In an interview with the Deputy Mayer of Jerusalem, Fluer Hassan Nahoum, spoke about the developments at the Temple Mount and the rioters’ violent intentions. Rioters arrived with weapons intending to disturb the peace at Temple Mount. She alluded to the strategy and motivations of these violent rioters. Fluer Hassan Nahoum is the Deputy Mayor […]
On March 2, 2022, Roman Polonsky spoke about the evolving role of the Jewish Agency in Europe. He also explained the strategy in which the Jewish Agency is taking in order to accommodate for new Jewish refugees from the Russia-Ukraine War. Roman Polonsky is the Head of the Unit for Russian Speaking Jews (RSJ) for over […]
Rabbi Mendel Moskovitz is a Chabad rabbi whose mission was to support and develop the Jewish community in Ukraine. On February 27, 2022, Mendel spoke about the war, the impact on the Jewish community, and how he is helping Jewish refugees. Photo Credits to Kyiv City Council.
On January 17, 2022, the Jerusalem Municipality demolished a nursery yesterday in the eastern Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. The structure was illegally built on land where the municipality is planning to build a school for special-needs children, six preschool classes, activity halls and sports fields However, many media outlets and foreign diplomats are presenting the issue in an […]
2019 seemed to be a difficult year for women in Israeli politics. Prominent female politicians, including some former heads of parties, like Tzipi Livni, Shelly Yachimovich and Stav Shafir, left the Knesset under various circumstances, while others like Miri Regev and Ayelet Shaked were marginalized and pushed into the background. Women held 25% of all […]
With less than four hours until the midnight deadline, it seems that the never-ending political stalemate and months of failed attempts to form a coalition will lead to unprecedented third elections in less than a year. What will the next couple of months look like? Could there be a clear-cut winner? Will a coalition be formed or […]
Israel might be heading towards a third election in less than a year, and the continuing political stalemate is doing nothing to heal the divides within Israeli society. Is incitement legitimate in the name of freedom of speech and could it end in another political murder?Prof. Itzhak Galnoor will discuss the current climate and its potentially devastating effect on Israeli society. Prof. Galnoor is Herbert Samuel Professor of […]
A recent survey indicates that 78% of Arab Israelis support entering a coalition with Blue and White Alliance. Last elections showed a low voting turnout of Arab citizens at 49%. The results showed that Arabs are disappointed with their representatives. MK Ahmad Tibi and MK Yousef Jabareen will address the possibility of joining a governing […]
After a considerable success in the previous elections, the future of the Haredi parties seems uncertain, due to MK Avigdor Liberman’s campaign and plans for a unified government with both Likud and the Blue and White Alliance. MK Yitzhak Ze’ev Pindrus, of the United Torah Judaism party (UTJ), will address the challenges the elections pose […]