Daily Archives: February 2, 2022
1.5-million-year-old human vertebra uncovered in Israel’s Jordan Valley
Israeli archeologists have discovered a 1.5-million-years-old human vertebra—the earliest evidence of an ancient human discovered in the country, according to a report published Wednesday in the peer-reviewed journal Scientific Reports.
The study was a joint project...
New Book Provides Up-Close Look at North American Jewish Day Schools
Readers get an up-close look at nine different Jewish day schools across North America — including two in California — in a new book, Inside Jewish Day Schools: Leadership, Learning, and Community, co-authored by Alex Pomson,...
Israeli celebrity chef Eyal Shani to open 150 eateries in Europe
Eyal Shani, the Israeli king of pita bread and cauliflower, is set to open 150 restaurants in Europe over the next five years, according to local media reports.
The celebrity chef behind the super successful Miznon chain of...
The Jewish people alone created Israel, not the Holocaust and not the UN
In the course of a few days in January 1942—80 years ago—Hitler’s henchmen, including SS chieftain Reinhard Heydrich, as well as Adolf Eichmann and other top members of the Third Reich, conferred at a...
Remembering Rabin’s truth
Yitzhak Rabin was one of Israel’s greatest leaders. The left lionized him as a peacemaker and, after Oslo, the right demonized him as a traitor. Neither seemed to pay close attention to his words,...
UK, Jewish groups demand YouTube remove sermons inciting anti-Semitism
YouTube is being urged to remove from its platform anti-Semitic hate sermons in the language Urdu, including those posted by clerics idolized by the gunman who took hostages at a Texas synagogue on Jan....
Anti-Semitism envoy nominee Lipstadt scheduled for Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing
After six months of waiting, a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on the Biden administration’s choice to serve as Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism, Deborah Lipstadt, was scheduled on Tuesday.
The development comes after...
Gantz, senior Israeli defense officials in Bahrain for first official visit
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz landed in Manama, Bahrain, for the first official visit by the head of Israel’s defense establishment to the Gulf country on Wednesday.
A Bahraini welcoming ceremony held at Bahrain International...
Amnesty International,Apartheid,Palestinian Authority,Sanctions,U.N. General Assembly
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday said that it rejects the finding of a new report by Amnesty International UK that accuses Israel of apartheid and “a system of oppression and domination” over the Palestinians.
“We reject...
In wake of Amnesty ‘apartheid’ report, Palestinians urge UN to sanction Israel
The Palestinian Authority on Tuesday night welcomed Amnesty International UK’s report accusing Israel of apartheid, and also urged the U.N. General Assembly and Security Council to impose sanctions on the Jewish state. The P.A. also called...