Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has decided to postpone a vote on a controversial bill that critics say would amount to the de facto annexation of Israeli settlements surrounding Jerusalem, an official said Saturday. The bill had been expected to be voted on by a ministerial committee on Sunday, in a move that would fast-track its […]
Israel to postpone controversial ‘annexation’ bill: source Read More »
Middle East, USABy TOI staff Israeli actress Gal Gadot withdrew from an awards dinner honoring director Brett Ratner amid growing scrutiny of sexual harassment in Hollywood following the allegations against producer Harvey Weinstein. Gadot was scheduled to present the Tree of Life award at event for Jewish National Fund on Sunday before deciding to cancel her appearance,
Gal Gadot pulls out of event for Brett Ratner amid sexual harassment scandals Read More »
Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USABy TOI staff A Likud lawmaker said Saturday that the party would be pushing ahead with the the so-called “French Bill” granting immunity to serving prime ministers from corruption investigations until their terms are ended, despite opposition from the Jewish Home coalition partners. The Jewish Home party announced on Wednesday that it would oppose the
Likud MK vows to advance delayed PM immunity bill Read More »
Middle EastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — In the campus war against Israel, the all too familiar refrain from student anti-Israel activists, many of whom form the loose coalition of groups and individuals spearheading the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is that their quarrel is only with Israel and its government’s policies, not with
Campus Anti-Zionists Reveal Their Anti- Semitism Read More »
International, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USAMADISON, Wisconsin (Press Release) – Wisconson Governor Scott Walker issued Executive Order #261 Friday prohibiting state agencies from contracting with any business entity that discriminates against Israel. The executive order was issued as Governor Walker leads a 15-member trade delegation to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. The trade mission runs through November 2. “We stand firmly against
Wisconsin governor orders ban on boycotts of Israel Read More »
Middle East, USABy Gavin Rabinowitz ODESSA, Ukraine — A mention of matkot (paddle ball) usually brings to mind Israeli men in Speedos on a Mediterranean beach, not a fine art gallery on the Black Sea. But this week, Israel’s unofficial national sport was the subject on display in the Museum of Modern Art in the Ukrainian port
Tel Aviv beach craze makes the jump from paddle ball to fine art Read More »
International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & CompetitionsBy Stuart Winer Israel’s ambassador criticized a United Nations human rights official Thursday for urging economic and travel sanctions against Israel to force a withdrawal from the West Bank. Danny Danon said the United Nations Human Rights Council had “lost its legitimacy,” after the comments by Canadian law professor Michael Lynk, who is the council’s
UN rights official slammed for urging economic sanctions on Israel Read More »
International, Middle EastMK Yoav Ben Tzur (Shas) told Arutz Sheva on Thursday that his party would work to enact a law that would ban supermarkets in Israel from being open on Shabbat, in response to a Supreme Court ruling approving the opening of supermarkets in Tel Aviv on Shabbat. The ruling, which was the final ruling handed
‘We will not allow Israel to be a 24/7 state’ Read More »
Jewish Religion, Middle EastThe University of California Berkeley student newspaper has apologized for an editorial cartoon of Harvard Law School professor Alan Dershowitz that had been denounced as anti-Semitic. “We have seen with sharp clarity the pain and anger caused by an editorial cartoon that ran online in our opinion section on Oct. 18, and we apologize for
A Belgian academic said that nearly all Israeli students in Belgium are “Mossad Agents” at the screening of an Israeli movie at a film festival this week. Professor Marianne Blume was invited to speak at the screening of ‘This is my Land,’ a film directed by French-Israeli director Tamara Erde addressing the competing narratives of
‘Almost all Israeli students in Belgium are Mossad agents’ Read More »
International, Middle EastThe University of Winnipeg Students” Association (UWSA) on Wednesday voted against a motion in favor of adopting the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. Anti-Israel activists were unable to persuade a critical mass of University of Winnipeg students to support this initiative, thanks to students who organized the campaign opposing it. The move was
Another Canadian university rejects BDS Read More »
International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationSenior Palestinian official Hanan Ashrawi says Israeli plans to incorporate West Bank settlement blocs around Jerusalem into the city could kill hopes for an independent Palestinian state. A member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud party has said that draft legislation to form a “Greater Jerusalem” municipality would go to a ministerial committee on
PLO says Israel ‘annexation’ plan means end of two-state solution Read More »
Middle EastBy Tamar Pileggi The High Court of Justice on Thursday rejected a petition that would prevent Tel Aviv mini-markets from operating on Shabbat, infuriating ultra-Orthodox lawmakers who vowed to bypass the court with fresh Knesset legislation.. In her final ruling from the bench, outgoing Justice Miriam Naor underscored the need for religious pluralism in Israel.
High Court again rules Tel Aviv mini-marts can open on Shabbat Read More »
Middle EastThe Fatah movement headed by Mahmoud Abbas, who also serves as Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman, on Wednesday condemned British Prime Minister Theresa May, who announced her intention to officially mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration. Munib al-Jar’ub, the Fatah official in charge of public diplomacy, said that May’s remarks express a bias toward
Fatah continues campaign against Balfour Declaration Read More »
International, Middle East