Breakdowns of the Shontel Brown victory in Ohio 11 say she vastly outspent progressive Nina Turner, in closing weeks with money from the Democratic Majority for Israel PAC; as mainstream reporters fault Turner for retweeting the “apartheid” charge against Israel, supposedly alienating the Jewish suburban vote. But 40 percent of young Jews agree!
Israelis over 60 will receive a third coronavirus vaccine, or booster shot, after new cases skyrocketed from an outbreak of the more contagious Delta variant. It’s unclear whether or not Palestinians will adopt these measures, as of now most of the Palestinian population is not fully vaccinated. In fact, according to the ministry of health, only 412,136 have received both jabs.
Jerry’s announcement generated among lawmakers in Israel and the United States. This week pro-Israel organizations really upped the ante.
Ben & Jerry’s announced it will stop selling ice cream in Israel’s illegal West Bank settlements and The Only Democracy in the Middle East™ (and a number of its supporters) responded by going ballistic.
As “more and more cases of the infectious Delta variant” are confirmed, the World Health Organization said Thursday it “fears that the fourth wave of COVID-19 is around the corner” for Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza, reversing the first major decrease in new cases that had occurred over the spring.
A recent poll confirms the trend that more and more American Jews are shifting their attitudes towards Israel.
While we are continuing to see the overall number of new coronavirus cases decline in the West Bank, the highly contagious delta variant is spreading throughout the Palestinian territory, causing health officials to pull the alarm and enact a four-day closure over the entire city of Jenin.
Texas becomes the first state to fully utilize the controversial International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism.
The delta variant has reached the West Bank. While previous mutations of the coronavirus have caused waves of concern, none have been this contagious or dangerous in terms of delaying national reopening plans.