JNS The Daily Syndicate - Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Wednesday, August 23, 2023


	THE DAILY SYNDICATE

A destroyed Russian BMP-3 tank by Ukrainian troops in Mariupol, Ukraine. Credit: Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons.

featured column

Jonathan S. Tobin

Israel’s supporters shouldn’t fear a GOP foreign-policy debate

Republican voters want to end funding for an endless and unwinnable war against Russia in Ukraine. Linking the alliance with the Jewish state to that cause is a mistake.

Leaflet for the official England and Wales census, February 2021. Credit: Ink Drop.

UK government defends census amid charges it undercounted Orthodox kids by up to 35%

Georgia L. Gilholy

Acting Consul General of Israel attends the Anti-Defamation League's annual “Walk Against Hate” in Van Cortland Park in New York on Aug. 20, 2023. Credit: Lev Radin/Shutterstock.

Israel’s lead man in New York City heads home after five tumultuous years

“A crisis is always an opportunity,” says veteran diplomat Israel Nitzan, who has led Israel’s critical consulate through COVID-19 and political turmoil in Jerusalem and Washington.

Mike Wagenheim

Actor Helen Mirren as Golda Meir in the new feature film “Golda,” directed by Guy Nattiv. Source: Screenshot.

Israeli actors make ‘Golda’ film more grounded, authentic, director says

Born in Tel Aviv and now living in LA, Guy Nattiv spoke with JNS about the film, which is somewhat of “a requiem” for former Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir as a leader.

Mike Wagenheim

MK Simcha Rothman, chairman of the Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee, Jan. 18, 2023. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Jerusalem court puts off MK’s request for restraining order against reform opponents

David Isaac

Pro-Israel rallies with ICEJ sponsorship or involvement have taken place in dozens of other countries, including Denmark, Liberia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Mexico and Slovakia, May 2021. Photo by Levi Dörflinger/ICEJ.

Solution expected to Israel visa issue for evangelical NGOs

Etgar Lefkovits

Defense Minister Yoav Gallant meets with IDF commanders at IDF Central Command HQ in Jerusalem, Aug. 23, 2023. Photo by Ariel Hermoni/Defense Ministry.

Gallant meets with IDF commanders, Judea and Samaria leaders

The front pages of the Hebrew and English editions of Haaretz. Credit: Hmbr via Wikimedia Commons.

Haaretz apologizes for ad opposing military refusals

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul unveils a relief portrait of the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg at the New York State Capitol building in Albany, N.Y., on Aug. 21, 2023. Credit: New York State Executive Chamber.

New York State Capitol unveils relief portrait of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Ines Demiri, the chargé d’affaires of Kosovo, visiting Yad Vashem. Source: Ines Demiri/Twitter.

Kosovo unveils statue to honor Albanians who rescued Jews during Holocaust

Studying Gemara in the Old City of Jerusalem. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Three-and-a-half-inch Gemara up for auction

Actor Bradley Cooper plays musician Leonard Bernstein in "Maestro," which he directed. Credit: YouTube screenshot of the film trailer.

AJC, ADL: Bradley Cooper’s prosthetic nose in Netflix ‘Maestro’ not antisemitic

Israeli goalkeeper Daniel Peretz playing for Maccabi Tel Aviv in 2022. Photo by Adir Benyamini/Wikimedia Commons.

Bayern Munich signs Maccabi Tel Aviv’s Daniel Peretz

Promo of the HBO series “Telemarketers.” Source: Screenshot.

HBO ‘Telemarketers’ series by Jewish filmmakers uncovers massive fraud

opinion

Rep. Alma Hernandez and Daniel Hernandez Jr.

Standing with the next generation of pro-Israel leaders

We were proud to attend a summit with young people determined to stand up for Israel despite resistance.

Yoram Ettinger

Israel’s use of the F-35 benefits the US

Israel is a mega-billion-dollar battle-tested laboratory for the U.S. military.

Mitchell Bard

How to make the case for Israel

Attention should be focused on uninformed/disinterested and liberal/progressive students.

Rabbi Yossy Goldman

El Al’s spiritual message

I wonder if the airline’s board of directors is even aware of the true meaning of its name.

Cornell Tech buildings on Roosevelt Island in New York City. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Israel Cidon joins Cornell Tech as director of Joan & Irwin Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute

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