“It’s not only the hunger-striking prisoners in Israelis jails that the people who fast are mocking, but also the ones in Palestinian prisons.” Jerusalem, August 14 – Advocates for the welfare of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel are calling today’s Jewish ...
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Waqf officials said they expected it to be competed by the spring of 2018, in time for the baseball season. Jerusalem, August 10 – The Islamic religious authority that administers the affairs of a contested sacred compound unveiled plans today for ...
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“He’s kicking himself because he knows he could have prevented this situation by better situational awareness.” Jerusalem, August 11 – A resident of Israel’s capital had his sophisticated plan to encounter no beggars on his morning trip to work met ...
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Chief among the IDF’s list of MTA achievements they wish to study is the Second Avenue subway line. Kibbutz Nir Am, August 11 – Israeli defense officials continue to seek innovative ways to neutralize or combat threats from Hamas and ...
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By Basher Assad, President of Syria I’ve been doing this repression thing for years and years. At first it was the not-so-subtle intimidation backed by the precedent of ruthless retaliation, but that eventually gave way to open warfare against my ...
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“Our Rio Platform should put paid to the notion that we have some sort of obsessive focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” Rio de Janeiro, Augist 10 – One of the world’s leading human rights organizations has launched an interactive database app ...
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The People must have their will expressed in real terms, but voters keep getting in the way. Tel Aviv, August 10 – Leading figures in Israel’s progressive political community have denounced laws prohibiting coups d’état – especially by means of weapons – ...
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If, however, the target proved to be other than Jews or people obviously acting in support of Jews, the US might consider a reprimand. Tehran, August 9 – President Hassan Rouhani of Iran told a gathering of lawmakers today that ...
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The session ended with the assembled scholars remaining deadlocked. Jerusalem, August 8 – Consensus continues to elude authorities on Jewish law as to the proper classification of the avocado, and whether the produce should be considered a fruit, requiring certain ...
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“We intend to have over five million in place by 2030.” Jerusalem Forest, August 8 – In what organization executives are calling a strategic move aimed at enhancing both the ecology and defense of the country, the Jewish National Fund ...
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