Daily Archives: February 4, 2020
WIZO celebrates 100 years of caring for the disadvantaged in Israel
The Women’s International Zionist Organization (WIZO) celebrated its centennial year last week in Israel. At the conference held from Jan. 19-23, more than 1,000 women representing leaders of Jewish communities from 40 countries around...
Democrats, experts and peace plans
Cutting Gordian knots is a signature of the Trump administration, and the long-rumored “deal of the century” is no exception. At its core, the plan explicitly acknowledges reality: The Palestinians are losing the conflict,...
The Jewish left is dead in Israel. Why is it thriving in America?
The unveiling of President Donald Trump’s Middle East peace plan last week engendered the usual partisan responses that attend to anything the administration does. Although it was welcomed by a cross-party consensus in Israel,...
Chinese embassy in Israel apologizes for comparing virus travel ban to Holocaust
The Chinese embassy in Israel apologized for remarks made by its acting ambassador to Israel on Sunday, who compared the country’s travel ban for arrivals from China to Jews being denied international refuge during the Holocaust.
Israel...
Report: Israel, US consider deal to recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara
Israel and the United States have been discussing a three-way agreement where the Trump administration would recognize Moroccan sovereignty in the Western Sahara in exchange for Rabat taking steps to normalize relations with Jerusalem, reported Axios and...
Kushner to brief UN leaders on Trump peace plan
U.S. President Donald Trump’s senior adviser Jared Kushner will brief the U.N. Security Council on Thursday regarding the Mideast peace plan presented by the Trump administration last week, a U.S. official said on Monday.
“Jared...
Israel thwarts attempt to smuggle weapons to Hamas by sea
The Israel Navy thwarted an attempt three months ago to smuggle weapons into the Gaza Strip from the Sinai by sea, the Israel Defense Forces announced in a statement on Tuesday.
According to the IDF,...
PA announces partial ban on Israeli agricultural imports
In a sign of growing tensions with Israel over the newly revealed U.S. Mideast peace plan, the Palestinian Authority on Monday banned the import of vegetables, fruits, soft drinks and water from Israel into...
Magen David Adom sends protective gear to Chabad in China amid coronavirus outbreak
A shipment of medical supplies from Magen David Adom in Israel were delivered on Monday morning to Chabad in China to help prevent the spread of the deadly coronavirus.
At the request of Chabad, Magen...
For Antwerp leader Cathy Berx, Israel represents ‘the summary of humankind’
With the 75th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, world leaders and particularly European leaders came to Jerusalem not just to commemorate the attempts of Jewish genocide that took place on their soil, but...