Monthly Archives: April 2020
Turkish bank pleads not guilty to charges of evading Iran sanctions
Turkish state bank Halkbank pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to U.S. charges of evading U.S. sanctions on Iran.
The plea was entered by the company’s lawyer, Robert Cary, in an arraignment conducted by U.S. District...
Facing backlash, PMO vows not to include far-left NGOs in its deliberations
Following criticism over its decision to include several left-wing NGOs in an official government discussion on combating the coronavirus pandemic, Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday issued a statement that it “won’t involve...
Pizzas Delivered to Sharp- Grossmont Hospital
So far, 2020 has proven to be a disturbing year, and everyone’s anxiety has been heightened. The majority of us are staying home and waiting. I have been teaching my class at Grossmont College...
L’antisémitisme en France – 2ème partie : antisionisme et antisémitisme
Avant-Propos
Dans le contexte de la crise mondiale du coronavirus, de la montée du complotisme, des populismes et des extrémismes dans le monde et en France notamment, MEMRI publie une étude en 10 parties sur...
Saying ‘I Do’ when the world keeps issuing ‘Don’t’s
Despite the expanding limitations on events and gatherings in the context of the rising global coronavirus pandemic, Jewish couples in Israel are finding innovative ways to continue with their wedding plans. Jewish Israeli couples...
Living a plague
In a little more than a week, we will seclude ourselves during the holiday of Pesach. The fortunate ones among us will share the seder table with close family members; those who habitually share...
Pandemic prompts prayer at home, online through America, according to latest Pew study
On a recent Wednesday morning, East Coast time, thousands of Orthodox Jews stopped what they were doing to recite a series of psalms all at the same time.
They prayed from their homes in Jerusalem,...
For Israel, recognizing another enemy is second nature
Among the world’s democracies fighting the coronavirus, Israel has so far been by far the most successful.
With a population of about 8.6 million, it had recorded at time of writing 33 deaths from COVID-19....
Contemplating life after the coronavirus
What are your plans? In my youth, that was the question that a beloved uncle would always ask the younger members of the family. The only problem was that his heavy German accent would...
Israel’s constitutional crisis has been postponed, not resolved
After years of leftists crying wolf about democracy being endangered, Israel finally experienced a real constitutional crisis last week. That crisis was temporarily frozen by the decision to form a unity government, but it...