Daily Archives: May 9, 2023
Israel to turn biblical Sebastia into archaeological park
The Israeli Cabinet approved a nearly $9 million budget on Sunday for the restoration and development of Sebastia, a major archaeological site that served as the capital of the Kingdom of Israel nearly three...
Montenegro Jewish community to inaugurate Torah scroll on Lag B’Omer
During Lag B’Omer last year in Montenegro, which is roughly east of Rome across the Adriatic Sea, the Jewish community was eager to gather around a bonfire and put the pandemic behind it. This...
Feasting and feting Israel at 75
While platters of falafel, pita and Israeli salad adorn many a table on Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israel’s Independence Day) in homes, synagogues and Jewish schools—a nod to Israel’s well-known cultural foods—the celebration of Israel’s hard-won...
King Charles III’s Coronation at the Convergence of Policy, Sovereignty, and Immortality
It’s an uncommon association, but certain connections have been suggested between sovereignty (the highest form of earthly authority) and offerings of immortality. For the most part, at the level of philosophical investigation, such connections have not...
Liberal Jewish groups need to own the disaster at the border
It’s not as if no one saw this coming. Ever since President Joe Biden took office and began rolling back the tough anti-illegal immigrant measures employed by his predecessor, security at America’s southern border...
Federation urges Blinken to continue fighting for release of Evan Gershkovich
The Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) hosted a webinar on Monday that drew 500 people and has sent a letter to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken advocating for the release of Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal foreign...
United Nations to hold meeting in Spain to examine internal antisemitism
Miguel Moratinos, charged with monitoring antisemitism and enhancing a system-wide response with the United Nations, told JNS that an intergovernmental group would hold a meeting in Cordoba, Spain, in June to discuss an action and response...
Netanyahu hosts Kenyan president in Jerusalem
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Tuesday in Jerusalem with Kenyan President William Ruto, with the two men holding a private tête-à-tête before an expanded meeting in the framework of a working lunch.
Netanyahu...
Gallant hints at prolonged conflict with Gaza terrorists
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant hailed on Tuesday the killing of three Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Gaza Strip and warned of a possible protracted campaign.
“Overnight, the IDF and ISA conducted a...
US ambassador to Israel to leave post over summer
U.S. Ambassador to Israel Thomas Nides is set to depart his position this summer after two years in the post.
Nides told senior staff at the embassy on Tuesday morning about his planned departure, Axios reported, citing...