Monthly Archives: July 2023
As they attack Israeli judiciary reform, Biden, Democrats undermine US Supreme Court
In recent weeks, U.S. President Joe Biden called the Supreme Court ruling that he lacked the authority to waive student debt “wrong,” adding, “This fight is not over.” When the Supreme Court ruled that...
Thousands protest on ‘Day of Resistance’ to judicial reform
Police arrested 71 persons on Tuesday who participated in protests and violated public order as thousands of opponents of the government’s judicial reform initiative blocked highways and interchanges across the country after the Knesset...
Study links autism to gut-brain axis, opening doors for therapy
A collaborative study conducted by a global team of microbiome experts has uncovered compelling evidence linking the gut microbiome to autism spectrum disorder.
The findings, which were published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Neuroscience in June, identified...
UN official accuses Israel of depriving Palestinians of their liberty
The U.N. special rapporteur on the Palestinian territories on Monday issued a scathing report accusing Israel of abusing Palestinians and depriving them of liberty.
Francesca Albanese, an Italian lawyer with a long history of hostile...
Likud MK scores win in legal battle against left-wing activist
The Rishon LeZion Magistrate's Court has granted Likud Knesset member Danny Danon a temporary restraining order against a left-wing activist who has been organizing "illegal" demonstrations near his house, the lawmaker said on Monday.
Danon's...
UK refuses to release documents on aid to Palestinians
The U.K. Foreign Office has declined to disclose how British development aid to the Palestinian Authority is audited, claiming it would "not be in the public interest" to do so, Jewish groups claimed on...
State Department rejects analogy of Russian war, Israeli ‘occupation’
Matthew Miller, U.S. State Department spokesman, began Foggy Bottom's press briefing on July 10 by noting it was the 500th day of Russia's war on Ukraine.
"For 500 days, the Ukrainian people have endured the...
‘A powerful advocate for the Land of Israel’: Rabbi Gold dead at 88
Rabbi Shalom Gold, the Brooklyn-born founder of Congregation Zichron Yosef in Jerusalem's Har Nof neighborhood, was buried at the capital's Har Hamenuchot cemetery on Sunday afternoon.
Rabbi Gold was hospitalized on Friday after contracting an...
Moroccan teens join JCC Maccabi Games in Israel
Seven Jewish teenagers from Morocco are participating in the JCC Maccabi Games now underway in Haifa, the first delegation from the North African country to take part in the international sports competition.
The annual event, which is...
The lessons of Israel’s 1956 war
As the modern State of Israel celebrates its 75th year, it is always important to review aspects of the past to learn lessons for the future.
Israel has never wanted to go to war. The...