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An antisemitism monitoring organization in Paris has disclosed that a young Jewish man was badly beaten up last Thursday in the building where his parents lived. In a statement on Tuesday, the National Bureau for Vigilance and Countering Antisemitism (BNVCA) — a group that advocates for victims of antisemitic violence — said that it “denounces and condemns” the assault, which occurred in an apartment building in the 19th arrondissement district of the French capital where a sizable Jewish community lives.

Silhouettes of laptop users and the Facebook logo. Photo: Reuters / Dado Ruvic / Illustration / File. Demonstrators hold up a banner reading, ‘Stop racism,’ in Marseille, France, March 28, 2018 (Illustrative). Photo: Reuters / Jean-Paul Pelissier / File.

BY ALGEMEINER The letter noted that definition in some form, and According to the BNVCA, the man — identified only as Facebook’s director of content “the overwhelming majority of David S. — had arrived the building to visit his parents when STAFF policy stakeholder engage- civil society organizations at the he was followed by two men, described as being of “African ment, Peter Stern, “admitted forefront of efforts to combat origin,” into the elevator. A coalition of 128 organiza- that Facebook does not have a antisemitism endorse and During the ride, one of the men told the victim, “Dirty tions has sent an open letter to policy aimed at combating online encourage the use and adoption Jew, dirty Jewish son of a whore, you’re a dead man, dirty Facebook’s board of directors antisemitism” and that the IHRA of the IHRA definition” and Jew.” The pair then attacked David with heavy blows that left calling on the social media giant definition had not been adopted “today’s antisemitism undoubt- him unconscious for several minutes. He was reported to be to officially adopt the International because it included antisemitism edly includes the delegitimization recovering from his ordeal. Holocaust Remembrance Alliance related to Israel. of Israel’s right to exist.” A survey of antisemitism in France published by the (IHRA) working definition of The letter pointed out that “Jews today, like many other American Jewish Committee (AJC) in January found that antisemitism as a guiding policy almost 40 countries, including minority communities, are being Continued on Page A3 on combating online Jew-hatred. the US, had adopted the IHRA Continued on Page A3

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Steinsaltz a seemingly conventional “Zionist,” those like me who were born here — is in love it does not matter. His life-long commitment with the city, really in love. For us, it is not just MOSHE PHILLIPS to Jewish unity marked him as a “Zionist.” And a place, not just a house; it is a home.” PHILADELPHIA his dreaming was clearly a Zionist trait as well. Jerusalem is a home for all Jews. Let us From Herzl’s dream of a modern Jewish do our part to make sure it remains so; and state, to Eliezer Ben-Yehuda’s single-minded we should also strive to love her as much as its devotion to bringing about the revival of residents do even if we do not live there. Rabbi Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who passed away spoken Hebrew, to the dream of Jewish Steinsaltz was the recipient of the Israel Prize on August 7 in Jerusalem at the age of 83, self-defense brought into reality by Ze’ev in 1988 and was awarded the President’s Medal was a rabbi in the most authentic meaning Jabotinsky and Yosef Trumpeldor, to Rabbi in 2012, and with these two distinctions, he Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who passed away in of the word: he was an educator. And the Avraham Yitzchak Kook enunciating the earned Israel’s highest civilian honors. Jerusalem on August 7, 2020. Photo: steinsaltz-center.org world was Rabbi Steinsaltz’s student body. He theological imperative for a modern Zionist There’s no doubt in my mind, however, spent decades teaching, writing, publishing, state, Israel exists because of dreamers who that Rabbi Steinsaltz would rather we forget Moshe Phillips is national director of lecturing, mentoring, and organizing — and gave all they had to make sure that their the prizes that he was awarded and instead, Herut North America’s US division. Herut all of this work was focused on bringing Jews dreams did not remain in the realm of dreams. study his work and translate his teachings into is an international movement for Zionist closer to Judaism and Jewish sources. No one can question that Rabbi Stein- everyday action to move ourselves closer to the pride and education and is dedicated to the But I think what Rabbi Steinsaltz really saltz was a mere dreamer: his prodigious greatest attachment to G-d, fellow Jews, Judaism, ideals of pre-World War II Zionist leader Ze’ev was — at his essence — was a dreamer. Rabbi writing alone proves that. But Rabbi Steinsaltz Jerusalem, and Israel that we can muster. Jabotinsky. Herut’s website is www.herutna.org. Steinsaltz dreamed of a world where Jews did much more than just write — he led. The cared more about each other, where ancient Jewish people may not have his leadership Jewish wisdom was accessible to all Jews, and now, but we do have the words he left us to where Jerusalem regained its centrality in help us move forward. A Tribute to My Beloved Jewish spiritual life for all Jews. Rabbi Steinsaltz wrote the following in He was uniquely dedicated to creating 1995: “We speak about continuity and about a future where Jews, wherever they were and passing on our Judaism to the next generation. Mentor, Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz whatever their background, could develop a What is this Judaism? In many cases, it is an stronger attachment to Jews, Judaism, and the empty word that doesn’t contain anything at all.” Jewish state. In 2007, Rabbi Steinsaltz wrote It is our duty and obligation to make ballroom in New York City to celebrate my in TIME magazine, “The only way to ensure sure that our Judaism has meaning. Rabbi beloved mentor, world-scholar Rabbi Adin the state (of Israel) is, strangely enough, spiri- Steinsaltz helped to open the path for Jews in PINCHAS ALLOUCHE Steinsaltz’s magnum opus — his monumental tual — by deciding that Israel is a Jewish state our time to more easily understand what our PHOENIX translation and commentary of the entire that has to find its strength in reconnecting Judaism is and what it can be. One way we Talmud, which he had worked on for 45 years. to its past, to a feeling of a mission. Army and can fulfill this duty and obligation is to better Toward the end of the evening, Rabbi Stein- economy may help, but the state can exist comprehend the gift we have in a unified saltz walked onto the main stage, and with only when it is built on a dream.” Jerusalem. Rabbi Steinsaltz wrote in 2011: On Monday evening, November 12, While this may not have made Rabbi “Everyone who lives in Jerusalem — especially 2010, a large crowd gathered in an exquisite Continued on Page A9 Hezbollah Pushes Lebanon Toward Iranian Domination

