Daily Archives: February 8, 2024
Judea and Samaria Jewish population up 15,000 in 2023
The Jewish population in Judea and Samaria grew by almost 15,000 people last year, according to an annual report compiled by former Israeli lawmaker Ya’akov Katz and based on Interior Ministry data.
As of Jan....
Argentina’s president calls Hamas ‘21st-century Nazism’
Argentine President Javier Milei toured a hard-hit kibbutz near the border with Gaza on Thursday and described the Oct. 7 Hamas massacre as “21st-century Nazism.”
The unequivocal remarks by the Argentine leader during a visit...
Florida Holocaust Museum to permanently house Elie Wiesel’s personal collection
The Florida Holocaust Museum and the Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity announce that the museum has been chosen as the permanent home of Elie Wiesel’s entire collection, including his Nobel Prize, the entire contents of his personal office...
Israel’s American frenemy
Astonishingly, Israel has to fight right now to defend its existence not just against a line-up of mortal foes doing the bidding of Iran but also against the Jewish state’s most important ally, America.
U.S....
Top Hungarian diplomat confirms Budapest issued passports to five hostages
Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which is roiling the Middle East, has become the “No. 1 issue” of the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council, Budapest’s top diplomat told JNS on Wednesday.
Péter...
Harvard stalls, as Penn preps to hand Jew-hatred documents over to House
As the University of Pennsylvania readies to turn documents over to the House Education and the Workforce Committee, as part of the latter’s investigation into Jew-hatred on campus, Harvard University is drawing the ire of the...
Israeli banks ‘overreacting’ by freezing accounts due to US sanctions, expert says
Israeli banks this week made the controversial decision to freeze the accounts of two Israelis sanctioned by the United States under an executive order signed by President Joe Biden. It is believed that the accounts of two other...
IDF commandos expand Khan Yunis assault ahead of Rafah operation
Troops in elite commando units of the Israel Defense Forces are increasing attacks on Hamas targets in western Khan Yunis ahead of the looming invasion of Rafah, the terror group’s last stronghold in Gaza.
During fighting...
The Green Prince, Museb Hassan Yousef, Joins the National Public Diplomacy Campaign: “In the...
This week, Israel's public diplomacy efforts received a significant boost: The Green Prince, Museb Hassan Yousef, arrived for an interview with the Prime Minister's Arabic Media Spokesperson, Ofir Gendelman, and toured the areas of...
Roland Barthes’ Mythologies: A Well of Literary Wisdom
A literary personage is neither the psychological outcome of an eery aery fluke, which may be termed “fiction”, nor bread swelled by merely leavening dough with the sour sweat of our foreshadowing brows, which...