Daily Archives: July 8, 2020
Judge Sol Gothard, advocate for children, animals
Sol Gothard passed away, at home, on July 5, 2020. He was 89 years old. The Judge, as he was known to all, was born and grew up in the Bronx, New York. He...
Pandemic politics in America and Israel
Nothing better illustrates Thomas Mann’s famous statement that “everything is politics” than the response of opposing ideological camps to the government’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
This makes sense. The global COVID-19 crisis affects two...
How much anti-Semitism does it take to cancel an NFL star?
Imagine if a professional football player used his Instagram account to support the Ku Klux Klan and to promote hateful myths attributing horrible crimes to African-Americans. What would happen?
It doesn’t require any imagination at...
Gantz enters into quarantine after possible exposure to coronavirus
Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Wednesday that he was entering isolation because of possible exposure to a person infected with coronavirus on Sunday evening.
Gantz tweeted on Wednesday: “Let’s start with the bottom line:...
Legal battle over eastern Jerusalem property highlights attempts by EU to undermine Israeli sovereignty
The Jerusalem District Court rejected a petition filed by an Arab family last week claiming ownership over a house located within the City of David neighborhood/archeological site in the eastern part of Jerusalem, perhaps...
New York’s ‘The Jewish Week’ to move to digital publication
The New York Jewish Week is putting its print edition on hiatus, announced the 145-year-old publication on Tuesday.
The last print edition is scheduled for July 31.
Print news has struggled for years as technology takes over, and the...
Greek Parliament ratifies defense agreement with Israel
The Greek Parliament on Tuesday ratified an agreement with Israel for the supply of defense equipment and services between the two countries in a move widely seen as further strengthening ties between the two...
Report: Mossad thwarts multiple Iranian attacks on Israeli embassies
The Mossad has prevented multiple Iranian attacks against Israeli embassies in Europe and elsewhere, Channel 12 reported on Monday night.
According to the report, the Mossad cooperated with local intelligence agencies to prevent the attacks, whose exact...
Iran warns Israel against creating ‘narratives’ regarding Natanz incident
Iran on Tuesday warned Israel against creating “norm-breaking narratives” regarding attacks on its nuclear facilities, saying that doing so crossed a “red line.”
Referring to the recent explosion at its underground Natanz nuclear enrichment facility,...
Israel sees six more COVID-19 deaths, as Beitar Illit declared a restricted zone
Israel recorded six more coronavirus-related deaths over the past 24 hours, bringing the country’s death toll from the disease to 343, according to the Israeli Health Ministry.
Since Tuesday, more than 1,000 people tested positive...