Daily Archives: September 11, 2019
What does Bolton’s exit mean for U.S. policy on Israel and Iran?
With John Bolton ousted as national security advisor on Tuesday, questions remain regarding the Trump administration’s posture on both the U.S.-Israel relationship and the Iranian threat.
“ President Trump and John Bolton share a strategic vision...
The Dramatic Forced Departure of Jews to Morocco after the Reconquista in Spain
The inhuman expulsion of Spanish Jews in 1492 by Catholics
It must be made clear from the start that Judaism as a religion predates Christianity in the Iberian peninsula and that parctically the majority of...
Fall into the flavors of Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur
Rosh Hashanah falls late on the calendar this year, at the end of the back-to-school month and at the beginning of the first signs of fall. No matter; somehow, there are always those last-minute...
Book Review: The Talmud has defined the Judaism of today
The Talmud, a Biography: Banned, Censored and Burned, the Book They Couldn’t Suppress by Harry Freedman, Bloomsbury, 2014
I ordered this book from good old Bibliophile in an attempt to broaden my education. I feel...
Fourth poll shows that Otzma Yehudit Party will make it into Knesset
The far-right Otzma Yehudit (Jewish Power) Party may make it into the Knesset with four seats following the Sept. 17 election, according to a Kan news poll published on Tuesday.
This is the fourth poll...
Netanyahu to make pre-election visit to Russia to discuss situation in Syria
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to make a visit to visit to Russia on Thursday, just days before the country heads to the polls in a national election.
According to the Prime Minister’s...
Pompeo: Trump could meet Rouhani with ‘no preconditions’
U.S. President Donald Trump could meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani at a U.N. General Assembly meeting, with “no preconditions,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Tuesday.
Pompeo’s remarks came during a news...
Arab world condemns Netanyahu’s annexation vow
Representatives from across the Muslim world railed against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s announcement on Tuesday that he plans to extend Israeli sovereignty to the Jordan Valley if elected on Sept. 17.
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas...
Kupperman, Bolton’s acting replacement, is Jewish, worked under Reagan
Following the resignation on Tuesday of U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton, Charles Kupperman has taken up the post on an interim basis.
Kupperman, a former defense-contractor executive, served in the Reagan administration and was...
Firefighters rescue Torah scrolls from historic Duluth synagogue, now fallen
Firefighters managed to salvage Torah scrolls from a 120-year-old synagogue in Duluth, Minn., before an overnight fire on Monday that started in a storage room wound up destroying the building.
Leaders of Adas Israel Congregation,...