Nasrallah is Lebanese, but his loyalty is fuel, electricity. Iran even sells to neigh- to the Islamist regime in Iran, and part of his boring countries. It provides for most of its the EDY COHEN purpose is to render Lebanon completely own needs. What is there to fear from this JERUSALEM Algemeiner Journal dependent on the Islamic Republic. This could example? Lebanon has no such capabilities. (USPS 927800) is published weekly be inferred from a speech he made recently to For 40 years, Iran has persisted in the face (except for the week of Passover the Lebanese people in an ostensible attempt of sanctions. … In the face of all the difficul- and Succos) Lebanon is suffering the worst economic to assuage their anger over the economic ties they faced they survived. No country has Subscription rate $40 per year crisis in its history. It is locked in a horrendous crisis. In his opening words, he raised the stood so firm after undergoing what Iran went possibility of turning to the Chinese for help through. … No one wants to change Lebanon Algemeiner Journal spiral of inflation, unemployment, and reces- sion. Suicides are rising among Lebanese — an idea most experts view as camouflage economically or culturally, or change the 208 E 51st Street, Suite 185 citizens who are in despair over rampant for his real intention, which is to turn to Iran. Lebanese system of government. If China, New York, N.Y. 10022 famine, poverty, and hardship. Banks do not Nasrallah serves Ayatollah Khameini, not the Iran, or Russia is ready … we will talk to any Lebanese people, and he is doing his utmost country in the east, west, north, or south. Periodicals Postage permit account holders to withdraw their money. Laws are enacted against Syria that to turn Lebanon into an Iranian province. Nasrallah is trying to signal to the Paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. After raising the Chinese straw man, Nasrallah Lebanese people that they have no choice and at additional mailing offices indirectly affect Lebanon’s economic life. On top of all that, the presence in Lebanon of the expanded on the great bounty Iran can offer, but Iran — but they are not stupid. They and its allegedly benevolent intentions: understand that if Lebanon falls into Tehran’s POSTMASTER: Hezbollah terrorist organization has led to I have heard people say that Hezbollah clutches, they will have to recite the funeral Send address changes to boycotts of the country by the US and the Gulf States, and an economic blockade. wants to make Lebanon like Iran. … The eulogy for Lebanese sovereignty — a concept Algemeiner Journal Hezbollah is the culprit behind Lebanon’s Lebanese have a friend named Iran, and you that is already hanging by a thread, as P.O. Box 250746 suffering, and has been for more than 30 years. can talk to them and say, “Sell us gasoline Hezbollah largely rules the country. Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225 -3023 Hezbollah grows drugs for export to European and oil for Lebanese pounds. Help us.” They The situation in Lebanon is very serious, countries. It bypasses the Lebanese establish- need dollars and euros. When an Iranian sells but as long as it tolerates Hezbollah and its to a Lebanese for a Lebanese pound he makes vast supply of illegal weaponry, the World Let your voice be heard! ment and pays no taxes. It operates sea and land crossings along the border with Syria. a great sacrifice. … Bank, the Western countries, and many Arab [email protected] It receives goods from Iran, as well as money Iran … has its own capacity in oil, countries will refuse to assist it. As Hezbollah and weapons, that it does not report. Hezbollah will never give up its weapons, the future for not only does nothing to contribute to the Lebanon looks extremely grim. To advertise in Lebanese state but harms its foundations. Dr. Edy Cohen (PhD Bar-Ilan Univer- the new Algemeiner The greatest fear among Hezbollah’s sity) is fluent in Arabic and specializes in inter-Arab relations, the Arab-Israeli conflict, e-mail: [email protected] senior officials is that the Lebanese people will once again take to the streets en masse, as terrorism, and Jewish communities in the or call they did earlier this year. This is why Hassan Arab world. He is a researcher at the BESA Nasrallah, the organization’s secretary general, Center and author of the book The Holocaust 718-771-0400 in the Eyes of Mahmoud Abbas (Hebrew). occasionally tries to find ways to stabilize Posters of Hezbollah’s flag and Hassan Nasral- A version of this article was originally Lebanon’s dire economic and social situation. lah, in Beirut. Photo: Al Aan Arabic Television via Wikimedia Commons. published by Israel Today and The BESA Center. www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 A3 World News. Rising Antisemitism Arabs and Israelis Presents ‘Dire’ Threat to ‘Speaking With One Germany, Head of Top Voice’ in Support of National Security Extending Iran Arms Agency Warns Embargo, Says Pompeo

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The head of one of Germany’s national security agencies has warned that his country is facing a “dire” situation in terms of rising antisemitism. In an interview ahead of Monday’s publi- cation of his department’s 100-page report on antisemitism, Thomas Haldenwang — presi- A ‘kippah rally’ in Berlin in April 2018 dent of the Federal Office for the Protection expressing solidarity with Germany’s of the Constitution, the government agency Jewish community. Photo: Reuters / Fabrizio Bensch. tasked with defending Germany’s democratic propaganda was being “skillfully” repackaged institutions from extremists on right and left to appeal to a broader public, it said. — noted that antisemitic crimes committed by “The old hatred is becoming more right-wing extremists “increased by 71 percent socially acceptable,” the report asserted. “The in 2018 and by another 17 percent last year.” limits of what can be said shift in favor of the Added Haldenwang, in an extensive antisemites.” conversation with the Süddeutsche Zeitung US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a news conference, in Washington, DC, June 24, 2020. Haldenwang emphasized that antise- Photo: Mangel Ngan / Pool via Reuters. newspaper on Saturday: “In the everyday life mitic messages were implicit in many of the of our Jewish citizens, this means they are conspiracy theories embraced on the right, BY ALGEMEINER STAFF The letter signed by GCC Secretary- often exposed to insults, threats and attacks.” such as the claim that the billionaire financier General Nayef Al-Hajra stated that Iran Haldenwang underlined that “when George Soros, who is Jewish, was funding a US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo had “continued to proliferate conventional Jewish citizens tell me that they are wondering “globalist” threat to national governments. spotlighted on Sunday the close agree- weapons and armed terrorist and sectarian when the time will come to leave Germany — Such attacks symbolized the “typical, ment between Gulf Arab states and Israel organizations and movements throughout that they have even reached this point — then poorly veiled antisemitism of the New Right on the need to extend an international arms the region.” the situation is dire.” — not clearly stated, but clearly indicated,” embargo against the Iranian regime. It also said Tehran “has not desisted He said that the goal of the state was to said Haldenwang. “Countries in the Middle East from the from armed interventions in neighboring ensure “that everyone in this country can The same report observed that after Gulf to Israel support extending the arms countries, directly and through organizations wear a kippah whenever and wherever they right-wing extremists, Islamists were the embargo,” Pompeo tweeted. “It is deeply and movements armed and trained by Iran.” want: Just as we have to ensure that everyone main culprits in attacks on Germany’s Jewish important to every one of them. Arabs and The embargo’s restrictions, the letter can wear a cross around their necks or a community. Israelis are speaking with one voice and the stated, were “imperative to ensure and crescent moon without being afraid.” While hostility to Jews on the far right was Security Council must listen.” preserve peace and stability in this region.” The report by Haldenwang’s office frequently based on discredited racist tropes, The secretary of state was commenting Pompeo also confirmed that the US highlighted an “informal network” of right- the report said, among Islamists, prejudice in support of a letter sent over the weekend would introduce a UN Security Council wing extremists who were working in key against Jews was grounded in “the anti-Zionist from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) resolution “this week to extend the embargo areas ranging from the domestic intelligence enemy image of the ‘Jewish State of Israel.'” to the UN Security Council urging that an after years of diplomacy.” service to certain media outlets. Antisemitic embargo on the movement of conventional Said Pompeo: “The Council