Daily Archives: December 17, 2020
New reforms aim to bolster Diaspora Jewry’s ties to Israel
The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee approved new regulations on Tuesday aimed at encouraging aliyah and strengthening Diaspora Jewry’s Israel ties.
The reforms will for the first time allow any individual eligible for an immigration visa...
Hitler in Los Angeles: How Jews Foiled Nazi Plots against Hollywood and America, by...
For Steven Ross, an acclaimed American historian of labour and the film industry whose parents both survived the Holocaust, this remarkable and meticulously researched book is personal. Initially seeking to understand Jewish passivity during...
Report: Pence planning to visit Israel in January
U.S. Vice President Mike Pence is reportedly planning to visit Israel as part of a trip next month to Europe and the Middle East.
Politico, citing three U.S. officials familiar with the matter, reported on Thursday that...
Is the window closing for Israel to apply sovereignty over Judea and Samaria?
Several months ago, Israel agreed to temporarily suspend applying sovereignty over parts of Judea and Samaria, and the Jordan Valley, under the Trump administration’s “Peace to Prosperity” Middle East plan in exchange for normalization...
Stop pretending that anti-Zionism isn’t anti-Semitism
In case you haven’t heard, people who want to eliminate Israel are very interested in stopping anti-Semitism. In other words, the same people who want to deny rights to the Jewish people that they...
A mystery in its own right: The ‘anti-Semitism’ of John le Carré
John le Carré, the acclaimed grandmaster of the spy novel who died last weekend at the age of 89, was dogged for years by allegations of anti-Semitism.
The plot of his 1983 novel The Little Drummer...
EU court upholds Belgian ban on kosher ritual slaughter
The European Court of Justice upheld a Belgian ban on religious slaughter, including kosher ritual slaughter without stunning, in a ruling released on Thursday.
The E.U. court ruled that the laws requiring animals to be stunned enable “a fair...
Sharansky responds to anti-Semitism panel: ‘Progressives’ portray Jews as ‘oppressors’
Human-rights icon Natan Sharansky told a special event on anti-Semitism on Wednesday that too many progressive voices regard Jews as “oppressors,” and are not protecting individual freedoms and human rights. He was speaking at an event...
Israel Police to provide security for COVID-19 vaccine shipments
The Israel Police on Wednesday said that its forces will provide an escort for Teva and Health Ministry transports of COVID-19 vaccine to Israel’s various HMOs.
Chief Superintendent Amir Jibli, head of the Operational Directorate...
Move to legalize 65 Samaria outposts passes preliminary Knesset vote
A bill seeking to legalize 65 outposts in Judea and Samaria passed its preliminary Knesset reading on Wednesday, with a vote of 60 to 40. Neither Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu or Defense Minister...