Monthly Archives: April 2023
ANALYSIS: Israel tells Hamas it can’t keep Gaza out of the line of fire
With some 10 airstrikes on Hamas targets in Gaza and four in Lebanon overnight Friday, Israel sent its message to Hamas.
Israel made clear that the Palestinian terror faction cannot keep its main base of...
Israel strikes Hamas assets in Gaza, Lebanon in response to rocket attacks
Terrorists in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip fired 44 projectiles, including rockets and anti-aircraft missiles, towards southern Israel overnight Thursday, setting off sirens in Sderot, Nir Am, Mefalsim, Gavim, Nachal Oz, Alumim and Ibim.
According to...
The Other Reason For Student Activism
An interesting phenomenon to be found in modern Western life is that of the student activists. Young people who are studying in colleges and universities, but whose focus is much more on situations and...
‘A Small Light’ shines on Miep Gies, who kept Frank family hidden in Amsterdam
National Geographic released the trailer from the upcoming eight-part limited series “A Small Light,” produced by ABC Signature and Keshet Studios. It will have a multi-network launch on May 1 at 9 p.m. EST...
Passover Q&A
To ask or not to ask, that is the question. With apologies to Shakespeare, it’s a very real question.
Long ago, the Mishna, in Ethics of the Fathers, taught, “The bashful will never learn.” If we...
Big-Mouth Profs ‘Dare to Dissent’
It would take someone like Carolyn McCoy to explain the words of Kareem Tannous, a terminated college professor whom she defends in a letter published last Friday in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
Tweets the biz prof on...
Jewish Federations of North America prep for General Assembly in Tel Aviv
With less than a month until Israel’s 75th anniversary, the Jewish Federations of North America are finalizing plans for this year’s General Assembly, to be held in Tel Aviv starting on April 23.
More than...
Netanyahu to Mossad agents: ‘Ultimate mission’ is to prevent a nuclear Iran
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday reiterated the importance of stopping Iran from getting nuclear weapons, telling members of the Mossad intelligence agency that it is “our ultimate mission.”
“If we do not prevent...
Former Israeli prime minister Barak says Israel has nuclear weapons
Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak confirmed on Tuesday that Israel has nuclear weapons, despite Jerusalem having long maintained a policy of “ambiguity” over the matter.
“It sounds delusional to us. But in conversations between...
Who will control Israel’s new National Guard?
Israel Police Commissioner Yaakov “Kobi” Shabtai on Tuesday continued his attacks against the proposal to create an independent National Guard, after meeting the previous evening with National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir.
“Let it be clear...