Daily Archives: August 13, 2020
Playing election politics with the coronavirus
The last New York Jewish Week arrived in my mailbox last Thursday, six days late. I will miss it. The parent company suspended publication of the print edition because of the advertising lost with the...
What will normalization with the Arab world mean for Israel?
Israel is set to sign a historic agreement with the United Arab Emirates that would see the two Middle Eastern nations officially strike diplomatic relations and exchange embassies.
The move represents a major validation of...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups from both left and right laud Israel-UAE announcement
Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and the United Arab Emirates for a peace deal on Thursday to normalize relations between the two countries—the first of its kind between Israel and a Middle Eastern...
Israel and UAE reach US-brokered deal to normalize relations between nations
Israel and the United Arab Emirates reached a peace agreement on Thursday to begin the process of normalizing relations between the two Middle Eastern countries, in part brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and...
Greece, Israel sign deal to allow 600 Israelis to visit per week
Israel and Greece agreed on Thursday to permit up to 600 Israelis a week to visit four Greek locations beginning next week.
The agreement was announced by Israel’s Foreign Ministry following a meeting in Israel...
Palestinian music video: ‘We’ll redeem the land with spirit and blood’ and ‘make Zionists...
A music video produced by Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah Party threatens to “obliterate whoever approaches my land,” referring to Israel’s stated intention to extend its sovereignty to the Jordan Valley and Jewish...
Gamzu: Jerusalem infection rate so high it would be under total lockdown in any...
Israel Coronavirus Project coordinator Ronni Gamzu told Jerusalem officials on Wednesday that the infection rate in their city is so high that if it were in any other country in the world, “it would be completely...
As Israeli protests grow, Netanyahu’s wife expresses fear for family’s safety
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife, Sara, said on Wednesday that the growing violence shown by protesters outside the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem has made her fear for her safety and her family’s...
Former Hezbollah leader: Nasrallah should be first to stand trial for Beirut blast
Hezbollah’s first secretary-general, Subhi al-Tufayli, said in a televised sermon last week that the group’s current leader, Hassan Nasrallah, should be first in line to stand trial over the Aug. 4 explosion at the...
Congressman urges Trump administration to sever all ties with Palestinian Authority
Congressman Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) called on the Trump administration to cut off all ties with the Palestinian Authority until it gives up “its obsession with violence” and ceases the payments it provides for terrorists...