Monthly Archives: October 2020
Corbyn suspended by British Labour Party following findings in anti-Semitism report
The British Labour Party has suspended its former leader, Jeremy Corbyn, after a watchdog group in the United Kingdom found that the party’s leadership has failed to address anti-Semitism and complaints about hatred towards...
Report: Israel’s Hadassah hospital in talks to open branch in UAE
Hadassah Medical Center is in talks with leaders in the United Arab Emirates about opening a branch in the country, according to the hospital’s director-general professor Zeev Rotstein.
“They want us in the Emirates; they...
Israel marks 25 years since Yitzhak Rabin’s assassination
Israel on Thursday marked the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin with a series of commemorative events, including a special Knesset plenum session.
Speaking at the state ceremony at the President’s...
Israel extends COVID-19 state of emergency until Jan. 3
The Israeli Cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of the COVID-19-spurred state of emergency by 60 days, from Nov. 5 until Jan. 3, 2021.
The measure was approved via conference call and will take effect...
2,000-year old seal bearing portrait of Apollo unearthed in soil around Western Wall
A 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the Tzurim Valley National Park sifting project,...
Report: US citizens born in Jerusalem to be allowed to list ‘Israel’ on passports
U.S. citizens born in Jerusalem will be allowed to list Israel as their place of birth on their U.S. passport, alluded the Trump administration on Wednesday.
Politico first reported the development, citing a U.S. official, adding that...
Israel: Tackling phony social-media accounts ‘major strategic challenge to be dealt with’
Israel’s Ministry of Strategic Affairs released a 37-page report this week titled “Manipulating Social Media: The effort to delegitimize Israel through coordinated inauthentic behavior online.”
The report shares the results of a ministry study examining...
October 29, 1938: Ralph (“Fritz The Cat”) Bakshi was born
Ralph Bakshi, artist, animator, independent filmmaker, and cartoonist, was born in Haifa on this date in 1938. Bakshi is best-known for his 1972 film version of R. Crumb’s “Fritz the Cat,” which was the...
No abasta ver kon dos ojos !
EL FUEGO DEL AMOR…
No, no kale aboltar la oja dayinda…. Aspera ! Pensa por un momento ke todo okurre por kavzo de un fenomeno chimiko, unos hormones ke salen lokos i empesan a vazyar...
New land-lease agreement prevents closure of Riga’s Holocaust museum
The City Property Committee of the Riga City Council met on Tuesday to review the terms of a new land-lease agreement with the Riga Ghetto and Latvian Holocaust Museum. After several hours, the committee...