Daily Archives: July 31, 2020
Ellis Island and the name ‘Kaputnik’
Visiting my family in this Contra County town, I happened across a book from the PJ Library titled Mrs. Kaputnik’s Pool Hall and Matzo Ball Emporium by Rona Arato. Now, I’m one of those fellows who...
The lonely, angry anti-Semite
At high school, he made no friends and didn’t belong to any clubs. He liked girls, but having a girlfriend was beyond his abilities. Academically, he was undistinguished, doing well in biology but failing...
Twitter permanently bans David Duke
Twitter announced on Friday that it has permanently banned white supremacist and former Ku Klux Klan leader David Duke for “repeated violations of the Twitter Rules on hateful conduct.”
“This enforcement action is in line with our recently-updated...
‘Startup nation’ adds e-commerce to its list of business-model successes
Israel has long been tagged the “startup nation,” but a less-talked-about niche in the high-tech arena is electronic commerce—or e-commerce—involving online trade and stores, as well as various services and apps that aid the...
Khamenei rules out negotiations with US over Iran’s ballistic, nuclear programs
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has rejected negotiations with the United States over the Islamic Republic’s ballistic missile and nuclear programs.
“America’s brutal sanctions on Iran are aimed at collapsing our economy … Their...
Knesset makes effort to confront anti-Israel, anti-Jewish posts, hate speech online
Once heralded for bringing people together as a new form of digital communication, social-media companies have come under greater scrutiny in recent years for the spread of disinformation and extremism on their platforms.
On July...
Deputy anti-Semitism envoy slams Twitter for double standard on Khamenei and Trump
U.S. Deputy Special Envoy for Monitoring and Combating Anti-Semitism Ellie Cohanim slammed Twitter on Friday for censoring U.S. President Donald Trump, but not Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has repeatedly called for Israel’s destruction, saying...
Anti-Semitism monitor to women’s group: Advances in Argentina, concern in Yemen
In an online briefing about anti-Semitism earlier this month, Ellie Cohanim, deputy special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism at the U.S. State Department, discussed the situation in South America and Yemen, where Iran...
Will Israeli and Indian scientists develop a breakthrough in coronavirus testing?
An Israeli delegation organized by the Defense Ministry, consisting of 20 specialists, is in India working with counterparts to further develop four potentially groundbreaking Israeli innovations for the rapid detection of the coronavirus.
Faster detection...
Future lone soldiers land in Israel on two group flights
Two flights of new olim arrived in Israel this week—one on Monday and another on Tuesday—with 78 lone soldiers headed for service in the Israel Defense Forces. Another 42 individuals also came to make their homes...