Monthly Archives: March 2022
A double standard for free speech at Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt’s Chabad hosted a speaking event on Feb. 23 by Rudy Rochman, who describes himself as a “Jewish and Israel rights activist” who has “the intention,” as Chabad put it, “of creating a productive conversation around...
Yeshiva University cancels student program featuring anti-Israel speaker
Administrators at Yeshiva University canceled a student-planned program that would have featured an anti-Israel speaker who supported terrorists.
The program, which was scheduled for March 1 at the Benjamin Cardozo Law School in Manhattan, a...
Yoram Hazony to headline European conservatism conference in Brussels
Prominent conservative intellectuals, political leaders and journalists will gather in Brussels on March 23-24 for the third European National Conservatism (NatCon) conference hosted by the Edmund Burke Foundation, a conservative think-tank run by influential Israeli-American author...
Pastor John Hagee: Begin was ‘heroic’ to bomb Iraqi reactor, Iran ‘even more dangerous’
One of America’s most powerful Christian supporters of Israel sees clear similarities between Iran’s race towards nuclear weapons and a daring Israeli strike on an Iraqi nuclear reactor back in 1981.
In a wide-ranging interview,...
Kharkiv yeshivah takes direct hit from Russian rocket fire, no one injured
A boys’ yeshivah in Kharkiv, Ukraine, that also serves as a synagogue was damaged on Tuesday after it was hit directly by rocket fire—the third Jewish communal building to be damaged in the city. Chabad-Lubavitch of...
Physicians for Holocaust survivors provide medical care to Ukrainian refugees
LeMa’anam, an association of doctors who treat Holocaust survivors voluntarily, has sent a large delegation of medical and humanitarian aid to refugees in Moldova.
The delegation includes 35 doctors and primary-care physicians for families and children,...
United Hatzalah sends 16 tons of aid, medical supplies to refugees in Moldova
United Hatzalah announced on Tuesday that it started sending airlifts with humanitarian aid directly from Israel to Moldova, which has taken in tens of thousands of Ukrainian refugees.
The first cargo plane, carrying 16 tons...
PURIM: Only a Jew Know his History
Purim is a Jewish holiday that commemorates the saving of the Jewish people from Haman, who was planning to kill all the Jews. This took place in the ancient Achaemenid Persian Empire. The story is recorded in the Biblical Book of Esther. It is also known as the Feast of Lots.
Large-scale cyber attack on Israeli government sites likely by Iranian-aligned hackers
Multiple Israeli government websites that went offline on Monday evening were likely targeted in a large-scale cyber attack conducted by “Iranian-aligned hackers,” Ynet reported on Tuesday.
The report cited the Israel National Cyber Directorate as saying “the...
Egypt, Israel open new direct flight between Tel Aviv and Sharm el-Sheikh
Israel and Egypt are opening a new direct flight route between Ben-Gurion International Airport and Sharm el-Sheikh, the Prime Minister’s Office announced on Wednesday.
Flights are expected to begin during the intermediate days of Passover...