Daily Archives: October 15, 2024
Rare archival photos document Sukkot in early years of Jewish state
In anticipation of the Sukkot holiday, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is unveiling rare archival photos that capture how Sukkot was celebrated in Israel during its early years.
Among the four images, the oldest...
Lamenting, loving, leveling: A spiritual pathway through this year’s Jewish holidays
This year’s arc of holidays extending from Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur, and finally, to Simchat Torah—the one-year anniversary of Oct. 7 on the Jewish calendar—is laden with tears. How can we approach God...
Likud surpasses 2022 election results in latest Direct Polls survey
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud Party continues to rise in the polls with the premier likely re-elected if elections were held today, a survey published by Channel 14 showed on Tuesday night.
Direct Polls, which accurately predicted...
Biden admin enabling Israeli ‘genocide’ of Palestinians, Ocasio-Cortez says
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.), a member of the so-called progressive "Squad" in Congress, again accused the Jewish state of genocide on Monday.
"The horrors unfolding in northern Gaza are the result of a completely unrestrained Netanyahu government,...
Yad Vashem lauds Austria for combating antisemitism
Austria has emerged as a leader in the fight against antisemitism, and has become one of Israel’s biggest supporters in the European Union, the head of Jerusalem’s Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial said on Tuesday.
The...
Condoleeza Rice: Hamas should have been banned from 2006 PA election
The administration of President George W. Bush should have insisted Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas disarm Hamas ahead of the 2006 P.A. legislative election that the terrorist group won, former Secretary of State Condoleezza...
Netanyahu denies EU claims that Israel targets UN in Lebanon
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday rejected outright allegations by several European foreign ministers that Israel had targeted U.N. troops in Lebanon.
"The charge that Israel deliberately attacked UNIFIL personnel is completely false....
Israel, Iran and Nuclear Deterrence: What Happens “Where There Is No Common Power”
Abstract: Israel and Iran remain poised for a multi-level war. Such conflict could become nuclear even if Iran were to remain non-nuclear. This generally-overlooked observation owes to an inevitably ensuing competition in risk-taking. To wit,...
‘New’ antisemitism sure sounds like the old kind
Is it just me, or is the “new” antisemitism starting to sound a lot like the old kind?
In recent weeks, The New York Times has twice published remarks that directly invoked classic antisemitic stereotypes. Many of us...