Daily Archives: August 24, 2020
You don’t have to be a Zionist to make aliyah
When I made aliyah, I was not a Zionist.
It’s a strange fact to share as most people know me as a proud American-Jew-become-Israeli who blogs about Israel, makes videos about Israel, wrote a book about...
A tribute to the late, great Helen Freedman
Every generation possesses people who are support-beams of civilization, as they maintain and fortify constancy, consistency and, above all else, truth. Without these extraordinary human beings, society would come crashing down.
Americans for a Safe...
Germany’s anti-Semitism allies
Part of the challenge of the anti-Semitism debate is its sheer multiplicity of aspects. One cannot simply rate a specific act according to the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of anti-Semitism to determine...
Lukashenko’s iron fist in Belarus
Around the world, authoritarian regimes continue to growl in the faces of their own people as they demand freedom and reform. In Venezuela, Nicolas Máduro still clings to the presidency despite the fact that...
Austrian authorities arrest Syrian suspect for assault on Jewish leader
Austrian authorities on Monday announced the arrest of a 31-year-old Syrian refugee in connection with the assault on the head of the Jewish community in Graz on Saturday.
“Investigators believe that there was an Islamist...
Palestinian official: ‘Our [children] teach the world what sacrifice and self-sacrifice are’
In an interview with the Palestinian Authority’s official TV channel, the director of the P.A. Presidential Office’s Jerusalem Unit boasted that “the boys and girls of Jerusalem are teaching the entire world what sacrifice...
Anti-Semitic banners on LA freeway outrage Jewish groups
A banner stating, “The Jews want a race war” was found hanging on an overpass on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles on Aug. 22.
The banner, which was close to the Florence Avenue exit...
Pompeo lands in Israel on first leg of Mideast trip to Sudan, Bahrain, UAE
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Israel on Monday morning as part of a region-wide trip that includes visits to Sudan, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates.
“Looking forward to speaking with leaders...
Knesset to approve budget deadline extension, averting government collapse
Israel’s Knesset Finance Committee on Monday morning approved a final version of a bill to extend the deadline for parliament to pass a state budget. The new date is Dec. 23, the Knesset said in a...
Report: Morocco rejects normalization with Israel
Moroccan Prime Minister Saad-Eddine el-Othmani on Sunday announced his rejection of any normalization agreement with Israel, claiming such agreements were prejudicial to the Palestinian cause.
“We refuse any normalization with the Zionist entity because this...