Daily Archives: April 6, 2020
Israelis face extra hardships in preparing for Passover this year
In Israel, the days leading up to Passover are usually the most bustling time of the year in local supermarkets, with shoppers stocking up on kosher-for-Passover products ahead of the week-long holiday. However, the...
‘Aliyah’ in times of crisis
Making aliyah is never easy, let alone in the age of coronavirus.
However much someone dreams of moving to Israel and tries to plan it out to the last detail, things never quite go as expected. My...
Muslims and Jews: The ‘original grudge’ theory
In 2013, Princeton University Press published “A History of Jewish-Muslim Relations: From the Origins to the Present Day,” the first encyclopaedia on the history of relations between Jews and Muslims from the birth of...
Netanyahu and the ‘art of the possible’
Otto von Bismarck (1815-1898), the German statesman credited with the unification of Germany (1871) and who served as its first Chancellor until 1890, famously defined “politics” as “the art of the possible.”
This is certainly true...
Finding the spirit of Jewish unity during the corona crisis
After managing to slow the onset of COVID-19, Israel is now beginning to record thousands of new cases on a daily basis. While Efrat, a small community mostly made up of former Americans, was...
Pakistan rearrests four men acquitted in Daniel Pearl murder case
The four men acquitted in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Peal in Pakistan have been rearrested and will remain in custody pending prosecutors appealing the ruling in the country’s Supreme...
First of 11 planes bringing vital medical supplies from China to Israel touches down
The first in a convoy of 11 El Al planes carrying tons of critical medical equipment to Israel from China touched down at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Monday morning, as the nation continues to...
Israel declares full curfew starting on Passover eve
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Interior Minister Aryeh Deri have agreed to declare a full nationwide curfew for Passover eve, which begins at sundown on Wednesday.
Speaking to Channel 12 News, Deri explained, “We considered...
Report: Gantz ready to accept limited annexation in Judea and Samaria
Blue and White Party leader Benny Gantz is ready to accept a limited annexation of territory in Judea and Samaria, possibly bringing a unity agreement between Gantz and incumbent Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
4.3 magnitude earthquake shakes southern Israel
A 4.3-magnitude earthquake hit Israel’s south on Sunday morning, according to the Geophysical Institute of Israel.
According to the institute, the earthquake epicenter was around 62 miles south of Eilat in an area known as...