Daily Archives: September 24, 2019
Corbyn faces scandal after revelation of document accusing Israel of ‘apartheid’
British Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn signed a 2002 document that accuses Israel of committing genocide against the Palestinian people, it was revealed over the weekend.
The Cairo Declaration calls for a boycott of Israel, and accuses...
Trump at UN: US sanctions on Iran ‘will be tightened’
In his speech at the annual U.N. General Assembly in New York on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump called on the international community to take action against the threat from Iran, which he said...
The David Project officially becomes Hillel’s Center for Community Outreach
The David Project, an Israel-advocacy group, has evolved into Hillel International’s Hillel U Center for Community Outreach.
It became part of Hillel International’s Israel Engagement and Education department in 2017 after it was founded by...
Hyundai to test hydrogen-fueled trucks in Israel
The Hyundai Motor Company is planning to conduct a test program in Israel for hydrogen-fueled trucks during 2020, according to a report by the Israeli business daily Calcalist.
A delegation from Hyundai visited Israel last month...
From Chaos to Cosmopolis: America’s World Law Imperative
US President Donald Trump’s expanding crises with both North Korea and Iran, and his apparent willingness to withdraw from a second US-Russia nuclear arms control treaty, are just some currently prominent examples of a longer...
Supreme Court delays decision on deportation of Human Rights Watch director
Israel’s Supreme Court decided Tuesday to push off making a decision regarding the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s Israel/Palestine Director Omar Shakir until after Rosh Hashanah, extending a 14-month legal battle centering on whether...
Authoritarian countries take the stand against Israel at UN
As Western democracies left the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) plenary in Geneva on Sept. 23, boycotting the presentation of Agenda Item 7, the notorious agenda item in which Israel is singled out at...
Iranian foreign minister: Israel is behind attacks in Iraq, Syria
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday accused Israel of attacking the Iraqi army, in the wake of a series of attacks on bases belonging to the Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF).
In an...
New York Jewish museum reveals hidden shofar from Auschwitz ahead of holidays
The Museum of Jewish Heritage: A Living Memorial to the Holocaust in New York City revealed on Monday a shofar that was hidden and blown in the Auschwitz concentration camp 75 years ago and...
Thousands of learners connect with Torah and each other before High Holidays
Torah took the mound at Citi Field as the Orthodox Union fielded a team of 29 internationally renowned scholars, who led classes on a wide array of 31 subjects for around 2,500 participants, at...