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  • Signs Iran’s Nuclear Weapons Program Never Halted

    By: Raphael Ofek – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Traces of radioactivity were found recently at two Iranian sites where Tehran has reported no nuclear activity. Samples collected by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at two Iranian sites where Tehran has not reported any nuclear activity showed traces of radioactivity. Although the IAEA refrained from…

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  • Boosting BDS: A Federal Court Decision that Should be Vacated

    By: Nathan Lewin – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org Within 14 days of the panel’s decision, Arkansas’s Attorney General may request that the full array of active Circuit Judges of the 8th Circuit review the decision in what lawyers call an “en banc rehearing.” A federal appeals court has just issued a pernicious constitutional ruling that should promptly…

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  • Federal Court Permanently Blocks New York’s Restrictions on Houses of Worship

    By: Samuel Smith – The Christian Post; christianpost.com A federal judge permanently blocked New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s controversial restrictions on indoor worship gatherings that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a temporary injunction against last November.  On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto, a George W. Bush appointee, granted a  permanent injunction to block Cuomo’s COVID-19…

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  • Bibi Goes to Court: “I’m Not Guilty”

    By: Aryeh Savir – Israel Today; israeltoday.co.il Why exactly is he on trial, and how long’s it expected to take for a verdict? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared in the Jerusalem District Court on Monday to face charges against him in Cases 1000, 2000 and 4000, alleging bribery, breach of trust, and fraud. Netanyahu, who…

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  • Muslim-majority Kosovo Forges Ties with Israel; Will Open Embassy in Jerusalem

    By: Times of Israel Staff & Agencies; timesofisrael.com First Muslim state to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital; ceremony held via Zoom due to COVID-19 restrictions; Ashkenazi says Pristina’s mission likely to open in the spring Israel and Kosovo formally established diplomatic ties on Monday, with the Muslim-majority territory also recognizing Jerusalem as the Jewish state’s…

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  • The Palestinian Refugee Hoax

    By: Mitchell Bard – Jewish News Syndicate; jns.org The refugee issue is easily solvable if we return to the original definition that applied only to people who lived in Palestine in 1948-1949, not their descendants. This is the true number of refugees. The negotiation affairs department of the PLO tweeted on May 15, 2020, “Every nakba commemoration…

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