Daily Archives: October 2, 2019
Losing Bolton increases the chance of war
After U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton resigned (or was fired, depending on who you ask), Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) said that Bolton was “naive,” and that his departure would “decrease the chance of war.” Sen. Paul...
Digging up dirt on Latvian activities in World War II in ‘Baltic Truth’
Eugene Levin’s connection to Latvia keeps getting deeper and more personal. A native of the Eastern European nation, he is making a documentary about a little-known chapter in history where Latvia “closed its eyes”...
Noura and the problems of immigrant families
Jews of Eastern European ancestry are all too familiar with the pogroms that forcibly removed their forebears from their homes in the 1800s and continued through the Holocaust. However, Jews don’t hold the exclusive...
Should Israel invade Gaza?
As Israeli frustration mounts about violence coming out of Gaza, the idea of a ground invasion, and once and for all to finish with Hamas aggression, becomes more appealing. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Right-wing parties decide to stick together as unity talks flail
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Wednesday with leaders of parties from the right-wing bloc to discuss the future of negotiations to form a unity government after talks with Blue and White went...
Report: Rouhani spurns Trump as Macron diplomacy plan fails
A behind-the-scenes diplomatic effort that would have culminated with a meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, and the resumption of negotiations, was scuttled when Rouhani backed out at the...
As coalition talks fail, Netanyahu’s indictment hearings begin
As coalition negotiations appear to have failed, potentially leading Israel into an unprecedented third round of national elections, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu prepared Wednesday for a pre-indictment hearing with Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit.
Netanyahu’s...
Netanyahu pre-indictment hearing begins, attorneys to present ‘new evidence’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s pre-indictment hearing began on Wednesday at the office of Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit in Jerusalem.
Over the next four days, Netanyahu’s attorneys, Amit Hadad, Ram Caspi and Yossi Ashkenazi, will...
Weizmann Institute researchers reveal a new route to blocking children’s bone cancer
Ewing sarcoma is a bone cancer that appears mainly in teenagers. Due to a single defective gene, once it spreads to distant organs it is hard to treat. Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science have...
Pricey Tel Aviv included on investment bank’s list of real estate bubbles
The real estate market in Tel Aviv is expected to cool off, but home prices are still high, according to a report by UBS Global Wealth Management published before Rosh Hashanah, which for the first time included the...