NGO MONITOR: How Germany Funds The Adversaries Of The Jewish State

The German federal government provides millions of euros to political advocacy NGOs in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza through a variety of frameworks, including the Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), the...

Austria’s Kurz and Germany’s Merkel On Collision Course About How to Oppose Jihad Terror

The German-language Austrian publication Kronen Zeitung reported Tuesday that Austria’s Chancellor Sebastian Kurz flew to Paris in order to “coordinate ‘on a European level’ with French President Emmanuel Macron on the ‘fight against political Islam.’” This...

Israel: CNN’s Amanpour must apologize for comparing Trump to Nazis

Israel’s Diaspora Affairs Minister Omer Yankelevich has called on CNN anchorwoman and veteran journalist Christiane Amanpour to apologize for remarks she made last week comparing President Trump’s actions to Kristallnacht. “This week 82 years...

Givat Hamatos: A Strategic Jerusalem Neighborhood

Institute for Contemporary Affairs Founded jointly with the Wechsler Family Foundation Vol. 18, No. 1 A plan to build a Jewish residential neighborhood in Givat Hamatos (Airplane Hill) in southern Jerusalem was approved in 2014, but...

Fatally flawed dead ends

When one has traversed down a dead-end road in the past and discovered that it leads nowhere but to dangerous territory, it is inconceivable that at some later time the same journey should once...

Friday November 20, 2020: Free Pollard Day

Distribute Widely: Write to President Trump to allow Jonathan Pollard the freedom travel to Israel when his parole finishes on November 20, 2020. Snail mail letters to the White House at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, Washington...

Senate wants security guarantees for Israel before US sale of F-35s to UAE

The Senate is calling on the State Department to certify that a pending sale of F-35 stealth fighter jets to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) does not pose security threats to Israel or weaken American...

Bari Weiss quits New York Times after bullying by colleagues over views: ‘They have...

New York Times opinion columnist and editor Bari Weiss announced Tuesday she is leaving the Gray Lady, saying she was bullied by colleagues in an "illiberal environment," weeks after declaring there was a “civil...

‘The finest teacher of the most important lessons’

IT is rare that a contemporary figure deserves to be called a “giant”, but in the case of Rabbi Jonathan Sacks, this title was wholly justified. He was an intellectual giant, an unparalleled communicator...