Monthly Archives: September 2022
Israel warns travelers that Iran continues to target Israelis overseas
The National Security Council (NSC) Counter-Terrorism Bureau of the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office announced on Monday its assessment and travel warnings ahead of the upcoming Jewish high holidays.
Among its conclusions was that Iran and...
Israeli embassy in Washington marks two years since signing of Abraham Accords
The Israeli embassy in Washington celebrated the second anniversary of the signing of the Abraham Accords last week, playing host to diplomats from the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Morocco. Representatives of Egypt and...
Rep. Rashida Tlaib: Israel has apartheid system, two-state solution won’t work
https://youtu.be/HVECvfkYC58
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) stated in an interview with the Al Jazeera network on Sept. 16 that she does not see how a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict can work. She further claimed that Israel...
Yeshiva U. suspends student clubs after SCOTUS declines to block LGBTQ group
Just hours before the start of Shabbat, on Sept. 16, Yeshiva University sent a message to its student body announcing the cancellation of school clubs as it deals with the aftermath of a U.S....
German party funds pour dark money into Israel to influence domestic politics
While the subject of European money funneled to Israeli left-wing groups in order to influence Israeli civil society and politics is nothing new, recent research reveals that not only is Germany the largest contributor...
In his latest documentary, Ken Burns puts America under the microscope
Ken Burns can’t recall ever learning about the Holocaust in school.
America’s most decorated documentarian, who boasts epic films like “Baseball,” “The Civil War,” “Jazz” and “The Roosevelts,” was asked by the United States Holocaust...
Japan and the Jews: New Tikotin Museum First of it’s Kind Exhibit Highlights Humanism...
As Israel marks the occasion of 70 years of diplomatic relations with Japan, the Tikotin Museum of the Haifa Museums, the only museum of its type in the Middle East dedicated to preserving and...
‘Something in Preserve,’ a Musical about Seniors’ Lives, Wins Plaudits
SAN DIEGO — Ryan Isaacs, Director of the Center for Jewish Culture at the Lawrence Family JCC, was visibly excited to welcome the sold-out audience in the Garfield Theater for the Osher production of Something...
Iranian president casts doubt on the reality of the Holocaust
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, in an interview aired on Sunday, called Israel a “false regime” and suggested that there were only “some signs” the Holocaust had occurred and that research into the validity of...
Herzog to attend funeral of Queen Elizabeth II in London
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday will represent the Jewish state at Queen Elizabeth II’s funeral at Westminster Abbey, alongside world leaders who have gathered in London.
Herzog arrived in the British capital on Sunday...