Date:    Wednesday, October 9, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Yom Kippur AttackThere is disturbing news today of an attempted attack on a synagogue in Halle, Germany, which is not far from Leipzig.  Two people were reportedly shot and killed after…

Date:    Tuesday, October 8, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Day Of AtonementJews throughout the world will begin observing Yom Kippur at sunset today. This is the holiest day of the Jewish year and it is a solemn day. It is known as the Day of Ato…

Date:    Monday, October 7, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Taking Iran SeriouslyIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the Knesset last week.  He had a stark warning:  Israel needs to redouble its defensive capabilities against growin…

Date:    Friday, October 4, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Squeezing IranTough U.S. sanctions imposed by the Trump Administration are causing serious problems for Iran's economy.  According to various reports, nearly two dozen ships are anchored o…

Date:    Thursday, October 3, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Iran's Second FrontJonathan Spyer of the Middle East Center for Reporting and Analysis has an informative column in the Wall Street Journal explaining how Iran is aggressively encircling…

Date:    Wednesday, October 2, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​An Interview With David FriedmanU.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman recently sat down for an interview with the Jerusalem Post.  Friedman is a personal friend of the president and …

Date:    Tuesday, October 1, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​What Israel Is FacingThe media and many critics of the Jewish state often portray Israel as an overbearing aggressor oppressing a minority population.  Israel's critics often ignore the a…

Date:    Monday, September 30, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​"Happy New Year"The White House issued a statement yesterday from President Trump celebrating Rosh Hashanah or the Jewish New Year, which began at sunset last night.  Below are excerpts…

Date:    Friday, September 27, 2019To:        Friends & Supporters​From:   Gary L. Bauer, Director​​​​​ ​​​Israel At The U.N.Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz addressed the United Nations General Assembly yesterday.  He spoke on Israel's behalf as Prime Minister Netanyahu remained in Jeru…