must choose weaponry to and from Iran be extended after between arming terrorists or standing by the Israel Ratifies ‘Historic’ it expires on Oct. 15. Gulf.” Continued from Page A1 Zachor Legal Institute, one of the signatories, Free-Trade Agreement Definition commented, “Today’s antisemitism is particu- targeted and attacked in record numbers,” larly potent online. … Hate speech and hate the letter stated. “Jews overwhelmingly report crimes are highly correlated. Social media With Colombia that online antisemitism is the most acute platforms must assume responsibility to form of Jew-hatred they experience.” protect users and combat this inciteful hatred.” “While the impact of online hate speech, “The volume and velocity at which misinformation, and disinformation on antisemitism grows online require greater BY JNS.ORG our society continues to be researched and responsibility on behalf of the platforms that explored, we cannot afford to lose any more enable them to spread,” he added. “There is no Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- time in fighting this bigotry and preventing free pass to amplifying antisemitism. We’re yahu announced the ratification of a free-trade violence,” the letter declared, urging Facebook not just fighting hate speech; we’re fighting for agreement with Columbia, reached via video to “put words into action and power behind people’s safety.” conference on Monday. commitment” by adopting the IHRA definition. The IHRA definition says: “Antisemitism Following the virtual meeting with The signatories include Jewish and is a certain perception of Jews, which may be Colombian President Ivan Duque, Netanyahu pro-Israel groups from around the world, expressed as hatred toward Jews. Rhetorical called the agreement “a historic moment in Colombian President Ivan Duque delivers his including among others Australia’s ACT and physical manifestations of antisemitism the relationship between the State of Israel inaugural address. Photo: Reuters/Fabian Ortiz. Zionist Council, Canada’s Center for Israel and are directed toward Jewish or non-Jewish and the Republic of Colombia.”He also hailed Netanyahu went on: “Israel is a hub of Jewish Affairs, the US’s Zionist Organization individuals and/or their property, toward Colombia’s decision to open an innova- global innovation. Colombia is one of the of America and StopAntisemitism.org, Italy’s Jewish community institutions and religious tion office in Jerusalem, adding it to the list strongest economies in Latin America. It has a Alleanza Per Israele and Brazil’s Hebraica. facilities.” of nations that, since the US transfer of its strong academic base, a strong scientific base, Marc Greendorfer, president of the embassy there, have been opening official and I think that cooperating, the cooperation offices in the capital. between us will make both of us stronger. We Both events, Netanyahu said to Duque, Continued from Page A1 “23 percent have been targets of physical also have a strong partnership on security as Abused “create a platform of cooperation between violence on at least one occasion, with 10 well. Ivan, your leadership in the fight against nearly one quarter of the country’s 500,000 us that will bring our partnership, our friend- percent saying they were attacked several terrorism sets an example for the rest of Latin Jews had been subjected to at least one ship, our brotherhood—as you said—to new times,” the AJC survey noted, calling the statis- America.” violent antisemitic assault in their lifetimes. political and economic levels.” tics “stunning.” A4 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 World News. Netanyahu: High Court Ruling Against Demolition of Terrorist’s Home a ‘Big Mistake’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netan- yahu criticized the High Court of Justice on Monday over its ruling to halt the planned razing of the home of a Palestinian charged with the May 12 murder of Israel Defense Forces Sgt. First Class Amit Ben-Yigal. Scientists at work in laboratory. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. During the opening of the Likud Knesset faction meeting, Netanyahu called the Court’s Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decision against the demolition of Nazmi Abu holds the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem Israel Is in a Great Position to Bakr’s home in the village of Ya’bad, where June 28, 2020. Photo: REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun. the killing took place, “unfortunate” and a “big Baruch Ben-Yigal, Amit’s father, mistake.” Capitalize on the Rapid Rise of responded to the decision by visiting his son’s “Terrorism must not receive a tailwind,” grave and lowering the Israeli flag to half-mast. he said. “I demand an additional hearing In a tearful video that went viral, Ben-Yigal Medtech, Says Veteran Investor with an expanded panel of judges. My policy said: “I want to tell him, ‘I beg your pardon as prime minister is to destroy the homes of and forgiveness’. It’s not right. What a miser- terrorists, and I intend to continue with it.” able decision. I can’t believe that these are our Justice Menachem Mazuz—one of the judges.” BY RON FRIEDMAN/CTech treatment. It’s all about the mindset,” Barnea three judges hearing the petition by NGO Ben-Yigal, 21, died after being struck in said. “People don’t want to sit in doctors’ HaMoked on behalf of Abu Bakr’s family—said the head with a cinder block hurled at him “If the coronavirus (Covid-19) crisis has waiting rooms anymore and with the help of that the perpetrator’s wife and eight children by Abu Bakr during an IDF raid to apprehend taught us anything, it is the importance of technology, they don’t have to.” did not participate in the act of terrorism, and four suspected terrorists. knowledge-sharing, both within Israel and Israel is extremely well placed to benefit therefore should not be penalized. between Israel and the international commu- from this psychological breakthrough. With nity,” Assaf Barnea, CEO of Sanara Ventures roughly 500 medical startups, Israel is second and the chairman of the Israel Exports Insti- only to the US in the number of compa- tute’s Life Science Advisory Board, said in an nies researching and developing medical New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to interview with Ctech. “I tell all our portfolio technology. In 2018, the Israeli government companies that they must pay attention to approved a $300 million budget to support Threatening to Use Baseball Bat what is happening around the world so that digital health as the country’s next strategic they can learn from the experience of others economic growth engine and, earlier this to Attack Jews and also seek opportunities.” year, government investment arm, the Israel Barnea started Sanara — a healthcare Innovation Authority (IIA) invested tens innovation fund backed by industry giants of millions more in life science companies, Phillips and Teva Pharmaceutical Industries particularly those who offered possible BY ALGEMEINER STAFF — six years ago. Today, it supports 16 portfolio solutions for curbing the pandemic. companies active in the digital health and In addition to the government, there A New Jersey man pled guilty on Monday medical equipment sectors. One of Sanara’s key is also a vibrant investment community to threatening to attack members of a local features is its 100-person strong advisory board, for Israeli medtech, which includes angel Jewish community, NJ.com reported. made up of top professionals at Philips and investors, venture capital firms, incubators, Anthony Lodespoto, 43, of Howell, New Teva as well as dozens of experts from universi- innovation hubs, and growth accelerators. Jersey confessed to sending messages via ties, hospitals, and medical organizations from In his role as chairman of the Israel Facebook that threatened to use a baseball bat Singapore and Japan to Brazil and the US. Exports Institute’s Life Science Advisory to assault members of the Jewish community Lakewood, New Jersey. