Daily Archives: June 27, 2024
Letter to FDR from Einstein warning of Nazi atomic bomb to sell for millions
Christie’s auction house anticipates an explosive sale price for a two-page letter from 1939 that laid the foundation for the Allied victory in World War II.
In September, the auction giant will present items from the collection of billionaire...
New German citizenship law mandates support of Israel’s right to exist
Germany will require those applying for a passport to affirm they believe that Israel has a right to exist.
The country’s new citizenship law goes into effect this week as part of a promise by Chancellor Olaf...
Experts expect Trump to ‘hammer’ Biden on Middle East policy at debate
Experts are divided on the degree to which the unique rules of Thursday night’s presidential debate in Atlanta will benefit either U.S. President Joe Biden or former President Donald Trump.
The candidate who is not...
Recognizing Palestinian state rewards Hamas, Fetterman says in Israel: ‘What’s wrong with you?’
A two-state solution is something for which Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) hopes in theory, “but certainly not at this—not right now,” he told reporters in an intimate gathering in Jerusalem on Thursday.
“I was appalled...
American donor giving $5m to Israeli colleges after spurning Penn
An American-Jewish entrepreneur who has decided to reroute his philanthropy from U.S. colleges is donating $5 million to institutes of higher education in Israel.
The move comes as months of often violent antisemitic protests at...
Bill protecting students, including from Jew-hatred, passes Ohio house
A bill protecting students on campus, including from Jew-hatred, passed the Ohio State of Representatives on Wednesday.
The state legislature’s Jewish Caucus helped write the Campus Accountability and Modernization to Protect University Students (CAMPUS) Act,...
Euro 2024 organizers turn blind eye to PLO flag in stadiums
Euro 2024 regulations stipulate that flags of non-participating countries and political propaganda are prohibited in stadiums. However, it quickly became apparent that organizers are not enforcing these rules.
Turkish supporters initially exploited this leniency by...
White House admits Israel not to blame for aid failing to reach Gazans
After demanding for months that Jerusalem let more supplies enter the Gaza Strip, with Israel insisting that the bottlenecks are on the Gaza side, the U.S. appeared to come around to Israel’s position on...
Another emerging de facto Israeli FM
In a departure from Israel’s traditional foreign policy, Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli has been quietly cultivating relationships with far-right parties across Europe, many of which have shown support for Israel following the Oct. 7 Hamas...
Why did a massacre of Jews lead to an explosion of antisemitism?
On the surface, it makes little sense.
How can the biggest massacre of Jews since the Holocaust lead to the biggest rise in antisemitism in modern times?
Wasn’t it supposed to be the other way around?...