Monthly Archives: November 2022
Energean announces new gas discovery off Israeli coast
Energean plc announced on Monday the discovery of a commercially viable deposit of natural gas, containing an estimated 13 billion cubic meters (bcm), at its Zeus-01 drilling site located off Israel’s coast, the company...
First Sderot rocket victim to become IDF officer
Shila Naamat was 20 months old when a Palestinian rocket struck his home in March 2002. Back then, there wasn’t a bomb shelter on every block or an Iron Dome air defense system.
Naamat was...
Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter places second in New York marathon
Israeli runner Lonah Chemtai Salpeter placed second in the New York City Marathon on Sunday.
She came only seven seconds behind the winner with a time of two hours, 23 minutes and 30 seconds.
Salpeter, 33,...
Tus Airways to fly between Israel and Qatar for World Cup
Tus Airways has received permission to operate flights between Israel and Qatar in advance of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Cypriot airline announced on Sunday.
The festival of soccer will be held in the...
La Jolla Exhibition to Mark 175 Years of Jewish Life in South Africa
LA JOLLA, Calif. — On Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 6:30-9 p.m., South African Jewish American Community (SAJAC) San Diego will hold the gala opening of “The Goldene Medina: Celebrating 175 Years of Jewish Life...
Following election victory, Netanyahu calls for unity
Opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu urged his fellow lawmakers on Sunday to put aside their differences and work together for the good of the country.
“The elections are over, and as the dust of discord between...
British PM abandons plan to move embassy to Jerusalem
Former Prime Minister Liz Truss’ plans to move the British embassy in Israel to Jerusalem have been abandoned by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Downing Street has confirmed.
Asked whether the U.K. government was still considering...
After anti-Semitic tweet, NBA star, team donate $500,000
Kyrie Irving of the Brooklyn Nets took responsibility for a tweet last week promoting an anti-Semitic film, according to a joint statement by the NBA team and the Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday.
“I am aware...
Teenage Israeli girl shot in the head in Kiryat Arba
A teenage Israeli girl was shot in the town of Kiryat Arba in Judea on Thursday, the Times of Israel reports.
The girl, 13, was taken to Hadassah Ein Kerem in Jerusalem and reportedly remains unconscious.
The hospital...
Jewish organizations celebrate Los Angeles adopting IHRA anti-Semitism definition
The Los Angeles City Council’s 11-0 vote on Tuesday to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s Working Definition of Antisemitism has drawn widespread praise.
Rabbi Meyer H. May, executive director of the Los Angeles-based...