Daily Archives: April 7, 2021
Israel makes history at ‘The House That Ruth Built’
Baltimore Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer holds the distinction of being the only Israeli to pitch at “The House That Ruth Built.”
After Tuesday night’s start against the Yankees in New York City, he reported that...
Holocaust survivors represent the light that shone in the darkness
To all soldiers, commanders and employees of the Israel Defense Forces: Holocaust Remembrance Day silences Israel and envelopes our country’s streets in quiet.
The day causes us to stop our daily routines and devote some...
Why are Jews and Poles still arguing about the Holocaust?
It’s a controversy in which there are no heroes, as well as one that in a more rational world no one would bother with. That’s the only way to describe the increasingly complicated brawl...
Sudan repeals 1958 boycott law against Israel
Sudan’s cabinet decided on Tuesday to repeal a law dating back to 1958 that barred diplomatic or business relations with Israel, it said in a statement, according to Reuters.
The decision still needs to be confirmed...
Kantor Antisemitism Report for 2020 reflects Jew-hatred, tropes exacerbated by pandemic
The Kantor Center for the Study of Contemporary European Jewry at Tel Aviv University’s Faculty of Humanities, in cooperation with the European Jewish Congress, released the Antisemitism Report for 2020, the year of the...
Young Germans move beyond the past to solidify relations in Israel, with adults and...
On the cusp of this year’s annual Holocaust Martyrs’ and Heroes’ Remembrance Day commemoration, a highly inimitable event took place in southern Israel.
A group of young adults from Germany, including direct descendants of Nazi...
Israel’s 24th Knesset sworn in under cloud of coalition crisis
Israel’s 24th Knesset was sworn in on Tuesday with less than the customary fanfare due to coronavirus restrictions on the number of attendees and the political crisis that is threatening to lead to a fifth round...
Senior Israeli health official says virus is ‘dying out,’ credits vaccine
The head of Public Health at Israel’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the COVID-19 virus was “dying out” in the country, albeit slowly.
Dr. Sharon Alroy-Preis, the head of Public Health at Israel’s Health...
Israel welcomes inaugural Abu Dhabi-Tel Aviv flight in official ceremony
The first commercial flight from Abu Dhabi to Israel touched down at Ben-Gurion International Airport on Tuesday with the United Arab Emirates ambassador to Israel on board for an official reception along with his...
Prospects for ‘improved’ nuclear deal dim as talks restart in Vienna
Ahead of the opening of indirect negotiations between Iran and the United States in Vienna through intermediaries, Iran presented a tough and uncompromising stance calling for the lifting of all sanctions if the United...