Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Google Maps The synagogue of Trikala, Greece The Central board of Jewish Communities in Greece (KIS) on Tuesday issued a press release protesting the anti-Semitic graffiti that had been sprayed on Monday night on the restored synagogue in the city of Trikala. They stated that the act of vandalism has caused “outrage and […]

Photo Credit: Tomer Neuberg/Flash90 Supporters of Naama Issachar rally in Tel Aviv for her release, October 19, 2019. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and National Security Council chief Meir Ben Shabat met Tuesday evening with family members of Naama Issachar, and Netanyahu announced: “I will work to improve the terms of her sentence.” Communication was lost […]

Photo Credit: YouTube Screenshot Iraqi protesters surround US embassy in Baghdad It began with the US military strikes last Sunday against the Iranian proxy militia Kataeb Hezbollah, in retaliation for the group’s rocket attack a week ago that killed an American contractor on an Iraqi military base. It was the largest attack on a militia […]

Photo Credit: IDF Flickr CC Golani Brigade recruits, IDF {Originally posted to the BESA website} “In the Netanyahu era,” argued a recent article in the monthly Hebrew magazine Liberal, “we are unable to launch a real war in Gaza. The leadership has no way to sell its cost to the public.” Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: […]

Photo Credit: DS Levi NYPD protect the NYC flagship headquarters of the Anti-Defamation League , March 2017 The increased presence of NYPD officers in Brooklyn’s “Jewish neighborhoods” is only one of myriad elements in a new plan introduced by New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio intended to combat hate and anti-Semitism. “Diversity is our […]

Photo Credit: Wikimedia / AdmiralHalsey NYPD officers in Crown Heights, Brooklyn New York City Mayor Bill De Blasio introduced this week a range of new measures designed to raise the security profile in multi-ethnic neighborhoods with large visibly Orthodox Jewish populations. De Blasio’s New Plan to Combat Hate, Anti-Semitism in NYC Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: […]

Photo Credit: Israel Mission to the UN Ambassador Danny Danon sharing intelligence on Hezbollah tunnels infiltrating Israel with the UN Security Council Just before the deadline at midnight Monday night, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced he would extend the tenure of Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon a second time, after all. Danon’s last day […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay For the first time ever in the State of Israel, the government reports the fertility rate of Jewish women has surpassed that of their Arab counterparts, primarily due to Chareidi and Settler births. According to 2018 data released Tuesday by Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics, the fertility rate for Jewish and Other […]

Photo Credit: CDC This image depicts a young child with the characteristic cervical swelling brought on by the mumps infection. Modi’in has announced the city is providing a special vaccine to its residents after a number of teens in the local Bnei Akiva branch were diagnosed with the mumps. It is not known how many […]