Daily Archives: December 19, 2019
Nyligen förnyad, kommer UNRWA att agera i enlighet med FN: s värden?
Nu när FN: s generalförsamling har beviljat ett nytt avtal med UNRWA, Förenta nationernas hjälp- och arbetsbyrå, kommer ledande UNRWAs donations länder – Tyskland, Japan, Kanada, Storbritannien, Belgien, Holland, Danmark, Sverige, Norge, Finland, Italien,...
On those reactions critical of Trump’s Executive Order
The BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) movement began on North American college campuses during the previous administration. It’s just one of a number of campus campaigns aimed against Israel and Jewish students (others include...
Political auto-immune disease among Diaspora Jews
Why are so many Diaspora Jews doing the dirty work of their mortal enemies for them?
In the United States, most Jews still support the Democratic Party despite the refusal by some politicians—namely, the four...
Jerusalem youth orchestra selected to perform in New York’s Carnegie Hall
Jerusalem’s Hassadna Wind Orchestra has been selected to perform at New York’s Carnegie Hall in April as part of the New York International Music Festival.
The teen orchestra, consisting of 48 high school students, is...
Israeli Andalusian orchestra performs second concert in secret in Morocco
An Israeli orchestra from Ashdod performed at a music festival in Morocco in early December, despite calls to cancel and threats to boycott the festival from local BDS activists who are opposed to normalized...
Birthright receives its first-ever donation from China
Techconn Holding Group CEO Ben Wong signed a memorandum of understanding with Birthright Israel CEO Gidi Mark at a festive ceremony last week in Tel Aviv before going on to announce what the organization...
Delegation of UN envoys tours Judea and Samaria
An official delegation of 23 United Nations ambassadors toured Judea and Samaria last week, Israel Hayom reported on Thursday.
The tour, part of the Samaria Regional Council’s foreign relations efforts, was led by Israel’s U.N Ambassador Danny...
Canada upholds vote for anti-Israel UN resolution
Canada on Tuesday voted to uphold its Nov. 20 preliminary vote in favor of a United Nations resolution that calls eastern Jerusalem “occupied” territory and condemns Israel’s West Bank security barrier.
The resolution, which North Korea, Zimbabwe,...
US National Security Advisor O’Brien meets with Israeli counterpart at White House
U.S. National Security Advisor Robert O’Brien met with his Israeli counterpart, Meir Ben-Shabbat, at the White House on Wednesday to discuss the Iranian threat and other issues.
The two “reaffirmed the special relationship and unbreakable...
Report: Pence may visit Israel in January for Auschwitz ceremony
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence may join other world leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and French President Emmanuel Macron, in Israel in January for a ceremony marking 75 years since the liberation of...