Daily Archives: July 21, 2020
Mourning in 2020: Tisha B’Av spotlights losses old and new
This year Jews the world over got into the Tisha B’Av mood several months earlier than usual.
During a typical summer, Jewish families and individuals tear themselves away from family vacations, beach outings, amusement parks...
Israeli model Bar Refaeli, 35, convicted and sentenced for tax evasion
A Tel Aviv court convicted Israeli model Bar Refaeli, 35, on Monday on four counts of tax offenses and sentenced her nine months of community service.
Refaeli, along with her mother, 65-year-old Tzipi Refaeli, was...
Has Erdoğan launched a new age of religious wars?
To understand just how dishonest the discussion about Jerusalem is conducted in venues where Israel is regarded with hostility like The New York Times, you need to start by discussing events in Istanbul, Turkey.
Last week,...
Protests about many issues now common in Israel
Confusion prevails in the government. And has been joined by multiple protests and strikes.
Several are protests by the ultra-Orthodox, against closures in their neighborhoods or towns.
Others are protests against economic issues, demanding more money...
Shin Bet foils Iran, Hezbollah terror plot in Judea and Samaria
The Shin Bet announced on Tuesday that it had thwarted an Iran- and Hezbollah-backed terrorist plot to launch high-profile attacks in Judea and Samaria by means of a Popular Front for the Liberation of...
Report: Chinese president supports the Palestinians’ ‘just demands’
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday expressed China’s support for the “two-state solution” to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, which he said had always been the core issue in the Middle East.
Speaking via telephone with Palestinian...
Nurses in Israel end their nationwide strike
Nurses in Israel returned to work on Tuesday, a day after launching a nationwide strike on Monday to protest staff shortages exacerbated by the coronavirus crisis.
The National Association of Nurses agreed to end the strike after...
Hungarian foreign minister in Israel for talks on Iran, Mideast peace plan
Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó was in Israel on Monday for talks relating to the Iranian nuclear program and attempts to isolate Israel diplomatically, as well as to sign bilateral agreements. Discussions also focused...
Israel looking to purchase experimental Oxford COVID vaccine
Israel is negotiating for the rights to purchase a coronavirus vaccine being developed by Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
The ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 coronavirus vaccine is safe and produced an immune response in early-stage clinical trials, according...
Is Erdoğan’s decision to convert the Hagia Sophia into a mosque a sign of...
The decision by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to convert the Hagia Sophia Cathedral turned museum in Istanbul back into a mosque reinforces his long-held plans for promoting Islamic supremacy and lifts his sagging...