Posts Tagged: Jews
Estonian Newspaper Under Fire for Nazi Death Camp Joke
Jewish groups around the world have denounced an Estonian newspaper's decision to run a fake advertisement in their humor section, which featured famished and emaciated...
Iranian MP: Canada’s Diplomatic Cut Could Lead Others to Follow
A member of Iran's parliament on Sunday said that Canada's decision late last week to sever diplomatic ties with Iran, giving Iranian diplomats 5 days...
Jewish Soccer Star Dean Furman Gets Call to Play for South African National Team
Jewish soccer star Dean Furman was selected by South African coach Gordon Igesund to be a member of the country's national team in two exhibition...
The Rise of Israeli Fish Farming
At a time when ocean fish populations are threatened worldwide, Israeli fish farmers are developing innovative new technologies and breeding methods that are...
The Impact of Global Political Winds For Israel and Judaism
Much ink has been spilled over the past 12 years regarding the shift in global power from West to East in the still-young 21st century,...
The Republican Party Has to Show it Has Heart
Attending the GOP Convention got me thinking. Those of you following my race for the United States Congress know that politics is not my first...
Israel’s Eviction of Migron: A Look Back and Ahead
The evacuation of all 50 Jewish families in Israel's Migron outpost was completed on Sunday evening without major incident. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu...
Defending Judith Butler in the Ivory Tower
The controversy that erupted when it became known that the prominent American post-structuralist philosopher Judith Butler will be awarded Frankfurt's prestigious Theodor Adorno Prize has...
Laugh a Little, it’s Good for You
As we prepare for the Days of Awe, it is easy to focus on tears and fears and not the joy that the holiday...
Iraq Sides With Iran on “Humanitarian” Flights to Syria
Iran is sending military equipment to President Bashar al-Asad's regime in Syria by flying over Iraqi airspace, senior American officials disclosed this week, highlighting...
What’s Wrong With State Education?
My years of suffering through the English educational system, and actually running a school, gave me a very jaundiced view of schools in...
Chabad Purchases New York Building for $42 Million
Chabad of Midtown Manhattan has closed on the purchase of a 60,000 square foot building in New York City for $42 million, in one of...
Controversial Israel Blogger Gets Hacked (PHOTOS)
The Tikun Olam blog run by Richard Silverstein was hacked on Friday when someone placed a picture on the site that reads "I Stand With...
Israeli Commander: Earthquake Would Be Deadlier Than War
Shalom Ben Aryeh, the outgoing commander of Israel's National Search and Rescue Unit, and the man who led Israeli delegations to Japan and Haiti following...
