In his new memoir, the former U.S. president misleads readers in a way that will forever shape their negative perspective of the Jewish state. I have never criticized former U.S. President Barack Obama publicly—neither during my time in the Knesset nor anywhere else—despite my having disagreed with many of his policies. I am of the strong opinion that Israelis should not engage in or interfere with American politics, and I regularly offer a blanket thank you to all American presidents, including Obama, for their economic and military support for Israel. However, his memoir, A Promised Land, is filled with historical inaccuracies that I feel the need to address. His telling of Israel’s story (at the beginning of Chapter 25) not only exhibits a flawed und...
JERUSALEM (VINnews) — The recent peace agreements between Israel and Arab nations in the Middle East have exposed and refuted the myth that there can be no peace without a solution to the Palestinian question. For decades, both European and US administrations believed that there could be no progress in the region without a comprehensive solution to the Palestinian problem, including both the territorial and refugee issues. At present there has been no progress on either issue but the Arab countries, eager to reap the benefits of a relationship with Israel’s burgeoning hi-tech and industrial sectors. Inexplicably, the Joint Arab List representing the Israeli Arab sector chose to oppose these peace agreements, citing the need for solidarity with the Palestinian Arabs. However th...
UK-Swedish pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca and the Oxford University acknowledged Wednesday a mistake in the trials of their vaccine against COVID-19 coronavirus, which make have impacted the interim results reported earlier. In a previous statement, the researchers said it showed a 90-percent effectivity when administered in a specific dosage — half a dose first, and then a full dose after a gap. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens      Among those who had both inoculation shots administer full doses, the effectivity was only 62 percent, however. In a sta...
Jerusalem, Israel - November 26, 2020 – A historic ceremony was held today (Wednesday) at DIHAD headquarters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates with representatives of ZAKA Search and Rescue and members of the organizing committee of the Dubai International Humanitarian Aid & Development Conference & Exhibition-(DIHAD).At the meeting, the two parties signed a Memorandum of Understanding that supports future collaborations between the two in the humanitarian field in international crises and disasters, and to provide the necessary support to those affected, regardless of color, race, gender, religion or political opinions. The two parties also announced the formal acceptance of ZAKA as an active participant in DIHAD 2021, the leading humanitarian aid and development event in the M...
Three months after saving a boy’s life at his magic show, Magician Aharon Avital celebrated the boy’s birthday by finishing the show that was cut short due to the emergency. Elad - Aharon Avital, a magician who lives in Elad and works most of the time in the city of Hod Hasharon, performing live magic shows and goes by the name Aharon HaKosem (the Hebrew word for Magician). In addition to stunning crowds with his performances, Aharon also volunteers as an EMT with United Hatzalah and carries his medical kit with him wherever he goes, even to his own performances.  Back in July, Aharon was invited to perform at a birthday party in Ra’anana. During the performance, he noticed that one of the children in the crowd began to choke. Aharon quickly intervened and saved th...
Jews said to account for less than 1 percent of population in are covered by OSCE report Anti-Semitic incidents made up almost a quarter of the total number of hate crimes registered in Europe in 2019, a recent report revealed. According to last week's annual publication by the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) with the OSCE, the region, including Russia and Central Asia, saw 5,945 hate crimes last year. From those, 1,311, or about 22 percent of the total, were anti-Semitic incidents, the report states. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens   &nbs...
With 9,422 active cases in the country, 282 patients are in serious state, and 122 are on ventilators Israel registered 1,069 new COVID-19 infections on Wednesday, the Health Ministry revealed Thursday morning -- the first time in more than a month the figure climbed over the 1,000 mark. With over 60,000 tests conducted in the past 24 hours, the positive test ratio stood at 1.8 percent. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The country's death toll throughout the pandemic is at 2,826, the latest figures reveal, the same as the tally reported Wednesday night, meaning the total is like...
In a historic first, commercial flydubai flight touches down in Tel Aviv "We are flying at breakneck speed into new era in the Middle East," Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday as he welcomed the first commercial flight from Dubai landing in Tel Aviv. Netanyahu hailed the historic moment, saying that the landing paved the way to many more flights connecting Israel with the UAE, which now has a visa-free travel accord with the Jewish state, and other friendly Gulf states. ‘Welcome, and come back again and again!’ the PM said. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking new...
