Daily Archives: December 15, 2020
50th anniversary of Leningrad trial sparks memories, educational initiatives
On Dec. 15, 1970, a small item appeared at the top of page three of The New York Times under the jarring headline, ‘Soviets Reported Trying 11, Mostly Jews, in Hijacking.’ Few could have predicted that...
A tribute to Bob Jacobs
Having just attended U.S. President Donald Trump’s Hanukkah celebration, I decided to pay tribute to Robert (Bob) Jacobs, a man who ranks as one of the top Jewish activists of all time. Without even...
Presidential Crimes and Pardons: Donald J. Trump and America’s “Higher Law”
“The safety of the people shall be the highest law.” – Cicero, On the Laws
Abstract: From the beginning of his sordid presidency, Donald J. Trump has shown willful indifference to the security and justice of the...
Abbas adviser: Hanukkah menorah at the Cave of the Patriarchs a ‘desecration’
The Palestinian Authority’s highest Islamic authority, Mahmoud al-Habbash, harshly condemned the placing of a Hanukkah menorah at the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, calling it a “crime.”
According to a report published by Palestinian...
Israel edges closer to third lockdown as daily COVID-19 infections cross 2,000
More than 2,000 new COVID-19 cases were confirmed in Israel on Monday, the highest recorded in Israel since Oct. 15. According to Israeli Health Ministry data, the coronavirus morbidity rate was 3.2 percent.
Deputy Health...
Bahraini, UAE delegation attends Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at Kotel
A delegation from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain took part in a Hanukkah candle-lighting ceremony at the Western Wall on Monday night.
Speaking at the event, Rabbi of the Western Wall Shmuel Rabinovitch said,...
Russian foreign minister: ‘Our goal is the establishment of a Palestinian state’
“Normalization between Israel and the Arab states does not mean a resolution to the Palestinian issue must become a second priority,” Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a meeting with his United Arab...
Long Island Jewish Medical Center site of one of first injections of COVID vaccine
Long Island Jewish Medical Center was a site of one of the first injections of the coronavirus vaccine in the United States on Monday.
Sandra Lindsay, an intensive-care unit nurse at the hospital in Queens,...
Jay Leno on support of Israel: ‘I don’t like to see people get picked...
Television icon and comedian Jay Leno talked about his avid support for Israel and the Jewish people during the StandWithUs “Festival of Lights” virtual gala on Sunday night.
“My dad said you always want to...
Israeli software firm uses AI modeled after the human brain to generate insights for...
A recently launched artificial intelligence (AI)-driven operating system company allows companies to receive an unprecedented level of operational efficiency and data-driven decision-making, according to Michael Ouliel, founder and CEO of BlackSwan Technologies.
The company, based...