By Daniel Greenfield, Frontpagemag-— Three years ago, the leaders of radical left-wing groups signed a letter in support of Linda Sarsour. The defenders of the anti-Semitic figure who had cheered Farrakhan, terrorists killing Jews, and viewed Jews as subhuman, included leaders of anti-Israel and anti-Jewish groups such as J Street, JVP, T’ruah, If Not Now,…
DetailsBy Benjamin Kerstein, Algemeiner— Under the pressure of continuing IAF air strikes, Iran is beginning to drawn down its military presence in Syria, unnamed Israeli security officials were quoted as saying on Tuesday. The Israeli news site Walla cited the officials saying, “For the first time since Iran entered Syria, it is reducing its forces…
DetailsBy Times of Israel— Jerusalem, the Israeli city that has seen the most coronavirus cases, is now also managing to bring its infection rate down, according to Health Ministry statistics released Tuesday. The city has been under a series of lockdowns, with several neighborhoods closed off from others, even as much of the rest of…
DetailsBy Caroline Glick, JPost— There is a growing chance that by October, the nuclear deal with Iran, otherwise known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) will be dead. Under the deal with the U.S. China, Russia, Germany, Britain and France, Iran purported to accept limitations on its nuclear program. These limitations included capping…
DetailsBy Earl and Kathleen Cox Ever wonder what makes Israel and the Jews so special, aside from the fact that they are God’s chosen people and Israel is His special land – the land flowing with milk and honey? While the answers could fill volumes of books, here’s just a dusting from the surface. In…
DetailsBy Bassam Tawil, Gatestone Institute— Palestinian officials are again threatening to revoke their recognition of Israel’s right to exist — this time if the Israeli government extends Israeli sovereignty to any part of the West Bank. These officials, in short, are saying that the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), an organization founded in 1964 with the…
DetailsBy Israel Today— A song of ascents are the words that begin the fifteen Psalms found in chapters 120-134. Psalm 121 is one of the fifteen that opens with “A song of ascents,” but is unique among them. This Psalm conveys a cry out to the Lord for help and is traditionally said in a…
DetailsBy Evelyn Gordon , JNS— That Israel will soon have a government is good news; almost any government would be better than the political dysfunction that has produced three elections in the past year. But aside from its existence, there’s little to like about this “unity” government. The biggest problem isn’t that many important issues…
DetailsBy Shoshana Bryen, Jewish Policy Center— The German government has pulled the plug on Hezbollah, labeling it a terrorist organization – its political “wing” as well as its military “wing” – and banning its activity on German soil; associated organizations will also be outlawed. What took so long? Surely there was no benefit to Germany…
DetailsBy Shelley Neese In the last two weeks, Israel has observed three national holidays that had to be observed individually rather than communally. First, it was on April 20th that Israel marked Holocaust Remembrance Day, or Yom HaShoah. Normally, there would have been a very large state ceremony held at Yad Vashem. Six beacons are…
DetailsBy Arlene Bridges Samuels, Times of Israel—- Hitler’s suicide, whether by gun or cyanide, marked what the world imagined was an end to the incomprehensible evil he perpetuated with horrific strategies, details, and logistics. His industrialized killing machines and devoted accomplices wiped out 6 million Jewish men, women, and children. The world may have breathed…
DetailsBy Times of Israel— New York Mayor Bill de Blasio came under heavy criticism Wednesday for appearing to warn the city’s Jews of a crackdown after a funeral for a rabbi in Williamsburg drew thousands of mourners who didn’t observe social distancing rules. Many accused the Democrat at the helm of the world’s largest coronavirus…
DetailsBy Amy Zewe— Last week’s Recap: Groups including BDS supporters are targeting Israel or Jews for blame in the Covid-19 crisis. This is a recycling of historical events during the black Plague and other crisis where Jews were scapegoated as the origin or source of some ill that affects a region or the world. What’s…
DetailsToldot Yisrael, in cooperation with the Rabbinical Council of America, has produced a complete ready-to-use one hour Yom HaZikaron-Yom Ha’Atzmaut program designed for congregations and communities to watch together. The program is built around eyewitness accounts to Israel’s founding by Harry Truman, Rabbi Norman Lamm, Yehuda Avner, and others. In addition, it includes inspiring words…
DetailsBy Israel Hayom— A US State Department official said that Washington was ready to recognize Israel’s annexation of parts of Judea and Samaria, local media reported Monday. “As we have made consistently clear, we are prepared to recognize Israeli actions to extend Israeli sovereignty and the application of Israeli law to areas of the West…
DetailsBy JPost— We are in the midst of one of the most unique periods on the Israeli calendar – the consecutive, deeply emotional Remembrance Day and Independence Day. And this year, these 48 hours are of a kind the country has never experienced before, under a complete closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bereaved families…
DetailsBy David Isaac, World Israel News— The Arab League will hold a virtual meeting to discuss how to organize opposition to Israel’s plan to annex large swathes of Judea and Samaria, it announced on Monday. The meeting, which is scheduled for Thursday, will be carried out by video conference and include the participation of Arab…
DetailsBy Ricki Hollander, Camera— In “Blood Libels, Conspiracy Theories and Coronaviruses” CAMERA discussed the history of the blood libel and how anti-Semites from across the spectrum have latched on to the coronavirus pandemic as a hook to hang their latest blood libels. As the pandemic continues, the libels have increased, as well. In Part II,…
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