Daily Archives: March 8, 2021
Two steps forward: Women talk of an age of opportunity
Civil-rights activist Shirley Chisholm once remarked, “If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.” That motto ran through the veins of so many women in the 1960s and...
Meet the women who harvest the land of Israel
Have you ever wondered who produced your artisanal olive oil or your locally-made cheese and wine?
Chances are that you’re imagining gruff men toiling away in dusty groves or inspecting huge oak barrels. And while...
Tel Aviv ranks among world’s top six culinary destinations
Prestigious American magazine Food and Travel has chosen Tel Aviv among six of its most recommended culinary destinations around the globe. Other cities on the list are Palermo, Sicily; Chania, Crete; Vienna, Austria, San Sebastian, Spain;...
Turkey: How nearly 800 Jewish refugees perished during the Holocaust
Feb. 24 marked the 79th anniversary of a Holocaust-era tragedy in which nearly 800 Jewish refugees from Axis-allied Romania lost their lives in the Black Sea. Their ship, the Struma, exploded in 1942 following an...
NY Times Refers to ‘Palestine’ as a Country
A single word jumped out at me from this headline in Saturday’s New York Times: “A D.J.’s Set Outside a Mosque Spurs a Debate on Palestine’s Cultural Identity.”
Guess which word. As Robert Preston in The Music...
Top Iranian official threatens to destroy Haifa, Tel Aviv
Iranian Defense Minister Amir Hatami on Sunday dedicated an entire speech to threats against Israel, warning that provocations by Jerusalem would result in Tehran’s destroying of Haifa and Tel Aviv.
Hatami made the remarks at...
Families of murdered Israeli teens slam ICC decision as ‘evil cynicism’
The families of Naftali Frenkel, Gilad Shaar and Eyal Yifrach—the three Israeli teenagers whose abduction and murder at the hands of Hamas terrorists sparked “Operation Protective Edge” in July 2014—released a letter to the public on...
Brazilian delegation arrives in Israel to investigate potential COVID-19 cure
A Brazilian delegation arrived in Israel on Sunday to learn about a EXO-CD24, a new drug developed at the Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, which has shown promising results in curing COVID-19 patients.
The delegation—led by Brazilian...
Pope Francis sends message to Israeli president, people during flyover
Pope Francis on Friday sent a message to Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin and the Israeli people during his flyover of the country en route from Rome to Iraq.
“To His Excellency Reuven Rivlin, president of...
Israel opens skies to returning citizens amid third phase of lockdown exit
Israel began the third stage of its COVID-19 lockdown exit on Sunday following a Cabinet ruling the day before.
Under the new regulations, restrictions are further lifted on travel into and out of the country,...