Monthly Archives: October 2023
Liberal groups: Too soon for Israel’s entry into Visa Waiver Program
Israel was “prematurely” admitted into the U.S. Visa Waiver Program, which allows citizens of qualifying countries to enter the country for 90 days sans visa, according to Americans for Peace Now. J Street, another...
High Court to continue hearing petitions against recusal law
Israel's Supreme Court, sitting as the High Court of Justice, will hold its second hearing on petitions calling for it to strike down the "recusal law," which limits the court's ability to declare a...
Canada apologizes for lauding another soldier who fought for Nazi unit
A week after Anthony Rota, the speaker of Canada’s House of Commons, resigned over its parliament honoring a Ukrainian man who fought in a voluntary Nazi unit, another highly decorated member in the Waffen-SS Galicia Division has come...
With Feinstein’s death, pro-Israel Senate makeup may be in jeopardy, experts say
The late Dianne Feinstein is often described as a fierce supporter of Israel throughout her more than 30 years serving as a California senator.
The Democrat was proud of her “strong Jewish heritage” and did...
Rome event to address Vatican’s ‘historical, theological controversies’ during the Holocaust
Historians and theologians will gather in Rome at the Pontifical Gregorian University from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11 to discuss the meaning of documents about the Vatican’s activities during the Holocaust, which the pope...
Dutch minister who financed Palestinian terror to speak at Kristallnacht commemoration
Jewish communal leaders in the Netherlands are facing tough questions after inviting to the country's annual Kristallnacht commemoration a government minister who sent millions of euros to a terror-linked Palestinian nonprofit.
Dutch Finance Minister Sigrid Kaag, who...
Trump envoy upbeat on Saudi deal, says Riyadh worried by Israeli domestic strife
Former President Donald Trump's special Middle East envoy Jason Greenblatt was invited to the Saudi Embassy in Washington last week to celebrate the kingdom's national day.
"I wore my kippah proudly, and I was warmly welcomed and...
Five arrested in Jerusalem for allegedly spitting on Christians
Israeli police on Wednesday arrested five haredi Jews on assault charges after they allegedly spat at Christians in Jerusalem's Old City.
The ultra-Orthodox suspects, including one minor, were reportedly walking through the holy city's Muslim Quarter when...
Hezbollah: Muslim world must condemn those that normalize ties with Israel
Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday evening that Muslim countries that normalize ties with Israel "must be condemned," Iranian state media reported on Tuesday.
"Any country that signs a normalization agreement must be...
Jewish students need role models
I was listening to the Bonnie Tyler song “Holding Out for a Hero,” which seemed apt for the American Jewish community. Where is our hero? Can you name one person these days with community-wide...