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. “We set up meetings between our portfolio Board, Barnea tries to help turn innovation of Lakewood. company founders and 15 or 18 world-class into products that can be exported to locations Shortly after, he sent a threatening distancing. advisors who can provide input based on what around the world. message to Governor Phil Murphy’s Facebook Lodespoto will be sentenced on they see on the ground. Their insights can help “Israeli life science technologies bring account. September 25 after pleading guilty to “bias the company understand what is going on in $9 billion a year, a little under 10% of the Police in Lakewood stated that Lodes- intimidation.” beyond the statistics, which helps them refine country’s total exports,” Barnea said. “Our poto claimed his motive was the Jewish The prosecution is seeking 180 days in their product and find opportunities anywhere main concern now is business continuity. community’s supposed violations of New jail as a condition of probation. in the world,” Barnea said. We want to make sure we maintain the trade Jersey’s coronavirus regulations on social According to Barnea, the Covid-19 relationships we had in place before the pandemic was both a blessing and a curse Covid-19 outbreak.” for the life science sector. On the one hand, it Asked whether the rush to produce and While Covid-19 presented blue skies for technology. expedited an ongoing trend towards innova- adopt new products and services did not some companies, others got stuck in grey, “Young founders need to go to investors tion in medicine, but on the other, it dried pose a risk to existing diagnostic and treat- murky waters. The pandemic has absorbed with a tight and well-defined business model. up investments and shifted focus away from ment standards, Barnea conceded that it was so much of the attention that there is a risk Be focused. Take your time. Understand what anything that is not coronavirus-related. something people and governments needed of neglect to other health challenges that it is you do and how it relates to the current “Like the New York Times said in a to be mindful of, but said he believes there is predated it. “Sure, we need to find solutions needs. Investors are extremely selective now headline that stuck with me, we experienced no danger to the level of treatment. “Yes, there for coronavirus, but there is another ‘little and if you don’t fully understand who you 10 years of change in one week,” Barnea said. is a realization that the bureaucracy has to known disease’ out there called cancer for are and what you do, no one else will,” urged “All of a sudden things like telemedicine, change and become more relaxed, but that which funds and innovation are surely no less Barnea. “Define yourself and redefine yourself remote diagnostics, patient engagement, and doesn’t mean treatment will suffer. I believe important,” Barnea said. again and again, for as long as it takes. In the AI-powered decision support went from mere the opposite is true. At the end of the day, all of Barnea confirmed that the trend of recent meantime, reduce your burn rate and stretch aspirations to immediate necessities. One of these tools are there to support the healthcare months, in which investments in early-stage out the funding you have.” our portfolio companies, MyHomeDoc, which establishment, they help doctors and other companies were decreasing, is affecting the According to Barnea, it all comes down has developed a system for a fully remote medical practitioners be more efficient, they medtech sector as well. “With so much uncer- to sharing knowledge, because only when clinical examination, is currently in talks with don’t make decisions for them.” tainty, investors — especially angels — prefer everyone understands where they are and people in 20 countries, including in growth “Artificial intelligence can help narrow to back their existing portfolio companies.” where they are going can problems be solved. markets, to see how its technology can be down diagnostic options, but the human The veteran executive and investor, who “One of the negative effects of the crisis was implemented.” doctor is the one who determines the also advises the World Bank’s International the cancelation of conferences. They were “It is as if a psychological barrier was diagnosis and recommends treatment,” he Finance Corp.’s venture capital team, has a great source of information, knowledge, shattered and suddenly everyone, insurance said. “Decision-makers will have to set policy some suggestions for entrepreneurs trying to and opportunities, and unfortunately, the companies, hospitals, health maintenance to ensure, for example, that medical data establish their companies at a time like this subtleties addressed at such meetings cannot organizations (HMOs), all understand that remains private or that people have access to and most of them have to do with being able be replicated on a Zoom call or a shared it is time to adopt a virtual first approach to the care they need.” to precisely characterize and explain their document,” he said. www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 A5 U.S. News.

over reform legislation. first woman to serve as California’s attorney Democratic Presidential Harris at times came under criticism general, elected to that office in 2010. from some in the Black community and Biden considered several Black women Candidate Biden Taps Senator from progressive advocates for her record as in addition to Harris, including former Obama California attorney general where, they say, administration national security adviser she did not do enough to investigate police Susan Rice, Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Kamala Harris as Running Mate shootings and too often sided with prosecu- Bottoms and US Representative Val Demings, tors in wrongful conviction cases. a former police chief in Orlando, Florida. Her defenders say she has always been Biden also considered Asian-American reform-minded — and point to her record Senator Tammy Duckworth and New Mexico BY REUTERS & ALGEMEINER STAFF in the Senate, where she has championed a Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham, a Latina. police-reform bill and an anti-lynching bill, Historically, the vice presidential nominee Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday tapped Senator Kamala Harris of among other measures. Harris herself has said has been the one to take the lead in criticizing California as his choice for vice president, his campaign told supporters in a text message. she became a prosecutor in order to bring a the opposing ticket, although Trump has Harris, 55, becomes the first Black woman on a major presidential ticket in US history more progressive approach to the office. largely shredded that tradition. Brian Brokaw, and provides Biden with a partner well suited to go on the attack against Republican President The daughter of an Indian mother and a California political consultant who managed Donald Trump. a Jamaican father, Harris has knocked down Harris’ campaigns for attorney general and “I have the great honor to announce that I’ve picked @KamalaHarris — a fearless fighter for the barriers throughout her career. She was the Senate, said Harris fits that role well. little guy, and one of the country’s finest public servants — as my running mate,” Biden said on Twitter. first woman to serve as San Francisco’s district “She is someone who can really make With social unrest over racial injustice and police brutality against Black Americans rocking attorney, elected to that office in 2003, and the Republicans quake in their boots,” Brokaw said. the country for months, Biden had been under increasing pressure to select a woman of color as his running mate. She is also the first Asian-American on a major presidential ticket. In Harris, a senator from California who made her own run for the White House before ending it and endorsing Biden, he gains a deeply experienced politician already battle-tested by the rigors of the 2020 presidential campaign as they head into the final stretch of the Nov. 3 election. Harris, who became