Daily Archives: January 19, 2022
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla wins 2022 Genesis Prize
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla has won this year’s Genesis Prize, the Genesis Prize Foundation announced on Wednesday morning.
The prize, referred to as the “Jewish Nobel Prize” by Time magazine, will be presented on June 29 by...
Marvel series ‘Moon Knight’ to feature first overtly Jewish superhero
The highly anticipated Marvel superhero series, “Moon Knight,” which is scheduled to debut on the streaming platform Disney+, has sparked a great deal of excitement among comic-book fans, among other reasons because it features, for...
Good people make good neighbors … and good funds
During tough times, the world relies on people and organizations committed to doing good. In fact, that’s true even when the world is doing well. To that end, Naomi Eisenberger and the Good People...
Plea bargains should not be for prime ministers
It’s the sort of story that makes you wonder about who is doing the leaking and why. When the first reports of a possible plea bargain deal ending the trial of former Israeli Prime...
All the president’s enemies
As he begins his second year in office this week, President Joe Biden looks toward the horizon and sees multiple challenges and threats. Three of the most worrisome:
Russia’s strongman, President Vladimir Putin, having taken...
Orthodox group joins lawmakers to form caucus promoting Torah values, battling anti-Semitism
Members of both parties in Congress inaugurated a new Congressional Caucus on Monday to focus on Jewish issues such as the rise of anti-Semitism and unfair treatment in Jewish communities.
According to a news release...
UN Security Council president: Israelis and Palestinians need to ‘get back to negotiating table’
She helped lead the backchannel effort to get Israeli and Palestine Liberation Organization leaders in the same room to hash out an interim agreement that was to serve as a basis for peace. Nearly...
In lawsuit, CUNY professors accuse faculty union of being ‘anti-Semitic, anti-Israel’
Six professors from the City University of New York (CUNY) claimed that the school’s faculty union is “anti-Semitic, anti-Jewish, and anti-Israel” in a civil-rights lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court.
The Professional Staff Congress passed...
Hamas, Fatah delegations in Algeria to discuss ‘Palestinian national unity’
A senior Hamas delegation arrived in Algeria as part of that country’s attempts to foster Palestinian unity, Turkish broadcaster TRT World reported on Tuesday.
The delegation was received by Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune.
Consisting of senior Hamas members...
Food fight? Kosher restaurant in New Jersey targeted with bad reviews by anti-Israel activists
Online restaurant reviews are the latest battleground for anti-Israel activists who have recently targeted a kosher eatery in New Jersey with a barrage of anti-Semitic comments, including claiming that the food was “stolen.”
Located on...