Monthly Archives: July 2023
Israel, UAE sign economic cooperation agreement
The Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) has taken a significant step towards expanding economic cooperation between the United Arab Emirates and Israel by signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the Manufacturers’ Association of...
Tsurkov’s fate will ultimately depend on Iran
The abduction of Elizabeth Tsurkov is an achievement that Iran and its proxies can claim against Israel after a long streak of failures. Just recently its plot to target Israelis was thwarted in Cyprus....
Israeli team overcomes blackout during surgery in Ethiopia
Last week, a delegation of Israeli surgeons faced a daunting challenge when a general power failure interrupted a life-saving surgery they were performing in Ethiopia. But thanks to their quick thinking and resourcefulness, the...
Jews and affirmative action
For most of this year, we have been paying a tremendous amount of attention to the Israeli judicial system. But the U.S. Supreme Court recently reminded us why it’s a good idea to keep...
From Pittsburgh to Parkland: Gun Violence and its Unintended Consequences
The gunman’s six words, as alleged during his trial, were both dreadful and predictable: “All these Jews need to die.”
This comment, if believed by the jury, could be sufficient to tip the scales toward...
‘Shifting Russia-Ukraine dynamics unlikely to affect Israel’
The ostensible coup launched by Wagner Group leader Yevgeny Prigozhin last month has led to debate over whether he exposed a vulnerability in Russian President Vladimir Putin’s bulwark. But despite speculation of Putin’s imminent...
‘Glory to the martyrs’: Berlin police approve pro-Hamas rally
A mere three months after a protest in Berlin featured chants of "Death to Jews" and "Death to Israel," German police stood by as yet another pro-terrorist march took place in the capital city, JNS learned...
‘Exodus’ immigrant’s diary shows hardships of post-Shoah refugees
Dozens of personal diaries from people living through the early years of the Jewish state have been handed over to the National Library of Israel as part of the Operation Diary project.
One presented recently...
Evidence that ancient Jews watched, but didn’t participate in, gladiatorial games
A new scholarly paper finds “inconclusive” evidence that Jews participated in the ancient Roman gladiatorial games. But it is clear that they defied rabbinic admonitions and attended the games as spectators, wrote Haggai Olshanetsky,...
250 million shekels for improvements to Jewish Quarter
Israel's Ministry of Jerusalem Affairs and Jewish Tradition signed an agreement with the Society for the Reconstruction and Development of the Jewish Quarter in Jerusalem’s Old City to invest a quarter of a billion...