Daily Archives: January 18, 2022
Israeli pundit launches crowdfunding campaign for Netanyahu’s legal defense
A crowdfunding campaign was launched on Sunday to raise money to cover the cost of former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s legal defense, in the event that he decides not to sign a plea deal and...
Produce vendors offer better prices to beautiful women
Everyone knows that prices are negotiable at Israel’s open-air marketplaces. Prices posted in the shuk are merely a starting point for discussion, and competition is high because there are many vendors offering identical stock.
But not everyone...
UK police arrest two in connection with Texas hostage crisis
British counter-terror officers have arrested two people in connection with the Texas hostage crisis on Saturday, according to a statement by the Greater Manchester Police.
The arrests came shortly after the attacker, who was fatally shot by...
Bennett speaks with Texas governor, rabbi in aftermath of hostage crisis
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett spoke with Texas Gov. Greg Abbot on Sunday to express his gratitude following the safe conclusion of the synagogue hostage crisis in Colleyville.
Bennett thanked Abbot for the “determined and professional action...
The President’s Speech: Stammering on Israel-bashing Allies
“Are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth but in the shadow of lies?”
The forceful, stammer-free President’s Speech launched the 10-month election cycle to remove the...
Uncovering the Yiddish-language tales about Knights of the Round Table that Jews (and non-Jews)...
Have you heard of the Yiddish-language King Arthur stories written between the 14th – 18th centuries? These retellings of Arthurian tales for Jewish audiences were tremendously popular for centuries, though they aren’t well known today, as...