Middle East

Academic lies in the war against Israel

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Jews have been accused of harming and murdering non-Jews since the twelfth century in England, when Jewish convert to Catholicism, Theobald of Cambridge, mendaciously announced that European Jews ritually slaughtered Christian children each year and drank their blood during Passover season. That medieval blood libel, largely abandoned in

Academic lies in the war against Israel Read More »

Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Senate Republicans want separate Iron Dome vote

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) released the following statement on Friday, July 25, regarding Israel’s Iron Dome defense system: “The RJC welcomes Senator Mitch McConnell’s efforts to make the Senate’s proposed $225 million supplemental funding for Israel’s Iron Dome program a stand-alone bill. “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has bundled the Iron

Senate Republicans want separate Iron Dome vote Read More »

Middle East, USA

Engel: Europe should beef up Jewish security

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC) — The chairman of the International Council of Jewish Parliamentarians, US Congressman Eliot L. Engel, has called on European nations to provide security measures for their respective Jewish communities. His call came in the wake of increased anti-Semitic violence around Europe, which has in part been sparked by the current conflict between

Engel: Europe should beef up Jewish security Read More »

International, Middle East, USA

Israel’s southern poor suffering food shortages

  By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — As Gaza rockets continue to strike southern Israel,  people in the the region’s lower-socioeconomic sectors are suffering even more with the current conditions. According to Israel’s National Food Bank, the country’s main food rescue network known as Leket Israel, the situation of southern Israel’s needy has become worse

Israel’s southern poor suffering food shortages Read More »

Middle East

FAA decision to let Israel flights resume applauded

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The decision of the Federal Aviation Administration to permit flights between the United States and Tel Aviv to resume was applauded Thursday, July 24, by the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations. Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, said, “We welcome the announcement by

FAA decision to let Israel flights resume applauded Read More »

Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

U.N. chief ‘alarmed’ over Gaza weapon storage

UNITED NATIONS, New York (WJC)–Ban Ki-moon, the secretary-general of the United Nations, has said he was “alarmed” to hear that rockets were placed in a UN-run school in Gaza and now “have gone missing,” and he demanded a full review of such incidents. A statement by Ban’s spokesman expressed the UN chief’s “outrage and regret”

U.N. chief ‘alarmed’ over Gaza weapon storage Read More »

International, Middle East