Daily Archives: September 5, 2019
War not an option for U.S., Iran
President Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA, or Iran deal) was sadly based on a lack of understanding of its importance and potential contribution to a future nuclear-free...
What ‘Our Boys’ doesn’t want us to know
The brutal murder of Muhammad Abu Khdeir by three extremist Jews is a story that deserves to be told. The same can be said for the account of the swift and efficient manner in...
Monument honors Jewish national hero of Azerbaijan
A monument commemorating the Jewish national hero Albert Agarunov has been erected in the Azerbaijan capital of Baku.
It’s expected to open on the street named after the icon in the near future, reported Trend on Tuesday.
Agarunov was...
More than 250 Nigerian youth participate in first Jewish leadership seminar
More than 250 Nigerian youth and 20 adults gathered in Onithsa from Aug. 18-25 for a national week-long Jewish leadership and learning seminar organized by the Jerusalem-based Shavei Israel organization, activist and educator Danny...
Special US envoy to Mideast Jason Greenblatt to resign
U.S. Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt will resign within the coming weeks, announced the White House on Thursday.
Reportedly, Greenblatt, who has played a key role in the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan for the...
In London, Netanyahu and Johnson talk Iran, Middle East peace process
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday in London to discuss the Iranian threat and a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
The meeting lasted only half an...
PA threatens ‘religious war’ over Netanyahu Hebron visit
Ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs on Wednesday, the Palestinian Authority’s Religious Affairs Ministry threatened a “religious war,” comparing the visit to that of Ariel Sharon...
Litzman: Lapid has ‘infected’ Gantz with ‘disease’ of anti-Semitism
Deputy Health Minister and United Torah Judaism Party head Yaakov Litzman on railed against Blue and White Party leaders Benny Gantz and Yair Lapid on Thursday, saying that Lapid had “infected” Gantz with the...
In remembering 1929 Hebron massacre, top Israeli leaders visit … and make history
“We are not strangers in Hebron, and we will stay here forever!” were the climactic remarks made on Wednesday by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during an official state ceremony at the Tomb of the Patriarchs and...
Ahead of Sept. 17 elections, Ayelet Shaked lays out right-wing vision for Israel
While many Israelis might already feel fatigued by the upcoming elections on Sept. 17, former justice minister Ayelet Shaked, who heads the newly formed right-wing Yamina Party, is both making history and surging in...