Daily Archives: February 14, 2020
Tel Aviv professor becomes first woman to receive Israel Prize in Talmudic studies
Professor Vered Noam, head of the Chaim Rosenberg School of Jewish Studies and Archaeology at Tel Aviv University, has become the first woman to be awarded the annual Israel Prize for Talmudic studies, it was announced...
Child prodigy in Belgium ponders further university studies in Israel
A 10-year-old child prodigy from Belgium is considering furthering his academics in Israel.
Laurent Simons and his parents recently met with Emmanuel Nahshon, ambassador of Israel to Belgium and Luxembourg, to hear about Israel’s opportunities...
Orthodox Jewish community gives $48,000 check to family of slain Jersey City officer
The mayor of Jersey City, along with members of the Orthodox Jewish community in New York and New Jersey, presented a check of $48,000 to the family of Det. Joseph Seals, who was killed on Dec. 10...
Elections will determine whether Israel seizes or squanders a historic opportunity
The “deal of the century” presented by my friend, U.S. President Donald Trump, offers the State of Israel a historic opportunity that won’t return: to protect and defend our country, determine our borders, and...
An analysis of the United Nation’s BDS blacklist
After multiple delays over legal, due process and methodological concerns, which do not seem to have been addressed, on Wednesday the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) published its “database...
Manila American cemetery changes five Latin crosses to Stars of David
The headstones of five U.S. soldiers buried in the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial were changed on Tuesday, righting a historical wrong. In coordination with the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC), “Operation Benjamin” conducted...
Israeli water technology inaugurated in Gaza to offer clean drinking source
A machine that produces safe, clean drinking water out of air—manufactured by the Israel-based company Watergen—was inaugurated on Wednesday in the neighborhood of Abasan al-Kabira in the Gaza Strip as part of a pilot...
UK Labour Party expels 25 members in one day over anti-Semitism allegations
The U.K. Labour Party expelled 25 members in one day over anti-Semitism allegations, party sources told the HuffPost UK on Wednesday.
Some of the former members were expelled by a National Executive Committee panel using new standards...
Former lawmaker removed from event for challenging Tlaib on anti-Semitism
Former New York State Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democratic, was removed by police from an event earlier this week after interrupting and questioning Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) about her past anti-Semitic remarks.
The event at...
Pro-Israel groups move to counter EU ruling about labeling Israeli products
A team of more than 400 lawyers from the Lawfare Project, a nonprofit human and civil-rights litigation and advocacy group, have partnered with nearly 1,000 legislators working for the Israel Allies Foundation to fight the a...