Daily Archives: July 14, 2021
Gantz orders Israeli defense officials to develop Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz ordered the nation’s defense officials on Tuesday to continue work to develop a new Gaza Reconstruction Mechanism designed to supervise materials entering the Gaza Strip and ensure that Hamas...
IDF’s quest to widen efficiency gap with adversaries takes on new urgency
In a remarkable farewell speech delivered on Sunday, the outgoing Deputy Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces, Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir, delivered a noteworthy warning.
Like deputy chiefs of staff before him, Zamir...
Fans ridicule Jewish man at European Championship soccer final
A Jewish actor and satirist detailed on Twitter how he was “racially abused” on Sunday night at Wembley Stadium in the United Kingdom as he watched the UEFA European Championship final between England and Italy.
Jolyon...
David Mermelstein, Holocaust survivor who fought Nazi-era insurance companies, dies at 92
David Mermelstein, a survivor of Auschwitz who devoted much of his life to helping fellow survivors and educating children about the Holocaust, died July 6 in Miami at the age of 92.
Mermelstein regularly spoke...
Chelsea FC to expand sports leadership program for Arab, Jewish children in Israel
The Chelsea Foundation announced on Monday the launch of a new partnership with the Peres Center for Peace and Innovation and the Israeli Football Association (IFA) to help expand a sports program for Jewish and Arab...