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‘Fake news’ behind criminal probes into PMO, says Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday night slammed the "media's fake news" as being responsible for the mounting probes into alleged misconduct by officials in his office.
"In recent days, my office has been subjected to wild and...
The Amsterdam pogrom is what happens when the world tolerates antisemitism
Much like the reaction to the Hamas massacre of 1,200 Israelis on Oct. 7, 2023, it didn’t take long for some in the media and on the anti-Israel left to try to flip the...
Power, Presence and “Nothingness”: Trump’s Election Could Imperil Israel’s Survival
“…all is power and presence for me here, where the theme of nothingness rises still in smoke.”
Saint-John Perse, Exile
Though counter-intuitive, the US election of Donald J. Trump may not bode well for Israel’s survival....
A Jewish Tale Woven Through Napoleon’s Campaign in Egypt and Eretz Israel
Napoleon’s Mirage by Michelle Cameron; Berkeley, California: She Writes Press; © 2024; ISBN 9781647-426200; 256 pages; $17.99; publication date: November 12, 2024.
This Jewish love story is woven into an account of Napoleon’s unsuccessful war in...
Leonid Pasternak, Father of Boris, Wrestled with his Jewishness
Leonid Pasternak, a painter and professor at the Moscow College of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture, a master of portraiture and book illustrations, went down in history in the shadow of his son Boris, a...
Israel reacts to Trump’s victory
Israelis this morning woke up to the news of Donald Trump’s victory in the U.S. presidential election and breathed a collective sigh of relief.
They’ll soon find out if their high hopes are valid or...
Trying to decipher the next president’s Mideast policy
What do we know about the next president’s Middle East policy? Not much.
While we may not yet know the outcome of the presidential election as you read this, one thing is clear: The future...
Netanyahu among first leaders to call Trump following election win
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke with Donald Trump on Wednesday, becoming one of the first world leaders to congratulate the U.S. president-elect.
Wednesday morning's phone conversation, which lasted some 20 minutes, was described as...
Macron’s error: The UN did not create Israel
French Prime Minister Emmanuel Macron told his cabinet last month that Israel was created by a decision of the United Nations and that the Jewish state should not “disregard the decisions of the U.N.”
However, the United...
Republican Jewish Coalition ‘thrilled’ by Trump win
The Republican Jewish Coalition overnight Tuesday congratulated Donald J. Trump on his "decisive victory" in the 2024 U.S. presidential election. A statement released by RJC National Chairman Senator Norm Coleman and CEO Matt Brooks...