only the Senate’s second Black woman in its history when she was elected in 2016, will be relied on to help drive the African-American vote — the Democratic Party’s most loyal constituency. Four years ago, the first dip in Black voter turnout in 20 years contributed to Democrat Hillary Clinton’s upset loss to Trump. Biden, whose foundering campaign was rescued by Black voters in South Carolina’s primary in February, needs their strong support against Trump. It will be crucial in battleground states such as Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin that Trump won by the slimmest margins in 2016 but where opinion polls now show him trailing his Democratic rival. The Black vote is also central to Biden’s hopes of winning Southern states Georgia and Florida that Trump carried four years ago but that opinion polls indicate will be competitive this year. Biden served as vice president for eight years under President Barack Obama, the first Black US president. Harris, 55, a former prosecutor and state attorney general in California, is well known for her sometimes aggressive questioning style in the Senate, most notably of Brett Kavanaugh during his 2018 Supreme Court confirma- tion hearing. As a presidential candidate, she also took Biden to task in a nationally-televised debate over his past stances on mandatory busing for students as a means to desegre- gate schools. Some Biden advisers have told Reuters the attacks made them question whether she would be a trusted working partner because of her political ambitions. While that exchange failed to boost her White House hopes, the Biden campaign will now look for her to train her prosecutorial fire on Trump and Vice President Mike Pence. Harris is scheduled to debate Pence on Oct. 7 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The choice of a running mate has added significance for Biden, who will turn 78 in November and be the oldest person to become president if he is elected. Biden’s age also has led to broad speculation he will serve only one term, making Harris a potential top contender for the nomination in 2024. Some of his allies were concerned that would make her a bad fit for the No.2 job and questioned her loyalty. Biden publicly committed to choosing a woman as his No. 2 in a March debate after discussing the matter with his wife Jill and had considered other former presidential rivals such as Senators Amy Klobuchar and Elizabeth Warren. After the protests that erupted over the May 25 killing of George Floyd, a Black man, by a white policeman in Minneapolis, Biden’s search focused predominantly on candidates of color. Harris will be confirmed as Biden’s running mate at the Democratic convention that begins on Monday, where Biden will also be formally nominated to challenge Trump. A prominent voice Harris has become a key ally for Biden at a time when race has been thrust to the forefront of the campaign. After Floyd’s death, she became a prominent voice in the push for racial justice and police reform, standing with marchers and sparring with Republicans in the US Senate A6 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 Opinion. A Lesson for Seth Rogen (and All Jews) on Early Zionists and Arabs

on the surface, but many held on to their opment when our greatest authors wrote and ancestral faith and occasionally revolted thought in the Arabic language, as well as in against their Christian oppressors. After the Hebrew. (Chaim Weizmann, Devarim, vol. 1 The Israeli flag at the Western Wall in Jerusa- JUDEA PEARL Arab conquest, the Arabic language and (Tel Aviv: Mizpah Publishers, 1936), p. 99.) lem. Photo: Hynek Moravec via Wikimedia Commons. LOS ANGELES Muslim religion spread gradually among Perhaps anticipating future criticism that entire Jewish nation, and that it is impos- the countrymen. In his essay “Ancient Zionism, while promising Palestinians human sible to dismiss or silence it. … Names in Palestine and Syria in Our Times,” and civil rights, denied them national rights, In much the same way that we need Dr. George Kampmeyer proves, based on Weizmann wrote in the newspaper Ha’aretz: Seth Rogen’s interview on Marc Maron’s to educate the Arab public to understand historico-linguistic analysis, that for a If indeed there is among the Arabs a WTF podcast, and his heartbreaking confes- our interest, so also we need to educate certain period of time, both Aramaic and national movement, we must relate to it with the sion about how he was “fed a huge amount of our public to understand the Arabs and Arabic were in use and only slowly did the utmost seriousness. … The Arabs are concerned lies about Israel my entire life,” have sent many work toward decent neighborly relations … former give way to the latter. about two issues: 1. The Jews will soon come of us to wondering who his teachers were. In mutual recognition is prerequisite to mutual The greater majority and main structures in their millions and conquer the country and particular, his now famous: “they never tell understanding. of the Muslim falahin in western Eretz Israel chase out the Arabs. … Responsible Zionists you that ‘Oh, by the way, there were people The total Arab rejection of his overtures, present to us one racial strand and a whole never said and never wished such things. 2. there,'” has alerted us to a possible deficiency followed by the bloody riots of 1936-39, ethnic unit, and there is no doubt that much There is no place in Eretz Israel for a large in Jewish education. eroded Ben-Gurion’s confidence in achieving Jewish blood flows in their veins — the blood number of inhabitants. This is total ignorance. Don’t get me wrong, I do not believe for Arab understanding through education of those Jewish farmers, “lay persons,” who It is enough to notice what is happening now a second that Rogen was actually told Eretz and cooperation. It remains an interesting chose in the travesty of times to abandon their in Tunis, Tangier, and California to realize Israel had no people there. He simply knew exercise, though, to imagine what the Middle faith in order to remain on their land. that there is a vast space here for a great work how delighted his host and audience would East would be like today had Arab leadership Ben-Gurion’s theory may not withstand of many Jews, without touching even one Arab. be to hear this intriguing fantasy of naïve, reciprocated with some recognition, however modern DNA analysis, but his essay reveals (Ha’aretz (Tel Aviv), Dec. 15, 1919, as reprinted in misinformed Jews migrating to a land they mild, of the Jewish right to self-determination. a genuine attempt to establish an ancestral Devarim, vol. 1, p. 129.) made-believe to be empty. So, as a professional Jabotinsky before the Holocaust kinship with the Arab population and to Ben-Gurion: Palestinian Self-Deter- “Jewish storyteller,” he delivered the bounty. Ze’ev Jabotinsky, Ben-Gurion’s rival, bridge cultural and religious divides. mination What the podcast does reveal, unfortu- garnered a reputation as an advocate of Ben-Gurion: Palestinian Arab Rights In November 1930, about a year after the nately, is that the general public, including an “iron wall” approach toward the Arabs. In 1918, Israel Zangwill, an on-again, Arab riots that led to the Hebron massacre, some sloppily informed show hosts, can still Yet, even he expressed respect for Arab off-again member of the Zionist movement Ben-Gurion addressed the First Congress fall for the century-old myth about Zionists nationalism and explained Arab fears of recip- and author of the influential novel Children of Hebrew Workers and delivered a lecture believing Eretz Israel to be empty of people. rocating Ben-Gurion’s offer. Not only does of the Ghetto, wrote an article suggesting entitled “The Foreign Policy of the Hebrew Evidently, the true story of what early Zionists Jabotinsky’s article “The Arabs of Eretz Israel” that the Arabs should be persuaded to “trek” Nation.” In this lecture, later published in knew about the Arab population in Eretz (“Arviyey Eretz Yisrael,” in Medina Ivrit (Tel from Palestine. Ben-Gurion was quick to Ben-Gurion’s