Daily Archives: May 21, 2020
Netanyahu to Khamenei: Those threatening Israel with destruction face similar danger
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attacked Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday for using Nazi imagery to threaten Israel with destruction.
Responding to an anti-Semitic image that Khamenei shared on Twitter—a poster reading,...
Hungary, Austria, warn EU against ‘double standard’ on Israel
Hungary and Austria on Wednesday warned their counterparts in the European Union against endorsing a double standard against Israel with regard to E.U. resolutions.
Budapest and Vienna have consistently been the sole opponents of the...
De Blasio comes under scrutiny for another tweet directed at Jewish community
For the second time in almost as many weeks, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has come under scrutiny for actions some say are targeting the more than 1 million Jews in the...
Will Israel apply sovereignty to parts of Judea and Samaria?
Israel finally has a new government after three elections and more than a year of political stalemate. As it gets to work dealing with the calamitous effects of COVID-19, one of the main questions...
Jewish community, foreign officials reject image of Nazi supporter on new banknote
Argentina’s Jewish community was shocked to find that the country decided to print a new banknote with face of a doctor who expressed support for Nazi ideology and supported Josef Mengele’s cruel experiments on...
May 21, 1881: The Jew and the Red Cross
Among the small citizens group that launched the American Red Cross with Clara Barton on this date in 1881 was Adolphus Simeon Solomons, a Sephardic Jewish businessman who hosted many of the group’s meetings...