France looks to restore influence in Lebanon, but Iran isn’t budging
October 2, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
The multiple explosions in Beirut on Aug. 4 ravaged more than just part of Lebanon’s capital city. Read more
Succot and the world
October 2, 2020 by Jeremy Rosen
Rituals, laws, and customs exist to reinforce the fact that ideas are all very well, but we need actions to bring about change within ourselves and the world at large. We are individual organisms that think and feel. But we are not alone. Read more
Jerusalem Post’s analyst talks to AIJAC
October 2, 2020 by J-Wire News Service
Jerusalem Post senior contributing editor and analyst Herb Keinon began the Australia/Israel & Jewish Affairs Council’s (AIJAC’s) latest webinar, on “20 years on from the Second Intifada,” by calling the Intifada a watershed event in Israeli history that has shaped a generation, and will shape the next generation as well. Read more
Arnold Roth speaks to ZFA
October 1, 2020 by J-Wire Newsdesk
Arnold Roth the father of Australian-born Malki Roth, who was killed in a terrorist attack in Jerusalem in August 2001, has spoken in an online address to the Australian Jewish community. Read more
Following first debate, Jewish groups slam Trump’s responses on white supremacism
October 1, 2020 by JNS
Jewish groups reacted immediately against U.S. President Donald Trump’s refusal to condemn white supremacism during the first 2020 presidential debate on Tuesday in Cleveland. Read more
Palestinians continue to incite terrorism and violence in school curriculum, says watchdog group
October 1, 2020 by Israel Kasnett - JNS.org
A Palestinian student in fourth grade opens his math book and is asked to count the number of martyrs in Palestinian uprisings based on an accompanying photograph of raised coffins at a mass funeral. Read more
PLO repudiates Trump Plan: Opens door for Jordan and Egypt
October 1, 2020 by David Singer
PLO Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has publicly repudiated the Trump Peace Plan telling the United Nations (UN) in his annual address: Read more