Daily Archives: August 3, 2023
Teen discovers 1,500-year-old ‘magic mirror’ at Galilee excavation
A teenage student uncovered a 1,500-year-old “magical mirror” from the Byzantine period this week during an Israel Antiquities Authority excavation at the ancient site of Usha in northern Israel.
Aviv Weizman, from Kiryat Motzkin, near Haifa, was...
Ahead of new Netflix show, Gal Gadot shares thoughts on her career
Gal Gadot's first Hollywood audition was for the role of a James Bond girl in "Quantum of Solace," alongside Daniel Craig. Although Gadot did not get the role, now, a decade and a half...
Jewish Cultural Center to be built in Azerbaijan
A Jewish Cultural Center will be constructed in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku near the city's main synagogue, Azerbaijani officials announced on Thursday.
The center will include Jewish and Bible classes, a Sunday School for...
Farewell, Los Angeles
In less than a month, I will be packing up and returning to Israel, after concluding a mission of four years in Los Angeles. It was a fascinating experience to serve in the city...
No normalization at any price
U.S. President Joe Biden is attempting to negotiate a normalization agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia. However, he may also be negotiating an unwritten understanding with Iran that enriches the clerical regime without meaningful...
Argentina restaurant scraps ‘Ana Frank burger,’ ‘Adolf fries’ from menu
A restaurant called the Honky Donky in Rafaela, Argentina, isn’t helping the reputation of the South American state, which long served as a safe haven for Nazi Germans.
Guests can order “Adolf fries,” which appropriately...
Top Palestinian official slams Biden administation as ‘weak’
The Palestinian Authority’s top diplomat on Thursday slammed the Biden administration as "weak" over its failure to date to launch a negotiating process with Israel.
"I’m frustrated,” P.A. Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki told a gathering...
After death-penalty verdict, Pittsburgh Jewish community expresses relief, looks ahead
After death-penalty verdict, Pittsburgh Jewish community expresses relief, looks ahead
After a federal jury announced its verdict on Wednesday—that the gunman who killed 11 worshippers in the bloodiest massacre of Jews in U.S. history should...
Emergency vehicle gifted to United Hatzalah in honor of Dee family
An emergency vehicle in honor of three members of the Dee family who were murdered in a terrorist attack in April was donated to United Hatzalah on Thursday.
An unveiling ceremony for the state-of-the-art car...
Sara Netanyahu joins campaign to end violence in daycares
Sara Netanyahu, the wife of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, met on Wednesday with representatives of the nonprofit association Mateh Hama'avak Lema'an Hayeladim ("The Taskforce for Children"), whose goal is to eradicate violence against...