(JTA) — Israeli President Isaac Herzog warned of the possibility of civil war if the government won’t agree to a compromise on judicial reform, a stunning pronouncement from a personality and an office that are both known for restraint.
“I have...
MIAMI (JTA) — When Michael Ignagni found out that Team Israel would be competing in the 2013 World Baseball Classic qualifier, he immediately thought of how Western pop culture undermined communism.
“The first thing I thought of was the impact...
BY RENEE GHERT-ZAND, JTA
• Published March 14, 2023
If an alien spacecraft landed in Prof. Avi Loeb’s backyard tomorrow, he would readily step on, leave his family behind and take off to discover the great beyond.
Obviously, he’d be giving up a lot, but it’s for an essential cause, he says: Humans...
Andrew Silow-Carroll, JTA
• Published March 12, 2023
(JTA) — If you were born anytime before, say, 1975, you might remember Israel not as a source of angst and tension among American Jews but as a cause for celebration. In the 1960s and ’70s, most Jews embraced as gospel the heroic version of...
By Naama Barak, Israel21c
• Published March 9, 2023
Coming to Israel? That’s great!
If you are wondering what to pack when considering the varying temperatures, cultural differences and Middle Eastern style, we at ISRAEL21c have got you covered.
We’ve compiled the most comprehensive list of must-have...
(JTA) — As part of his journey after a tumultuous decade and a half in the spotlight, former New York Mets star Darryl Strawberry is speaking at a pro-Israel event in his second career as an evangelical minister.
Strawberry, an eight-time MLB All-Star-turned-traveling-preacher,...
(JNS) Israel Defense Forces tanks struck a Hamas post in the southern Gaza Strip on Wednesday, after terrorists detonated an explosive device close to troops operating along the border.
The attack occurred while troops were conducting routine maintenance...
(JNS) Some 6,000 IDF reservists have signed a petition saying that they will continue to serve, countering the trend of reservists threatening to not show up for duty if the government’s proposed judicial reforms are seen through.
“We, current...
(JNS) “It would be so nice if something would make sense for a change.” — Alice in Wonderland
Fama, malum qua non aliud velocius ullum. (“There is no evil faster than rumor.”) — Virgil, from the Aeneid
“Falsehood flies, and truth comes...
(JTA) — The ninth week of protests in Israel brought hundreds of thousands of opponents to judicial reform into the streets on Saturday night, but within hours Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition advanced the legislation through the Knesset.
Protests...
(JNS) Thousands of protesters blocked the entrance to a hair salon that Sara Netanyahu, the prime minister’s wife, was visiting on Wednesday night. Hundreds of security forces were called to the scene to rescue her.
After several hours trapped in...
(JTA) — Roger Waters, the Pink Floyd bassist who is a leading proponent of the movement to boycott Israel, has been blocked from performing in Frankfurt after the city called him “one of the world’s most well known antisemites.”
Waters...
