Daily Archives: February 13, 2020
‘Shalom, Y’All!’ Museum of Southern Jewish Experience to open in New Orleans
Officials with the Museum of the Southern Jewish Experience (MSJE) announced that the new museum will open in fall 2020 in New Orleans.
Exhibits will explore the many ways Jews in the American South influenced and were...
Dirshu World Siyum: The greatest revenge against enemies of the Jewish people
As a proud New Yorker and a proud Jew, I have been horrified to witness the surge in anti-Semitism that has been gripping our nation, specifically in the New York and New Jersey area,...
Digital bullies are a problem. But they’re not the Third Reich
Some important liberal journalists have recently started talking about an ugly fact. Running afoul of Sen. Bernie Sanders’s online supporters isn’t fun. That was the upshot of a recent conversation on MSNBC when “Meet...
Alexander Vindman unfairly treated, like Dreyfus
He is a Jewish military officer, from a disputed foreign territory, wrongly accused, publicly disgraced, banished across an open body of water, and abandoned to an isolated location.
No, not Alfred Dreyfus, the French officer...
Breaking down the UNHRC blacklist
In the halls of the United Nations, they’re calling it a “database,” but it’s more commonly and accurately known as a “blacklist.” It’s a list of more than 100 companies conducting business activities with...
Japan refuses to release Israelis off ship quarantined due to coronavirus
Japan has refused Israel’s request that Israelis quarantined in Yokohama Port, Japan, aboard a cruise liner infected with the SARS-CoV2 virus be allowed to complete their quarantine in Israel.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said...
EU warns of violence if Israel annexes Jordan Valley
The European Union’s top diplomat, Josep Borrell, sent a message to Israel on Tuesday not to annex the Jordan Valley in the West Bank or else Palestinians could resort to violence.
“This may happen. …...
Iran threatens ‘crushing response’ to any Israeli action against its interests
Iran will respond harshly to any Israeli action against its regional interests, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday, according to the Tasnim news agency.
“The Islamic Republic of Iran has been present in Syria at the invitation...
Netanyahu urges Facebook founder to ensure platform not biased against Likud
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke on Wednesday evening with Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg, to express his discontent over the giant tech’s alleged bias against Likud Party voters in previous elections, according...
Israel takes fight to UNHRC following release of settlement blacklist
Following Wednesday’s release by the United Nations of a blacklist of companies connected to Israeli settlements, Israel’s Foreign Ministry has asked the country’s U.S. consulates to reach out to the governors of states in which targeted...