Monthly Archives: April 2022
New UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian issues compared ‘nakba’ to Holocaust
The U.N. Human Rights Council announced the appointment of a new Special Rapporteur on Israel on April 1, a position that is a “mandate to discriminate,” according to the UN Watch NGO. Israel is...
Israeli Air Force receives new commander, as Norkin leaves after 37 years of service
The Israeli Air Force received a new commander on Monday when Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar officially replaced outgoing IAF Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin, who has completed 37 years of service in the Israel Defense...
Orbán’s election victory highlights shift among Hungarian Jews
In an unusual Hungarian election, whereby ideologically disparate opposition parties united to attempt to prevent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán from serving his fourth consecutive term (and fifth total), the Hungarian people gave him the...
Fatah leader in Jenin praises Bnei Brak killer of five people
Fatah’s Secretary in Jenin, Ata Abu Rumeileh, praised Palestinian terrorist Diaa Hamarsheh, who murdered five Israelis last week in a shooting spree in Bnei Brak.
According to a report by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI),...
The ubiquitous ‘Fiddler’ again makes it way to the big screen
How did a non-Jewish director make one of the best Jewish films of all time? Did Frank Sinatra think he could play the part of Tevye? And why did Israeli prime ministers Golda Meir...
Ancient Jerusalem wine found to be seasoned with vanilla
Researchers from the Israel Antiquities Authority and Tel Aviv University were surprised to discover remnants of vanilla in 2,600-year-old wine jars unearthed in the City of David National Park in Jerusalem.
The researchers were investigating two buildings...
Meet Mia Raskin: A Shomer Shabbat college basketball player at Binghamton
For Mia Raskin, basketball and Judaism are essential parts of life. Her deep and simultaneous commitment to her favorite sport and religion never came into conflict; at least, until Raskin began considering her college...
Debunking liberal assumptions about Jewish security in a changing Europe
According to most of the international media, democracy was defeated in this week’s Hungarian election. The victory of incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and his Fidesz party over a multi-party opposition coalition of parties...
New York Jewish leaders urge ‘concrete action’ after string of anti-Semitic attacks
Jewish New Yorkers are demanding action after two anti-Semitic acts occurred this past weekend, one caught on video and the other involving an attempted attack with weapons on six teenage boys.
“We are horrified once...
Israel, UAE conclude negotiations on bilateral free-trade agreement
Israel and the United Arab Emirates on Friday announced the conclusion of negotiations on a historic, comprehensive bilateral free-trade agreement.
The agreement, negotiated by Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivay and UAE Minister of State...