Daily Archives: December 13, 2019
The British working class saves Britain … and its Jews
The relief was overwhelming. When the exit polls on Thursday evening correctly predicted a large majority for Boris Johnson’s Conservative Party, British Jews allowed themselves to breathe again. Overcome by the sense of deliverance...
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On the approaching night of shared candles
A benevolent calendar coincidence, occurring every few years, will bring us on Dec. 24 to the shared lighting of solstice calendars by both Christians and Jews. The solar and lunar calendar cycles have intertwined,...
After the Jersey City shooting, focus on Jewish fear, not politics
A quickly deleted tweet summed up everything that is wrong about the discussion of anti-Semitism in 2019 America.
When Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) heard about this week’s tragic shooting in Jersey City, N.J., that resulted...
The case for direct U.S.-Iran negotiations
Even a cursory review of the turmoil sweeping the Middle East points to Iran as one of the main culprits behind most of the conflicts that have and continue to destabilize the region. We...
Flags to fly half-mast for week in Jersey City for victims
New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ordered flags across the state to be flown at half-mast for a full week beginning on Friday, Dec. 13, in “recognition and mourning of the passing of the victims...
Trump at White House Hanukkah party says he will ‘celebrate and honor’ Jews
U.S. President Donald Trump reaffirmed his support for the Jewish community at the first of two White House Hanukkah receptions on Dec. 11.
“Across our country, Jewish Americans strengthen, sustain and inspire our nation,” he said....
First Israeli cycling team in Tour de France will promote ‘Start-Up Nation’
Israel Cycling Academy (ICA) just announced a partnership with Start-Up Nation Central (SNC), a Tel Aviv-based nonprofit that connects international companies with Israeli innovation.
Under the name “Israel Start-Up Nation,” the team will compete on...
Quentin Tarantino to attend Jerusalem screening of documentary about his films
merican director Quentin Tarantino and his wife, Israeli singer and model Daniella Pick, will attend a screening of a new documentary about his films at the Jerusalem Cinematheque on Dec. 14.
“Tarantino: The Top Eight!”...
Rep. Ocasio-Cortez endorsed Corbyn; he and Labour lost big in UK elections
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) endorsed the British Labour Party, led by Jeremy Corbyn, in the Dec. 12 national elections, despite its problem with anti-Semitism.
As of Friday morning, incumbent premier Boris Johnson and his Conservative Party won...
GOP congressman expresses concerns about anti-Israel ‘scholarship’ at Georgetown University
Rep. Denver Riggleman (R-Va.) has called on the U.S. Department of Education to investigate whether Georgetown University’s Center for Contemporary Arab Studies violated Title VI of the 1965 Higher Education Act for allegedly having...