American Jewry, campus

Supreme Court Justice Sotomayor Blocks YU Order on LGBTQ Recognition–But Court Reverses Her Decision

Sonia Sotomayor in robes

Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor temporarily blocked a court order that would force Yeshiva University to give official recognition to a campus LGBTQ club. But in the end, the court decided to compel YU to honor the NY State ruling. YU according to law must officially recognize the group. YU had argued that recognition of …

Cancel culture

Left Demands Spotify Dump Joe Rogan for Saying “Vote Republican”

joe rogan

Occupy Democrats, a left-wing American media outlet, is screaming a blue streak, demanding that music platform Spotify, drop radio talk show host Joe Rogan. Why? Because Rogan told his listeners, during a recent podcast, to “Vote Republican.” BREAKING: Influential podcaster Joe Rogan ignorantly urges Americans to “vote Republican” as a form of supposed payback for …

American Jewry, Freedom of religion, Orthodox

Yeshiva University Asks Supreme Court to Block Pride Club

YU logo

Yeshiva University (YU) is asking the US Supreme Court to overturn a lower court ruling ordering it to recognize a pride club for LGBTQ students. The courtcase goes back to April 2021, when some alumni and students sued the school for breaking the New York State Human Rights Law for refusing to charter a YU …

antisemitism, Holocaust

New Book about Jewish Betrayal of Anne Frank Is ‘Disgracefully Untrue’

frontispiece of The Diary of Anne Frank

A new report debunks “The Betrayal of Anne Frank: A Cold Case Investigation,” a book by Rosemary Sullivan, published in January, in which it was claimed that the Frank family and their “attic-mates” were betrayed by a Jew. Published by Natasha Gerson, a Dutch publicist, the report concludes that Sullivan’s book is only a “scam …

Uncategorized

Abbas Tells German Chancellor Israel Responsible for 50 Holocausts

Abbas Scholaz Berlin 50 holocausts presser

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, accused Israel of perpetrating 50 Holocausts on the Arab people. Shockingly, Scholz stood by, silent. While Scholz later used Twitter to suggest he was disgusted by Abbas’ comments, at the time the remarks were made—when such a statement would have …

Israel, Terror

World Reaction to Operation Breaking Dawn

Map showing 20 percent of IJ rockets fell short

Israel’s defensive war against Iranian proxy Islamic Jihad is now over. It is always instructive to see how the world reacts to a barrage of Gazan rockets on civilian Israel, in particular residents of the Gaza “Envelope.” Over a thousand rockets were launched by terrorists with the target, Israeli civilians, but the world called for …

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 …

antisemitism, Conservative Movement, Orthodox celebrities

Ben Shapiro Receives Video Threat from Far Right Antisemite

Ben Shapiro

“Ben Shapiro, you’ve spun your last dreidel,” declared Groyper movement activist Aidan Duncan, while shooting a gun and joking about shooting American Jewish commentator Ben Shapiro in a now deleted Instagram video shared by The Informant’s Nick Martin on Monday. The video by Duncan, also known as Smiley the Fren, was shot at a gun …

coronavirus

Israeli Study: Fourth COVID-19 Shot Protects Elderly in Nursing Homes from Omicron

elderly man receives COVID vaccine

Israel has led the way with COVID-19 vaccination and now it’s paying dividends. A new study of more than 40,000 Israelis over the age of 60, shows that a fourth vaccine protected 72 percent for death. The participants were all nursing home residents, where COVID can spread like wildfire. Published in the prestigious JAMA Internal …