Monthly Archives: October 2020
Decline in Israel’s COVID-19 morbidity cause for ‘cautious optimism’
The percentage of Israelis testing positive for COVID-19 has decreased for the third day in a row, according to Israeli Health Ministry figures released on Sunday.
In an interview with Channel 12 on Sunday morning, Weizmann Institute...
‘The regime has no real choice but to let the victors rule’
Pavel Latushko got out to the plaza in front of the Belarus national theater in Minsk and addressed the gathering of his employees, including actors. “I am ashamed. When I got wind of the...
The Joys of Sukkot
During the Sukkot holiday, the Pico-Robertson neighborhood of Los Angeles erupts in joyful celebration. Our forty-plus kosher restaurants all have sukkot attached. There’s a sukkah on top of Ralph’s supermarket. One could conceivably sukkah...
Donald Trump and the “Racehorse”. Echoes of Eugenics in the Third Reich.
“You have good genes. A lot of it’s about the genes isn’t it, don’t you believe? The racehorse theory you think was so different? You have good genes in Minnesota.”
Donald J. Trump, rally in...
Thinking of moving abroad if your candidate loses?
According to one Jewish news website, a Canadian immigration lawyer’s business is booming thanks to the U.S. presidential election. While talk of moving to the Great White North if the candidate you don’t support wins is...
Netanyahu, Rivlin wish speedy recovery to Trumps after COVID-19 diagnosis
Top Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin, joined the chorus of world leaders who are wishing U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump a speedy recovery after...
Thirty Jewish organizations call on 165 colleges to combat anti-Semitism on campus
Thirty organizations, led by the Zionist Organization of America, have sent a letter to 165 colleges and university presidents across the United States, calling on them to address anti-Semitism on their own campus.
“Many Jewish...
Report: US considers new sanctions on Iran’s financial sector
The Trump administration is considering additional sanctions on Iran’s economy that would include targeting around 14 banks and designating its entire financial sector, reported Bloomberg earlier this week, citing three people familiar with the matter.
A designation of...
Reflections of a survivor on second anniversary of Tree of Life shooting
Judah Samet has been on the front lines of history more than once. A survivor of Bergen-Belsen and a former Israeli paratrooper, the 82-year-old also lived through the mass shooting at the Tree of...
Report: Jordan expels Nizar Tamimi, husband of US-wanted terrorist
Jordan has reportedly expelled the husband of U.S.-wanted terrorist Ahlam Tamimi.
Nizar Tamimi, 46, arrived in Qatar after the Hashemite Kingdom refused to renew his residency and asked him to leave within 48 hours, reported the pan-Arab...