Daily Archives: May 4, 2022
Elon Musk And The New Democracy
The purchase of Twitter by Elon Musk should be a cause for concern for all of us. We have seen what the ownership by one person of Facebook, another social media platform, does to...
Eight fun and fascinating facts surrounding Israel’s founding
Israel is celebrating 74 years of independence on May 5 this year. The passage of time and the solemn black-and-white photos of the period give one the feeling that the nascent country’s first footsteps...
Should Jews be over the moon for Disney series?
Jews kvell when an athlete is Jewish. When it’s a superhero, even better.
Disney’s mesmerizing series “Moon Knight” features what is believed to be the first overtly Marvel Jewish character in a major film or...
Israel’s Memorial Day is about war, not peace
The purpose of Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for fallen soldiers and victims of terrorism, which begins on Tuesday evening, is to pay tribute to and mourn all those killed while defending, or simply...
An Independence Day Question: Why Do Arabs Riot on the Temple Mount?
Arab riots on the Temple Mount in opposition to any Jewish presence on the Jewish people’s most holy site have exposed what the Arab-Israeli conflict is all about. It’s not about the lack of...
Blinken congratulates Israel on its 74th Independence Day
As Israel celebrates 74 years since its independence, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken sent his congratulations in a statement on Wednesday.
Blinken said the relationship between the United States and Israel is unshakeable, based...
At annual Quds Day, Iran and its terror proxies call for jihad against Israel
Like every year at the annual Quds Day (“Jerusalem Day”) on the last Friday of the month-long Ramadan holiday, Iran and its proxies—Hezbollah, Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, the Houthi movement in Yemen and Iran-backed...
Poll finds half of Jewish Israelis support Jewish prayer on Temple Mount
Fifty percent of the Jewish population of Israel support Jewish prayer on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, the holiest site in Judaism, according to an Israel Democracy Institute (IDI) Israeli Voice Index poll.
The survey...
Unemployment rate in Jewish state hits 50-year low
The unemployment rate in Israel dropped to 2.9% in the first half of April from 3.7% in March.
According to a report in the Israeli business daily Globes, the Central Bureau of Statistics reports a 50-year-low...
WZO chairman calls for Israel Memorial Day recognition for global victims of anti-Semitic terror
The chairman of the World Zionist Organization has sent Israel’s prime minister a letter requesting official Yom Hazikaron, Israeli Memorial Day, recognition for the victims of anti-Semitic attacks outside the Jewish state, according to...