Daily Archives: May 24, 2022
Unique, colorful, kinetic: Yaacov Agam Museum in Rishon Letzion
There’s only one museum in Israel dedicated to a sole living artist—the Yaacov Agam Museum in Rishon Letzion. Agam is so prolific and his work so striking that it’s not surprising that he merits...
Nostalgia in the form of rich dairy on Shavuot
It was a typical one-hour flight from Edinburgh to Shetland; tea and biscuits (cookies) were served by a smiling tartan-clad stewardess. My heart flipped as the little Saab plane bumped over the landing strip....
Filmmaker and comedian Albert Brooks subject of classmate Rob Reiner film
Actor and film movie director Rob Reiner told the entertainment paper Variety that he is working on a new documentary about Jewish comedian, filmmaker and actor Albert Brooks.
Reiner, son of the late Jewish actor, director, screenwriter and comedian...
Who’s winning Bernie Sanders’s war on AIPAC?
Last week, 57 Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives signed a letter calling on the U.S. State Department and the FBI to launch an investigation into the death of Shireen Abu Akleh, a Palestinian...
Rescuing the coalition at Israel’s literal and figurative expense
When Israeli lawmaker Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi reversed her decision to quit the government, a sigh of relief was heard in the halls of half of the 120-seat Knesset. Had the Knesset member from the left-wing Meretz Party upheld...
Iran buries assassinated IRGC colonel, vows revenge against global enemies
Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces Maj. Gen. Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, Jan. 24, 2021. Credit: Shahab Ghayoumi via Wikimedia Commons.
Iran held the funeral on Tuesday for slain Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRCG) Col....
US Treasury targets Hamas investment portfolio with sanctions
Days after sanctioning a Lebanese businessman and his network for funding the Hamas terror organization that rules the Gaza Strip, the U.S. Treasury Department announced similar measures on Tuesday, targeting several Jordanian nationals.
The Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets...
El Al moves US headquarters from New York to Miami
Israeli national airline El Al announced that it is moving its U.S. headquarters from New York City to Miami to save the company $500,000 annually.
According to a report by Israel’s business daily Globes, the airline...
Last-minute compromise enables Israeli government to pass soldiers’ tuition bill
Israel’s government on Monday passed a law subsidizing academic tuition fees for discharged soldiers, following a last-minute compromise.
The government had originally proposed that the state fund 60% of the soldiers’ tuition fees, but the...
Turkish foreign minister arrives in Israel for official visit
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu arrived in Israel on Tuesday morning for an official state visit.
The minister will visit the Yad Vashem World Holocaust Remembrance Center in Jerusalem on Wednesday, and hold a meeting...