Monthly Archives: October 2022
IDF identifies bodies of two soldiers missing since 1948
The remains of two soldiers who fought in Israel’s war of independence have been found, 74 years after their deaths.
The Israeli Defence Forces announced on Friday that it had identified the remains of Privates...
Bennett mulling resignation as alternative PM
Alternative Prime Minister Naftali Bennett is thinking of stepping down from the role immediately after the upcoming national election.
Bennett, who is not a candidate for the Knesset in the November 1 vote, is considering...
How Attuned Are You to the Three Components of Spirituality?
LA JOLLA, California — How often have you heard people say that someone is spiritual? I always wonder what they mean exactly; when asked, no one has ever given me a satisfactory explanation. Current...
Why Ken Burns is Wrong on FDR and the Holocaust
The latest film from Ken Burns, “The U.S. and the Holocaust,” has aroused controversy with its claim that President Franklin D. Roosevelt did his best to help save Jews from the Nazis. As Donald...
Wellesley’s student paper editorial board says anti-Israel Mapping Project ‘is providing a vital service’
Wellesley College’s student newspaper endorsed the controversial Boston “Mapping Project” last week in an article penned by the editorial board, claiming the project provides a “vital service.”
The project, published this past summer by BDS...
85-year-old American citizen freed from Iran after six years of detention
An 85-year-old Iranian-American who has been imprisoned in Iran since 2016 arrived and was reunited with his family in Abu Dhabi, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
Baquer Namazi, a former United Nations...
Momentum builds for potential Israel-Pakistan normalization
Israel hosted a delegation from Pakistan last month, marking the latest step toward diplomatic normalization between the Jewish state and a Muslim-majority nation.
A Pakistani delegation led by Nasim Ashraf, the country’s former minister of...
Chabad organizes Yom Kippur gatherings across the UAE
Two years after the Abraham Accords were signed, the Jewish community in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) marked its latest milestone by coming together to observe Yom Kippur at multiple locations across the country.
The...
Turkey appoints new ambassador to Israel
Turkey on Thursday appointed Sakir Ozkan Torunlar as the country’s new ambassador to Israel, the Anadolu Agency reported, in the latest evidence of rapprochement between the once-strong allies following a decade-long-plus rift.
Torunlar previously served as Ankara’s...
IDF forces on alert as maritime agreement with Lebanon crumbles
Defense Minister Benny Gantz instructed the Israel Defense Forces to prepare for escalation on Israel's northern border after Prime Minister Yair Lapid dismissed the changes requested by the Lebanese government over the most recent draft of a bilateral maritime agreement. Israel’s...