Daily Archives: July 2, 2019
From Bahrain to the PLO: A Tale of Two Different Worlds by David Bedein
June 30, 2019
Held at Orthodox Union (OU) Israel Center
Rechov Keren HaYessod 22, Jerusalem
https://youtu.be/em49GhNK59k
Ten Jewish groups unite against Israeli democracy
For years, the pundits have been telling us that Israeli democracy is in danger because of the Arab birthrate, or because of the Jewish nation-state law, or because of the debates over the powers...
Lessons from the Golan
I was privileged to have been invited to a meeting last month of the cabinet of the government of Israel. Convened in an open field on the Golan Heights with pure air and breathtaking...
Only one issue in Israel’s election: Bibi
What’s normal politics?
Arguments about more benefits? Favoring the middle or lower classes? Something for the religious? My party or yours? Foreign policy? National defense?
Here and now we hear about all of that, but they’re...
Israel Project CEO Josh Block leaving after seven years
Josh Block, a former Clinton aide, announced on Monday that he is stepping down after seven years as CEO and president of the nonpartisan educational group The Israel Project (TIP).
Block announced his departure in a...
Negotiations with Germany result in increased welfare for Holocaust survivors, payment for surviving spouse
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (also known as the Claims Conference) announced on Monday the results of the organization’s negotiations this year with the German government on behalf of Jewish Holocaust...
Canadian political candidate ejected for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany
A candidate for the Canadian Parliament has been ejected from her party for previous anti-Israel comments, including comparing the Jewish state to Nazi Germany.
Rana Zaman, a social activist and Muslim who won in May...
Turkish media calls for Turks to fund, support Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s campaign
Tarek Cherkaoui, the manager of the Turkish state-run news channel TRT World’s research center, wrote an article in April calling upon Turks to donate to the campaign fund of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)....
Netanyahu names Knesset member David Amsalem as communications minister
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday that he was appointing Likud Knesset member David Amsalem as communications minister.
Amsalem, who serves as the coalition chairman, will replace Ayoub Kara, who resigned his post...
Unsurprisingly, Iran exceeds uranium enrichment limit under 2015 nuclear deal. Now what?
Iran has exceeded the uranium enrichment limit under the 2015 nuclear deal, the International Atomic Energy Agency announced on Monday.
Tzvi Kahn, senior Iran analyst at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, told JNS that Iran’s aim is...