Monthly Archives: January 2022
Stewart denies calling Rowling ‘anti-Semitic,’ saying goblin comments were ‘lighthearted’
Jewish comedian Jon Stewart denied calling British author J.K. Rowling “anti-Semitic” over how goblins are portrayed in the “Harry Potter” movies, saying on Wednesday that his comments from last month were “lighthearted” and taken...
Dutch government ends donations to terror-linked Palestinian NGO
The Netherlands has ended its donations to the Union of Agricultural Work Committees (UAWC), following an external investigation into the Ramallah-based Palestinian NGO’s links with a terrorist organization, UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLI) reported...
Meretz MK blasted for calling Homesh residents ‘subhuman’; Netanyahu calls for his dismissal
Israeli Deputy Economy Minister Yair Golan came under fire on Thursday for referring to the residents of Homesh in Samaria as “subhuman,” “despicable” and “a disgrace.”
“These people keep resettling a place that has been...
IDF tanks fire warning shots near Syrian border
Israeli tanks fired warning shots near the Syrian border on Wednesday evening after “suspicious” activity was identified near Israeli troops, the Israel Defense Forces said in a statement.
According to the IDF, spotters identified a...
Blinken speaks with Lapid amid fresh round of talks on Iran’s nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid on Wednesday about a number of diplomatic matters, especially security.
According to the State Department, the two leaders discussed “a range of...
Hamas headquarters in Istanbul ‘directed hundreds of terror attacks’
Hamas’s headquarters in Istanbul has directed hundreds of terrorist attacks against Israelis and laundered millions of dollars, a recent report by the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs has said.
The report noted that “a decade has passed...
Harry Reid remembered for deep identification with Jewish community and Israel
Former Democratic leader Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.), who will lie in state at the U.S. Capitol next week, was remembered by Jewish leaders and former staff as someone who deeply respected the Jewish community...
Florence Melton School of Adult Learning sets rabbinic council to boost operations
The Florence Melton School of Adult Jewish Learning continues to innovate with the announcement of its newly established “Rabbinic Council,” composed of a select group of congregational rabbis from across denominations.
Council members will support Melton’s international...
Onward Israel merges with Birthright as part of effort to appeal to new audiences
Two organizations that provide Israel experiences for Jewish young adults, Birthright Israel and Onward Israel, are announcing their merger this week with the goal of strengthening the relationship between Diaspora Jews worldwide and the...
The mendacious apartheid slur against Israel
South African archbishop and Nobel Prize winner Desmond Tutu, who died on Dec. 26 at the age of 90, was justifiably hailed as a champion of racial equality, especially related to his role in...