By Reza Behrouz, Al Arabiya— In a televised address, the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei claimed last week that the coronavirus pandemic has caused more than one million fatalities worldwide. This statement was given in spite of international organizations estimating the global number of virus-related deaths at just under 90,000. Khamenei also claimed that…
By Joan Nathan, NY Times— WHEN Emily Moore, a Seattle-based chef and instructor, was invited to consult on recipes for Streit’s Matzo, she assumed that the baked goods would have their traditional heft, because no leavening can be used during Passover. Not so, said Rabbi Moshe Soloveichik, a member of a prominent rabbinic dynasty, who…
By The Times of Israel— Officials from the National Security Council and Defense Ministry are reportedly set to meet on Wednesday night to discuss a lockdown from the eve of Memorial Day on April 27th until the end of Independence Day on April 29th. Defense officials are concerned about crowding at cemeteries where bereaved families…
And I don’t mean Corona. With all the corona talk, and understandably so, the uptick in antisemitism has been largely ignored, even though it seems to be as infectious as COVID-19. As I mentioned a few weeks ago, whenever there is hardship, often the Jews get blamed. Certainly, this is so during health pandemics. While…
By Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) claims that it is on the “frontlines of responding to COVID-19,” and its officials are appealing for donations to help Palestinian refugees in the Middle East. According to an UNRWA statement from April 5: “UNRWA is doing its part to flatten…