Monthly Archives: November 2019
Zionist watchdog launches campaign for judicial reform in Israel
The Zionist watchdog organization Im Tirtzu launched a new public campaign this week calling to reform the “unchecked and overreaching” judicial system in Israel.
The campaign, called “Saving Israeli Democracy—Restoring Trust in the Justice System,”...
Omar accused of working for foreign government, passing information to Iran
Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was accused of working for a foreign government and passing sensitive information to Iran last month by a Canadian businessman as part of a sworn deposition.
Kuwaiti-born Alan Bender said in...
Australia sees 30 percent rise in anti-Semitic incidents in 2019, new report reveals
A new report on anti-Semitism in Australia revealed a 30 percent spike in serious incidents involving direct verbal abuse, harassment and intimidation of Jewish residents.
There were 368 recorded anti-Semitic incidents in Australia during the...
Verter fun der Vokh: דער דאַנקטאָג – Thanksgiving
דאַנקטאָג איז אַ טאָג ווען אַמעריקאַנער שאַצן אָפּ אַלץ מיט וואָס זיי זענען געבענטשט, כאָטש באמת וואָלט מען יעדן טאָג געמעגט זאָגן אַ דאַנק דערפֿאַר. פֿאַר אַ יאָרן איז געווען גאָר אַן אַנדער מין דאַנקטאָג,...
Sami Khadra, religieux chiite libanais : Je m’excuse pour la « mauvaise image »...
Le cheikh Sami Khadra, religieux chiite libanais, a répondu à une question d’un téléspectateur dans le cadre d’une émission de télévision religieuse diffusée sur la chaîne iranienne Kawthar, le 20 novembre 2019, au sujet...
L’ancien député jordanien Mahmoud Kharabshe : Je n’aime pas parler aux Juifs, car ce...
L’ancien député jordanien Mahmoud Kharabshe a déclaré dans une interview, diffusée sur la chaîne A-One (Jordanie) le 13 novembre 2019, que les Juifs avaient les yeux rivés, non seulement sur la Palestine, mais sur...
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...