Category: Israel

American Jewry, Israel, Terror

Boost in PA Salary for Hebrew U Terrorists

Hebrew U bombing victims

Sunday was the 20th anniversary of the bombing of the Frank Sinatra cafeteria at Hebrew University, which took nine lives, among them three American citizens, and wounding another 80. In “honor” of the terror attack, the Palestinian Authority has announced a 14.29% raise in salary for each of the four terrorists responsible for the gruesome …

inflation, Israel

Gas Prices Going Down in August (At Least in Israel)

sonol gas station rishon letzion

Gas prices have been soaring in the United States even while President Biden’s approval ratings continue to plummet. But in Israel, the price of gas is going down. Interim Prime Minister Yair Lapid announced that gas prices will be lowered in August after several successive increases. Lapid says lower gas prices are part of an …

American Jewry, antisemitism, Israel, Media Bias

La Times Implicates Israel in Shireen Abu Akleh’s Death

LA Times homepage

The Los Angeles Times has ruled Israel as the guilty party in Shireen Abu Akleh’s death, going so far as to suggest that IDF soldiers deliberately targeted the Al Jazeera journalist. This conclusion, of course, is not based on any evidence. It cannot be based on evidence, because the PA will not release the bullet. …

antisemitism, Israel, Jewish pride

IDF Reservists to Dress as Hamas Terrorists to Protest Commission of Inquiry

Navi Pillay on left, Nitsana Darshan-Leitner, right

IDF reserve soldiers took part in a protest outside the United Nations office in Geneva on Tuesday dressed as Hamas terrorists complete with “Palestinian” flags and ski masks. The protest, organized by the Shurat HaDin Law Center, is the right-wing legal association’s opening salvo against the UNHRC Pillay Commission of inquiry into alleged Israeli war …

antisemitism, Israel

Shireen Abu Aqleh and the Unwarranted Finger Pointed at Israel

shireen abu aqleh

as Israeli forces came under heavy attack by terrorist gunfire. That, however, has not stopped the world’s finger at pointing at Israel. Even though the Palestinian Authority coroner said that it was impossible to determine responsibility for Aqleh’s death. The PA, moreover, has refused to allow Israel to examine the bullet, or collaborate with the …

Israel, Terror

Watchdog Demands State Department Disclose Names behind $1m Grant to Enemies of Israel

Department of State sign with logo

The State Department is being asked to disclose the names of those responsible for approving $1m in grant money along with the names of those who applied for it. The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request comes from the America First Legal Foundation (AFLF), a watchdog group that investigates government wrongdoing. Biden’s administration is now …

antisemitism, BDS, Israel

Sierra Club Caves in to BDS Pressure in Act of “Pure Cowardice”

sierra club logo circled

The Sierra Club, national environmental nonprofit, has canceled scheduled trips to Israel after pressure from progressives and anti-Zionist groups. BDS activists threatened the organization, stating that it was “greenwashing the conflict” and “providing legitimacy to the Israeli state, which is engaged in apartheid against the Palestinian people,” this according to an email from a volunteer …

Israel, Russia

PA Arabs Hesitant to Support Ukraine

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas

The Palestinian Authority is reluctant to go along with the opinion of most of the world, in regard to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, that Putin is a homicidal maniac. The most likely explanation is that Abbas doesn’t want to lose Putin’s support. Note, for example, the President Putin Palestinian Organization for Culture and Economy, …

American Jewry, Israel

This Year in Jerusalem: Israel Now Open to Even Unvaccinated Tourists

3 jubilant female tourists at Jaffa Gate Jerusalem

Were you hoping to be in Jerusalem for Passover this year? If so, you’re in luck. The Omicron wave is winding down in Israel, and it’s been decided that tourists are welcome to enter the country beginning March 1, no matter their vaccination status. You still have to have a negative PCR test before you …

Celebrity MOTs, Israel, Jewish pride

Gal Gadot Overtakes Gigi Hadid in Number of Followers

wonder woman sculpture in Bangkok 2017

Gal Gadot has done Israel proud with her rocket-like climb to the top of Hollywood stardom. It’s not just that she’s a great actress, but that she is a warm and likeably human being. She makes Israel—and the Jews in general—look good. That’s important at a time of rising antisemitism and the overwhelming demonization of …