Daily Archives: February 1, 2021
Israel to honor Ethiopian Jews who perished in Sudan en route to Israel
Following the normalization of ties between Israel and Sudan and the historic visit by Intelligence Minister Eli Cohen to the country last week, plans are in the works to commemorate the Ethiopian Jews who perished in the African country...
3,000-year-old fragments of cloth dyed with Royal Purple found in Israel
In a groundbreaking discovery, Israeli archaeologists have recovered scraps of fabric dyed in royal purple, also known as true purple, dating back to the era of the biblical King David.
The remnants of woven fabric,...
Donald Trump, Insurrection and the American “Horde”
“The mass man has no attention to spare for reasoning; he learns only in his own flesh.”
Jose Ortega y’ Gasset, The Revolt of the Masses (1930
Though officially a pathology of the past, the toxic effects of...
Joe Biden, Anne Neuberger and dual loyalty
Lost amid the whirlwind of anger, violence and recrimination that followed the November 2020 presidential election in the United States was the singular concern over where Joe Biden’s ultimate loyalties might lie, as voiced...
Israel establishes diplomatic ties with Kosovo with plans to open embassy in Jerusalem
Israel and Kosovo officially established diplomatic relations on Monday in a ceremony held via Zoom due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi signed the agreement, which was then scanned and sent...
Biden’s national security advisor suggests expediated timeline to rejoin Iran nuclear deal
Jake Sullivan, President Joe Biden’s national security advisor, suggested an expedited timeline for rejoining the Iranian nuclear deal, which the Trump administration exited in May 2018. The comments come as the Biden administration announced...
Kushner and Berkowitz nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for Abraham Accords
Jared Kushner, senior adviser to former U.S. President Donald Trump, and his deputy Avi Berkowitz were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize on Sunday for their role in the normalization deals between Israel and...
Europeans created Zionism ‘to get rid of its Jewish problem,’ claims official PA daily
The official Palestinian Authority daily Al-Hayat Al-Jadida published an op-ed last week claiming that Zionism is a Western colonial project designed to rid Europe of its Jews and smash pan-Arab nationalism, according to Israeli research institute...
Netanyahu urges European leaders to block kosher slaughter ban
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has written to a number of European leaders, asking that they allow kosher slaughter to continue in their countries.
The letter went out to the leaders of Poland, Finland, Portugal,...
Israel extends COVID-19 lockdown, airport closure by a week
Israel’s Cabinet on Sunday approved extending the nationwide coronavirus lockdown for an additional five days, until 7 a.m. on Feb. 5, according to a joint statement by the Prime Minister’s Office and Health Ministry....