Middle East

Ontario parliament shoots down anti-BDS law

A bill that would have banned the Canadian province of Ontario”s public institutions from doing business with companies which support an anti-Israel movement was shot down Thursday, reports The Toronto Sun. The bill, co-sponsored by Progressive Conservative MPP Tim Hudak and Liberal MPP Mike Colle, would have prohibited the government from entering into contracts with […]

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International, Middle East

J-Street was paid by Obama administration to promote Iran deal

J-Street received more than half a million dollars to advocate for the Obama administration’s controversial nuclear deal with Iran, it has been revealed. The liberal Jewish group, which bills itself as “pro-Israel and pro-peace” but which critics say takes solely anti-Israel stances, was paid the money by the White House’s main surrogate organization for selling

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Middle East, USA

Liberal Judaism, complexity science, and Israel

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Two friends, who I am sure do not know one another, have provoked this column with issues dealing with what appear to be different matters. One worries about the weakness of Liberal Judaism in Israel. Another sent me an item about “complexity science.” The topics link to one another. The “findings”

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

US ‘looks forward’ to Ya’alon’s successor

US President Barack Obama’s administration announced on Friday that it appreciates Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s (Likud) leadership, and will work with his successor. Ya’alon made a surprising announcement Friday that he is resigning but intends to return and contend for the leadership, after Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu decided to give his post of Defense Minister

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Middle East, USA

Netanyahu responds to Ya’alon’s resignation

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu issued a statement on Friday afternoon, responding to Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon’s (Likud) sudden resignation and press conference earlier in the day. Ya’alon announced that he intends to return and contend for the leadership, after Netanyahu decided to give his post of Defense Minister to MK Avigdor Liberman as a condition

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Middle East

Israel announces plan to upgrade visitor checkpoints

The Israeli government will upgrade the checkpoints between the Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria and Israel, so that more Palestinians will be able to enter Israel for work, Haaretz reported Thursday. The Defense Ministry said the move, which will cost some 300 million shekels ($78 million), will shorten the amount of time Palestinians

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Middle East

Woman bullied by anti- Israel activists at UC Irvine

By Shani Shahmoon, IRVINE, California — An event hosted by a pro-Israel student group ended abruptly Wednesday night as police were called to protect attendees from an angry mob that had gathered. One student who never made it inside the venue called 9-1-1 as she hid in fear from anti-Israel activists who chased her into

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Mother of two slain soldiers an Israeli inspiration

By Toby Klein Greenwald EFRAT, Israel — Miriam Peretz has become a legend in Israel and the translation of her riveting book, Miriam’s Song, written, with her, by beloved Israeli author Smadar Shir and expertly translated by Jessica Setbon, will now ensure that she becomes a legend in the English speaking world as well. I

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Toby Klein Greenwald

Middle East Roundup: May 20, 2016

Israelis prefer Yisrael Beiteinu over Labor in governing coalition, polls show (JNS.org) Israelis prefer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to invite the Yisrael Beiteinu party to join his governing coalition over inviting the Labor party, according to polls. An Israel Hayom survey found Thursday that when asked to choose between the two parties, 48 percent

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Middle East

Belgian lawmakers nominate Barghouti for Nobel Peace Prize

A campaign to have arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize took another step on Wednesday, as leading Belgian Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum announced their nomination of Barghouti. According to the Palestine News Network website, the signatories of the letter of nomination include Gwena&eumllle Grovonius, President of the

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International, Middle East