Monthly Archives: August 2023
Education Ministry bans Israeli-Palestinian NGO from schools
Israeli Education Minister Yoav Kisch has recently moved to ban an Israeli-Palestinian NGO accused of whitewashing terrorism from conducting programs in public schools.
Under the new regulations, the Parents Circle-Families Forum (PCFF) is also barred from receiving...
US monitors Israeli border crossing pilot for Palestinian Americans
A U.S. delegation was in Israel this week to observe border crossing conditions for Palestinian Americans.
The inspections are part of an Israeli bid to join the U.S. Visa Waiver Program and are taking place during a...
Bank of America executive bullish on Israel’s economy
Bernard Mensah, president of international affairs at Bank of America, remains positive about Israel's economic outlook despite recent warnings by credit-rating agencies concerning possible negative fallout from the government's push for judicial reform.
Mensah, who...
Jerusalem summit promotes Israel-Morocco tech, cultural ties
Jerusalem Venture Partners and Margalit Startup City hosted an innovation summit this week in Jerusalem celebrating tech ties and cultural collaboration between Israel and Morocco. The event served as a platform to foster cross-cultural...
At Lebanese border, Herzog warns Hezbollah not to test IDF
Israel's President Isaac Herzog visited a military post on the Lebanon border on Wednesday, delivering a stern message to Hezbollah amid increased provocations by the Iran-backed terror group.
"Let no one among our enemies be...
The dilemma of a preventive Israeli strike on Hezbollah
Hezbollah’s provocations on the Lebanese–Israeli border continue, while deeper within Lebanon, the Iranian-backed terror army continues to amass a monstrous arsenal of some 200,000 rockets, mortar shells, missiles and drones. Hundreds of these threats are capable...
Jewish Jamboree: Three Scouts celebrate bar mitzvahs among friends
The 2023 National Jamboree of the Boy Scouts of America ended on July 28 after 10 activity-packed days at the high adventure Summit Brechtel Family Scout Reserve in Glen Jean, W.V.
Contingents of more than 12,500...
With Heirs’ Permission, Rube Goldberg Reimagined as a Modern 6th Grader
When I read on the back cover that this chapter book for middle schoolers had been published with the permission of the Heirs of Rube Goldberg, LLC, I was reassured that the name of...
Blending and Celebrating Diverse Cultures Downtown
Intersections at UC San Diego Park and Market is a new multicultural concert series that showcases both local and non-local artists, curated by musician, performer, and filmmaker, Yale Strom. These events will take place...
Sovereignty and Survival
Special to Jewish Website
Abstract: Core issues surrounding Iran's nuclear weapons program have generally been strategic or political rather than legal. Nonetheless, if Israel should sometime decide that it no longer has any reasonable alternative...