Tag: State of Israel
Rivlin addresses more than 40 world leaders ahead of World Holocaust Forum
Ahead of the Fifth World Holocaust Forum and the 75th commemoration of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp, Israeli President Reuven Rivlin addressed more than 40 world leaders at an official dinner at...
Israeli activist and longtime Knesset member Geulah Cohen dies at age 93
Former Knesset member Geulah Cohen, an iconic pre-state underground fighter, founder of the Tehiya Party, 2003 Israel Prize laureate and the mother of Likud Minister Tzachi Hanegbi, died on Wednesday night. She was 93...
Republic of Nauru recognizes Jerusalem as Israel’s capital
The Republic of Nauru has formally recognized Jerusalem as Israel’s capital.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz applauded the move by the Pacific Island nation.
I commend @Republic_Nauru’s important decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of...
While Jewish groups rebuke Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ remark, others question Democratic silence on Omar, Tlaib
Jewish and pro-Israel groups largely condemned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt on Wednesday to clarify his comments from the previous day, which insinuated that Jews who vote for a Democrat either have a “total lack of knowledge or...
In Israel, OU leaders talk of increasing Jewish-identity initiatives in Diaspora
Orthodox Union leaders from the United States and Canada met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday to talk about the need to increase and expand initiatives focused on Diaspora Jewish education and...
Mariano Rivera: From pitching baseball to pitching Israel
Legendary closer. Thirteen-time All-Star. Five-time World Series champion (earning the WS MVP in 1999). Devout Christian. Israel advocate.
On July 21, New York Yankees icon Mariano Rivera, 49, will be inducted into the Baseball Hall...
Rare photo collection from Israel’s War of Independence up for auction
A collection of 26 photographs designated to be printed by newspapers during Israel’s War of Independence was revealed this past week, with several of them capturing scenes that transpired on the Arab side of...
From ‘oy’ to joy: A call for positivity in Jewish engagement
There is a dissonance between the Jewish story and narrative. We are a people who have demonstrated an inverse relationship between numbers and impact for thousands of years, and represent an unparalleled catalyst for...
Document showing America’s official recognition of Israel in May 1948 up for sale
The original exhibition copy of the United States’ recognition of Israel in 1948, signed by U.S. President Harry S. Truman, is up for sale for the first time.
The document, valued at $300,000, is the only...
What to make of a historic pro-Israel presidency
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said something last week timed to the Jewish holiday Purim that made a lot of people snicker. When asked by an interviewer by the Christian Broadcasting Network if U.S....