semitism, urges Jewish Agency to governments

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Members of the Jewish Agency board of governors, along with hundreds of Jewish community and organization representatives from all over the world, called on governments worldwide on Tuesday to adopt the widely accepted definition...
John Bolton. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

Calls grow to end waivers allowing Iran to conduct civil nuclear activities

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With Iran’s reportedly set to breach the limit of enriched uranium permitted under the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, which the Trump administration withdrew from in May 2018, a debate has heated up in Washington over whether...