Daily Archives: May 26, 2020
The Pessin Affair
Salem on the Thames: Moral Panic, Anti-Zionism, and the Triumph of Hate Speech at Connecticut College. Richard Landes. Published by Academic Studies Press, 2020. 32.95 pp.218
At Connecticut College, in the Spring of 2015, Andrew...
Israel’s four major uncertainties
We’re an upset and often confused little country.
Currently on our watch are four issues, each of which adds significantly to our uncertainties.
*The first ever criminal trial of a sitting Prime Minister:
*Declarations by the Prime...
Yamina proposes bill to protect sitting prime ministers from prosecution
Israel’s right-wing Yamina Party announced on Monday that it had submitted a bill aimed at preventing the criminal prosecution of a sitting prime minister.
In a statement released to the press, Yamina leader Naftali Bennett,...
Israel’s High Court orders IDF to halt demolition of Dvir Sorek killer’s home
Israel’s High Court of Justice on Monday overturned a demolition order against the home of one of the terrorists convicted for the murder of yeshiva student Dvir Sorek in Gush Etzion in August 2019. This marks...
Israeli economy shrinks by more than 7 percent amid COVID-19 crisis
Israel’s economy contracted by around 7.1 percent in the first quarter, the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics announced on Monday.
This was the first quarterly contraction of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) since 2012,...
US officials frustrated by settler leaders’ opposition to Trump plan
Frustration is mounting among U.S. administration officials over the position expressed by some setter leaders in Israel, who oppose President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity” plan.
According to the plan, Washington will endorse an Israeli...
Israel’s IDE Technology beats China-based firm’s desalinization plant tender
The Israeli company IDE Technologies on Tuesday won the tender to build what is expected to be the world’s largest seawater desalinization plant—worth $1.5 billion—at Nahal Sorek, near the Palmachim air base, south of...
Israeli minister calls on Twitter CEO to ban Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei
Newly appointed Israeli Strategic Affairs Minister Orit Farkash-Hacohen has sent a letter to Twitter’s CEO Jack Dorsey calling for the immediate suspension of the Twitter account of Iranian leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his...
Norwegian MPs reject bill seeking to label settlement goods
The Norwegian Parliament rejected a bill on Monday to label imported Israeli products manufactured in Judea and Samaria. The draft legislation was presented two weeks ago by left-wing parties, including the Norwegian Labor Party,...
Israel’s train system to return to full service on June 8
Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev and Health Minister Yuli Edelstein agreed on Sunday to return Israel’s train system to full service on June 8 and increase the passenger limit for buses, as part of...