Daily Archives: January 11, 2021
The long journey home of Ethiopian Jewry
Experts in global Jewish history believe that highlighting minority voices within the Jewish community has the power to honor its nuances and interconnectedness. JNS’s new series highlighting Jewish ethnic minorities aims to elevate their...
How Trump and his people self-destructed
They came by the thousands from all over to support him, but in the end, all they did was put the last nail in his coffin.
For more than two months, U.S. President Donald Trump’s...
The damage to Trump’s legacy: An interview with David Wurmser
Sitting on opposite sides of the ocean, David Wurmser in Washington D.C. and I in Jerusalem, both clasping our heads in dismay, contemplate the tragedy that occurred on Wednesday at Capitol Hill and the...
Knesset honors departing US ambassador to Israel
The Knesset honored departing U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on Monday as he is set to finish his term next week.
Zvi Hauser, chairman of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee, thanked Friedman...
Following Trump ban, Iranian dissident calls on Twitter to ban Khamenei
Following Twitter banning U.S. President Donald Trump from its platform, an Iranian dissident journalist has called on the social-media company to do the same to Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In a statement to The...
US to designate Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen as terrorist entity
The United States intends to designate the Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen as a terrorist entity, announced U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday in a statement.
By designating the Houthis as a Specially...
Biden expected to nominate William Burns to lead CIA
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden announced on Monday that he plans to nominate William Burns to lead the Central Intelligence Agency.
Burns, who led the U.S. delegation in covert talks with Iran in 2013 when he...
Role of Palestinian libel in murder of Esther Horgen
The false claim by the Palestinian Authority that Israeli medically neglects, and even experiments on, Palestinian security prisoners played a significant role in the murder last month of Esther Horgen.
The main suspect in the murder, Muhammad Cabha, 40,...
IRGC Quds Force commander: ‘Trump, Pompeo should learn from Salman Rushdie how their lives...
Iranian Brig. Gen. Esmail Ghaani, commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps’ Quds Force, advised U.S. President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in a recent speech to look to Indian author Salman...
Israel’s Supreme Court slams Tel Aviv mayor for repressing Middle East Forum billboard campaign
Israel’s Supreme Court on Sunday condemned Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai for ordering the removal last year of billboards put up in the city as part of a campaign by the Middle East Forum’s...