Daily Archives: March 26, 2021

Our updated letter to all UNRWA donor nations

Letter sent to each UNRWA donor nation: https://israelbehindthenews.com/2021/02/10/unrwa-donor-nations-2020/ March 29, 2021 The Hon. Last month, the Bedein Center for Near East Policy Research gave its sixth briefing in less than four years for senior staff of the UN...

An Open Letter to Tom Friedman From the UAE

Mr. Thomas Friedman, in your March 2 New York Times op-ed—“Jumping Jehoshaphat! Have You Seen How Many Israelis Just Visited The U.A.E?”—you say that you have “lived through the shotgun marriage between Israelis and Lebanese Christians.” But...

Passover seder’s takeaways speak to the woke divide

This Saturday night in the midst of the loosening COVID-19 pandemic and the tightening of America’s cancel culture pandemic, Jewish families will celebrate the Passover seder. Veterans of seders past anticipate the drinking four cups...

From slavery to sovereignty

As we sit around the Seder table this year it will be an ideal opportunity to reflect on the real reason we are celebrating. It has become fashionable in many parts of the world, especially...

BDS Activism Can Disqualify from Winning the Israel Prize: Oded Goldreich as a Case...

Editorial Note Prof. Oded Goldreich from the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science at Weizmann Institute was a candidate for the prestigious Israel Prize. However, Yoav Galant, the Minister of Education, has requested the nomination committee to reconsider...