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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett addresses the United Nations General Assembly, in New York City, Sept. 27, 2021. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

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...
Majid Takht-Ravanchi, Iran's permanent representative to the United Nations. Source: Twitter.

Iran’s UN rep calls Bennett’s speech ‘full of lies’

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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...
The "wanted" poster for incoming Shin Bet chief "R," which Palestinians began to spread on social media on Sept. 26, 2021. Source: Twitter.

Palestinians share intended Shin Bet chief’s personal details on social media

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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.,...
From left: Mayor of Efrat Oded Revivi, Head of the Civil Administration of COGAT Raasan Aliyan, Nachman Shai, Former U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman and Chief Rabbi of Efrat Shlomo Riskin. Credit: Courtesy.

Jews and Arabs gather in annual Sukkat Shalom in Judea

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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

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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’

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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. ...
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on the floor of the House after a vote on Israel's Iron Dome funding. Source: Screenshot.

The complicated politics of hating Israel

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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...

North Korea’s Nuclear Shadow: A Worrisome Expansion

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Abstract: The nuclear news from North Korea remains clear and threatening.  Ignoring both political warnings and legal prohibitions, Kim Jong Un has continued testing shorter range weapons that could imperil U.S. allies South Korea and...
Olaf Scholz. Source: Olaf Scholz/Facebook.

German elections see rise of center-left as Merkel-era comes to end

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The Social Democratic Party (SPD) headed by Finance Minister Olaf Scholz has emerged as the victor of Germany’s federal elections that took place on Sunday, September 26. The center-left party secured 25.7 percent of...
Eliezer Rabinovici. Credit: CERN.

Israeli professor elected president of CERN Council

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The CERN Council, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, announced the election of Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) physicist Professor Eliezer Rabinovici as its 24th president. “Professor Rabinovici is a brilliant theorist in the most...