Daily Archives: September 11, 2020
Rebutting Palestinian backlash to Israel-UAE pact
In a column for The New York Times, Diana Buttu claims that the United Arab Emirates betrayed the Palestinians. She has it backwards.
Arab nations refused to recognize Israel for decades until its conflict with the Palestinians...
Hope: The gift of the Jews
One of the greatest gifts the Jewish people have given to the world is the concept of hope for a better future. And we make that future possible because of the belief in moral...
OU to oversee kosher food in hotels throughout UAE
In response to a request from the leadership of the United Arab Emirates, Orthodox Union Kosher, the world’s largest kosher certification agency, will be the leading kosher certification agency within the Emirates and do...
UNRWA communications director to address pro-BDS conference
The communications director of the U.S. office of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency’s (UNRWA) is scheduled to address a conference next week hosted by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).
Laila Mokhiber is scheduled to...
Jewish and pro-Israel groups welcome Israel-Bahrain normalization agreement
Jewish and pro-Israel groups instantly applauded Israel and Bahrain for agreeing on Friday to normalize relations between the two countries—the second of its kind between Israel and a Persian Gulf nation in the wake of the...
Trump announces Bahrain as latest Arab country to normalize ties with Israel
Bahrain has become the latest country to normalize ties with Israel, announced U.S. President Donald Trump via Twitter on Friday.
According to a joint statement by Trump, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Bahraini King...
As nationwide lockdown looms, Israel’s corona tally, number of serious cases climb
A nationwide lockdown in Israel seems inevitable with a deciding cabinet vote scheduled for next week as the number of new coronavirus cases hit a new 24-hour record from Thursday to Friday, with more...
Turkey’s bid to return to Ottoman-era glory endangers Israel and the region
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has high ambitions. He wants to take his country back to what he perceives as the glory days of the Ottoman Empire, but the leader, who has been described...
Reports: Bahrain next in line to normalize ties with Israel
Bahrain is expected to normalize ties with Israel, according to Israeli media reports on Friday.
This would be the second accord between Israel and a Gulf state in recent weeks following the decision by the...
80 groups call on California governor to veto high school ethnic-studies bill
Eighty groups have called on California Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would make ethnic-studies courses a high school graduation requirement.
California’s Department of Education released its recommendations to revise the state’s proposed ethnic-studies model...