Monthly Archives: August 2022
StandWithUs kickstarts second letter campaign to fight campus anti-Semitism
The pro-Israel nonprofit StandWithUs kickstarted its second national letter campaign last week, writing to roughly 3,000 universities across the United States about major issues Jewish students face on campus.
“If your administration and offices...
Egyptian envoy lambasts Israel at UN Security Council following brokering successful ceasefire
Shortly after Cairo helped broker a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, an Egyptian diplomat let loose a barrage on Israel on the international stage.
At Monday afternoon’s emergency session at the U.N. Security...
Saudi Arabia, UAE criticize Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket attack on Israel
Following the military conflict between the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and Israel from Aug. 5-7, criticism was leveled in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates against the terror organization entrenched in the Gaza...
Israel, Turkey to hold first economic summit in 13 years
Israeli Economy and Industry Minister Orna Barbivai has decided to reinstate the role of an Israeli economic attaché to Turkey, and on Monday named Matan Safran to the role.
Safran most recently served as adviser...
The Magical Order Created By Modern Conspiracies
A few days ago, I decided to go to a McDonald’s for a soft serve vanilla cone. As I sat there licking around the edges of the cone in order to prevent the ice...
Decades after serving, Jewish lieutenant receives World War II war medals
Gerald Teldon, 97, nicknamed himself “Mr. Lucky,” flying more than 60 missions for the U.S. Army during World War II. What he never received, however, were his service medals.
That changed on July 29, when—surrounded...
Amid World Premiere in San Diego, ‘The Remarkable Mister Holmes’ Looks Broadway-Bound
What do you get when you combine the brilliance of actor/director/lyricist/playwright, Omri Schein with the actor/artistic director/heart of North Coast Repertory Theatre, David Ellenstein, with the “incredibly talented and joyously spirited cast” of The Remarkable...
World-class tennis coming back to Israel after 26 years
The Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) has announced its new tournament in the ATP 250 category: The Tel Aviv Watergen Open 2022, featuring the world’s top-20 ranked male pro players.
More than 26 years after Israel...
With al-Zawahiri’s assassination, it’s Groundhog Day for America (again)
If the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results, both the Biden administration and the European Union are out to lunch.
Senior Iranian, U.S. and European officials arrived in...
A call for peace, 3,300 years later
On December 10th, 1978, Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin received the Nobel Peace Prize for signing the Camp David Accords with Egypt. In his Nobel lecture, Begin made the point that peace is a...