Daily Archives: January 22, 2020
Anti-Semitism and Holocaust education in Morocco
While most Arab countries refrain from addressing the issue of anti-Semitism and do not include the topic of the Holocaust in their school curricula, Morocco appears to be taking a different approach. Speaking at...
Boise Jewish community celebrates 125th anniversary of Idaho’s first synagogue
Idaho Gov. Brad Little issued a proclamation on Monday recognizing 125 years of Jewish history in the state.
“I, Brad Little, governor of the state of Idaho, do hereby proclaim the year of 2020 on January 20th...
Most MKs oppose Bibi’s immunity request
Bibi made an application for immunity, and is now doing all that he can so the Knesset will postpone consideration of it.
Until after the election?
Which one? The third in the last year, or the...
Gantz sends a message to American liberals, but are they listening?
Heading into Israel’s third election campaign in a year, Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz seems to be in an even stronger position than in his previous two tries to topple Prime Minister...
Looking Behind the Daily News: Informed Narratives on Israel’s Nuclear Challenges
“The rational is not thinkable without its other, the non-rational, and it never appears in reality without it.”-Karl Jaspers, Reason and Existence (1935)
How shall Israel endure in a prospectively non-rational Middle East? It’s a complicated question,...
Al-Qaeda prompts calls to target ‘Zionist-Crusader alliance’ worldwide
Al-Qaeda’s General Command released a statement in Arabic and English commending the past year of operations by the Al-Qaeda-linked terror groups Al-Shabab in Somalia and the Group to Support Islam and Muslims in West...
Congressional delegation visits Auschwitz ahead of 75th anniversary of liberation
A congressional delegation, led by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), visited Auschwitz on Tuesday ahead of the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the concentration and extermination camp.
Pelosi laid a wreath at the “Death...
Former Trump aides head back to US as Netanyahu kicks off Likud campaign
Former Trump campaign aides Corey Lewandowski and David Bossie have left Israel after a month of working on the election campaign of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israeli media reported on Tuesday.
Lewandowski was U.S....
Netanyahu vows to annex Jordan Valley, settlements ‘immediately’ if elected
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Tuesday that if he wins Israel’s March 2 elections, he will annex not only the Jordan Valley, but also all settlements in Judea and Samaria, “immediately” and...
US Ambassador Kelly Craft defends Israel, blasts Iran at UN
U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Kelly Craft took Iran to task and staunchly backed Israel at a U.N. Security Council debate on the Middle East on Tuesday.
“While the world criticizes Israel, Israel is making...