Daily Archives: April 15, 2021
The moral courage of Isi Leibler
The death in Jerusalem of Isi Leibler at the age of 86 has robbed the Jewish world of one of its towering figures at a time when it is particularly ill-equipped for such a...
OU to offer ‘Back to Shul’ grants to spur attendance, communal re-engagement
One of the most profound ways the coronavirus pandemic impacted the Jewish community in the past year was the initial closure of and subsequent limitations on synagogues.
Now, as more congregants have been vaccinated and...
A Cloak and Dagger Israeli Spy Thriller
Damascus Cover, a 2016 film adapted from the 1977 novel of the same name by Howard Kaplan, is currently streaming on paid Amazon Prime. Kaplan, a native of Los Angeles, has lived in Israel and traveled...
What is it with J Street and anti-Semites?
Why does J Street keep honoring and defending individuals who have made anti-Semitic remarks?
The latest is former President Jimmy Carter, who will receive an award from J Street at its upcoming convention on April...
The Jewish establishment thinks credible charges of anti-Semitism are a ‘smear’
As numerous surveys of public opinion have shown, ours is a time when politics have essentially replaced the role that religion used to play in the lives of most Americans. But recently, it’s become...
Jewish community marks loss of Prince Philip, beginning with prayer
As the United Kingdom honored Prince Philip, who died on April 9 at the age 99, with a gun salute, flags at half-staff and the many who paid tribute outside of Buckingham Palace, Sabbath...
Palestinian elections could jeopardize Fatah’s rule in the West Bank
Should Palestinian elections go ahead in the territories, Fatah’s rule in the West Bank could be significantly jeopardized, an Israeli expert on the Palestinian arena has warned.
Michael Milshtein, head of the Palestinian Studies Forum...
Canada’s third-largest party endorses boycott of Israel
Members of Canada’s progressive New Democratic Party (NDP) have voted overwhelmingly to endorse a boycott against Israel during its recent party convention.
At its virtual party convention on April 10, the NDP—the third-largest party in...
Blinken: US commitment to Israel ‘ironclad,’ welcomes more normalization agreements
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said that America’s commitment to Israel is “ironclad,” and that he—and the Biden administration—supports more normalization agreements.
Blinken appeared as part of a virtual event hosted by Israel’s embassy...
On its 73rd Independence Day, Israel’s population hits 9.3 million
Ahead of Israel’s 72nd Independence Day, the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) has published the nation’s latest population figures.
The Jewish state is home to 9,327,000 people, among them 6.894 million Jews (73.9 percent of...