Daily Archives: January 30, 2020
Israeli-American backpacker Naama Issachar freed from Russian prison
Naama Issachar, an Israeli-American woman who has been imprisoned in Russia on drug charges since April, was released from prison on Thursday, the Russian prison service said in a statement.
“Due to the presidential decree...
Holocaust survivor delivers US House prayer noting 75th year of Auschwitz liberation
A 90-year-old rabbi who survived the Holocaust delivered the opening prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
“As a young boy of 13 years, I was condemned to be dead, to be murdered, along with...
Jewish residents and tourists in China face spread of deadly coronavirus
As the death toll and emergency measures increase daily, Jewish communities in cities across China joined the population at large in the struggle to protect themselves against the new deadly coronavirus and cope with the extreme...
Don’t offer Palestinians rejectionists a lifeline
The most intriguing subplot about President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan is one that didn’t get much attention in the days leading up to its unveiling this week at the White House. While...
Never again? Only if the Jews never stop fighting
How does a Jewish girl born after the war experience the Shoah and remember it? The answer is with strain, disgust and disbelief—yes, quite naively. In her defense, there is no one to teach...
Trump’s many foreign policy failures
I met with a group of officials from different countries who came to the US to learn about our political system and the decision-making process regarding US foreign policy under the Trump administration. Had...
Israel’s Rafael uses augmented reality, artificial intelligence to revolutionize urban-warfare capabilities
The German military is currently studying cutting-edge digital battlefield technology produced by Israeli defense firm Rafael Advanced Defense Systems, as are several other NATO countries.
In December, a German company named Atos was selected by...
Israelis and Palestinians consider how annexation of Jordan Valley could affect them
With campaigns under way before the third round of Israeli elections within a year on March 2, Likud officials, and the Blue and White Party, have repeatedly made statements over the past few weeks...
WhatsApp founder, YouTube CEO to host Holocaust remembrance events
Silicon Valley executives will host Holocaust remembrance events throughout next week in honor of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, commemorated annually on Jan. 27.
YouTube CEO Susan Wojcicki, WhatsApp founder Jan Koum and Houzz founder Adi...
Abbas warns in handwritten note to Netanyahu that US plan voids Oslo Accords
Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas sent a handwritten letter in Arabic to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday, telling the Israeli leader that the P.A. no longer saw itself a party to any...