Daily Archives: December 18, 2020
Children with special needs receive Hanukkah winter gifts from Friendship Circle
As her car pulled up to a stop at the door at LifeTown, Sharon Stoch rolled down her window and greeted the teen volunteers, who disappeared back into the building. From the backseat, her son,...
European hypocrisy laid bare in kosher-slaughter legal judgement
Last time I checked, the French were still preparing their famed foie gras delicacy using the method of “gavage.” This involves force-feeding a duck or a goose with grain passed through a tube over...
Is there something wrong with a program that encourages in-marriage?
What’s the point of programs that were designed to encourage young people to embrace their Jewish identity? There was little doubt about what was on the minds of those supporting massive increases in funding...
Jewish foundation to send more than $300,000 to Righteous Gentiles in Poland
Amid the holiday season, the Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) is sending more than $300,000 to Christian rescuers of Jews during the Holocaust living in Poland.
The financial assistance includes $2,550 for each of...
What’s behind an Israeli Islamist politician’s budding relationship with Netanyahu?
Joint Arab List Knesset member Mansour Abbas raised eyebrows and angered some of his fellow Arab lawmakers after seeking to improve ties with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Likud Party, yet the...
Amid Iranian threat, US Joint Chiefs of Staff Mark Milley visits Israel
Amid the Iranian threat, U.S. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Mark Milley visited Israel on Thursday as part of an overseas trip.
During the two-day stop in Israel, Milley met with Israel...
Morocco, Israel mark end of Hanukkah in joint UN event
For the first time, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan hosted his counterparts—the ambassadors of Morocco, United Arab Emirates and Bahrain—in a public event on Thursday evening to mark the final night...
Diplomatic technology summit highlights Israeli innovation in post-COVID world
The global DiploTech summit brought together ambassadors and technology leaders to explore Israel’s sustainable innovations in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, as well as recent diplomatic victories in the region. The summit, “DiploTech...
US Interior secretary tests positive for COVID following National Menorah lighting
U.S. Interior Secretary David Bernhardt has tested positive for coronavirus, a department spokesman confirmed to The Washington Post on Wednesday.
The diagnosis came less than a week after Bernhardt helped light the National Menorah on Dec. 10 across from the White...
Canadian court takes stand against Palestinian ‘pay-for-slay’ policy
In a landmark decision on Thursday, the Canadian Federal Court denied the refugee application of a Palestinian woman who worked for an organization that pays stipends to Palestinian terrorists and their families, reported the...