Monthly Archives: April 2020
Labor Party to join Netanyahu-Gantz government
Israel’s left-wing Labor Party, headed by Amir Peretz, on Sunday agreed to join the Netanyahu-Gantz unity government following a majority vote in favor by its central committee.
Though veering from campaign promises against joining a...
In new Egyptian sci-fi series, U.S. has collapsed, Israel has been destroyed
In the dystopian world of the new Egyptian science-fiction series “The End,” in the year 2120 the United States has collapsed into civil war, the Arab countries have destroyed their “sworn enemy,” Israel, and...
Nefesh B’Nefesh announces Bonei Zion Prize recipients
The Nefesh B’Nefesh organization announced on Sunday that seven outstanding olim (immigrants to Israel) from English-speaking countries will be awarded the 2020 Sylvan Adams Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prize, recognizing Anglos who have made a major contribution...
Netanyahu: ‘A century after San Remo, the promise of Zionism is being realized’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a video address on Sunday that “the promise of Zionism” would be realized in just a few months, when Israel extends its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley...
Implicit Threats of Violence: The American President’s “Trump Card”
“Whoever can conquer the street will one day conquer the state, for every form of power politics and any dictatorship-run state has its roots in the street.” – Joseph Goebbels, Third Reich Minister of...
Corona Prayer
In Israel, when a person has been infected with Coronavirus, or if he or she has been in contact with a person who has tested positive with the germ, that person must undertake a...
When Robots Become The Caretakers Of Our Bodies
Many aspects of our lives are changing as a result of the Corona virus. One important aspect is health care. When a doctor has to see a patient and when Zoom technology or something...
This Yom Hazikaron: Remembering what we have lost
Israelis and Zionists around the world will mark Yom Hazikaron this year starting on the evening of April 27. Yom Hazikaron LeHalalei Ma’arakhot Israel ul’Nifge’ei Pe’ulot HaEivah, literally: Memorial Day for the Fallen Soldiers of...
Is it wrong to let Israel make decisions for itself?
In principle, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s answer to a question about Israel’s new coalition government seems unexceptionable. The agreement signed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and Blue and White Party leader Benny...
Did Gantz do the right thing?
Some friends whose opinions I respect have reacted against my support (for what it’s worth) for the so-called unity government. They do not seem to believe that Benny Gantz did the right thing by...