Daily Archives: February 8, 2022
The Different Kinds Of Happiness
Happiness is one of those words that has many nuanced sub-meanings. Joyous or joyful are sub-categories that refer to a more intense active expression of generalized positive feelings for a defined discrete period of...
In memory of Esther Pollard
This is being written in memory of Esther Pollard, who passed away on Jan. 31.
Esther was the wife of Jonathan Pollard, the former U.S. intelligence analyst who in 1987 pleaded guilty to spying for...
It’s Super Bowl week, and Eli Lunzer is tackling a different side of sports
For Eli Lunzer, the road to Super Bowl Super LVI started weeks before the team match-ups were determined. Lunzer will arrive in Los Angeles for a nonstop week of work before the Cincinnati Bengals...
The ‘genocide Olympics’ gives the lie to human-rights rhetoric
On his Facebook page last week, Elisha Wiesel—the son of the late Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize laureate Elie Wiesel—had a poignant accusation for the world, and especially for those who revered the lessons his father...
US hopes to seal Israeli-Lebanese maritime agreement to unlock more gas for Lebanon
In recent days, Lebanese President Michel Aoun told a U.N. envoy that his country is ready to return to indirect negotiations with Israel over the maritime border between the two countries.
Days later, the U.S....
Pro-Israel America calls on J Street to drop endorsement of scandal-plagued legislator
The lobbying group Pro-Israel America is calling on J Street PAC to drop its endorsement of Rep. Marie Newman (D-Ill.), who is currently under investigation for an alleged bribery scandal having to do with...
Islamic Movement’s new leader set to continue pragmatism, working with Israeli government
The southern branch of the Islamic Movement in Israel chose a new leader in recent weeks that cements its continued role in the Israeli government.
Sheikh Safwat Frij, who previously served as deputy head of...
Jewish groups urge UN not to use ‘false claims’ of Amnesty report against Israel
The blowback over a biased report by Amnesty International on Israel continues nearly a week after its release as 469 organizations and more than 4,000 individuals signed a strongly-worded letter on Monday urging U.N. Secretary-General António...
Family reunification bill for Palestinian spouses passes first reading in Knesset
A bill seeking to regulate the status and residency of Palestinian spouses of Arab Israelis passed its first reading in the Knesset on Monday night.
The “family reunification law” was first approved as a temporary...
Israeli tourism minister heads to Dubai to sign cooperation agreement
Israeli Tourism Minister Yoel Razvozov will head to the United Arab Emirates on Tuesday, where he is expected to sign a tourism cooperation agreement with UAE Economy Minister HE Dr. Ahmad Belhoul Al Falasi.
The...