Monthly Archives: July 2021
Three Jewish brothers make NHL draft history
Three Jewish brothers became the first American family to have three siblings picked in the first round of the National Hockey League (NHL) Draft.
Luke Hughes, 17, became the third brother in his family to...
Former Israel ‘Hawk’ Tells of His Transformation to a ‘Dove’
It’s a well-worn political observation that “it took a Nixon to go to China,” meaning because President Richard M. Nixon was identified as a staunch conservative, he was trusted to go to mainland China...
United States- Iran Nuclear Crises: Portents for Israel
ABSTRACT: In response to former US President Donald J. Trump’s unilateral American withdrawal from the July 2015 Iran Pact (JCPOA), the Islamic Republic of Iran accelerated and reinvigorated its military nuclear program. More recently, nuclear talks...
Capitol Rioters Displayed Their Racism Jan. 6
Brazen racism – by using the most despicable racial slur possible – is all we need to know about the low-lives who invaded the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6.
We cannot chalk up their horrid...
US says Iran nuclear talks cannot continue ‘indefinitely’
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Thursday that negotiations with Iran to revive the 2015 nuclear deal could not continue “indefinitely.”
“We are committed to diplomacy, but this process cannot go on indefinitely,”...
Republican senators introduce bill to ban anti-Semitic country-of-origin labels
A group of Senate Republicans led by Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced a bill on Thursday that would prevent the Biden administration’s State Department or U.S. Customs and Border Protection to rescind late 2020...
Biden nominates Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt as next anti-Semitism envoy
After months of pressure from Jewish communal organizations to appoint someone to the position, the Biden administration on Friday nominated Deborah Lipstadt to serve as the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat anti-Semitism.
Lipstadt,...
Israel tells France it is investigating NSO spyware allegations
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz told his French counterpart Florence Parly in Paris on Wednesday that Israel was looking into allegations that spyware developed by Israeli company NSO Group was used against French President...
Zeldin calls for firing of City University of New York professor after anti-Semitic sermon
Rep. Lee Zeldin (R-N.Y.) this week called for the firing of City University of New York (CUNY) of Professional Studies professor Mohammad Abbasi, after a video of him preaching to a congregation in New...
Azerbaijan makes first official presence in Israel by opening trade office in Tel Aviv
Azerbaijan opened its first trade representation office in Tel Aviv, marking the central Asian country’s first official presence in Israel since the two countries established relations almost 30 years ago.
Mikayil Jabbarov, Azerbaijan’s minister of...