Daily Archives: July 12, 2024
Living with purpose: Lessons from the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Imagine there was something you could buy that would dramatically improve every aspect of your life. Everything you wish for—from financial success and physical health to happiness and self-esteem—would be granted or greatly enhanced....
G7 leaders denounce Israeli ‘expansion of settlements’
The G7 released a statement on Thursday criticizing Israeli expansion in Judea and Samaria.
“The government of Israel’s settlement program is inconsistent with international law and counterproductive to the cause of peace,” stated the foreign ministers of Canada, France,...
NJ man, who allegedly encouraged anti-Jewish violence, arrested for targeting energy facility
Law enforcement authorities arrested an 18-year-old man from East Brunswick, N.J., on Wednesday for “allegedly soliciting another individual to destroy energy facilities,” the U.S. Justice Department said.
“Andrew Takhistov was allegedly on his way to Ukraine...
Lipstadt to travel to South America for antisemitism forum, AMIA memorial
Ambassador Deborah Lipstadt, the U.S. special envoy to monitor and combat antisemitism, is scheduled to visit Argentina and Brazil from July 15-23, according to the U.S. State Department.
In Argentina, she is slated to appear at a...
University of Florida dean suspends anti-Israel protesters for years
Chris Summerlin, dean of students at the University of Florida in Gainesville, chose not to offer slap-on-the-wrist penalties to pro-Hamas protesters arrested on campus on April 29.
Instead, Summerlin applied multiple-year suspensions of some students, the most...
‘Newish Jewish Plays’ series focuses on parenting, Palestinian conflict
The Sarasota Jewish Theatre in Florida announced plans to host upcoming readings for three plays it is considering producing.
“‘Newish Jewish Plays’ reflects my commitment to bringing new plays to Sarasota, reflecting the forward movement...
A Moroccan delegation sees a different Israel in person
A group of two dozen Moroccan social-media influencers and young professionals are visiting Israel this week to promote peace, as the war against Hamas in Gaza entered its tenth month.
The Muslim delegation in the...
‘Hamas will not accept a hostage deal if Israel can resume the fight’
“Steady progress.” Those are the words one hears from all sides involved in the renewed attempts to forge a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas.
The efforts began after Hamas dropped its demand that Israel...
Woman recalls daunting meeting with Hamas leader Sinwar in captivity
For 55 harrowing days, Sapir Cohen endured captivity at the hands of Hamas in Gaza.
Her ordeal began with her abduction from Kibbutz Nir Oz on Oct. 7 and ended with her release in a swap for...
Israel: ‘No role for UNRWA in Gaza’ as agency hires Hamas by hundreds
The Prime Minister’s Office slammed the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees a day after Israel’s Foreign Ministry revealed that the aid agency is employing hundreds of terrorists.
The Foreign Ministry attached...