International

Israel medical experts in Philippines to observe vaccine rollout

Published by Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine government is hoping to learn from Israel medical experts who recently arrived to observe the country’s vaccine rollout, Malacañang said yesterday. Presidential spokesman Harry Roque Jr. said the team of three Israeli doctors Avraham Ben Zaken, Adam Nicholas Segal and Dafna Segol that arrived last Sunday

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food

Anti-Israel Forces Block Ship in Oakland, Food Festival in Philadelphia

Advocates for the Palestinians exerted their terrorism talents in or near two prominent American cities 3,000 miles apart in recent weeks. First they prevented a privately-owned Israeli ship from unloading its cargo in Oakland, California, across the bay from San Francisco. On Sunday, they succeeded in canceling a food festival in the Kensington section of Philadelphia because the organizers dared to allow an Israeli food truck to participate. [Bruce S. Ticker]

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Bruce Ticker, Business & Finance, Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

Short Story: Gershon’s Bus Ride

Gershon is sitting on the bus with two baskets brim full of purchases from the open- air market at his feet, one basket crowding his legs, the other half in the aisle, a traditional arrangement on Jerusalem’s buses as they aren’t designed for ample purchases. Jerusalemites like to purchase in bulk. They have large families. Besides, at any time someone or many someones may “drop in.” Gershon’s wife, Rachelah, who was not blessed with children, likes people to drop in. She is fond of quoting Gershon who quotes from the Mishna: ‘Let your house be open wide.’ [Larry Lefkowitz]

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Jewish Fiction, Middle East

Demonstrations of the Ugly and the Beautiful in Sports

In sports, which can serve as a microcosm of our society, we saw over the past few days the ugly and the beautiful.

The ugly came following a California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) regional championship basketball game between Coronado High School of the City of Coronado and Orange Glen High School of the City of Escondido.  At the end of the hard-fought game, which Coronado narrowly won, some of its players “celebrated” by tossing packages of tortillas at the Orange Glen team, whose players are predominantly Mexican-American.  Coronado High School, in contrast, is predominantly White. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA

Former Druze MK New Shlicha from Israel

The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Jewish Federation of Greater Washington on Tuesday announced their collaboration to bring former Member of Knesset Gadeer Kamal-Mreeh (Yesh Atid/Blue and White), the first female Druze member of Israel’s Parliament, to Washington, DC as a senior shlicha (Israeli emissary). She will also support Israel engagement efforts on North American college campuses working closely with Hillel International. [Jewish Agency for Israel news release]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel allows some Gaza exports, Hamas demands more amid fragile truce

Published by Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Rami Ayyub GAZA/TEL AVIV (Reuters) – Israel allowed a limited resumption of commercial exports from the Gaza Strip on Monday in what it called a “conditional” measure, one month after a truce halted 11 days of fighting with the Palestinian enclave’s Hamas rulers. But following a meeting with

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Middle East

Merkel: Centre on post-WWII expulsion of Germans plugs historical gap

Published by DPA A new Berlin museum looking at the fate of Germans expelled from non-German territory after World War II closes “a gap” in the way Germans deal with history, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said at its opening on Monday. “This centre has been the subject of long and intensive discussions in Germany, but

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International

Political Biography Includes Anecdotes About Biden and Jews

While this book was published prior to the election by which Joe Biden became the 46th President of the United States, there is much in it that remains of interest — particularly for people like myself who are interested in the relationships between American presidents and the Jewish community. [Donald H. Harrison]

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

Jewish Trivia Quiz: Naftali Bennett

Throughout his personal and political life, Bennett has faced many challenges, and has spoken of one particular problem that he solved creatively, noting that “I had to improvise. So we MacGyvered it.” The term “MacGyvered” refers to the MacGyver television show whose eponymous lead character routinely jerry-rigged solutions to problems he was confronted with. What was Bennett referring to when he said “we MacGyvered it”? [Mark D. Zimmerman]

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Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire

Israel criticizes hardliner’s victory in Iranian presidential vote

Published by DPA Israel’s prime minister on Sunday criticized Iran’s election of hardline judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi as the country’s next president. “Raisi’s election is, I would say, the last chance for the world powers to wake up before returning to the nuclear agreement, and to understand who they are doing business with. These guys

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Middle East