Category: Israel

Photo Credit: UN Photo Headquarters of the International Criminal Court at The Hague Senior Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) official Khaleda Jarar, who is in Israeli custody for her part in a deadly bombing in August, played a major role in the Palestinian Authority’s application to join the International Criminal Court (ICC). […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press After vanquishing the Syrian-Greeks, the Jews dedicated the Temple and witnessed the fabulous miracle of the menorah. Yet, the Gemara tells us, the Sages did not immediately institute a holiday. They waited until the next year to do so. The obvious question is: Why? The Kedushas Levi and Sfas Emes both […]

Photo Credit: Flash 90 MK Betzalel Smotrich Israel should collapse the Palestinian Authority (PA) and take severe action against illegal Arab construction after the International Criminal Court (ICC) announced it was seeking to launch a probe against Israel over alleged war crimes, Minister of Transport Bezalel Smotrich said. Addressing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Facebook, […]

Photo Credit: NGO Monitor Close scrutiny of dozens of social media accounts linked to Amnesty International and research of the output of over 40 of the organization’s staff and volunteers outlines the “extreme bias” against Israel in the posts and shows “there are clear political and discriminatory influences at work at Amnesty,” a new report […]

Photo Credit: MusashiAI AI Robot Forklift The world’s first “employment agency” offering robots controlled by artificial-intelligence for hire has launched in Israel as a joint venture between SixAI of Israel and Musashi Seimitsu of Japan, according to Daily Mail. MusashiAI provides a completely autonomous forklift and a visual inspection robot that factories can hire to […]

Photo Credit: Labour Against Anti-Semitism via Twitter. Thousands gather outside of Parliament in London to protest anti-Semitism in the British Labour Party, Sept. 3, 2018. {Originally posted to the BESA website} The resounding victory of the Conservative Party in the British General Election has brought palpable relief to British Jews and advocates of the Atlantic […]

Photo Credit: Jewish Press With the change of the clock comes the desire to hibernate in our homes, as nothing says cozy like a warm blanket and hot cup of tea, right? Except if you can’t find a warm blanket underneath that pile of stuff you meant to give away and never got around to. […]

Photo Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90 Bezalel Smotrich and Rafi Peretz The Liberal wing of Habayit Hayehudi opposes the deal between their party leader, Education Minister Rabbi Rafi Peretz, and Otzma Yehudit led by Itamar Ben-Gvir, Srugim reported Saturday night. In response, Habayit Hayehudi members are collecting signatures to protest the move and demand it be cancelled. […]

Photo Credit: Pixabay Brexit {Originally posted to the BESA website} The EU may well view a post-Brexit Britain as a threat. A flourishing and peaceful Britain could deprive the European project of its raison d’être and highlight the numerous shortcomings of European federalism. Britain’s success could also induce more European states to desert the EU. Advertisement ‘); […]

Photo Credit: White House UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s return to Downing Street means that Washington now has a firm ally in London, someone who is committed to breathing new life into the vital and long-standing partnership between Britain and America. Pictured: Johnson meets with US President Donald Trump on September 24, 2019, at United […]