Author: David Rutman

Can Facebook ever repair its image? Facebook has been heavily criticized over the last four years for not doing enough to stop the proliferation of fake news on the social network. Fair or not, many claim that this affected the outcome of the 2016 elections. What is clear, however, is that Facebook does have a […]

The US Embassy in Jerusalem by Neville Teller  When politicians say of any problem that their position is “clear”, you can be pretty certain that it is anything but.  Clarity on the issue of Jerusalem, its status and its future, has been claimed recently by both the United Nations and the European Union.  In fact […]

Bill grants government emergency powers to restrict demonstrations and prayer congregations prompting ire of opposition MKs who have accused Netanyahu of destroying the economy in his effort to silence protests against him The Knesset on Thursday evening passed the first reading of a bill to tighten coronavirus restrictions, which is set to come into effect […]

President Trump signs an executive order on safe policing for safe communities June 16, 2020 photo White House A day after President Trump’s refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power drew rebukes from Democrats, nervous distancing from Republicans and attempts at reassurance from the White House, Mr. Trump weighed in again Thursday and […]

Also, IAI moves closer to privatization. Israel Aerospace Industries is making many moves from buying 50% of BlueBird Aero Systems for $14.4 million to cutting deals with foreign firms. IAI is also passing hurdles towards privatization. So Covid-19 isn’t stopping all business. According to Globes, Israel’s ministerial privatization committee will meet next week to approve […]

The clothes are cleaned for the prime minister free of charge by the U.S. staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would take suitcases laden with dirty laundry for cleaning during his visits to Washington, the Washington Post reported on Wednesday. The service is offered to world leaders visiting the White House free of charge, but according […]

In 2018 18 trademarks were awarded to companies linked to President Trump and his daughter Ivanka Trump by the Chinese government. First Daughter Ivanka Trump is headed to Minneapolis, the city where George Floyd was killed by police, to bring her father’s “law-and-order” message to the people. Meanwhile, it has been revealed that her brands […]

Regina Barzilay MIT Regina Barzilay, an Israeli born scientist, has won the first ever $1 million Squirrel AI Award for Artificial Intelligence for the Benefit of Humanity from the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence. Barzilay is a leading AI researcher. We know what you are thinking: but isn’t AI a threat to humanity? […]

This is who Donald Trump really is. We know that Donald Trump’s use of anti-Semitic tropes has emboldened all those who hate Jews. Former Vice President Joe Biden is calling on American Jews to “stick together” and defeat President Trump in November. Well at least that is what the Presidential candidate’s Jewish engagement director Aaron […]