Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Wikimedia Commons Mufti of Jerusalem Amin al Husseini saluting the Bosnian Waffen SS {Originally posted to the BESA website} Israel’s Declaration of Independence notes the historic role played by Palestinian-Jewish volunteers to the British Army during WWII: In WWII the Jewish Community of this country contributed its full share to the struggle of […]

Photo Credit: Yehuda Haim/Flash90 Haredim clash with police during a protest over the jailing of accused defector Yehuda Tombek, December 8, 2019. A severe indictment with the potential for prison time was filed against Rabbi Yehuda Tombek, who is defined by the IDF as a defector “who has been absent from service with the intention […]

Photo Credit: courtesy This is the conclusion of the interview posted last week: Zionism As A Reflection of Jewish History – Interview with Alex Ryvchin Q: You quote a writer describing the attendees at Third Zionist Congress, including “a bearded Persian” and “an Egyptian in a fez.” Did Herzl recognize a need for Zionism among […]

Photo Credit: Marc Israel Sellem/POOL Prime Minister Netanyahu arrives at the weekly cabinet meeting, December 15, 2019. Speaking at the start of his weekly cabinet meeting on Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “In recent days we have heard a senior Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander again threaten that Iran will destroy Tel Aviv from Lebanon. […]

[embedded content] The Christian Greek Orthodox community in Bethlehem has been in a tumult in recent days following the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) intention to expropriate the lands of the Church of Nativity which belong to the Church. A few days ago, 11 institutions associated with the Greek-Orthodox Church published a statement protesting the ongoing attempt […]

Photo Credit: Hillel Maeir/TPS Omar Shakir, Israel dismissed the latest report by the Human Rights Watch (HRW) organization accusing the Jewish State of various wrongdoings as “a report drafted by a man known for his hostile and biased attitude toward Israel.” HRW on Thursday published a report titled “Born Without Civil Rights: Israel’s use of […]

Photo Credit: Israel Police Spokesperson’s Unit On Saturday, Jerusalem police arrested a woman on suspicion that she set fire to a synagogue in Jerusalem. The woman set fire to the wooden front door, damaging it slightly. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); The Police stated […]

Photo Credit: Mendy Hechtman/FLASH90 The Satmar Rebbe Rabbi Zalman Leib Teitelbaum in Jerusalem, January 28, 2013. The Satmar Rebbe, Rabbi Zalman Teitelbaum, on Sdaturday night attended a special Melave Malka meal in Jersey City, in memory of Moshe Zvi Deitch and Leah Mindel Ferentz Hy’d, who were murdered last week in an anti-Semitic attack by […]

[embedded content] In what was described as some of the worst demonstrations in Beirut since the popular protests had begun on October 17, dozens of people were injured in clashes with police which fired rubber bullets and used tear gas and water cannons to push back anti-government protesters. According to several media outlets, Sunday morning’s […]

Photo Credit: Twitter Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah, on 9/11, 2019 {Originally posted to the JCPA website} Europe does not intend to sit quietly following the U.S. recognition of the legality of settlements in the West Bank. Luxembourg’s Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn is advancing an initiative for […]