Daily Archives: July 16, 2020
For the first time, foie gras gets glatt-kosher stamp
The Chief Rabbinical Council of Israel approved on Monday the importation of glatt-kosher certified foie gras to Israel—an item that has not been non-glatt-kosher in the past.
A member of the Chief Rabbinical Council, Rabbi...
Should the Jewish community provide a ‘safe space’ for anti-Zionists?
A prominent Jewish writer used the bully pulpit of The New York Times op-ed section last week to call for the elimination of the Jewish state. At the same time, an assistant rabbi at one of the nation’s...
Tel Aviv court decision is a setback to dubious accusations against NSO
Since at least 2018, Amnesty International had gone on a mission trying to expose the Israeli cybersecurity Pegasus software producer NSO Group/Q Cyber Technologies of allegedly playing a role in facilitating human-rights abuses, in...
Israeli education minister: Schools to open, but with restrictions
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Galant announced on Wednesday that the new school year will open on Sept. 1 as usual, but with restrictions in place to stem the spread of coronavirus.
Galant told reporters that...
Jordan’s top court dissolves the country’s Muslim Brotherhood branch
Jordan’s top court dissolved the country’s branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, a Jordanian official said on Thursday.
“The Court of Cassation yesterday issued a final verdict ruling that the Muslim Brotherhood group is...
Former Jordanian deputy premier: ‘Our struggle with the Jews is existential’
Israel’s plan to apply sovereignty in parts of Judea and Samaria and the Jordan Valley is a “life and death” issue for Jordan, according to former Jordanian deputy prime minister Mamdouh al-Abadi.’
In July 12...
Israeli Government Approves a Strategic Framework To Ensure the Future of the Global Jewish...
In its meeting this morning, The Israeli Government approved a first-of-its-kind comprehensive strategic framework for ensuring the continued existence and unity of the world Jewish community. The framework was presented for government approval by MK Omer...
Turkey’s dual message on the reversion of the Hagia Sophia to a mosque
Following Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s reversal last week of a 1934 law converting the Hagia Sophia Mosque into a museum, his personal Twitter account and that of his office emphasized different aspects of...
Netanyahu announces new stimulus plan: Cash for all Israelis
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a plan on Wednesday night to provide individuals and families with a government grant to help them through the coronavirus crisis and stimulate the economy.
In a televised press conference,...
MDA launches pilot program for 15-minute COVID-19 test
A Magen David Adom pilot program for a 15-minute coronavirus test was launched in the central Israeli city of Lod on Wednesday with Israeli Health Minister Yuli Edelstein and Deputy Health Minister Yoav Kisch...