Monthly Archives: April 2022
Joseph’s Tomb: A Jewish site with an ancient past Palestinians are intent to destroy
Revered by Jews as the burial place of the biblical patriarch, Joseph’s Tomb, frequently a target of Arab violence, on April 9 was once again vandalized by a Palestinian mob. Though under the Oslo agreements the...
Gantz lifts closure on Judea and Samaria during intermediate days of Passover
Israel’s defense minister has decided to lift the security closure imposed on Judea and Samaria on Friday and Saturday during the intermediate days of the Passover holiday, his office announced on Saturday night.
The decision...
Two Palestinians arrested after five Israelis wounded in stoning near Jerusalem Old City
The Jerusalem District Police announced on Sunday that two suspects had been arrested in connection with the stoning of several buses near Jerusalem’s Old City earlier in the day. Five Israelis sustained light injuries...
‘Jenin isn’t Gaza; they’re playing toy soldiers’
In the last few weeks, Jenin has become the main center of terror in Samaria, and as a result, the main focus of Israel Defense Forces activity. The terrorist who carried out the March...
Father of teen who stabbed man in Haifa tells police she ‘wanted to hurt...
A 15-year-old Arab Israeli teenager who attacked a Haifa man on Friday, wounding him moderately, wanted to “hurt Jews,” her father told the police.
The victim, 47, said on Saturday that he had left his...
Why is this Passover different from other Passovers?
Millions of Jews around the world will soon start celebrating Passover. In the Passover Haggadah, the classic text and centerpiece of the entire evening ritual known as the seder, there is a famous set...
Who was the Exodus Pharaoh?
It almost seems like a joke. The author of Exodus 5:2 has Pharaoh tell Moses: “Who is this Yahweh that I should obey him and let Israel go?” But by now, more people have...
Young Jewish leadership program makes multigenerational impact
They’ve been the next generation for multiple generations.
The alumni list of the Jewish Federations of North America’s (JFNA) National Young Leadership Cabinet reads like a “who’s who” across the Jewish world of philanthropy, politics,...
Tracking the Trail of Terror
Terror attacks in Israel are so alarming that the first fatal assault could well have inspired a copycat crime 5,400 miles west — in Lakewood, N.J.
Four people, all reportedly Orthodox Jews, were injured when...
A revived Iran deal is bad news for democracy
Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine is a salutary reminder of the lack of restraints facing authoritarian regimes when they decide to go to war, as well as the inability of the democratic nations confronting...