Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Wikimedia / JPhillips23 University of Toronto’s University College Building The University of Toronto Graduate Students’ Union (GSU) was forced to eat crow this week after refusing to support an ongoing campaign by the campus Hillel organization to secure kosher food access for students. In a statement issued Sunday evening, the GSU apologized for […]

Photo Credit: US Dept of State / public domain US Ambassador to Egypt Jonathan R. Cohen The United States has appointed a new ambassador to Cairo for the first time in more than two years, according to a report in Ahram Online. Ambassador Jonathan Cohen, a Jewish American, arrived in the Egyptian capital on Sunday […]

[embedded content] Equipped with advanced means and well prepared for any scenario, Israel’s Border Guard Police tactical brigade officers are deployed along the state’s southern coastal strip to prevent terrorist infiltration and strengthen residents’ security. Here’s a glimpse into their activities this past week. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, […]

Photo Credit: twitter European Union and Palestinian Flags {Originally posted to the JCPA website} The European Court of Justice issued a controversial ruling on November 12, 2019, and declared: Foodstuffs originating in the territories occupied by the State of Israel must bear the indication of their territory of origin, accompanied, where those foodstuffs come from […]

Photo Credit: Save A Childs Heart Lionel Messi and Sylvan Adams with African children On Sunday night, global superstar Lionel Messi and the rest of the Argentina soccer team, in Israel for a friendly match in Jerusalem with the national team of Uruguay, met Canadian-Israeli philanthropist Sylvan Adams, the man behind “Save A Child’s Heart,” […]

Photo Credit: Shabbat Project Challah Bake in Buffalo This past Shabbat, the Jewish world took a well-deserved collective deep breath. From November 15-16, the 7th annual international Shabbat Project outdid its predecessors on all fronts, reaching 1,685 cities and 106 countries across the world, and attracting record numbers of participants in many of those cities. […]

Photo Credit: Flash 90 UNRWA traps Palestinians in a cycle of stateless dependency. {Originally posted to the FirstOne Through website} The saga of the Stateless Arabs from Palestine (SAPs) which have cast their lot with UNRWA for generations may finally be coming to an end. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: […]

Photo Credit: FLASH90 PM Netanyahu’s attorney and cousin David Shimron, February 01, 2015. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s attorney and cousin David Shimron on Monday told Reshet Bet radio there’s no doubt he had committed no offense in the Case 3,000 affair, a.k.a. the submarines case, and he hopes the legal system would be persuaded. Case […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press Q: Why is it so hard for me to accept criticism? I feel like it will help me grow, but I never want to listen once it is being said. Is there something I can do to change this about myself? A: Harvard professors Douglas Stone and Sheila Heen argue that […]