EFRAT, ISRAEL — March 24, 2020 — With the recent outbreak of the Coronavirus in Gaza, all eyes are (strangely) on Israel. Lets explore why and if that’s well founded, or helpful. Some background is important. During the British occupation of the Land of Israel (1917-1948), Gaza was meant to become part of an Arab state per a two-state solution …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
Assemblyman Nader Sayegh Passes Bill Providing Sick Leave and Benefits for Those Directly Affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19)
ALBANY, NY — March 19, 2020 — Assemblyman Nader J. Sayegh (D-Yonkers-AD90) announced that he helped pass legislation that provides sick leave and other benefits to all New York employees who are subject to a mandatory or precautionary quarantine or isolation due to the 2019 novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The legislation is the result of a three-way agreement between the Assembly, …
The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Divulged 10 New Cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19)
By HEZI ARIS
The kingdom has closed borders and banned flights to and fom Jordan as of Tuesday, March 17th. The Central Bank of Jordan announced support measures for troubled businesses and the languishing tourism industry due to the Coronavirus pandemic AMMAN, JORDAN — March 15, 2020 — The kingdom on Saturday imposed measures to fight the outbreak, including a tighter lockdown that …
By HEZI ARIS
A Swiss Cheese State for Palestinians Won’t Work
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
One of the most striking aspects of President Trump’s Middle East “peace plan” is the convoluted map of the future state of Palestine. It envisions a barely-contiguous state, more a series of cantons. Full of holes, it has inevitably been compared to “Swiss cheese.” How can you make a country out of patches of lands connected by bridges and tunnels, …
By SETH J. FRANTZMAN
John Bailey, White Plains CitizeNetReporter Publisher/Editor; Michael Edelman, Esq., Political Analyst; David Rubin, Author of “Trump and The Jews”, and Hezi Aris, Yonkers Tribune Publisher / Editor-at-Large on Westchester On the Level, Monday, February 3, 2020 @10am ET
Participate by calling: (347) 205-9201. Listen to this broadcast “Live” or “On Demand” via the Internet … http://tobtr.com/s/11650955 Please note the broadcast goes “live” at 10am ET sharp and is archived within 15 minutes after conclusion of the broadcast. The topics/subjects of discussion are defined herein: BOCA RATON, FL, JERICHO, ISRAEL, WHITE PLAINS, NY, and YONKERS, NY — February 3, …
The Oslo Blood Libel is Over
By CAROLINE GLICK
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — February 2, 2020 — When you read the Trump plan closely, you realize it is a mirror image of the Oslo Accords. Rather than Israel being required to prove its good will, the Palestinians are required to prove their commitment to peace. From 1994 through 1996, as a captain in the Israel Defense Forces, I served …
By CAROLINE GLICK
Ten Questions About Two States
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
JERUSALEM, ISRAEL — January 28, 2020 — With the release of the Trump Middle East peace plan, the “Deal of the Century,” there have been many questions and challenges posed about whether its good or bad, politically motivated or not, has potential to do anything toward achieving peace or make things worse, and much more. One thing it does do is …
By JONATHAN FELDSTEIN
The Other Genocide of Christians: On Turks, Kurds, and Assyrians
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
One of the most refreshing aspects of Resolution 296—which acknowledges the Armenian Genocide, and which the House recently voted overwhelmingly for—is that it also recognizes those other peoples who experienced a genocide under the Ottoman Turks. The opening sentence of Resolution 296 acknowledges “the campaign of genocide against Armenians, Greeks, Assyrians, Chaldeans, Syriacs, Arameans, Maronites, and other Christians.” And that …
By RAYMOND IBRAHIM
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
"Christmas is a season not only of rejoicing but of reflection." — Winston Churchill
Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Plans to Raise Public Sector Wages in 2020
By HEZI ARIS
AMMAN, JORDAN and YONKERS, NY — December 5, 2019 — Jordan Prime Minister Omar al-Razzaz today occurred that it was pertinent to increase government spending by raising public sector wages. The government’s decision will cover some 700,00 state employees, which also includes army personnel,civilian, and military retirees. This, despite the increase in government spending by which this move will entail. …
By HEZI ARIS
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