Daily Archives: June 16, 2020
‘Intentional Jewish communities’ incubator wins award
“Intentional Jewish communities” are groups of Jews who not only want to worship and learn together, but who also want to live in close proximity to each other, fostering a sense of shared destiny...
Assassinating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
A petition demanding that accounting professor Gordon Klein be fired from his position at UCLA’s Anderson School of Business, where he has been teaching for nearly four decades, has garnered more than 21,000 signatures...
Rioting in Los Angeles was an anti-Jewish pogrom
The Jews of the Fairfax neighborhood of Los Angeles were exposed to a modern, American-style pogrom on May 30 that should enrage us all. Not only were Jewish businesses sacked but five synagogues and...
Palestinian official threatens religious war if Israel proceeds with sovereignty plans
Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad Al-Malki “continues to demonize Israel with the libel that Israel plans ‘to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque and build the alleged Temple,’ a new report reveals.
According the Palestinian Media Watch...
Chelsea Handler shares what she deems is ‘powerful’ video of Farrakhan
Comedian, actress and talk-show host Chelsea Handler shared on her Instagram page on Sunday a video that she called “powerful,” featuring National of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has an extensive history of making anti-Jewish remarks.
In...
EU wants US to join effort to restart Mideast peace talks
European Union foreign ministers on Monday urged the United States to join a new effort to restart stalled peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians, but rejected U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Peace to Prosperity”...
Greek premier visits Israel to discuss tourism, Turkish threat
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Tuesday at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in Jerusalem to discuss tourism and cooperation in various areas, as well as the Turkish threat.
“Turkey...
Israeli Treasury, teachers’ unions at odds over extended school year
Israel’s Finance Ministry may dock the salaries of teachers who refuse to teach for an extra nine days this school year, following an Education Ministry decision to extend the school year due to weeks...
Three New York Orthodox Jews sue Cuomo, de Blasio over coronavirus restrictions
Three Orthodox Jews have filed a lawsuit against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio in federal court, alleging civil-rights violations of...
Turkey launches airstrikes against Kurds in northern Iraq
Turkish fighter jets launched strikes against Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) fighters in northern Iraq on Sunday night in retaliation for attacks against Turkish army bases, according to the Turkish Defense Ministry.
The warplanes took off...