Daily Archives: February 2, 2024
‘Hatikvah’ played in Doha after Israeli wins gold in fencing
"Hatikvah," the Jewish state's national anthem, sounded in a Doha sporting arena this week after Israeli fencer Yuval Freilich won a gold medal at the International Fencing Federation's Grand Prix, which ended on Wednesday...
Mandy Patinkin Headlines San Diego’s ‘JFest’ June 4
Broadway’s master songman, Mandy Patinkin, accompanied by Adam Ben-David on piano, will bring his newest theatre concert Mandy Patinkin in Concert: BEING ALIVE, to Balboa Theatre on Tuesday, June 4 at 7:30 p.m. This powerful...
It’s Biden who’s playing politics with the Gaza war, not Bibi
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s reputation as a master political schemer and a cynical seeker of power is so deeply embedded in the public consciousness that there is literally nothing he can do without...
Defunding UNRWA and collective punishment
The 14th chapter of the book of Leviticus describes a mysterious disease that infects houses. It states that when this disease is suspected, the dwelling must initially be left empty for seven days. If...
Judaism is not a state of mind
Writer Jennifer Cox recently published an article about her decision to raise her family Jewish despite the outpouring of antisemitism since Oct. 7. The piece outlines many of the choices she and her husband have made...
UNRWA USA philanthropy director a late scratch from ‘Occupy Blinken’ event
A press release ahead of an “Occupy Blinken” protest Thursday morning outside the McLean, Va. home of U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken listed Hani Almadhoun and Hazami Barmada as speakers.
Almadhoun is described as...
‘Far-flung, expanding impact’ of Hamas war, says top US Middle East envoy
The U.S. State Department’s top Middle East envoy has spent nearly her entire career working in the region and has never seen it so hot.
“In my experience, there is nothing like the challenges that...
New York radio talk-show host Sid Rosenberg visits Israel for first time
Unapologetic and unfiltered, New York conservative radio talk show host Sid Rosenberg is in Israel this week, touring the country and broadcasting his four-hour top-rated morning show "Sid & Friends in the Morning" live...
Sea of Galilee water level rises amid heavy rains in Israel
The Sea of Galilee’s water level rose some 15 cm during the last 36 hours due to rainy weather, which is expected to continue for several days.
According to the Water Authority, the lake’s water...
‘Space diplomacy’ builds bridges on Earth
As far as Professor Teodoro Valente is concerned, there’s no question that collaboration in space exploration builds bridges on Earth.
“We are dealing with ‘space diplomacy,'” said Valente, the president of the Italian Space Agency....