Daily Archives: October 23, 2020
Film Review: Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something
–I was lucky to be able to watch the film Harry Chapin: When in Doubt, Do Something at the San Diego International Film Festival’s outdoor drive-in movie experience. Although it didn’t win any official awards at...
Studies in Horrific Election Rhetoric
The disgusting advertisement jumps out at you from page 9 of The Jewish Journal covering south Florida: “If You’re Jewish WHY are you Still Voting Democrat?” The ad goes downhill from there.
A Jewish Orlando, Fla., woman...
Building World Order from “Plague”: Utopian, but Necessary
“In the end, we are creatures of our own making.”-Goethe, Faust
From the start of the current worldwide “plague,” US President Donald J. Trump has claimed the corona virus crisis can be easily managed. “Soon,” he...
Israel’s underground anti-tunnel barrier passes crucial test
Israel’s underground anti-tunnel barrier and detection system passed an important test this week when the Israel Defense Forces announced that for the first time, the barrier’s sensors alerted the military that a Gazan cross-border...
Jewish students at University of Illinois announce complaint filed with Education Department
Jewish students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) announced on Friday their filing of a complaint with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, submitted on behalf of Jewish students...
Jewish, Israel-related groups react to Sudan agreeing to normalize ties with Israel
Jewish and pro-Israel groups immediately reacted to U.S. President Donald Trump announcing on Friday that Sudan has agreed to begin the process of normalizing ties with Israel.
Sudan follows the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain,...
In call with Israel and Sudan, Trump announces next normalization agreement
Sudan has agreed to normalize ties with Israel and “agreed to make peace,” announced U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday.
The move follows the White House announcement that Trump has informed Congress of his intent...
US, Bahrain sign MOU to combat anti-Semitism and pledge to fight religious intolerance
The United States and Bahrain signed on Thursday a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on combating anti-Semitism.
In a small ceremony at the Willard InterContinental in Washington, D.C., the three-year MOU, which will be eligible for...
US sanctions Hezbollah officials, among them Iraq ambassador to Iran
The United States sanctioned two officials on Thursday of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Hezbollah.
Nabil Qaouk and Hassan Al-Baghdadi “are members of Hezbollah’s Central Council, a group of senior Hezbollah officials that elects the terrorist group’s Shura...
Israeli Arabs remain divided over normalization deals with Gulf states
The Joint Arab List was alone in voting against the normalization deal with the United Arab Emirates in the Knesset, upsetting many Israeli Arabs that welcomed a move that is likely to become a...