64.6 F
San Diego
Monday, May 20, 2024
Home 2024 January

Monthly Archives: January 2024

Hadassah Lazar speaks during a special conference to mark International Holocaust Day at the Knesset, the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on Jan. 30, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Half of Israelis oppose proposed hostage deal with Hamas

0
Fifty percent of Israelis are opposed to a hostage deal that would see an extended pause in fighting in Gaza and the release of thousands of Palestinian terrorists, according to a snap poll conducted...
MK Ofer Cassif speaks during a press conference at the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, Jan. 30, 2024. Photo by Chaim Goldberg/Flash90.

Knesset advances expulsion of MK over support for ICJ ‘genocide’ case

0
A panel of Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday gave initial approval to expel Knesset member Ofer Cassif from the parliament over his support for the genocide suit lodged against Jerusalem by South Africa at the International Court...
Israelis protest at the Kerem Shalom border crossing with Gaza, Jan. 29, 2024. Credit: TPS.

Grassroots Israeli protests against Gaza aid grow

0
Despite government efforts, hundreds of Israeli protesters have made their way to the Kerem Shalom border crossing every day for more than a week to demonstrate against deliveries of humanitarian aid to the Hamas-ruled...
Ben Shapiro at the Florida GOP Statesman's dinner on Sept. 15, 2023. Credit: Wirestock Creators/Shutterstock.

‘Dog, it’s a yarmulke,’ sings Ben Shapiro, ‘America’s no. 1 rapper’

0
"America’s no. 1 rapper," reads Ben Shapiro's X profile. The anti-woke song "Facts" by Canadian rapper Tom MacDonald which features co-founder of The Daily Wire—clad in a gray hoodie with the words "Facts don't care about...
Then-Chief Rabbi of Moscow Pinchas Goldschmidt helps to write a new Torah scroll in the Western Wall tunnels in Jerusalem, May 21, 2014. Photo by Flash90.

Former Moscow chief rabbi, European Jewry win Charlemagne Prize

0
The western German city of Aachen, which has awarded an annual Charlemagne Prize for nearly 75 years, has recognized Rabbi Pinchas Goldschmidt and European Jewry with the 2024 prize, named for the medieval Frankish...
Israel's U20 men's ice hockey team after winning the gold medal in Sofia, Bulgaria, Jan. 27, 2024. Credit: International Ice Hockey Federation.

Israeli hockey wins gold at U20 tourney after ban reversed

0
Israel's Under-20 men's national ice hockey team skated to a gold medal with a perfect record at the world championship tournament in Sofia, Bulgaria, that concluded on Saturday. The International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) initially banned the...
A Jewish school enlists the support of a community in the attempt to beat an existing record and make the longest challah, Jan. 19, 2024. Credit: Courtesy of Congregation Rodeph Sholom.

Seeking a world record with a pretty big twist

0
Members of the New York Jewish community are hoping to set a Guinness World Record for the lengthiest challah after making a 35-foot-long braided bread and submitting proof of their results to the organization...
Memorial Church at Harvard University. Source: 365 Focus Photography/Shutterstock

House committee pushes Harvard to provide more materials on antisemitism

0
The U.S. House of Representatives could intensify efforts to discover the scope of the Harvard University administration’s actions to address students grappling with antisemitism. Rep. Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.), who serves as chair for the House...
U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman (D-N.Y.) speaks during a Martin Luther King Jr. celebration. Photo by Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

Defund Israel X account, Jewish babies with ‘pure bloodlines,’ Bowman loses ‘J Street’ endorsement

0
Brent Wood, 33, of Toledo, Ohio, who allegedly attacked two Jews outside Kesher Israel, an Orthodox congregation in Washington, was a no-show in D.C. Superior Court. The Toronto Police Service announced the arrest of Ian Locke, 40, who allegedly vandalized the...
U.S. National Security Council spokesman John Kirby speaks to reporters at the White House, Oct. 3, 2023. Photo by Oliver Contreras/White House.

White House: UNRWA has done ‘a lot of amazing work’ in Gaza

0
John Kirby, the U.S. National Security Council spokesman, on Monday lauded the "good work" done by UNRWA amid mounting evidence that more than a thousand of the U.N. agency's employees are members of terrorist...