Posts Tagged: US bicentennial
Entebbe and a Sad Fourth of July
It was on July 4, 1976 that Yonatan Netanyahu was killed while rescuing hostages in Uganda. I did not know it then, but the bold...
Culture
Israeli Drama About IDF Veterans Reuniting for Final Mission Wins Top Award at Canneseries
An Israeli drama won the top honor of Best Series at...
Veteran Basketball Star Amar’e Stoudemire Discusses Passover, Applying for Israeli Citizenship and Life in the Jewish State
Former basketball player Amar’e Stoudemire talked about Judaism and life in Israel at Harvard...
Justin Bieber Stars in ‘Racist’ YouTube Skit About Jewish Superman and Other Stereotypical ‘Men of Steel’
Pop singer Justin Bieber made an appearance in a...
Features
The Israeli Air Force Legend Who Influenced Generations
JNS.org - As Yom Hazikaron, Israel’s Memorial Day for Fallen Soldiers, approaches, the family of Lt.-Col. Ohad Shadmi -- a legendary and highly...
Putting the Zionism Back Into Religious Zionism for Israel’s 70th
JNS.org - To celebrate Israel’s 70th anniversary, World Mizrachi -- a movement that prepares the next...
New Book Examines History of Jewish Baseball Cards
If you think that Sandy Koufax and Hank Greenberg are among only a handful of Jewish baseball players, you might want...
World
Antisemitism ‘Also Has an Ugly Islamist Face,’ New German Gover...
The German government's newly-appointed antisemitism commissioner has urged a renewed effort against anti-Jewish hatred within the country's Muslim communities, following the...
Israel
Israel’s Population Tops 8.8 Million on 70th Anniversary
JNS.org - The population of Israel now numbers 8.842 million people, a tenfold increase since the state’s establishment, according to a special report published by the Central Bureau of Statistics for the Jewish...
Middle East
Arab MKs Participate in Palestinian March Mourning Israel’s Founding
JNS.org - Some 10,000 people, including Israeli Arab lawmakers, participated Thursday in a march mourning Israel’s founding. The “March of the Uprooted” is organized by the Higher Arab Monitoring Committee and held...
'Fake History:' Former ADL Chief Abraham Foxman Slams Polish President's Speech at Warsaw Ghetto Uprising Commemoration
German Fruit Juice Giant Pulls Music Awards Sponsorship Amid Continued Outcry Over Antisemitic Rap Duo
Suspect in Antisemitic Attack in Berlin Turns Himself in
Barnard Students Endorse Anti-Israel Divestment in Contentious Referendum
Austrian Doctor Asperger 'Actively Cooperated' With Nazis, Study Says