Monthly Archives: August 2023
Israeli delegation heading to UN amid Lebanon border tensions
A delegation of senior Israeli officials from the diplomatic corps and the military will visit the United Nations in the coming days to discuss the recent escalation at the Lebanon border.
The trip to U.N....
Scholarships help send more Israeli youth to summer-camp programs
Doubling support to the Israel Summer Camps Forum, the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has contributed more than 1.5 million shekels (more than $400,000) towards scholarships for campers this summer. The scholarship...
In his philanthropic matchmaking, Israel Schachter reaches to the stars
Driving an Aston Martin across a frozen Iceland lake. Meeting the pope. Golfing with a U.S. president. Sitting on stage during an Elton John concert.
These are among the experiences—all benefiting charity—that Israel Schachter, 42,...
Israel on Campus Coalition summit in DC has its staff talking about the weather
So much for the conspiracy theory of Jews controlling the weather.
Some intending to go to the Israel on Campus Coalition National Leadership Summit this week had difficulty getting to Washington, due to intense storms and even...
Israel breaks ground on mass Bus Rapid Transit system
Israeli Transportation Minister Miri Regev on Wednesday laid the cornerstone for the Blue Line, an advanced mass transit system that will connect Tel Aviv, Rishon Lezion, Nes Ziona and Rehovot.
The Bus Rapid Transit system...
Arkia to launch direct flights between Israel and Sri Lanka in October
The Israeli airline Arkia announced that it will launch direct flights from Israel to Sri Lanka beginning on Oct. 31.
Waruna Wilpatha, a former Sri Lankan ambassador to Israel, told JNS that he is pleased...
Israeli pop star Noa Kirel to play Madison Square Garden
Israeli pop star Noa Kirel will perform at New York City's Madison Square Garden next June, local media reported on Tuesday.
According to the reports, Kirel's team has paid a deposit to hold the venue...
Sylvan Adams wins double cycling championship
After winning the Medio Fondo World Championship cycling race in his age category in Scotland on Friday, Israeli-Canadian billionaire philanthropist Sylvan Adams followed up on Monday by winning a time trial.
Adams, 64, won the 22-kilometer (13.67-mile)...
The two-state solution: What the average Israeli knows but the average American won’t acknowledge
Going back almost 30 years, on Sept. 13, 1993, there was a tremendous amount of excitement in both the Israeli and the American Jewish populations. In a ceremony replete with lofty, inspiring speeches and...
When Palestinian nationalism becomes antisemitism
Article 9 of the Palestinian Liberation Organization’s charter couldn’t be more nefarious. It states: “Armed struggle is the only way to liberate Palestine. This is the overall strategy, not merely a tactical phase. The...