Daily Archives: January 14, 2025
Holocaust survivor, 93, who fled Berlin at 7 gets German Order of Merit
A now 93-year-old Holocaust survivor who was shuttled out of Nazi Germany to the United Kingdom when he was a boy, just before the outbreak of World War II and without his family, was...
B’nai B’rith International elects new president
B’nai B’rith International concluded its Triennial meeting on Jan. 10 with the election of Robert Spitzer as the organization’s new president.
Spitzer, who previously served as senior vice president and chairman of the B’nai B’rith strategic planning...
Educational changes are key to a peaceful future in the Middle East
The Middle East remains in turmoil, lurching from one crisis to the next.
Israel is fighting a war on seven fronts, primarily against irregular forces under the control of Iran, and against the well-financed, international...
Hamas signals acceptance of draft ceasefire agreement
Hamas has accepted in principle a draft ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip that includes the release of dozens of hostages, the Associated Press reported on Tuesday, citing two officials involved in the negotiations.
An Israeli official confirmed to...
Anti-Israel group asks Italy to arrest Israeli general
An anti-Israeli organization that has initiated several war crimes allegations against Israelis abroad demanded on Monday that Italy arrest a visiting Israeli general.
The Hind Rajab Foundation, recently established by the Lebanese-Belgian anti-Israel activist Dyab...
Blinken to unveil plan for installing PA in Gaza
U.S. Secretary of State Tony Blinken is set to unveil a plan for rebuilding and governing Gaza that involves the Palestinian Authority and several Arab countries, Axios reported on Tuesday.
Blinken plans to announce it in a...
Trump says Gaza hostage deal almost finalized
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said on Monday that ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas are near completion, and cautioned that failure to finalize the agreement could lead to unprecedented challenges.
"We are very close to...
Overnight missile launch from Yemen triggers sirens across central Israel
A ballistic missile launched by Yemen's Houthi militia triggered sirens across central Israel in the early hours of Tuesday morning, in the second such attack in a span of hours. The Israel Defense Forces...
Trump’s Israel agenda: immediate critical decisions await
As Donald Trump prepares to reclaim the White House in seven days, an extensive portfolio of international and domestic challenges awaits—with Israel's security concerns commanding significant attention. Unlike his first term, Trump enters office on Jan....