Daily Archives: August 30, 2021
Iconic Mossad agent Yael Man dies at 85
Famed Mossad agent Yael Man, whose contributions to the intelligence agency made her a national Israeli hero, passed away on Sunday at the age of 85.
Man served as an undercover agent in Lebanon, gathering...
Ancient coin to take to the stars with Israeli astronaut
When Eytan Stibbe heads off to the International Space Station at the end of the year, becoming only the second Israeli ever to go into space, he’ll take with him a 1,900-year-old coin recently...
Islamism’s brutal face is back on display
Any notion that the worst days of Islamist terrorism are long behind us was brutally shattered at Kabul Airport on Thursday, as twin bombs ripped indiscriminately through Afghan civilians and U.S. and other foreign...
Florida makes strides in Holocaust education after new standards prioritize source material
The Florida State Board of Education adopted new civics and Holocaust-education standards for Florida’s public schools in July, which had been pushed by the state’s governor, Ron DeSantis.
The new social-studies standards spell out what...
Rashida Tlaib draws backlash over pressure on Israel to release body of slain terrorist
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) is drawing backlash over putting pressure on Israel to release the body of a slain terrorist who attempted to kill Israeli soldiers in June.
In a social media post on Sunday,...
Gantz-Abbas meeting irks Israeli right and Hamas alike
Right-wing Israeli officials and Gaza’s Hamas rulers alike expressed outrage on Monday over news that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas met in Ramallah on Sunday.
Sources in the Prime Minister’s Office...
Israeli defense minister meets with Abbas in Ramallah, offers to bolster PA economy
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on Sunday evening, in the first official high-level talks between Israeli and Palestinian leaders since 2010.
Gantz told Abbas that “Israel...
Israeli Cabinet approves $21 million assistance plan for Jerusalem hills fire damage
The Israeli Cabinet on Monday approved a 70 million shekel ($21 million) rehabilitation plan to deal with the damage caused by the wildfires that devastated the Jerusalem hills two weeks ago.
The lion’s share (60 million shekels,...
Western Wall authority begins work on at-risk Mughrabi Bridge
Renovation work on the Mughrabi Bridge at the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City began on Sunday, according to the Western Wall Heritage Foundation, which is responsible for the site. The temporary construction has...
Iran: US making ‘illegal threats’ over nuclear program
Iran on Saturday accused the United States of making “illegal threats” against it over its nuclear program.
The rebuke followed U.S. President Joe Biden’s meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett at the White House...