Daily Archives: December 30, 2019
Jewish groups, 2020 presidential candidates react to Monsey machete attack on Hanukkah
Jewish groups and politicians, including all of the 2020 presidential candidates, expressed condemnation in the aftermath of a black male carrying a long machete allegedly entering a home and prayer hall known as Rabbi...
Supreme Court to hear petition on Netanyahu’s legal right to form a new government
A three-judge panel of Israel’s Supreme Court is set to hear a petition on Tuesday calling to invalidate Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from forming a coalition following upcoming March elections due to three...
Following anti-Semitic attack, Monsey’s Jewish community will not be ‘cowed’ to change
Less than 24 hours after five people were stabbed at a rabbi’s home on Forshay Road in Monsey, N.Y., Jews gathered on the lawn to sing and dance as a Torah scroll was dedicated...
Israeli scientists shed new light on how the brain functions
How does the brain work? What is the connection between its structure and its functioning? A team of Israeli scientists from the Technion Institue of Technology, in cooperation with colleagues from the US and France, has...
Our Mashugah President
While most of us know when to keep dumb thoughts to ourselves, President Trump and Rudy “America’s Mayor” Giuliani do not abide by these rules. They tell the world their real or satiric attitudes...
Trump’s “Space Force”: A Predictable Future of War and Chaos
On December 20, 2019, US President Donald Trump signed the National Defense Authorization Act, creating the newest military service since the US Air Force was established in 1947. Although the United States Space Force...
Anti-Semitic Speakers Removed by Student from SDSU ‘Summit’ on Slavery Reparations
Days after a San Diego State University English professor helped draw attention to a student-organized forum set to include at least one anti-Semitic speaker, the school says the student is backing off.
“The student has since opted...
San Diego State University invites Jew-hating Muslim to speak
Shame on San Diego State University
San Diego State University, like other college campuses, has done something horribly antisemitic. They invited Ava Muhammad to speak about reparations. Who is Ava Muhammad? She is a spokesperson...
Tenuous political havens for Jewish community
Boris Johnson performed a momentous service for Britain’s 300,000 Jews: He smashed a burgeoning anti-Semitic movement.
Of course, English Jews helped Johnson lead Conservatives and Brexit advocates to an overwhelming victory in parliamentary elections just...
Le gouvernement turc condamne à la prison six journalistes du quotidien d’opposition Sözcü
Le 27 décembre 2019, l’agence de presse publique turque Anadolu Ajansı a annoncé la condamnation à la prison, par la 37e cour pénale d’Istanbul, de six journalistes et d’un autre membre de l’équipe du...