Monthly Archives: August 2023
60% of Israeli parents fear rising costs may impact children’s education
As millions of Israeli children prepare for the first day of school, a study by the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews (IFCJ) has revealed that nearly 60% of parents fear that the rising...
House reps ‘frustrated’ with lack of transparency over Malley suspension
Robert Malley, the special representative for Iran suspended by U.S. State Department amid what is said to be an FBI investigation for mishandling classified documents, has landed a new gig in New Haven, Conn., while he...
Attorney seeks six months’ notice before Chassidic funerals in Upstate New York
Jewish law explicitly prohibits consulting soothsayers and fortune tellers. But that’s just what the Upstate New York village of Chestnut Ridge apparently expects a Chassidic cemetery called Har Shalom to do.
After traffic was held up for...
Sierra Leone to open embassy in Jerusalem
The West African nation of Sierra Leone will open an embassy in Jerusalem, becoming the latest country to move its diplomatic mission to the city, the Israeli Foreign Ministry announced on Friday.
The news came...
Holocaust-memory program centers on World War II-era musical instruments
After World War II, Palestine Symphony Orchestra musicians who wanted nothing to do with their German-made instruments offered Moshe Weinstein an ultimatum.
Weinstein had trained as a violinist and violin maker in Vilnius, then part...
Top European human-rights judge exposed as a Jew-hater
The European Court of Human Rights, which has jurisdiction over more than 46 countries and whose rulings are legally binding on all 27 member states of the European Union, is facing calls to re-examine...
Hamas terrorist dies, another injured in ‘work accident’
A Hamas member was killed on Thursday in Gaza from what the terrorist group described as an "accidental explosion."
Palestinian authorities said that the blast ripped through a Hamas terrorist site in Deir al-Balah in...
Shin Bet chief cautions against agency fighting Arab crime
Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) Director Ronen Bar does not want the anti-terror agency involved in tackling the rampant violent crime in the Arab sector.
He told members of Israel's Cabinet about his concerns at Wednesday's meeting of...
There will be no Israel-US defense pact
U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are eager to have a Saudi-Israeli peace deal signed before each country holds elections. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shares this vision.
But the...
The Washington Post’s ‘good’ terrorists
On August 21, the Palestinian terror group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the murder of Batsheva Nigri, a 42-year-old Jewish mother of three who taught pre-school. Nigri was gunned down by two terrorists...