Monthly Archives: March 2023
A Shaky Government in Israel
Minister of Finance, with some power over defense, Bezalel Smotrich, has inspired anger from American and other foreign officials, for his call about destroying the Arab settlement where two Jews were murdered.
Itamar Ben-Gvir, the...
Nikki Haley makes her move
As the 2024 election begins to slide slowly into view, it’s now clear that barring an unforeseen health issue, Joe Biden will be the Democratic nominee for president. But the Republican field has been...
Project in memory of slain Israeli teens geared to unite Israeli and Diaspora Jews
The SonShine Association is running its Jewish Connection Project this week, part of an initiative to distribute thousands of mishloach manot packages to passengers at Ben-Gurion International Airport flying abroad for the Jewish holiday of Purim.
With the help...
Biden appoints Jewish legal expert to Library of Congress committee
U.S. President Joe Biden said on March 3 that among those he intends to appoint to key roles is a senior university administrator who is a Jewish expert on constitutional and civil-rights law.
Biden announced Risa...
Lapid, Gantz reject any talks on judicial reforms unless legislation halted
Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid and National Unity Party chief Benny Gantz rejected on Monday any negotiations over the government’s judicial reform proposal unless the accompanying legislative process grinds to a complete halt.
“All our...
Prince Harry converses with man who compared Hamas to Jews who fought Nazis
In his memoir, Spare, Prince Harry accused brother Prince William—heir apparent of the British throne—and sister-in-law Princess Kate of recommending that he don a Nazi costume, which he called “one of the biggest mistakes in my life.”...
Herzog: ‘We are closer than ever to agreement on judicial reforms’
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Monday told a gathering of some 100 municipal officials that a compromise judicial reform proposal was nearly complete, and called on lawmakers to find common ground.
“The reforms as they...
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin to visit Israel
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to arrive in Israel on Thursday, amid reports that Jerusalem could be readying a strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities.
The Pentagon chief arrived in Amman, Jordan on Sunday for...
Israel aims to ‘take it forward’ with Slovakia as premiers meet in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Sunday with his Slovakian counterpart Eduard Heger in Jerusalem. The two leaders discussed deepening bilateral cooperation, particularly in the fields of technology, innovation and tourism.
“Slovakia and Israel...
Netanyahu family to be protected by Shin Bet
The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) will take over responsibility for protecting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wife and sons, the Ministerial Committee for Shin Bet Affairs decided on Sunday.
The decision comes in response to...