first book, We and Our Neigh- Israel and how they planned to coexist and Aviv: T. Kopp, 1937) dispel the myth of Zionist distance the Zionist movement from any bors, he not only acknowledged the national collaborate with that population, has not denial and naïveté, but it also disproves the such notion. In an article published that year aspirations of the Palestinian Arabs but also taken firm roots in public consciousness. popular notion that Arabs feared disposses- in the Yiddish-language newspaper Yiddishe recognized Arab self-determination as an A research project that I undertook in sion by Jewish immigrants: Kemper, Ben-Gurion ridiculed Zangwill: inalienable right, regardless of its impact on the 2008, sifting through the Hebrew and Yiddish There is no point talking about the possi- Eretz Israel is not an empty country. … Zionist plan. (Anachnu U’Shcheneinu, p. 257.) press of 1917-1937, brings that story to public bility that the Arabs in Eretz Israel would West of Jordan alone houses three quarters There is in the world a principle called view. It describes two endogenous national consent to the Zionist plan while we are a of a million people. On no account must “the right for self-determination.” We have movements claiming ownership of the same minority here. I express it with such confi- we injure the rights of the inhabitants. Only always and everywhere been its worshipers piece of land — one aspiring for co-ownership dence not because I enjoy disappointing “Ghetto Dreamers” like Zangwill can imagine and champions. We have defended that right and coexistence, the other adamant on sole decent people but, simply, to save them disap- that Eretz Israel will be given to the Jews with for every nation, every part of a nation, and ownership and exclusive existence. I reprint pointments: All these decent people, except the added right of dispossessing the current every collective of people. There is no doubt this story below, partly to counter Rogen’s those blind from birth, have understood inhabitants of the country. This is not the whatsoever that the Arab people in Eretz fantasies, and partly in the hope of seeing already that this is something that is utterly mission of Zionism. Had Zionism to aspire Israel have this right. And this right is not this chapter of Jewish history become part of illogical — to obtain the Arabs’ consent and to inherit the place of these inhabitants — it limited by or conditional upon the result of American education: goodwill to turn Eretz Israel from an Arabic would be nothing but a dangerous utopia and its influence on us and our interests. We ought Many Arab officials and Israeli “New country to a country with Jewish majority. an empty, damaging and reactionary dream. not to diminish the Arabs’ freedom for self- Historians” describe early Zionist attitudes Every indigenous people, regardless of … Not to take from others — but to build the determination for fear that it would present toward the Arab population of Palestine as whether it is primitive or advanced, views its ruins. [We claim] no rights on our past — but difficulties to our own mission. The entire dismissive or arrogant. Books and pamphlets country as a national home and aspires to on our future. Not the preservation of historic moral core encapsulated in the Zionist idea is from the time tell a different story. be and remain its sole and eternal landlord; inheritance — but the creation of new national the notion that a nation — every nation — is Ben-Gurion: Our Arab Brethren it does not voluntarily agree to accommo- assets — this is the core claim and right of the its own purpose and not a tool for the purposes During World War I, Israel’s future first date, not only new landlords, but even new Hebrew nation in its country. of other nations. And in the same way that we prime minister, David Ben-Gurion, spent partners or new participants. And our most Weizmann: Arab Glory and Arab Rights want the Jewish people to be master of its own three years in New York, exiled from Pales- misleading argument would be if we rely In 1918, the British government sent affairs, capable of determining its historical tine “for conspiring against Ottoman rule.” on the fact that our agricultural settlements Chaim Weizmann (1874-1952), the future first destiny without being dependent on the will He devoted most of his time to organizing bring them economical advantages; though president of Israel and a key player behind the — even good will — of other nations, so, too, the He-Halutz youth movement with Yitzhak this is an undisputed truth, there is no nation Balfour Declaration, to Palestine to advise on we must seek for the Arabs. … Ben Zvi, but he also published, a few months in the world that sold its national aspirations the future development of the country. There, The characteristic feature of a political before issuance of the Balfour Declaration, for bread and butter. he met with Arab and Armenian representa- movement is its ability to rally the masses an interesting treatise: “On the Origin of Many of us still think in full honesty that tives and delivered the following speech in the behind it. In this sense, there is no doubt that the Falahin,” (“Leverur Motsa Ha’Falahim,” a terrible misunderstanding has occurred, house of the High Commissioner in Jerusalem: we are witnessing a political movement. And Luach Achiezer, New York, 1917, pp. 118-27, that the Arabs did not understand us, and With heartfelt admiration and great we should not dismiss it, our way should not reprinted in Anachnu U’Shcheneinu that this is the reason why they oppose us; but interest we are viewing today the current be through the [British] government. … (Tel Aviv: Davar. 1931), pp. 13-25) the if only we could explain to them how benevo- war of liberation conducted by the ancient We should not attempt to turn the Arab peasants in Palestine. In this work, lent our intentions, they would stretch their Arabic nation. We see how the scattered Arab Arabs into Zionists. I do not see why an Ben-Gurion, the scholar and historian, argued hands back to us. This is a mistake that has forces are being united under the good will Arab need be a Zionist. But we must explain that the falahin are descendants of Jews who been proven so again and again. I will bring of Western governments and other peace- to him what Zionism is, what it aspires to remained in Palestine after the Roman expul- one such incident. Several years ago, when the loving nations, and how from the mist of achieve, on what it rests, what its power and sion and who later converted to Islam: late Nahum Sokolov visited Eretz Israel, and war there emerge new and immense political promises are and what its attitude is toward The logical, self-evident conclusion of he was one of the most moderate and diplo- possibilities. We see again the formation of a the Arabs in this land and the Arab nation all the above is as follows: The agricultural matic Zionists at that time, he delivered an strong and united Arab political body, freshly in our neighborhood. It is imperative that community that the Arabs found in Eretz elaborate speech on this misunderstanding. renovated and aiming to renovate the great the Arab knows that we have not come here Israel in the 7th century was none other than He explained clearly how mistaken Arabs are tradition of Arab science and literature that to dispossess him, to subjugate him, or to the Hebrew farmers that remained on their in thinking that we wish to steal their property are so close to our heart. This kinship found worsen his condition. The Arab must know land despite all the persecution and oppres- or dispossess them or oppress them. “We do its glorious expression particularly in the that Zionism is not an accidental, temporary sion of the Roman and Byzantine emperors. not even want to have a Jewish government; Some of them accepted Christianity, at least Spanish period of the Hebrew-Arabic devel- phenomenon but a historical imperative, that it relies on the needs and strength of the Continued on Page A7 www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 A7 Opinion.

