Monthly Archives: March 2021
In partnership with AJC, hundreds of US mayors sign pledge to combat anti-Semitism
American Jewish Committee and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM) announced on Monday that more than 525 mayors across the United States have joined their national effort to combat anti-Semitism.
The two organizations are calling...
Bahrain appoints its first-ever ambassador to Israel
The announcement by the Israeli Defense Ministry earlier this month of successful trials of an upgraded version of the Iron Dome air-defense system represents the latest step in a lengthy arms race.
The current upgrade...
Bahrain appoints its first-ever ambassador to Israel
Bahrain has announced its appointment of the country’s first-ever ambassador to Israel, following the establishment of formal relations in September as part of the Abraham Accords.
Khalid Al Jalahma will head the Gulf country’s diplomatic...
Canadian Jews remain most targeted for religious hate crimes, report finds
Jews remained by far the most targeted religious group for hate crimes in Canada, according to the Canadian government’s annual survey of police-reported hate crimes.
The report found that there were 1,946 police-reported hate crimes in Canada...
Religious Zionist Party officially endorses Netanyahu for prime minister
Israel’s Religious Zionist Party leader Bezalel Smotrich announced on Tuesday that he plans to recommend that Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin task Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with forming the next government.
“Based on the prime minister’s commitment that...
A guide to Israel’s fabulous feathered friends
If yours truly were asked to name all the birds she knows, she’d probably make it to about eight different types.
So you can imagine my surprise when I learned that there are no fewer...
Erdoğan wishes ‘all Jews’ a happy Passover
This year, as every year, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan extended to “all our Jewish citizens heartfelt greetings” for Passover, which he took care to mention was one of the most important holidays in...
Turkey ready to resume exchange of ambassadors with Israel, says Ankara official
Turkey has made it clear to Israel that from its perspective it is ready to dispatch an ambassador to Tel Aviv once the Israeli government commits to simultaneously reciprocating the measure, a senior Turkish...
Houthis expel Yemen’s few remaining Jewish families
Yemen’s millennia-old Jewish population has come down to only four elderly men, after the last few remaining Jewish families were expelled this week by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the Saudi newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reports.
According to the...
How Modern Technology Has Transformed Evil
Evil has always been a term that is very hard to define, and yet, in most cases, we know it when we see it. Being diabolical, cruel, heartless, and mean encompass aspects of evil...