Daily Archives: November 27, 2019
What Michael Bloomberg can teach us about American politics
This week America got another Jewish candidate, in addition to another billionaire, into the 2020 presidential race. The entry of former New York City Mayor and Bloomberg L.P. CEO Michael Bloomberg into the battle...
The attitude of gratitude: Jewish insights to share at your Thanksgiving table
Thanksgiving. They got it from us.
The evidence: Things they don’t teach you in school, like the Pilgrims modeling their autumn thanksgiving holiday after the Jewish harvest holiday of Sukkot, celebrated just a few weeks...
Gantz’s ‘internal war’ rhetoric is insulting and dangerous
Blue and White Party chairman and former Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Benny Gantz has insulted the decency and morality of Israel’s public, drawing false and dangerous comparisons between Israel’s current political dysfunction...
The ‘gateway between US Jewry and Israel’
Shoham Nicolet, co-founder and CEO of the Israeli-American Council (IAC), is not particularly interested in talking about what’s dividing Israelis and American Jews.
“We’re not focusing on the rift between U.S. Jewry and Israel. Honing...
Thousands attend pro-Netanyahu rally in Tel Aviv
Thousands of protesters gathered in Tel Aviv on Tuesday night to protest against what they claimed was an attempted coup against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, following the attorney general’s decision last week to indict...
Defense Minister Bennett: Israel will no longer release terrorists’ bodies
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett on Wednesday announced that Israel will no longer release terrorists’ bodies, regardless of which terrorist organization the person belonged to.
The decision came after consultations with senior security officials, Ynet reported. According...
Two rockets launched from Gaza, Israel hits Hamas targets in response
Israel launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the southern Gaza Strip late Tuesday night and early Wednesday after two rockets were fired at Israel from the coastal territory, according to the Israeli army.
According...
PA ‘Day of Rage’ the start of ‘comprehensive plan of struggle,’ says Palestinian official
Following U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s announcement last week that the United States no longer views Israeli settlements in the West Bank as being necessarily inconsistent with international law, Palestinian leaders called on...
Jordan conducts military maneuvers simulating war with Israel
The Jordanian Army conducted a series of military maneuvers this week simulating an attempted invasion of the kingdom, but which also appeared to be a message to Israel.
The maneuvers, which took place on Nov....
British police arrest man harassing Jewish kids on London train
A man was arrested by British police over the weekend after two Jewish children were verbally harassed on London’s Underground.
He was videotaped on Friday reading anti-Jewish Bible passages to two young boys wearing Jewish kipahs while...