Author: David Rutman

Photo Credit: Yaakov Lederman/Flash90 The Island of Peace in Naharaim, northern Israel, on the border with Jordan, March 31, 2017. Jordan Valley Regional Council Head Idan Greenbaum on Thursday sent a personal letter to Jordan’s King Abdullah II, asking to meet with him in order to reach a new settlement that would allow Israeli farmers […]

Photo Credit: Flash90 Maj. Gen Yair Golan, outgoing IDF deputy chief of staff Incoming freshman Member of Knesset from the leftist, Democratic Union list, Yair Golan, did it again. Golan’s constant delegitimization of his political opponents on the right, smacks of the same delegitimization that tyrants, dictators, demagogues and assorted totalitarians always use, just before […]

Photo Credit: Screenshot Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah In a Tuesday sermon at the Sayyed Shuhada Complex in Beirut’s southern suburb Dahiyeh, Hezbollah Secretary General Sayyed Hasan Nasrallah called on the people of the Middle East not to bet on the US for support, because it is untrustworthy. Nasrallah said the events taking place […]

Photo Credit: Screenshot Kurdish refugees fleeing their homes in northern Syria Senators Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and Chris Van Hollen (D-Md) on Wednesday released a draft of sanctions against Turkey, in response to the Turkish military assault on Kurdish forces as well as civilians in northern Syria. The senators say their sanctions will go into effect […]

Photo Credit: Facebook {Originally posted to the Abu Yehuda website} In the US, there is a Jewish Voice for Peace, an If Not Now, a J Street, an Open Hillel, and a Tzedek Chicago – and probably a hundred other Jewish organizations with the same general objective. All would deny it, but they act politically […]

Photo Credit: Netanyahu’s Facebook page Netanyahu with ‘boring’ fan PM Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a day before Yom Kippur, begged the forgiveness of Orna Peretz, the resident of the northern town of Kiryat Shmona whom he called “boring” during his visit to that city a year ago. Advertisement ‘); _avp.push({ tagid: article_top_ad_tagid, alias: ‘/’, type: […]

Photo Credit: United Nations Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas addresses the United Nations General Assembly in 2017 {Originally posted to the JNS website} lopezIt was only eight years ago that supporters of Israel were trembling at the possibility that support for the Jewish state would soon be washed away by a “diplomatic tsunami” that would […]

Photo Credit: Sara Chana Silverstein Sara Chana Silverstein What are some of the best things to eat before a fast, and after? Also, hear about what keeps you younger, helps you sleep better, and eases stress in your body, including getting over jet lag and balancing your body’s chemistry. Sara Chana Silverstein, a Master Herbalist, […]