Daily Archives: September 2, 2020
A Jewish community is born in Dubai
Through an article I read about the history of a Jewish community that begins, decades after the dissolution of all the communities of the Arab countries (Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Morocco, among others)....
Jewish communal institutions jump hurdles to meet social needs during corona, economic crisis
In the first few weeks of the global pandemic, the Jewish Family Service and Children’s Center Service of Passaic-Clifton, a regional JFS organization in New Jersey, saw an immediate increase in requests for food...
Is America isolated on the world stage?
Among the many complaints about President Donald Trump is that he’s not just embarrassing America on the world stage, he’s also left the country more isolated than ever before. But the question Americans should...
To Ease the Horror: U.S. Elections, World History and the Withering Promise of Life...
“The horror, the horror,” mumbles the Marlon Brando character in Apocalypse Now. Though merely cinematic, this sentiment exclaims a brutally truthful observation: While each individual death must remain an integral part of species survival – after...
Trial starts for Charlie Hebdo terror attack that targeted kosher supermarket
The trial for suspects of the 2015 terror attacks against the Paris-based Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper and the Hyper Cacher kosher market began on Wednesday.
“Since 2012, terrorism capitalized on the prevailing delinquency there is around these...
Social workers in Israel’s south get 500 protective vests for rocket barrages
The International Fellowship of Christians and Jews distributed approximately 500 protective vests on Tuesday for social workers and emergency response workers in Negev communities, including Beersheva, Sderot, Netivot and a number of Bedouin communities.
“The...
Neal holds on in Democratic primary against anti-Israel challenger
In a win for the pro-Israel community, incumbent Rep. Richard Neal (D-Mass.) won against progressive challenger Alex Morse in the Democratic primary on Tuesday in Massachusetts’s 1st Congressional District.
Neal, chairman of the U.S. House Ways and...
Saudi Arabia says flights between UAE and Israel can cross its airspace
Saudia Arabia announced on Wednesday that all flights between Israel and the United Arab Emirates can traverse its airspace.
An official at the Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation stated that it had approved the...
Iranian ayatollah: ‘Accursed’ Israel-UAE peace deal is a ‘historic treason’
Iranian Ayatollah Mohammad Hassan Akhtari said last week that the normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates was an attempt to stave off the Jewish state’s inevitable demise and save U.S. President...
Israeli minister accuses attorney general of attempt to ‘politically eliminate’ Netanyahu
Israeli Public Security Minister Amir Ohana accused Attorney General Avichai Mandelblit of waging a campaign to “politically eliminate” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
During an on-stage interview at a conference held by the Hebrew-language weekly B’Sheva,...