Daily Archives: May 4, 2022
Bennett: ‘We will strike not only terrorists but those who send them’
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett vowed on Wednesday to strike back not only at terrorists but at those who dispatch them, including those “a thousand kilometers east of here.”
In a thinly veiled warning to...
Hamas threatens war if Temple Mount opened to Jews on Independence Day
Hamas said on Tuesday that Israel’s intention to allow Jews to visit the Temple Mount on Israel Independence Day would lead to a fresh round of fighting, according to Israeli media reports.
“The invasion of...
Herzog: ‘No one asked fallen sons and daughters who was right-wing, who was left’
Israel began marking the Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers and Victims of Terrorism on Tuesday evening when, at 8 p.m., a one-minute siren rang out throughout the country, causing all to stop in silence.
The central ceremony...
New York lawmaker prompts ‘End Jew Hatred Day’ amid uptick in anti-Semitism
A day after Yom Hashoah, the annual remembrance of the Holocaust, a New York lawmaker issued a proclamation declaring April 29 “End Jew Hatred Day.” The move came amid ongoing anti-Semitic attacks in the...
Birthright ready to rock, just as Israel needs boost in tourism
Starting this week, about 14,000 Birthright Israel participants from nearly 900 universities and colleges in North America are expected to land in Israel in the coming months. The flights mark Birthright Israel’s long-awaited return after a series...
A Detailed History of the Campaign to Free Soviet Jews
Future historians will consider this book a great find as it details over 20 years of protest, militancy, press releases, controversy, speeches, victories, and defeats in the campaign by secular American Jews to win...