Monthly Archives: September 2022
Republican senators urge Commerce Department to address Morningstar’s alleged BDS practices
A pair of Republican senators are calling on the U.S. commerce secretary to address what critics cite as BDS practices by Chicago-based investment firm Morningstar and its subsidiary, Sustainalytics.
Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Marsha...
Prioritizing Russian Crimes In Ukraine: Aggression Versus Human Rights
International law requires all states in world politics to oppose crimes of aggression and crimes against human rights. Among other things, these coinciding requirements are “peremptory,” meaning that authoritative expectations of world community action...
Before Signing on the Dotted Line…
JERUSALEM — Over 10 years ago, I wanted to make an offer to buy a house in New Jersey and the agent told me to submit my offer in the form of a signed contract....
Israel’s Deni Avdija is back for a third year with the Wizards
Listening to Deni Avdija answer questions at Washington Wizards Media Day last week provided a reminder of just how much the likable 21-year-old Israeli forward has accomplished—and endured—in his two seasons in the NBA....
Lisbon appeals court throws out restrictions on Portugal rabbi
The Lisbon Court of Appeal on Tuesday revoked “coercive measures” against Daniel Litvak, the rabbi of the Portuguese city of Oporto. The restrictions were part of a campaign of anti-Semitic harassment against the community,...
‘Antisemitism has no place in New Jersey,’ governor says after vandalism at Rutgers Jewish...
New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy condemned the reported vandalism at Rutgers University’s chapter of the Jewish fraternity Alpha Epsilon Pi during Rosh Hashanah.
“Antisemitism has no place in New Jersey,” Murphy tweeted on Tuesday. “I will...
US sanctions Chinese companies for helping Iran circumvent petroleum sanctions
Two Chinese state-run entities are being placed under sanctions by the U.S. State and Treasury Departments for helping Iran circumvent sanctions on exporting petroleum and petrochemical products.
The sanctioned companies include Zhonggu Storage and Transportation...
New AI software will link Israeli police, ambulance, fire services
The dispatch systems of Israel’s three rescue services are now linked, allowing any of the agencies—Israel Police, Israel Fire and Rescue Services, and Magen David Adom (MDA)—to automatically dispatch each other in emergencies rather...
US-Israel economic cooperation ‘has not fully utilized its potential,’ strategic meetings reveal
Despite the close relationship between the U.S. and Israel, their economic partnership has lagged behind America’s cooperation with other allies, participants expressed on Wednesday at the first high-level strategic dialogue meetings on American-Israeli technology...
Jewish star of ‘Cobra Kai,’ one of the best on-screen bullies, preaches against them...
Martin Kove was born on Purim, and his most famous costume has been quite convincing. As the villain in the iconic “The Karate Kid” film franchise, he starred as John Kreese, a Vietnam War...