Daily Archives: June 20, 2024
Israelis believe themselves less divided than in 2023
Although Israeli society is divided in many ways, Israelis see themselves as more unified in 2024 than they were in the prior year in several areas, according to data from the Pew Research Center.
Many...
New York and Maryland school districts face Title VI federal investigations
The U.S. Department of Education announced investigations into reports of alleged bigotry in violation of Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act at the Commack School District in Commack, N.Y., and Dorchester County Public Schools...
WJC announces new tech institute and report on AI-fueled Holocaust denial
The World Jewish Congress (WJC) has stepped up efforts to counter the rising threats from artificial intelligence to inflame online hate.
On Tuesday, the organization announced the WJC Institute for Technology and Human Rights, along with its first...
Jeffries: Congress to make sure ‘Israel has space to decisively defeat Hamas’
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), the Democratic Party’s leader in the House of Representatives, spoke out in defense of the Jewish state’s mission to destroy Hamas after attending the Nova music festival exhibition in New York City...
Indictment filed for murder of 14-year-old Israeli shepherd
The Palestinian terrorist who murdered a 14-year-old Israeli shepherd in Samaria in April had intended to kill more Jews, according to an indictment made public on Thursday afternoon.
Ahmed Duabsha was arrested on April 22, 10...
Israelis seeking green cards face hostile questions about IDF service
Israelis applying for U.S. green cards (permanent resident cards) are reporting the introduction of a new line of questioning regarding their military service.
While visitors to the United States have been asked basic questions about...
Israeli-owned Montreal restaurant targeted in hate crime
A Jewish-owned restaurant in Montreal’s Mile End neighborhood was struck by projectiles, believed to be fired from an airsoft gun.
The owner of Falafel Yoni, Yoni Amir, said his staff discovered damaged windows on Wednesday...
Palestinians kill elderly Israeli driver in Samaria
Security forces are investigating a reported attack in which a man was mortally wounded near the Palestinian city of Qalqilya in Samaria, the Israel Police said on Thursday.
According to the police, first responders “received a...
War With Iran: Israel’s Legal Obligation to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons
THE BEGIN-SADAT CENTER FOR STRATEGIC STUDIES, BAR-ILAN UNIVERSITY
Mideast Security and Policy Studies No. 206
War With Iran: Israel’s Legal Obligation to Prevent Iranian Nuclear Weapons
Louis René Beres
For the most part, Israel’s no-choice Gaza War has...
A fraught 48 hours portend major crisis for Netanyahu’s coalition
“Pull yourself together,” was Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s warning to his government partners after 48 hours of coalition turmoil.
It all started after Shas, the Sephardi ultra-Orthodox party, demanded approval for the “rabbis bill.”...