Tag: Israel
Israel Police & Jerusalem Municipality Statement; an eviction order of illegal buildings built on...
(Communicated by the Israel Police and the Jerusalem Municipality)
This morning (Wednesday, 19 January 2022), the Israel Police has been carrying out an eviction order of illegal buildings built on grounds designated for a school...
A Guide to Fact Checking the New Israel Fund
REVIEW REPORT: DANIEL SOKATCH'S "CAN WE TALK ABOUT ISRAEL?"
Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund since 2009 and founding Executive Director of Bend the Arc (formally, the Progressive Jewish Alliance) recently wrote a...
Can it get worse?
As we teeter on the edge of a new civil year the question on most people’s minds is whether 2022 will be worse than 2021.
Although my crystal ball is just as murky as anyone...
A look at the billions of dollars in foreign aid to Gaza
The international community has sent billions of dollars in aid to the Gaza Strip in recent years to provide relief to the more than 2 million Palestinians living in the isolated, Hamas-ruled territory.
The aid...
New President of Chile Openly Hostile to Israel
Gabriel Boric, a far-Left politician hostile to Israel, won Chile’s presidential election on Sunday. His victory may spark debate about the future of the Jewish community in the South American country.
He defeated conservative lawmaker...
German Jews wary of new ‘traffic light’ government
Germany's "traffic light" government, led by new Chancellor Olaf Scholz of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), was sworn in on Wednesday under the banner "dare to make progress." Jewish leaders, activists and analysts, however,...
Verbal violence
Definition: Verbal abuse (also known as verbal aggression, verbal attack, verbal violence, verbal assault, psychic aggression, or psychic violence) is a type of psychological/mental abuse that involves the use of oral language, gestured language,...
U.S. Vote on Palestinian Refugees Raises Discomfort in Israel
The United States' vote to abstain earlier this month on a draft United Nations resolution involving Palestinian refugees and their descendants set off discomfort in Israel over Washington's policy regarding one of the most sensitive topics...
They deserve each other
Either by design or mutual attraction, whenever Israel is in terror groups’ crosshairs one can unfailingly guarantee that not far behind will be the usual collection of anti-Israel groupies.
These latter fellow travellers cover the...