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How I stopped ignoring NGO Monitor and started fighting back By Michael Sfard (translated by Sol Salbe) Professor Gerald Steinberg is seen at a conference organized by NGO Monitor at the Knesset, June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) Around a decade ago, a new Israeli organization appeared out of nowhere. It had a name that sounded like a piece of medical equipment: NGO Monitor. The organization was founded by a Bar Ilan professor named Gerald Steinberg, as part of a right-wing think tank led by Netanyahu confidant Dore Gold. Since its establishment, Steinberg and NGO Monitor have been worki...

2021-04-27 14:05:13 GMT2021-04-27 22:05:13(Beijing Time) Xinhua English by Keren Setton JERUSALEM, April 27 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has exactly a week left to form a government. Having not managed to secure enough allies for the 61-seat majority needed to form a coalition, his chances of success do not seem optimistic. The election last month was the fourth that Israel has experienced within two years. As the race against the clock continues for Netanyahu ahead of May 4, he is reportedly attempting to attract potential partners by offering them a rotation ...

Check Point Software Technologies reported on Monday a higher-than-expected 9% rise in quarterly net profit, boosted by strong growth in... “The IDF’s response has to be strong and real,” she added, “and not like it’s been up to now. Where is our security? It doesn’t matter what the political situation is, we want a hard blow to Hamas and quiet for us.” Albert Gabbai described the situation in Sderot as “all night we were running between the bedroom and the shelter. There’s a very difficult feeling among the residents. It can’t go on like this. We have to act with power. P...

By Ben Rothke | April 15, 2021 Reviewing: “Setting the Table: An Introduction to the Jurisprudence of Rabbi Yechiel Mikhel Epstein’s Arukh HaShulhan,” by Michael J. Broyde and Shlomo C. Pill. Academic Studies Press. 2021. English. Hardcover. 530 pages. ISBN-13: 978-1644690703. Often there are documentaries about “the story behind the story.” What goes on behind a story can often be more interesting than the story itself. In “Setting the Table: An Introduction to the Jurisprudence of Rabbi Yechiel Mikhel Epstein’s Arukh HaShulhan” (Academic Studies Press), Rabbis...

Israel's traffic jams are back, and worse than ever Because of Covid-19, the public is forgoing public transport in favor of private cars. Infrastructure projects just can't catch up. As they head west each morning on Highway 471, (commonly called Maccabit Road), Israel's drivers already know that, when planning travel time, they must take into account the dispiriting crawl through the section between the two exits west of Petah Tikva - Givat Shmuel and Bar Ilan - to Highway 4 (Geha Road). After that, to the delight of those heading south, the bottleneck usually turns into mere congestion, wh...