ings and celebrations held in clear violation The politicians on the right and left who, of coronavirus directives stop because they despite the occasional jab, have faith in me, Israel’s Last Chance to mean the loss of human life. must continue to place reducing morbidity The general public must serve as an and economic recovery as a top priority. All Defeat the Outbreak example for full compliance with Health the politicians I spoke to, including the prime Ministry directives. I pledge to ensure they minister, are reluctant to impose a lockdown. remain logical and fair to all sectors, taking They understand the socio-economic impact Without Lockdowns into consideration their various needs. As for and the ongoing economic damage, but they the protests taking place nationwide: such fear what not taking the proper steps against rallies are the heart and soul of democracy this disease will do to our national resilience and every Israeli seeking to protest can go out and global standing. stabilize at 1,500-2,000 cases. But getting that and do so. But while the coronavirus outbreak This is a wake-up call to the Israeli public. number down to a few hundred cases requires is raging protesters must be cautious — wear Let’s make the effort and defeat the corona- RONNI GAMZU/ greater effort, and without all of us making this face masks properly, and observe social virus. We deserve to get back to our normal JNS.org effort, we simply won’t be able to do it. distancing as the locations allow. Every lives as soon as possible. This endeavor is likely to take several gathering, legal or illegal, bears the potential Professor Ronni Gamzu is Israel’s weeks and it will prevent a lockdown, but it to cause mass infections. The coronavirus Coronavirus Project Coordinator. This requires all of us to observe directives very About two weeks ago, I accepted the does not differentiate between a wedding and article first appeared in Israel Hayom. carefully. responsibility of heading the effort to reduce a demonstration. I strive, against all odds, to reduce coronavirus morbidity in Israel. Many had morbidity without imposing a lockdown, warned me beforehand that the Israeli public while encouraging the public’s coopera- would not cooperate, that politicians would tion and increasing its confidence by constantly interfere with my work, and that Israel’s War of Attrition Is integrating the IDF’s amazing capabilities to I should demand my jurisdiction over the train thousands of people to conduct rapid, matter be outlined in writing. in-depth, and advanced epidemiological Potently Relevant Today I was glad to learn that these fears have investigations; by focusing on cities with high been disproved, and I find that everyone is morbidity rather than shutting them down cooperating with me in full. But I am first and and giving local authorities the necessary foremost proud of the public’s response and responsibility; and by increasing municipal cooperation. and police enforcement. For the past two weeks, I have been The rationale that drives me is humane JONATHAN RUHE & trying my best to lower the coronavirus and simple: instead of ordering a top-to- ARI CICUREL attack rate — the number of people infected bottom lockdown, encourage order from the by a single confirmed carrier — to below one, bottom up. The public has to have the confi- thus reducing morbidity without imposing a dence that this can succeed, because this is lockdown. the only way for us to defeat the coronavirus. Last week marked the 50th anniver- It is important to note that no country In order to succeed, every sector in society sary of the end of Israel’s least remembered has tried to counter this kind of morbidity must do its part — and give a little for the conflict — the “forgotten war” — but one that rate without shutting down public activity. Egyptian military trucks cross a bridge laid country’s sake. still holds valuable lessons for today. Not even Sweden, where morbidity rates are over the Suez Canal on October 7, 1973, during The Arab sector must take control of the The War of Attrition with Egypt, referred the Yom Kippur War. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. lower than Israel’s but COVID-19 mortality is epidemic in Arab townships. It must comply to in Arabic as the War of Bloodshed, raged far greater. low on precisely the munitions it requires with social distancing directives and forgo across the Suez Canal from 1968-70. As the By following and observing the Health to prevail in a looming multi-front war that large parties. The ultra-Orthodox sector and names suggest, Egypt sought to bleed Israel, Ministry’s directives, the public has been able to will be every bit as intense as 1973. It needs its leaders, spiritual and political alike, must thereby reducing Jerusalem’s territorial see the daily tally of confirmed coronavirus cases abundant PGMs to minimize collateral speak out and demand that the mass gather- conquests and military superiority from the damage while still neutralizing Hezbollah’s 1967 Six-Day War. more than 130,000 rockets and missiles in On paper, Israel won the War of Attrition Continued from Page A6 homeland is immoral. The homeless must Lebanon, which the terrorist militia intention- on the battlefield and in the ceasefire, which A Lesson forever remain homeless; all the land in the ally and illegally intersperses among civilian left the IDF in place along the canal. But actual we want merely a government representing universe has already been divided — that’s buildings. The war also could encompass Iran victory proved elusive. The conflict ate away at the League of Nations.” Sokolov’s speech it. These are the conclusions of “morality.” … and its proxies around the region. some of Israel’s critical military advantages from received an immediate response in the main This sort of morality has a place among During the Yom Kippur War, the United the Six-Day War, particularly combat aircraft, editorial of the Arab newspaper Carmel, the cannibals, not in the civilized world. The States had to conduct an emergency airlift and did little to prepare Israel for the 1973 Yom content of which I convey here from memory: land belongs not to those who have too to resupply the IDF. Today America has the Kippur War that was around the corner. “The Zionists” — so wrote the Arab much land but to those who have none. If War Reserve Stockpile Ammunition-Israel, or Israel currently finds itself in another editor — “are tormenting their nerves unnec- we appropriate one parcel of land from the WRSA-I. This forward-based US arms depot attritional conflict, this time with Iran and its essarily. There is no misunderstanding here owners of mega-estates and give it to an is intended to provide an insurance policy for proxies. To be sure, there are differences from whatsoever. The Arabs never doubted that the exiled nation — it is a just deed. Israel to access vital munitions in wartime, thus 50 years ago. Back then, Israel was confident potential absorption capacity of Eretz Israel New Historians often cite anecdotal avoiding a costly and challenging repeat of 1973. that its military successes would continue. is enormous and, therefore, that it is possible and secondhand evidence or diary entries However, the United States faces various Nevertheless, while Israel’s Bar Lev line of to settle here enough Jews without dispos- lacking in context that depict an exagger- difficulties maintaining its own PGM stocks, forts along the Suez Canal held up in the War sessing or constraining even a single Arab. It is ated, hostile attitude of early Zionist leaders let alone those for allies. Indeed, WRSA-I very of Attrition, it crumbled in 1973. Today, Israel’s obvious that ‘this is all’ the Zionists want. But toward the Arabs. In contrast, the quotations likely contains mostly obsolete unguided choice to label its efforts against Iran the it is also obvious that this is precisely what the cited above were articulated in prominent “dumb” bombs. This deficit undermines a “campaign between the wars” suggests a more Arabs do not want; for, then, the Jews will turn and open public forums and published critical pillar of America’s commitment under pessimistic outlook. The 1968-70 conflict with into a majority and, from the nature of things, widely for Hebrew readers in Palestine and US law to uphold Israel’s qualitative military Egypt also imposed much greater casualties a Jewish government will be established and the Diaspora. It is these quotations, therefore, edge over its adversaries, and threatens both on Israel than anything Iran, Hezbollah, or the fate of the Arab minority will depend on that are true representations of the dominant countries’ deterrence against Iran. others have inflicted since their last large- Jewish good will; Jews know perfectly well attitude of the Yishuv, the pre-1948 Jewish Fortunately, there are several options scale exchange with the Jewish state in 2006. what minority existence is like. There is no community in Palestine. They were annunci- to begin addressing this deficit, as laid out But the lessons of 1970 are acutely misunderstanding here whatsoever.” ated broadly with the aim of shaping public in a recent report from the Jewish Institute relevant today in at least one central respect. The Arab editor’s argument is rather opinion, educational norms, and cultural for National Security of America. With the Just as the War of Attrition contributed to compelling, but Jabotinsky confronts it with molds, which no doubt contributed to the US military’s demand for PGMs projected to Israel’s unpreparedness for the sheer scale a moral dilemma that is no less compelling: culture of accommodation that governs the decline in certain respects in coming years, the and ferocity of the onslaught in 1973, today’s Whoever thinks that our arguments [for Israeli mindset today. United States could start replenishing WRSA-I conflict between the wars is wearing down Jewish immigration] are immoral, I would Judea Pearl is a professor at the Univer- with critical PGMs. Most important will be critical IDF capabilities for its next major war. beg him to address the following question: If sity of California, Los Angeles and president Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) kits to Specifically, Israel is burning through this [Jewish immigration] is immoral, what of the Daniel Pearl Foundation, named after convert unguided bombs, as well as GBU-39 tens of thousands of precision-guided should the Jewish people do? … his son. With his wife, Ruth, he co-edited, I and GBU-53/B small diameter bombs. munitions (PGM) that it has procured from Our planet is no longer blessed with Am Jewish: Personal Reflections Inspired by At the same time, Israel could place the United States in recent years. Through uninhabited islands. Take any oasis in any the Last Words of Daniel Pearl (Woodstock, larger, longer-term contracts with US thousands of airstrikes over several years, desert, it is already taken by the native who Vt.: Jewish Light, 2004), winner of the defense firms. This may be the fastest path Israel has expended these PGMs to degrade inhabits that place from time immemorial National Jewish Book Award. to addressing Israel’s PGM gap. Washington Iran’s persistent proliferation of missiles, and rejects the coming of new settlers that A version of this article originally could help accelerate Israeli procurement by drones, and other military assets in Syria, Iraq, will become a majority, or just come in great appeared in the Middle East Forum’s Middle shifting forward, or “frontloading,” defense numbers. In short — if there is a homeless East Quarterly. and Lebanon. nation in the world, its very yearning for a Israel is, therefore, running dangerously Continued on Page A9 A8 | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 Impressions.

