Daily Archives: November 21, 2023
Argentina’s first ‘Jewish’ president? Milei wins decisive victory
Argentina's newly elected president, Javier Milei, won a resounding victory on Sunday on promises to save the country's crumbling economy. But Jewish issues, too, are close to his heart.
“I am thinking about converting to...
Iron Beam laser intercepts Hamas rocket from Gaza
Israel made history in recent days with the first operational use its "Iron Beam" laser defense system during its war with Hamas, Channel 14 reported on Monday.
The laser beam successfully intercepted an incoming rocket fired by terrorists in...
Harvard professors denounce university initiative on antisemitism
Recent efforts by administrators to push back against overt displays of antisemitism at the leading Ivy League institute have inspired pushback of its own.
A letter to Claudine Gay, Harvard’s president, co-signed by more than 100 Harvard faculty described...
IAF strikes three armed terror cells at Lebanese border
Israeli aircraft on Tuesday struck three armed terror cells in Lebanese territory close to the border, as well as a number of Hezbollah targets, the army said.
https://twitter.com/idfonline/status/1726881534052061346
Sirens sounded in northern Israel on Tuesday morning due to...
‘Wartime magician’ performs 26 shows in nine days for kids in Israel
Alan Sakowitz just completed a whirlwind tour in Israel to entertain both displaced children and children of Israeli soldiers.
Sakowitz performed in Efrat, Kiryat Gat, Beit Shemesh, Jerusalem and Beitar, doing 26 shows from Oct....
‘Be on the front lines,’ former Canadian envoy Irwin Cotler advises young Jews
Irwin Cotler, the 83-year-old human-rights advocate and former Canadian parliamentarian, received the lifetime achievement award of the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs last month at a conference in Ottawa.
The award, according to organizers, recognized “his...
What was the purpose of the ‘March for Israel’?
In 2019, I approached a top-ranking American Jewish leader to ask him about planning a massive rally in Washington, D.C., to address the rising antisemitism in America and around the world. Having spent many...
Planning for the unknown in Gaza
Decades ago, I was asked to advise a joint working group from Israel’s Foreign and Tourism Ministries on a new slogan, essentially a new approach, that would help bring more visitors to Israel. I...
Netanyahu: Progress made on hostage deal as Cabinet convenes
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is hoping there will soon be good news regarding a deal to secure the release of some hostages being held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip, he said on...
Securing the Gaza humanitarian corridor
It's noon. Salah ad-Din, the Gaza Strip's main road, is
filled with thousands of residents moving south
along the humanitarian corridor established by the Israel Defense Forces.
The adults among them, men and women, raise their hands,...