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Daily Archives: December 23, 2020

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a statement to the media concerning new elections from the Knesset in Jerusalem, Dec. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Israel’s government collapses, forcing fourth elections in two years

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Israel’s government collapsed on Tuesday, forcing the Jewish state into yet another election—the fourth in the last two years. The government automatically dissolved on Tuesday at midnight after it failed to pass a budget for...
U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Credit: Phil Kalina/Flickr.

Trump plans to appoint Grenell, two others to US Holocaust Memorial Council

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U.S. President Donald Trump announced his intention on Tuesday to appoint three individuals, including former U.S. Ambassador to Germany and, from February to May 2020, acting director of National Intelligence Richard Grenell to the U.S. Holocaust...
The view on Mount Bental overlooking the border with Syria in the Golan Heights, Aug. 22, 2020. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

New report exposes how Iran is entrenching itself into southern Syria

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A new report released by the Alma Research and Education Center has exposed new details about suspected efforts by the Iranian-led Shi’ite axis to build civilian support networks throughout south Syria. The report highlighted the strategic thinking...

December 23, 1947: Nutrition for the poor

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Frances Stern, a social worker and dietician who researched the nutrition of low-income workers and established the Food Clinic at the Boston Dispensary, died at 74 on this date in 1947. Stern was a...