Seven museums allowed to reopen Friday under pilot plan set to remain in place until December 6 Israel's coronavirus cabinet approved on Thursday a pilot plan for reopening street markets and a number of malls in the country as it emerges from the COVID-19 induced lockdown. The plan, which was approved shortly after midnight, provides for 15 malls to be reopened in different parts of the country, with the owners expected to keep the customers and staff informed on the safety regulations and record violations. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens      The establishmen...
In a historic victory for religious liberty, Supreme Court agreed with Aguda and Catholics that Governor Cuomo can’t limit houses of worship if he excepts others such as theaters or bars. The 5-4 ruling is a reversal from a similar case in which Ruth Bader Ginsberg ruled against. Her replacement, Amy Coney Barrett, sided with the majority. John Roberts voted with 4 liberals. “In a red zone, while a synagogue or church may not admit more than 10 persons, businesses categorized as ‘essential’ may admit as many people as they wish.”Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens ...
Supreme Court votes 5-4 to grant Agudath Israel and the Catholic Diocese request to block Gov. Cuomo's attendance limits at houses of worship in New York. Barrett joins conservative wing in majority; Chief Justice Roberts joins the three liberal justices in dissentJoin BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens     
Baltimore, MD - Nov. 26, 2020 - BJL wishes a hearty Mazel Tov to Bracha Horowitz and Yosef Epstein (Monsey) on their engagement. Mazel Tov to Mr. & Mrs. Shloime Horowitz  יה"ר שיזכו לבנות בית נאמן בישראל. אמן
The visit by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu comes as Israel is ramping up ties with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, though Iran is also in the picture.  The private jet that took off from Israel on Sunday and banked south towards Saudi Arabia may have had some important passengers on board, but no one is talking about it. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Mossad director Yossi Cohen reportedly met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman while U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was visiting the kingdom. Netanyahu was reluctant to admit his presence at the meeting, saying, “I never talked about these kinds of things, and I will not start now. I’m committed to strengthening Israel.” Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJ...
Iran has released Australian-British academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was serving a 10-year prison sentence for spying, in exchange for three Iranians, state television in the Islamic Republic reported Wednesday. The broadcaster’s Iribnews website showed video footage of three unidentified men — one of them in a wheelchair — draped in Iranian flags and being met by officials. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens      It also aired images of a veiled Moore-Gilbert entering a building with the Australian ambassador to Tehran, Lyndall Sachs, before taking off...
The White House is considering rescinding entry bans for most non-U.S. citizens who recently were in Brazil, Britain, Ireland, and 26 other European countries, five U.S. and airline officials told Reuters. The Trump administration imposed the bans in a bid to contain the novel coronavirus pandemic. It is not considering lifting separate entry bans on most non-U.S. citizens who have recently been in China or Iran, the officials said. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The plan has won the backing of White House coronavirus task-force members, public health and other federal agencies, the people...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has promised Jonathan Pollard, an American who spent 30 years in US prison for spying for Israel, a warm welcome and a comfortable life in Israel now that parole restrictions have ended. “We are waiting for you, even during the time of the coronavirus, with open arms, and you will receive the genuine embrace of the Israeli people,” Netanyahu said in a video distributed by his office on Tuesday of part of a telephone call with Pollard and his wife Esther on Monday. A former US Navy intelligence analyst, Pollard was arrested in 1985 outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington — which turned him away as he sought refuge with law enforcement closing in. Pollard was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click he...
Fifty-five percent of American adults are concerned that the government is tracking them through location data generated from their cellphones, according to a new Harris Poll survey, The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday. The survey also revealed that 77% of respondents said the government should get a warrant to purchase the kind of detailed location information that data brokers regularly buy and sell on the commercial market. Join BJL on WhatsApp Status: Click here to Join BJL status for engagements, births, deals, levayos, events & more Join BJL on WhatsApp Groups: Click here to Join an official BJL WhatsApp group for breaking news as it happens The government is currently buying such data for criminal law enforcement and border-security purposes, but w...
Baltimore, MD – Nov. 25, 2020 - It is with sadness that BaltimoreJewishLife.com informs the community of the petira of Mrs. Elaine Gesang, a"h, mother of Beth Tenenbaum. Levayah is private on Thursday, November 26. Shiva will be observed at until Wednesday morning, December 2, at 3405 W. Strathmore Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21215. Shiva visiting hours: Thursday 2:00 - 10:00 PM Friday 9:00 AM - 2:00 PM Motzai Shabbos 7:00 - 10:00 PM Sunday through Tuesday 9:00 AM - 10:00 PM Wednesday 9:00 - 9:30 AM Bila HaMaves LaNetzach...  
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