Daily Archives: March 17, 2023
Running is good philanthropy at 2023 Jerusalem Marathon
In its 12th year—its “bat mitzvah,” so to speak—the Jerusalem Winner Marathon on March 17 drew more than 40,000 runners and participants from 72 countries.
Fleur Hassan-Nahoum, Jerusalem’s deputy mayor who also holds the city’s tourism and...
Wisdom from the Passover kitchen: Getting the kids involved
Folding chairs lined the hallway wall like dutiful soldiers in expectation of arriving guests. Unfamiliar, dusty boxes of pots and china were stacked high, their contents waiting to make their annual appearance on the...
Israel’s two-faced allies
America and Britain claim to be allies of Israel. There is no gainsaying the deep links between them of military assistance, intelligence and trade. Israel is the invaluable strategic asset for America and Britain...
Thomas Friedman’s fury
Nothing riles New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman more than an Israeli government with the audacity to disregard his opinions and demands. His laceration of the Jewish state stretches as far back as his undergraduate years...
Warren Buffett attends Omaha Film Festival screening of documentary on largest-ever gift to Israel
Omaha-based business magnate and philanthropist Warren Buffett attended the Omaha Film Festival’s screening of “Who Are the Marcuses?” on March 9, a feature documentary that reveals the mystery behind a couple who made the largest-ever charitable...
Arabs in Sharaka delegation to Israel describe eye-opening education about the Holocaust
A delegation of people from Algeria, Bahrain, Iraq, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria and Turkey visited Israel from Feb. 26 to March 3 to learn about the Holocaust as a way to promote tolerance.
The visit, during...
Opposition leaders condemn Netanyahu, accept Herzog’s judicial reform proposal
In a press conference in Tel Aviv on Thursday, opposition leaders declared their acceptance of Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s judicial reform plan while condemning the coalition for rejecting it.
Leaders of Yesh Atid, National Unity,...
Dershowitz: ‘Judicial reform will not undercut democracy’
U.S. attorney Alan Dershowitz said the Netanyahu government’s judicial reform program does not endanger Israel’s democracy and might even enhance it, speaking on Wednesday during an online debate with Professor Eugene Kontorovich.
The rare respectful...
Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo announces new group, ‘Progressives for Israel’
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced plans on March 13 to start a pro-Israel group via a video played at Carnegie Hall during World Values Network’s 80th commemoration of the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.
“I’m starting an...
Bronx Defenders to pay $170,000 to harassed Jewish employee
A legal-aid agency in New York City with a history of anti-Israel bias reached a settlement with a former Jewish employee, who claims that she was harassed and treated so poorly that she had...