Monthly Archives: April 2024
Jewish high-schoolers refrained from applying to some colleges, say parents
Hillel International released the results of a new survey, taken between March 13 and March 18, of 427 Jewish parents and the status of their children applying to U.S. colleges.
It showed that 64% of Jewish parents...
Israel and “Palestine”: What international law expects
International law reveals a curious debility: No matter how complex the pertinent issues, virtually any interested adult seemingly feels competent to offer an authoritative legal opinion. Though no sane medical layperson would ever presume...
Hostages’ families call for increased military pressure on Hamas
Relatives of Israelis being held captive by Hamas in Gaza on Wednesday called on the Israeli government to launch a military operation in Rafah to destroy Hamas and bring about the release of the...
US: Palestinian state should arise through direct negotiations
The Biden administration supports the creation of a Palestinian state via direct negotiations between Ramallah and Jerusalem and not unilateral moves at the United Nations, State Department Spokesman Matt Miller said on Wednesday.
“I am...
Smotrich freezes purchase of fighter squadrons from the US
Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has informed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of his intention to freeze the planned purchase of two fighter squadrons until the government agrees to establish a public committee that will...
The Israeli-Palestinian ‘two state solution’
Just in time for Easter, another resurrection was recently proposed by Martin Indyk, twice U.S. ambassador to Israel, in the journal Foreign Affairs:
“ allegedly dead two-state solution…resurrected by U.S. President Joe Biden and his top national security...
José Andrés: Israel ‘fighting the basis of what humanity should be standing for’
The celebrity chef José Andrés, a friend of U.S. President Joe Biden’s, accused Israel during an interview with CBS News of intentionally targeting an aid convey and of waging a “war against humanity itself.”
“You cannot be fighting the...
Israel uses Gaza Fatah members to secure aid
In recent weeks, Israel’s War Cabinet approved enlisting the help of Gaza residents affiliated with the Palestinian Authority ruling Fatah movement to secure the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip and prevent theft...
Jerusalem Arabs, sworn to ISIS, planned Teddy Stadium attack
Four Arabs from eastern Jerusalem who had sworn allegiance to ISIS, two of whom planned to attack a police station near the city’s Teddy Stadium, were indicted on Thursday.
Jerusalem’s Central Police Unit and the Israel...
Israeli wounded in Gan Yavne terror stabbing dies
One of three Israelis wounded on Sunday night in a terror attack at a mall in the southern city of Gan Yavne has died, Tel Aviv’s Ichilov Hospital announced Thursday.
Lidor Levi, a 34-year-old software...