Daily Archives: June 23, 2022
Romance, intrigue, pragmatism, activism: For A.B. Yehoshua, Israel encompassed all
When it comes to novelist A.B. Yehoshua, who died on June 14 at the age of 85, it’s difficult to separate his romances from his political activism. Despite his extreme views on Jewish identity, the...
First-ever film festival in Samaria to screen two-dozen movies in four days
The Samaria Regional Council will host its first film festival starting on July 3. More than two dozen movies will be screened over the course of four days in venues throughout the area, reported Israel...
A kiddush to die for (and the diet starts on June 31)
Imagine a spread of savory cholent, brisket, herring and whisky from more than 10 countries … not on a holiday or even Shabbat.
“Kiddushfest 2022: Worlds of Whisky, Brew and Que” will take place on...
Minority rules
In democracies as well as in Jewish law, the majority rules. A beit din (“rabbinical court”) must always consist of an odd number of judges, lest there be a hung jury.
But the fact is, sometimes the...
The collapse of the current Israeli government is only the first step
It is difficult to count how many times members of Israel’s governing coalition seemed about to drop out, thus opening the door to the government’s demise. We were simply observers of this interminable process....
Top US Nazi hunter tapped to lead investigation into war crimes in Ukraine
A new U.S. Justice Department team focused on identifying and prosecuting those who have committed war crimes in Ukraine will be led by a former Nazi hunter for the DOJ, announced Attorney General Merrick Garland on...
Iranian prosecutor says regime to put three Mossad agents on trial
Iran’s Ministry of Intelligence detained three suspected Mossad agents in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchistan—the second-largest province in the country—reported its state news agency IRNA and other Iranian news media on Tuesday.
The prosecutor of...
Turkish intelligence thwarts Iranian attack on ex-Israeli ambassador in Istanbul
Turkey’s National Intelligence Organization (MIT) and local police have foiled multiple Iranian attempts to kidnap and kill Israelis in Istanbul, including a former Israeli ambassador and his wife, the Turkish Hurriyet Daily News reported on Thursday.
The...
Simon Wiesenthal Center grants Pope Francis 1919 anti-Semitic letter by Hitler
A 30-member Simon Wiesenthal Center international delegation met with Pope Francis on Wednesday to present a facsimile of an original four-page 1919 document authored and signed by Adolf Hitler, in which he openly espouses the destruction of...
Knesset votes to adopt IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Israel’s Knesset on Wednesday approved a proposal to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of anti-Semitism. The vote passed by 33 to 5, according to the Knesset website.
The motion was submitted by...