Daily Archives: January 29, 2020
Archaeologists unearth crate of historic Judaica items under synagogue in Poland
A wooden crate filled with Judaica items was discovered during an archaeological excavation in a synagogue in Małopolska, Poland, reported The Jewish Chronicle.
Archaeologists were digging a small test hole at the Old Synagogue in Wieliczka when...
Elie Wiesel’s son talks about life with famed Holocaust survivor and Nobel laureate
Elisha Wiesel, the son and only child of the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel, spoke to the New York Post about what it was like growing up with his famous father.
“Everybody...
The deal of the century — really?
“To build in Judea and Samaria like in Tel Aviv.” That’s one of the headlines in today’s Yisrael Hayom, the popular daily newspaper distributed without charge and financed by the American-Jewish casino magnate Sheldon Adelson....
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‘Peace to Prosperity‘ plan shatters failed Oslo paradigm
With the presentation of its peace plan, titled, “Peace to Prosperity: A vision to improve the lives of the Palestinian and Israeli people,” the United States has essentially shattered the once-holy Oslo paradigm, having...
Trump’s critics shouldn’t encourage Palestinians to make another mistake
As far as Americans who despise President Donald Trump go, as well as for many Jews and Israelis who feel the same way about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the ceremony unveiling a new U.S....
Dutch court dismisses case against Israeli military chiefs
The Hague District Court court dismissed a civil case on Wednesday brought by a Dutch Palestinian man seeking damages from two former Israeli military commanders: former Israeli air-force commander Amir Eshel and former military...
Israeli defense minister Bennett calls for sovereignty in Judea and Samaria
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said on Wednesday that the U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan gave Israeli the chance to apply sovereignty on a large portion of Judea and Samaria, and that...
Ambassador Friedman: Israel ‘does not have to wait’ to annex settlements
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said on Tuesday that Israel “does not have to wait” to annex settlements in the West Bank and Jordan Valley.
“The waiting period would be the time it takes...
US embassy in Jerusalem releases security alert post-Mideast peace plan reveal
Following the release of the Trump administration’s Mideast peace plan, the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem released a security alert warning against travel to certain parts of Jerusalem.
“With widespread calls for demonstrations in Jerusalem, the West Bank,...
US peace plan draws immediate responses from Jewish, Israel-related groups, Mideast experts
Jewish and Israel-related groups expressed mixed reactions to the Trump administration at long last releasing its long-awaited peace plan on Tuesday to help resolve the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
“We appreciate the efforts of President Trump and his...