Daily Archives: May 5, 2020
When a saver of lives needs to be saved: Eli Beer’s story
United Hatzalah of Israel, the country’s largest independent volunteer emergency medical response organization, put on an online fundraising telethon on Sunday to support the group’s coronavirus fund.
Dubbed “Saving Lives Sunday: A Streaming Event Honoring...
Online project in Britain sets up learning between students and Holocaust survivors
The United Kingdom’s National Holocaust Centre and Museum has launched an online program that allows schoolchildren at home during the coronavirus pandemic to ask questions to Holocaust survivors.
Connecting the survivors, many of whom are...
Scales of Israeli justice
Israel’s High Court of Justice just spent two full days hearing petitions against the continued rule of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the national-unity deal that he signed last month with Blue and White Party leader...
The myth of Saudi moderation
They almost had me believing.
The Saudis, that is. Last week, they almost had me believing that they are truly becoming moderate and really do accept Israel’s existence. Then the mask came off, and my...
Are lockdown protests signaling a resurgence of anti-Semitism?
As if American Jews didn’t have enough to worry about.
In the midst of a worldwide pandemic shutdown that is threatening our elderly, as well as the ability of our institutions to survive, according to...
Eight Israeli startups to take part in virtual tech show in Arizona
Eight Israeli startups will participate in this month’s virtual technology conference in Arizona in the hopes of appealing to investors and securing funding.
The UNMET Arizona 2020 virtual conference, co-hosted by the Arizona Commerce Authority and Stout...
Former Democrat national security officials call for tougher stance on Israel
Ahead of U.S. elections in November, the Democratic Party platform should include language critical of Israel, express sympathy with the Palestinians and call for a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, said more than...
Pennsylvania state lawmaker apologizes for comparing Wolf administration to Nazis
A Pennsylvania state representative apologized on Tuesday for comparing the administration of Gov. Tom Wolf to the Nazis and other repressive regimes as part of his accusation that the governor was not being transparent...
Tehran approves currency change from rial to toman as economy struggles
Iran’s parliament passed legislation to cut four zeros from the rial after a steep drop in the value of the currency, Iranian state media reported on Monday.
The bill paves the way for Iran to...
Netanyahu: High Court disruption of unity deal could lead to ‘catastrophe’ of new elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that he hopes Israel’s High Court of Justice does not interfere in the formation of a new government, saying that it could lead to the “catastrophe”...