Daily Archives: November 8, 2022
Understanding the election in context
Again and again, Americans seek “progress” in politics — in vain. As we ought to have learned by now, elections can never save us; more precisely, no president or congress can halt the corrosive withering that so...
Suspect arrested after setting synagogue sign on fire in Chico, California
A 36-year-old man has been arrested in Chico, Calif. for arson and hate crimes after he set a synagogue sign on fire last week and vandalized a mural dedicated to missing and murdered indigenous...
BBC apologizes for ‘unacceptable’ handling of complaints of anti-Israel bias
The BBC has issued a rare apology acknowledging its years-long failure to properly address complaints concerning its Arabic-language coverage of Israel following CAMERA Arabic’s submission of dozens of correction requests.
“We apologise for the unacceptable delay...
Members of Congress call for special UN Human Rights Council session on Iran
Several members of Congress have sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield urging them to convene a special session of the U.N....
Israeli researchers improve chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer patients
Israeli researchers have developed a treatment that may greatly enhance the efficacy of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients, Tel Aviv University reported on Tuesday.
Researchers found that they can reduce the risk of lung metastasis...
Musk tweets picture of Nazi soldier
Newly minted Twitter CEO Elon Musk on Monday posted to his social media platform a picture of a World War II Wehrmacht soldier carrying three carrier pigeons in a cage during the Nazi invasion...
Uzzi Ornan, linguist and former Irgun member, dies at age 99
Uzzi Ornan, Irgun fighter, linguist and a follower of the Canaanite movement, died on Thursday in Nofit, in the Lower Galilee, at the age of 99.
Born Uzziel Halperin in Jerusalem in 1923 to a...
Amid rise of anti-Semitism, Christian students are trained to push back against it
Confronting anti-Semitism on college campuses was a key topic at the recent RISE Conference, an annual gathering of alumni of Passages Israel trips.
Passages is an organization that equips Christian college students to be informed...
Judaism and Israeli heritage front and center on Netflix show
When it comes to finding your soulmate, putting all your eggs in one basket on a reality TV show seems like a recipe for disaster. But for Alexa Alfia, who is appearing in the...
Israel launches $17 million autonomous public transportation pilot
Israel’s Innovation Authority announced on Sunday the launch of a two-year pilot program to study the viability of using autonomous public buses.
In collaboration with the Transportation Ministry and Ayalon Highways, the authority selected four...