Monthly Archives: September 2021
Isaac Herzog to travel to Ukraine for first state visit as Israel’s president
Israeli President Isaac Herzog will head to Ukraine next week for the first state visit of his presidency, according to an official statement.
During his visit, which will take place between Oct. 5 and Oct....
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar named next Israeli Air Force chief
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar as the next commander of the Israeli Air Force.
Bar is slated to replace IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin.
Bar...
Report: Most tree species in Israel safe from extinction
A report assessing the state of trees worldwide has found that 30 percent of species are threatened with extinction. But, only two out of Israel’s 60 or so tree species are threatened—constituting a mere...
Israel’s opposition blasts Bennett’s ‘hollow, cliché-filled’ UNGA address
The Likud Party criticized Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, saying he had squandered an opportunity to make Israel’s case during his address to the United Nations General Assembly earlier in the day.
Bennett’s...
Iran’s UN rep calls Bennett’s speech ‘full of lies’
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran’s permanent representative to the United Nations, assailed Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Monday, saying that the speech he delivered was “full of lies.”
“Iran-phobia runs rampant at UN,” Takht-Ravanchi tweeted. “The Israeli...
Palestinians share intended Shin Bet chief’s personal details on social media
Unknown Palestinians on Sunday posted the image and name of Israel’s next Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) director on social media, slapping his face on a “wanted” poster.
Under Israeli law, the identity of R.,...
Jews and Arabs gather in annual Sukkat Shalom in Judea
Over 100 Arabs and Jews gathered Monday at the home of Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi to put religious coexistence on display on the final day of the Jewish festival of Sukkot.
The gathering was attended...
Remember ‘Grapes of Wrath’? ‘Mother Road’ at SD Rep is the Sequel
The name John Steinbeck evokes images of the hay-field covered American southwest, the Dust Bowl, hungry children with dirty faces, and men and women scarred by depression and poverty. Where Grapes of Wrath left off, a...
‘Nevergreen’: A Satiric Commentary on Contemporary College ‘Values’
Following a chance meeting aboard an airplane, a doctor simply identified as “J.” is invited to give a lecture at Nevergreen College, which was built on an island that formerly housed an insane asylum. ...
The complicated politics of hating Israel
Thursday, Sept. 23 was a banner day for pro-Israel Democrats. But in the aftermath of the party leadership’s swift move to undo what had seemed like a stunning triumph on the part of their...