Archive for 2020
Coronavirus Shockwaves Already Felt in Israel
Supporters of medical workers hold a flash mob protest to back their strike to demand Hong Kong closing its border
Ruth Wisse’s Jewish Power Is on Display in New Edition of Her Groundbreaking Book
Ruth Wisse at the Center for Jewish History, April 26, 2018. Photo: Flickr. “Is this the prophet Ruth Wisse?” I
My Problem with Religion
A Torah scroll. Photo: RabbiSacks.org. Marx was right. Religion is the opiate of the masses. And Freud was right too
The Arab World Vs. the Palestinians
Israeli police clash with Palestinian worshippers on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple
Remembering the Great Jewish Historian Gertrude Himmelfarb
Sheets of a Torah scroll that were returned to Jewish hands from Poland earlier this year. Photo: Fromthedepths.org. Gertrude Himmelfarb,
Amy Slater
SLATER – Amy (nee Avrunin) January 30, 2020. Beloved wife of Irving Slater; loving mother of Cindy (Jack) Radko,
US Pressure on Iran to Continue Despite Lifting Sanctions on China’s COSCO Unit, Official Says
Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei delivers a Friday prayers sermon, in Tehran, Jan. 17, 2020. Photo: Official Khamenei website / Handout
Palestinian Authority Cuts Ties With Israel and US
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the 74th session of the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters in New
Palestinians Face Uphill Battle Against Trump’s Peace Plan
Palestinian rioters hurl stones at Israeli forces in the West Bank city of Hebron during a protest against US President
IDF Retaliates With Air Strikes on Gaza Targets After Hamas Fires Rockets
Rockets are fired from Gaza toward Israel, May 5, 2019. Photo: Reuters / Suhaib Salem. JNS.org – Israel conducted airstrikes