Vox explains: “Democrats have pushed for consequences for the first-term representative, who has supported or suggested, in no particular order: the QAnon conspiracy theory; Parkland and 9/11 denial; the killing of Democratic leaders; and the idea that 2018 forest fires were started by a Jew[...]
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Tradeoff: U.S. Embassy will stay in Jerusalem, but Biden will pursue Palestinian statehood
“President-elect Joe Biden will not reverse Donald Trump’s landmark recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital but will seek a state for the Palestinians, Antony Blinken, his nominee for secretary of state” told a Senate panel on Tuesday, January 29, 2021 “The only wa[...]
December 29th, 2020 - 11:46 pm § in Israel/Palestine, Jews
Jonathan Pollard arrives in Israel
Jonathan Pollard (photo, right), 66, spied for Israel while a Naval Intelligence analyst. He served 30 years in prison, was paroled in November 2015, and released from parole in November 2020. After lingering in the U.S. for several weeks due to his wife’s health, he flew with her to Israel on[...]
December 25th, 2020 - 11:40 am § in Israel/Palestine, Jews
A Hannukiah Menorah That Celebrates an Event on Christmas Day 165 years Before the Birth of Jesus.
A HANUKKIAH IN HOLLAND Last week, a 266-year-old menorah valued at over a half-million dollars, was put back on display at Amsterdam’s Jewish Historical Museum . The Rintel Hanukkah Menorah is more than a meter and a half meters wide, made of silver. It is said to be the most valuable hannukiah in[...]
A Hannukah Surprise
Of Hannuka and the Ojibwe It was a treat to open Al Jazeerah this morning and read about Anton Treuer and his fight , very much in the spirit of the Maccabees, to restore his people’s heritage. I was so excited, I called Anton. How fine it is on the day of memory of our […][...]
Where did Zionism begin?????
Bat Zion Susskind-Sacks Well, maybe. Evidence that the dig is actually at the site of the early Davidic dynasty is argued by many. There is even a question of whether David existed, though there is good evidence that there were Davidic kings as described in the Tanach. As for Zionism begin[...]
SUNDAY REVELATIONS: The JUBUs
JUBU: A Jewish Buddhist Some Jews and non Jews are surprised that so many Jews are Buddhists or atheists. This makes sense as long as it is Understood that Judaism has NEVER been a “religion.” There is a Jewish people and we, the Jews, have a religion just as many other peoples have[...]
Town of Swastika keeps its name
Swastika, New York, won’t change its name. The town supervisors debated the issue for 5 minutes. Several “appeared offended by the request” and one said “I’m dead-set against changing it,” adding “only an intolerant person” would assume the town’s name has anything [...]