Monthly Archives: February 2023
Herzog in the crosshairs
In an op-ed on Friday in The Jerusalem Post, attorney Russell Avraham Shalev of the Kohelet Policy Forum explains what’s missing from Israeli President Isaac “Bougie” Herzog’s proposed judicial-reform compromise, despite its “many positive elements.”
“While Herzog sounded many...
Glorifying Riches: America’s Relentless Distortion
“The rich man glories in his riches, because he feels that they naturally draw upon him the attention of the world…At the thought of this, his heart seems to swell and dilate itself within...
Nasrallah threatens Israel over offshore gas drilling
Hezbollah will not allow Israel to continue pumping gas from the Karish field “if there is procrastination regarding the drilling for oil and gas in Lebanese waters,” said Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah in a speech over...
Netanyahu: Bringing Saudi Arabia into Abraham Accords would be ‘quantum leap’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night said he was actively courting Saudi Arabia in an effort to persuade it to join in the Abraham Accords as that would constitute a “quantum leap”...
CUNY investigation retaliatory, Jewish professors say
Two Jewish professors at Kingsborough Community College say the New York City community college is targeting them with retaliatory investigations for their complaints about antisemitism on campus. They further allege that the college and...
Netanyahu confirms partial freeze on Israeli activity in Judea and Samaria
Israel will not advance plans to legalize outposts in Judea and Samaria for the next few months, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Monday, without specifying a precise timeframe.
The move does not apply to...
Protesters harass lawmakers outside their homes ahead of Knesset vote on judicial reforms
Protesters harassed several Israeli coalition lawmakers outside their homes on Monday in a bid to block them from reaching the Knesset, where the first bill in the government’s judicial reform package was set for...
Netanyahu talks Iran, drive for regional peace in address to US leadership mission
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Iran, the Abraham Accords, and judicial reform in an address to U.S. Jewish leaders in Jerusalem on Sunday.
Netanyahu, in his address to the National Leadership Mission of the...
IAEA inspectors find uranium enriched to 84% purity in Iran
International Atomic Energy Agency inspectors last week detected uranium enriched to 84% purity in Iran, just below the 90% level needed for nuclear weapons, Bloomberg reported on Sunday.
The report, citing two senior diplomats, said the U.N.’s...
Ben-Gvir to run anti-incitement task force to counter Palestinian violence
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Sunday that he has appointed Minister of National Security Itamar Ben-Gvir to lead a task force to fight Palestinian incitement.
Joining Ben-Gvir at the task force will be investigators,...