Month October 2020
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riad Malki said Monday that an international peace conference is the only way to bring about a peace agreement between Israelis and Palestinians. Malki, the top Palestinian diplomat, was reiterating Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ call for an… Continue Reading →
PITTSBURGH (JTA) – In a speech about the dangers of bigotry at a memorial for the synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Bernie Sanders included Israel in a list of countries where authoritarianism is rising. Sanders, the democratic socialist Vermont senator, was… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM(JNS) — A 2,000-year-old gem seal (intaglio) bearing the portrait of the Greek god Apollo has been unearthed in soil removed from the foundation of Jerusalem’s Western Wall during the Tzurim Valley National Park sifting project, the City of David… Continue Reading →
[COMMUNICATED] Rebbetzin Karn has been a role model for her 8 kids on how to face difficult challenges and persevere. Several years ago, her husband became handicapped and she was forced to single handedly raise her kids and put food… Continue Reading →
In the third terror attack in two months in France, a terrorist shouting “Allahu Akbar” killed three people, including one woman whose throat was slit, at a church in Nice on Thursday morning. The attack took place attack at the… Continue Reading →
Ben-Tzion Hadar, a Holocaust survivor known as the youngest member of a group of children who escaped the Warsaw Ghetto and sold cigarettes near the Gestapo headquarters, passed away in Israel on Sunday at the age of 84 at Hillel… Continue Reading →
Knesset Speaker at Session in Memory of PM Rabin: “It Is Our Duty to Combat Incitement and Violence”
Addressing Thursday’s special Knesset session marking the 25th anniversary of the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzchak Rabin, Knesset Speaker MK Yariv Levin (Likud) said “Yitzchak Rabin was a fighter and… Read more » The post Knesset Speaker at Session in… Continue Reading →
Avi Cyperstein, who has been instrumental in providing volunteer services to the Queens community for over a decade announced his candidacy for NYC Council District 29 in front of Queens Borough hall amongst family, friends, and a long line of… Continue Reading →
We “Fall Back” and move the clock back and hour at 2:00 a.m. this Sunday. Fire departments across the Nation also take this opportunity to remind homeowners to check the batteries in their smoke alarms.
The White House coronavirus task force is warning of a persistent and broad spread of COVID-19 in the western half of the United States and its members urged aggressive mitigation… Read more » The post White House Advisers Warn of… Continue Reading →
PARIS (AP) — An attacker armed with a knife killed three people at a church Thursday in the Mediterranean city of Nice, authorities said. It was the third attack in two months in France. The assailant was wounded by police… Continue Reading →
Vitamin D has been recommended by health officials throughout the world to decrease the risk of contracting the coronavirus, including Israel’s Health Ministry, but health experts warn that it should be taken sparingly since excessive consumption of vitamin D can… Continue Reading →
JERUSALEM (AP) – The Israeli Cabinet on Thursday approved the extension of the COVID-19-spurred state of emergency by 60 days, from Nov. 5, 2020 until Jan. 3, 2021. The measure was approved via conference call, and will take effect upon… Continue Reading →
A Saudi man was arrested in Jeddah after attacking and injuring a guard with a “sharp tool” at the French Consulate on Thursday, Saudi state media reported. The French Embassy… Read more » The post Man Arrested in Jeddah After… Continue Reading →
Another plane full of Israeli businesspeople excited about their newfound access to the United Arab Emirates touched down in Dubai this week, the latest whirlwind trip seeking to cash in on a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations between the countries…. Continue Reading →
U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper is set to visit Israel on Thursday to meet his Israeli counterpart Benny Gantz and other high-ranking officials. The visit comes amid the controversy over… Read more » The post Esper to Visit Israel Amid… Continue Reading →
Moderna Inc said on Thursday it was actively preparing to launch its coronavirus vaccine candidate, which is currently being tested in a large human trial. Moderna has finished enrolling participants… Read more » The post Moderna Says Preparing for Launch… Continue Reading →
The Knesset Finance Committee, headed by MK Rabbi Moshe Gafni (UTJ), voted unanimously on Tuesday to deny tax exemptions to missionary groups operating in Israel. One of the non-profit organizations,… Read more » The post Finance Committee Unanimously Votes to… Continue Reading →
The Lakewood Board of Education will again be distributing Gelbstein’s food boxes today from 3:30 PM to 6:00 PM. As in past weeks, the weekday meal boxes are available for students 0-18 who are not receiving free lunches from their… Continue Reading →
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A report into allegations of anti-Semitism in the Labour party found that the party was “responsible for unlawful acts of harassment and discrimination.” The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC)… Read more » The post Reports Shows: U.K.’s Labour Party… Continue Reading →