Daily Archives: July 7, 2020
Fighting attorney general, coronavirus, Bibi lays annexation aside
There are several reasons to wonder about Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Is he losing it?
A prominent case is a series of tweets that he wrote against the decision of the Attorney General, that Bibi...
What do U.S. Jews really think about annexation?
What, exactly do American Jews think about the possibility of reuniting small parts of Judea and Samaria with the rest of Israel?
Rabbi Eric Yoffie, former president of the Union for Reform Judaism, says he...
Australia-Israel relationship a ‘mateship’ based on trade, trust and mutual values
At the 43rd session of the U.N. Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that recently concluded, Australia was the only country to vote against all five anti-Israel resolutions, including the notoriously biased Agenda Item 7.
In Australia’s...
El Al bailout of $400 million likely to result in airline being nationalized
Israel’s national carrier El Al announced on Monday that it had agreed to a government bailout deal that will likely result in the airline’s being nationalized.
According to the terms of the deal, the airline...
Israel sues Volkswagen for $152 million over ‘fraudulent software’
Israel filed a $152 million lawsuit in a Tel Aviv court against the German automaker Volkswagon; its subsidiary Audi; and its local distributor, Champion Motors, for allegedly committing fraud and negligence.
According to the Israeli...
Fearing Israeli sanctions, P.A. banks refuse to disburse terrorists’ salaries
At least four Palestinian banks are refusing to cooperate with the Palestinian Authority to distribute salaries to terrorists and their families, Israel-based research institute Palestinian Media Watch reported on Monday.
According to PMW’s head of...
Farrakhan: ‘Jews poisoned me to test whether I’m a man of God’
On July 4, Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan delivered a three-hour speech that was streamed live on the Nation of Islam’s YouTube channel. In the speech, Farrakhan said that Jews had poisoned him...
Head of Israel’s Public Health Service resigns, says country has ‘lost its way’
Professor Siegal Sadetzki, head of Public Health Services in the Israeli Health Ministry, resigned on Tuesday, voicing harsh criticism of the ministry’s handling of the second wave of COVID-19.
Sadetzki stated in her resignation letter...
Khamenei calls on Hamas, PA to unify in fighting Israel’s sovereignty bid
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Monday commended Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh for his actions to thwart Israel’s plan to apply Jewish sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and parts of Judea and Samaria.
“Dear...
Gaza-based Jaysh Al-Islam threatens Israel with jihad if sovereignty proceeds
The Gaza-based jihadi group Jaysh Al-Islam has released a video threatening Israel with a violent response if it declares sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, according to a report shared exclusively with JNS...