Tag: Israel
Stranded in Iraq, some Jews say Israel abandoned them
DOHUK, Iraqi Kurdistan — A few hours’ drive from the former front line with the Islamic State terror group in Iraq live a group of Jews, erstwhile residents of Israel, who have found prosperity...
Israel withdraws from UNESCO
Israel has filed notice to withdraw from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) alongside the United States.
Israel has blasted UNESCO in recent years over the organisation's criticism of Israel's occupation of East Jerusalem and...
Thousands gather in Tel Aviv, hundreds in Jerusalem to protest government corruption
Thousands of people gathered in Tel Aviv to protest against corruption in the government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, while a right-wing rally to protest the same gathered only a few hundred.
The Jerusalem rally...
Israel to formally announce intent to leave UNESCO
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has instructed Israel’s envoy to UNESCO to submit a formal letter announcing Israel’s intent to leave the cultural organization.
Carmel Shama-Hacohen will present the letter to UNESCO’s new leader Audrey Azoulay after...
Four ways Israeli and American Jews grew apart in 2017
This hasn’t been a good year for Israel and American Jews.
The two poles of world Jewry, each boasting about half of the globe’s total Jews, have never quite seen eye to eye on everything...
Christmas Tree Distributions in Israel
For decades, KKL-JNF has been growing trees especially for Christmas in its Eshtaol and Golani nurseries, where small saplings are carefully tended to until the trees have grown to their full size. The trees...
Saudi Academic: Arabs Should Accept Israel’s Historic Right to Jerusalem
A Saudi academic defended the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and called on Arabs to “accept” Israel’s historic roots in the holy city, a move he says can ultimately bring peace...
The US now has time to include “sovereignty” in the Jerusalem Embassy Relocation Act.
President Trump did Israel a favor that most people do not know about when he delayed the US embassy move to Jerusalem.
There is much work to be done.
Current wording of the US Embassy Relocation Act...
Why Trump’s Jerusalem Gambit Will Only Hurt Israel
On its face, Donald Trump’s speech on Wednesday announcing that America would recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital seemed entirely reasonable. “Today,” he declared, “We finally acknowledge the obvious. That Jerusalem is Israel’s capital. This is nothing...
Progressives call on Jews to worry less about Israel and more about Trump
The left’s rising hostility toward Israel has alienated many Jews, but progressives want the Jewish community to put aside its misgivings and present a united front against what they see as a greater threat: President Trump.
At a...