Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: wiki Cover of Time Magazine with Angela Merkel 2015 Person of the Year {Originally posted to the author’s website} The World Jewish Congress purports to represent Jewish communities throughout the world. Although its president (and prime funder), Ronald Lauder, at times feels free to ignore governance on issues related to Israel, the WJC […]

Photo Credit: Almandillo / Wikimedia Commons Flag of Islamic State (ISIS / Da’esh) terrorist organization The second-in-command to Islamic State terrorist leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and spokesperson for the terrorist organization – Abu al-Muhajir – has been also been killed. Al-Muhajir was considered the likely successor to al-Baghdadi in the case of his death. Advertisement […]

Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore of Peoria AZ / Wikimedia US Senator Elizabeth Warren speaking on August 21, 2019 at the Prairie Meadows Hotel in Altoona, Iowa, hosted by Iowa Federation of Labor Convention, AFL-CIO Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts told the participants of this week’s J Street national conference in Washington DC, “I believe […]

Photo Credit: courtesy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Example of gaze fixation points for 10 control children (blue) and 10 ASD children (green) on an individual frame of the naturalistic movie. The mean gaze position of the control group is marked with a cross. Measuring children’s gaze patterns as they watch movies of social interactions […]

Photo Credit: Yossi Zamir / Flash 90 Visitors to the Dead Sea region look over the muddy water flooding the area near Kibbutz Mitzpe Shalem in Nahal Kedem, 29 October 2008. Israeli searchers have recovered the body of 21-year-old Yerachmiel Yeshayahu of Jerusalem at the bottom of a cliff near the northern shore of the […]

Photo Credit: Christine Jamine / Pixabay Football (soccer ball) with Puma logo The PUMA Sportswear firm is facing a mammoth international boycott launched by the BDS (Boycott, Divest and Sanctions) campaign against Israel over its sponsorship of the Israel Football Association (IFA). This past Saturday’s Global Boycott Day (Oct. 26) was the second BDS attempt […]

[embedded content] [Originally published at Elder of Ziyon] J-Street’s conference held a panel on “Fighting Anti-Semitism and its Weaponization in American Politics.” Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: ‘banner’, zid: ThisAdID, pid: 16, onscroll: 0 }); Already by equating antisemitism with its supposed “weaponization” (which exists but is not nearly as big an issue,) the […]

Photo Credit: UN photo / Rick Bajornas Danny Danon, Permanent Israeli Representative to the United Nations, addresses the Security Council . Oct. 18, 2017 The United Nations’ Security Council (UNSC) convened Monday for its periodical discussion on the situation in the Middle East, during which Israeli Ambassador to UN Danny Danon criticized the Council for […]

Photo Credit: courtesy Doug Goldstein How Much Do You Need to Save to Achieve Financial Independence? How much of your income do you need to put aside to achieve financial independence? Financial coach Todd Tresidder shares how he retired at the age of 35. He discusses effective retirement investing strategies and compares owning a piece […]

Photo Credit: Wikimedia / Gage Skidmore Amy Klobuchar U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, said on Sunday that she “disagreed” with U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision in March to recognize Israel’s sovereignty over the Golan Heights. “It’s not a good idea to negotiate these things right now, […]