Daily Archives: August 20, 2020
Remembering the Jewish lives lost to COVID-19
Reality dawned slowly, painfully. In mid-March, it suddenly became clear that the novel coronavirus that first ravaged China, and then parts of Europe, was becoming a global pandemic. Five months later, the death toll...
Sixth & I to fill seats with celebrities (sort of) for virtual High Holidays...
Members of the historic Sixth & I Synagogue in Washington, D.C., will be able to sit next to Jewish celebrities, including U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, during High Holidays services next month.
Kind...
Can calls for unity and moderation unite divided societies?
It says something about the state of Israeli society that a speech containing many platitudes and little in the way of practical suggestions not only went viral, but is also being lauded as a model for...
Recycling Power Politics: For America, A Lethal “Resurrection”
“The egocentric ideal of a future reserved for those who have managed to attain egoistically the extremity of `everyone for himself’ is false, and against nature. No element could move and grow except with...
Without context, FBI shares ‘Protocols of Elders of Zion’
Without providing context, an official FBI Twitter account shared a link to a copy on the bureau’s website of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion, an infamous and classic anti-Semitic text.
The fabrication, which was...
For The First Time Since Its Inception – United Hatzalah Receives Official Visit From...
Israel’s Health Minister, Yuli Edelstein, visited United Hatzalah of Israel’s headquarters on Sunday, in an official capacity. Minister Edelstein is the first health minister in Israel who arranged an official visit to the organization since its founding in 2006. The minister was accompanied by his chief staff as well as a team of high...
Palestinian religious authorities forbid Muslims to visit Israel via UAE
The Palestinian Authority’s top Islamic religious officials have declared that any Muslims coming to Israel via the United Arab Emirates to visit the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem are “unwanted” and have issued religious rulings...
Israeli Health Ministry orders investigation into under-counting of COVID-19 deaths
Israel’s Health Ministry said on Wednesday that it had probably undercounted—by as many as 53 people—the fatalities among nursing-home residents due to the coronavirus in July and August.
An explanation for the discrepancy, according to...
Trump: US considering selling F-35 fighter jets to UAE
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the sale of advanced Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates is under consideration, despite an Israeli denial that Jerusalem has given its...
Saudi foreign minister: ‘Israel’s unilateral approach is hurting chances for peace’
Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud said on Wednesday that the kingdom remains committed to the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative and unilateral steps by Israel were hurting chances for peace.
The Arab...