Daily Archives: February 18, 2020
What makes Israel the 13th happiest country in the world?
“Happy are those who dwell in Your house.” — Psalm 84
It’s official. Israel has been named the 13th happiest country in the world. So says the 2019 United Nations World Happiness Report, which ranks...
Good vs evil in a chessboard, parallel universe
Travels with Sushi in the Land of the Mind by Eduard Shyfin, illustrations by Tomislav Tomic; White Rose Pubilshing, 2019, ISBN 9781912-802150, 188 pages; $19.99.
Siblings Aaron and Stella eat some magic sushi and they...
Can Trump’s Iran policy succeed in the long run?
The following was delivered in a speech to the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations’ annual Leadership Mission in Jerusalem on Feb. 17, 2020:
Our focus today is on hot spots in the...
Winds of Mideast change worth remembering at the ballot box
The significance of two events that have been upstaged this week by the Hebrew media’s incessant coronavirus coverage cannot be overemphasized—particularly with the fast approach of the March 2 Knesset elections.
One was the rejection...
Pompeo criticizes Democrats for meeting with Iranian foreign minister
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo rebuked a group of Democratic senators on Tuesday who reportedly met with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif last week on the sidelines of the annual Munich Security...
Reps. Jordan, Johnson tour Judea, Samaria as lines discussed for mapping Mideast peace plan
Two U.S. Republican House members visited historic and strategic sites in Judea and Samaria days after the creation of a special “deal of the century” committee to begin mapping out Israeli application of sovereignty...
Lawfare Project threatens to sue UC Berkeley to ensure safety of Jewish students
Following a set of distressing events at the University of California, Berkeley, The Lawfare Project has sent a letter to Chancellor Carol Christ calling on the university to act to ensure Jewish students feel...
Bennett says Israel is seeing ‘first signs’ of Iran rethinking its Syria strategy
Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday that Israel has seen signs that Iran is considering decreasing its presence in Syria.
“I can inform you that we have identified first signs of Iran loosening...
Worried about coronavirus, Israel bars foreigners from high-risk countries
Foreigners who recently traveled to countries in Asia where the coronavirus has spread will be barred from entering Israel, Interior Minister Aryeh Deri announced on Monday.
Deri said that guidelines by Israel’s Ministry of Health...
Pro-Israel activists urge Durham Jewish Federation to drop mayor with BDS ties from event
A group of pro-Israel activists in North Carolina is calling on the Jewish Federation of Durham-Chapel Hill to rescind an invitation to Durham Mayor Steve Schewel to speak at a Feb. 20 event, citing...