Daily Archives: April 19, 2021
April 19, 1943: The Warsaw Ghetto Uprising began
On April 19, 1943, the Warsaw ghetto uprising began after German troops and police entered the ghetto to deport its surviving inhabitants. By May 16, 1943, the Germans had crushed the uprising and left...
Delicious diplomacy: From Dubai to Akko, food as the great equalizer
Jewish identity is invariably related to food, as witnessed through Jewish dietary laws, holiday traditions and consciousness. Retaining this identity is a matter of pride for many, and in our globalized, modern world, the...
A Provident Posture for Israel: Facing Nuclear Iran as an Intellectual Problem
“Subjugating the enemy’s army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence.” Sun-Tzu, The Art of War
Mitigating Trump-Policy Mistakes
Though Donald Trump sought to convince Israel that US withdrawal from the Iran pact would be gainful,...
Dutch soccer fans shout ‘Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas’ prior to match
Police in the Netherlands are investigating footage from a fan rally prior to a soccer game last week between two Dutch teams where fans chanted “Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas.”
The incident, first reported...
Israel signs additional agreement with Pfizer for millions of vaccines in 2022
Israel has signed an additional agreement with Pfizer-BioNTech for the supply of millions of vaccines for the year 2022, the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday.
The PMO said the signing...
Israeli lawmakers eye direct vote for prime minister as way out of gridlock
The Shas Party is pushing for a vote to reform Israel’s electoral system to enable a special election for prime minister, Israel’s Channel 12 reported on Sunday. The plan was the result of a meeting between...
Deputy Quds Force commander dead of heart attack, says Iran
The deputy commander of Iran’s Quds Force has died of heart disease, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced on Sunday.
Brig. Gen. Muhammad Hussein-Zada Hejazi, who died at the age of 65, took up the...
Israel’s Energy Ministry unveils plan to combat air pollution
The Israeli Ministry of Energy announced on Sunday a new plan designed to significantly reduce air pollution in the energy market.
The plan, which the ministry says is part of Israel’s efforts to counteract climate...
Netanyahu promises reform after disabled veterans stage mass protest in Tel Aviv
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with disabled Israel Defense Force veterans on Sunday in Tel Aviv, hours after hundreds of veterans blocked the city’s Ayalon highway in protest against their treatment by the...
Lapid steps up coalition-building efforts as Smotrich digs in heels
Yesh Atid leader Yair Lapid and Blue and White chief Benny Gantz met on Saturday evening for talks on forming a potential coalition in the event that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is unable...