Shiryn Ghermezian
ARTICLES BY: Shiryn Ghermezian
‘Spineless Cowards’: Indie Rock Band Big Thief Denounced for Canceling Israel Gigs Under BDS Pressure
In a dramatic about-turn, indie rock band Big Thief announced on Thursday that it was canceling two upcoming concerts in Tel Aviv mere days after...
CNN Anchor Jake Tapper Says He Gave Ukrainian President Zelensky Matzah for Passover
CNN anchor Jake Tapper said that before his in-person interview with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky during Passover, he gave the Jewish world leader a box...
‘Fauda’ Season 4 to Premiere in Israel This Summer Before Netflix Debut
The popular Israeli television series "Fauda" is giving their local fans what they want — the release date for the show's highly anticipated fourth season...
Indie Rock Band Defends Decision to Perform in Israel, Sparks Criticism From BDS Supporters
After the Brooklyn-based indie rock band Big Thief announced that it will perform in Tel Aviv next month, supporters of the anti-Zionist BDS movement have...
Kathie Lee Gifford Says She Wants to Be Called ‘Bubbie’ by Her New Grandchild
Television personality Kathie Lee Gifford became a first-time grandmother on Tuesday and said she wants her grandchild to call her "Bubbie," after an Israeli woman...
‘Global Business Strategy Drove This Decision’: Food Giant General Mills Denies Pullout From Israeli Operation Was Result of BDS Pressure
Food giant General Mills emphasized on Friday that its decision to sell its stake in a joint operation in Israel was unrelated to the anti-Zionist...
Israeli Filmmaker Turned Ultra-Orthodox Rabbi Uri Zohar Dies in Jerusalem
Uri Zohar, an Israeli filmmaker who wrote, directed and starred in cult films before becoming an ultra-Orthodox rabbi, died on Thursday at the age of...
One of World’s Smallest Torahs Among Scrolls Unveiled by National Library of Israel
The National Library of Israel (NLI) is highlighting four extraordinary Torah scrolls from its Judaica collection in a new series of video clips released days...
Local Canadian School Board Pulls Agatha Christie Novel Over ‘Antisemitic References’
The Upper Canada District School Board (UCDSB) has told schools to stop teaching British author Agatha Christie's 1937 mystery novel "And Then There Were None"...
Families of Munich Massacre Victims Threaten to Boycott 50th Anniversary Commemoration Amid Compensation Row
Families of the Israeli coaches and athletes murdered by Palestinian terrorists at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich, Germany, are threatening to not attend the...
Netflix Releases First Look of Bradley Cooper as Jewish Composer Leonard Bernstein in Upcoming Biopic
Photos released by Netflix on Monday showed actor Bradley Cooper's transformation into Jewish composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, ahead of the upcoming biographical film "Maestro." The...
South African Jewish Outlet ‘Expelled’ From Press Group After Reporting on ‘Antisemitic’ Cartoon
The Press Council of South Africa (PCSA) said on Friday it expelled a South African Jewish outlet after it refused to apologize for describing a pro-BDS...
Israel Hosts Its First Independence Day Celebration in Gulf Region
The Israeli Embassy in Bahrain hosted on Thursday the first celebration of Israel's Independence Day to be held in a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) country. The...
Actor Liev Schreiber Says Jewish Grandfather’s Roots Inspired His Relief Efforts in Ukraine
Jewish actor and director Liev Schreiber told a radio program that his Jewish maternal grandfather's ties to Ukraine pushed him to help residents of the...
