Monthly Archives: March 2021
Post-Israeli elections, US Jewish groups blast inclusion of Religious Zionist Party
U.S. Jewish groups reacted to Israel’s election results, which have once again ended in a political stalemate with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his opponents falling short of the necessary numbers mandated to...
Massachusetts high school fires football coach for anti-Semitic language
A Massachusetts high school fired its football coach on Wednesday and is investigating the use of anti-Semitic language by the team during a recent game.
Administrators at Duxbury High School said in an emailed statement that the...
US-Jordan defense pact good for Israel, stability in Mideast
The Jordanian government publicly acknowledged a new defense agreement with the United States this week that allows free entry for American forces, boosting Israel’s unstable eastern neighbor and providing a base from which these...
Petition calls on U Penn to move graduation ceremony planned on Shavuot
More than 1,300 students and alumni of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia have signed a petition urging the school to move the date of this year’s commencement ceremony, as it conflicts with the Jewish holiday...
March 26, 1979: Israel-Egyptian peace agreement signed
In a ceremony at the White House, Egyptian President Anwar el-Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin sign a historic peace agreement, ending three decades of hostilities between Egypt and Israel and establishing diplomatic and commercial ties.
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In time for holiday, National Library of Israel launches ‘Passover Memories’ project
The National Library of Israel has launched the “Passover Memories” project to share personal stories from a number of prominent figures who celebrated the holiday under “normal” and not-so-normal circumstances.
The project includes Natan Sharansky’s...
Let Israelis overseas vote
Hordes of Israelis showed up at voting stations across the country on Tuesday to determine the future of the state. Yet the number of people who voted could have and should have been far...
Israel still can’t make up its mind about Netanyahu
When the first exit polls were published, it seemed as if the long stalemate had been ended. Within a couple of hours, however, the polls had been revised, and by the end of a...
Republican Jewish group urges Harris not to speak at event tied to anti-Semite
The Republican Jewish Coalition is calling on Vice President Kamala Harris to cancel her speech to the Black Women’s Roundtable over the group’s ties with Tamika Mallory, who has been accused of anti-Semitism.
“The Republican...
Harvard University president: Israel acts as a ‘magnet for human capital’
Harvard University president Lawrence S. Bacow said “Israel has demonstrated to the world that a country or a region doesn’t need to be rich in natural resources in order to be a wealthy country.”
Israel...