admin | February 11, 2022
The police unit that handles far-right extremism in the West Bank has been split in two, in an effort to enable a faster response to an increasing number of attacks by settlers against Palestinians and their Jewish allies. One unit is now responsible for the Judea region of the West Bank, including Hebron and the South Hebron Hills
admin | February 11, 2022
While a major Eastern Mediterranean storm dubbed Elpis was sweeping over Israel in late January, leaving snow in many areas, Hungarian-born Jewish skiers with Israeli citizenship Barnabas and Noa Szollos were making their final preparations to represent Israel in Beijing. For them, being surrounded by the white stuff is a daily reality. Although they have never lived in Israel, they have strong ties to the country.
admin | February 11, 2022
The U.S. is disengaging from the Middle East as it shifts its focus elsewhere, a move widely perceived within the region as a sign of a coming American departure. Many in Israel were concerned that this would strengthen Iran and its influence in the region
admin | February 11, 2022
It was less than three months into David Friedmans tenure as US ambassador to Israel, and he was already thinking big about using his position to transform the Middle East. He shared his plan with then-US president Donald Trump during a brief visit back to Washington in July 2017: I want to move the goalposts back to where they belong with regard to the conflict and work with [senior White House adviser] Jared [Kushner] to perhaps make peace from the outside in beginning with Israels natural allies. While the Palestinians are dysfunctional, there are Arab neighbors that may be ready to normalize with Israel.
admin | February 11, 2022
Israel Bound Israel Bound is a life-changing experience for St. Louis teens who want to explore their Jewish identity, strengthen their connection to Israel and have the adventure of a lifetime with their friends. The three-week trip began in 2008 and continues to be one of the most popular trips for St
admin | February 11, 2022
Days before Stephen H.
admin | February 11, 2022
Stephen Klineberg, Ph.D., professor emeritus of Sociology at Rice University and the founding director of the Kinder Institute for Urban Research, will present at the next Jewish Community Conversation event on Tuesday, Feb 15. Everyone is welcome to attend on Zoom, from noon-1 p.m.
admin | February 11, 2022
A new exhibit at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe takes a page from Jewish graphic novels and comics. Showcasing 12 projects that recount biblical tales, rabbinic writings and personal biographies, the exhibit pairs image and text to spark conversation. When Ben Schachter and Andrew Julo began work on People of the Book & the Storyboard nearly two years ago, neither of the Saint Vincent staffers considered their efforts particularly prescient
admin | February 11, 2022
Last week, the London-based Amnesty International joined the New York-based Human Rights Watch and the Jerusalem-based BTselem in calling Israels abusive and cruel system of domination over the Palestinians an apartheid, which amounts to a crime against humanity. Predictably, Israel and its supporters condemned the libellous and anti-Semitic report, and rejected its detailed and well-documented findings as biased distortions. And like the two reports by BTselem and Human Rights Watch, it seems none of the critics bothered to read the 280 pages Amnesty produced, let alone argue against the airtight case in them
admin | February 11, 2022
If Hertz hadnt screwed up my car rental reservation, I never would have seen how much my old hometown, Los Angeles, had changed. There were no cars at all at LAX, so I had to Uber to my hotel in mid-Wilshire. I lived in LA for nearly two decades.
Proudly Powered by WordPress | Theme by The Cloisters | Entries RSS Comments RSS
