Monthly Archives: September 2022
American Jew detained in Lebanon on suspicion of espionage after having visited Israel
An American Jew was released from custody in Lebanon after being detained for several days on suspicion of espionage for having booked his hotel reservation in Beirut from Israel, Kan News reported on Monday.
According to the...
Israel appoints new ambassador to Turkey
The Israeli Foreign Ministry on Monday announced the appointment of Irit Lillian as ambassador to Turkey, in the latest evidence of rapprochement between the nations following a decade-long-plus rift.
Lillian, who for the last two...
Qatari ambassador to UN who called Jews ‘our enemies’ loses bid to chair rights...
The Qatari ambassador to the United Nations, Hend al-Muftah, lost her bid to become chair of the upcoming U.N. Forum on Human Rights, Democracy and the Rule of Law after a watchdog group revealed...
Israeli police increasing security in Jerusalem ahead of High Holidays
Police will beef up security in Jerusalem after receiving intelligence warnings about probable terrorist strikes during the High Holidays that begin on Sunday evening, district commander Doron Turgeman announced.
During Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, and...
City of Wichita, Kansas adopts IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
The city of Wichita, Kansas has decided to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) Working Definition of Anti-Semitism after a number of anti-Semitic flyers were distributed across the city over the summer.
Wichita Mayor Brandon Whipple signed a...
US and Israel celebrate 50 years of scientific partnership
It’s one of the great success stories of the United States-Israel relationship. For 50 years, the countries have collaborated on research through the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation (BSF), resulting in breakthroughs in areas as...
First-ever certificate of Jewish ancestry connects descendants of forced converts to stolen past
Millions of descendants of Spanish and Portuguese Jews, whose ancestors were forcibly converted from the 14th Century onwards, can now apply for a Certificate of Sephardic Ancestry, it was announced Monday.
The initiative was launched...
New research project examines how Shabbat dinner can build social connections
A new research project announced last week will study how Shabbat dinners can be used as a tool to build social connections, decrease feelings of loneliness and help humans flourish.
The initiative is supported by...
Israeli high schooler wins silver in int’l computer competition
A student at the Jerusalem College of Technology’s Torah U’Mada Yeshiva High School won a silver medal in the world’s most prestigious computer science competition for high school students.
Eitan Elbaum, 17, was one of...
Technion ranked tops in Europe in AI for second consecutive year
The Haifa-based Technion-Israel Institute of Technology is Europe’s top university in the field of artificial intelligence (AI) for the second year in a row, according to an international ranking of computer science institutions around the...