Daily Archives: April 5, 2024
Jewish boy, 13, youngest to make South Africa’s Chess Olympiad national team
Caleb Levitan, an eighth-grader at King David High School Linksfield in Johannesburg, has set a new record, becoming the youngest person to make the elite chess team representing South Africa at the Chess Olympiad global...
‘Ethicist’ advises on what to do with inherited World War II-era German helmet
The delicate situation of how to handle a historical item associated with the German Third Reich and the Nazi Party has made headlines before. This week, The New York Times weighed in on its approach to...
RJC spends $1 million against former Indiana Republican congressman
“Deeply troubled” by John Hostettler’s record, the Republican Jewish Coalition announced a $1 million ad buy against the former Indiana Republican congressman in the state’s Republican primary.
The RJC called Hostettler “anti-Israel” and is supporting...
At capitol in Albany, New York state senators call for Hamas to release hostages
A bipartisan group of New York’s political leaders participated in one of the weekly events led by an organization committed to the release of the 134 men, women and children being held in the Gaza Strip by Hamas...
‘Unprecedented’: Members of Congress slam Biden ultimatum to Israel
Members of Congress denounced an ultimatum that U.S. President Joe Biden gave to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu during a Thursday phone call—made changes that Washington has called for or face the prospect of...
Lawyering up doesn’t address Jew-hatred on campus, House Ed Committee chair says
American universities are hiring lawyers, lobbyists and public relations firms as the House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the U.S. Department of Education investigate schools for Jew-hatred, and amid student and alumni...
No changes in instructions to civilians amid Iranian threat
There are no changes to current civilian guidelines issued by the Israel Defense Forces Home Front Command, the military said on Thursday amid mounting fears of an Iranian retaliatory attack that could target large...
Head of UN humanitarian affairs office calls for arms embargo on Israel
Ramesh Rajasingham, head of the U.N. Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs and OCHA’s representative in Geneva, called for an international arms embargo of Israel during a U.N. Security Council meeting on Friday.
“All...
Netanyahu warns Iran: Israel knows how to defend itself
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu directly addressed Iran at a high-level meeting on Thursday night, warning the Islamic Republic that whoever harms or plans to harm the Jewish state will be hurt back.
“For years,...
A bad taste in the mouth
For several years now, my media consumption habits have been guided in part by what I call my “escape routes.”
As someone who spends his days immersed in reports and analysis of news events that...