The Rabbi Steinsaltz I Knew

BY ALAN DERSHOWITZ

The late Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz was a remarkable man—a genius who made the Talmud accessible to so many. TIME magazine called him a “once in The headquarters of The New York Times.Photo: Wikimedia Commons. millennia” scholar. But he was more, much more. I first got to know him when we were invited by an American Jewish organization to debate the role of Ruminations on Writing religion in democratic societies. He had debated the late Justice Antonin Scalia on a related subject and Justice Scalia, a brilliant and knowledgeable Catholic, told me how much he had enjoyed jousting with “the BY JEROLD AUERBACH it has ever published. I needed only to enter two words: great Rabbi.” Zionism (between 1896 and 1948) and Israel (from Our debate began with a counterintuitive intro- “New Project.docx” on my computer screen has 1948 to 2016). Why those years? Because Adolph duction in which the moderator said that the two enabled me to become the writer — if not the sports- Ochs purchased the newspaper in 1896, launching the debaters grew up in very different ways: one with an writer — that I yearned to be as a teenager. Ever since enduring Ochs-Sulzberger dynasty that gave the Times orthodox Yeshiva background; the other in a secular I warily ventured into the computer world two decades its distinctive Reform Jewish identity, comprising anti- left wing family. He said that one will now speak ago, it has served as my gateway to writing. It was not an Zionism and relentless criticism of Israel. And 2016 from a religious perspective; the other from a secular easy transition. By then I had written the first draft of five marked its biblical life span: 120 years (Genesis 6:3). To perspective. He then pointed to me as the debater books and dozens of articles in scrawling script before be sure, it was intended for people, not newspapers. transferring final copy to my venerable Remington There were tedious moments when I imagined typewriter. that I might need to live to 120 to finish my project. I I warily confronted the perils of modern “writing.” was mercifully spared, but I confronted an unexpected No longer were there pages to turn, only a battery of obstacle. As the author of 11 previous books (one of ominous commands: Edit, File, Format, and a list of which, with pleasing irony, had received front-page Tools whose utility I could not begin to comprehend. praise in the Times Sunday Book Review and was Touch the wrong key, as I often did, and what I had selected that year as a “Noteworthy” book), I was reason- written suddenly vanished. I had no clue how to find it. ably familiar with the mysterious ways of publishers. In time, with emergency guidance from family members But encountering unresponsive silence, occasionally Rabbi Adin Steinsaltz, who passed away in Jerusa- and friends, I managed (more or less competently) the punctuated by explicit rejection of my manuscript, I lem on August 7, 2020. basic requirements of the relationship with my new began to wonder. Photo: steinsaltz-center.org electronic companion. But it was obvious which of us Was my manuscript unworthy? Or were publishers was truly in command. unwilling to publish a book critical of the Times lest they from the religious background who will present the Never was it more frustratingly evident than when earn its bad graces and lose coveted review attention? secular view; and to Rabbi Steinsaltz as the person I confronted the necessity of transferring 700 typed Only one editor (out of twenty-eight recipients) sent my from the secular background who will present the footnotes into their electronic twins (a six-step process manuscript to readers, one of whom suggested that I do religious view. The truth is that Rabbi Steinsaltz could for each footnote) to comply with my publisher’s require- a comparative study with other newspapers. That would have brilliantly presented either perspective, because ment. After a week of numbing repetition, guided by my have taken at least another decade. he was well versed in both worlds. When once asked computer-savvy son, I sent the completed manuscript Finally rescued by a responsive and enthusiastic whether a person must believe in God to enjoy to my editor and succumbed to ten-hour night sleeps to editor at a small academic press, I launched on my studying the Talmud, he said “no,” and then rhetori- restore my mental equilibrium. delayed journey into print. My reward came when cally asked whether one has to believe in Shakespeare I had been researching, writing, and rewriting Print to Fit: The New York Times, Zionism and Israel, to enjoy Hamlet. this book for five years. It required seemingly endless 1896-2016 was selected by Ruth Wisse and Martin We ended up agreeing more than disagreeing days, weeks, months, and eventually years of on-line Kramer for Mosaic as a Best Book for 2019. about the role of religion in a democracy. We agreed scrolling, trolling, and (by hand) note-taking. There were I knew that my book writing had ended. Scanning that no one can be compelled to believe in religion dozens of books to explore and archives in New York 11 titles atop my majestic 19th century oak roll-top desk, or God; nor should anyone be compelled to practice and Jerusalem for research. To be sure, I had already I can trace my protracted journey between covers. Their religion. We politely disagreed about the sources spent decades reading its daily print pages, ever since subjects included unequal justice in the legal profession; of morality, which he found in God and I found in the October morning in 1945 when my father, pointing the leadership of rabbis and lawyers in American Jewish human experience. The debate was punctuated by to the New York Times photo of an exultant baseball life; Hebron Jews; the Jewish refugee ship Altalena; humor and good will. I wish today’s differences in player greeted by jubilant teammates after hitting the The New York Times, Zionism, and Israel; and — in my world views could be discussed in a similar manner. game-winning grand-slam home run that clinched memoir Jacob’s Voice — myself. I was the explorer, the The other time we encountered each other was the pennant for his team, excitedly told me: “He’s our discoverer, the judge of who and what would be remem- in Israel when he invited me, my wife and my then cousin!” So Hank Greenberg was — and so I became a bered and why. 8-year-old daughter to bake hand matzos with him daily reader of the Times. I continue to enjoy the perverse pleasure of break- in Jerusalem on the eve of Passover. I knew there I long ago realized, albeit reluctantly, that there fast reading the New York Times for its innovative ways would be an issue because my wife and daughter are was more to life than baseball. And to be sure, there to express relentless fault-finding with Israel. (I read the feminists who demand gender equality in all walks of was far more to the Times than its sports coverage. After Wall Street Journal for journalistic sanity.) My mornings life. They had both participated with Women of the living in Jerusalem for two years, many visits to Israel, are for writing, with eager anticipation of online appear- Wall in outlawed prayer services at the Western Wall. and decades of breakfast encounters with Thomas ance a day or two later on Jewish opinion sites. So the I also knew that only men were allowed to bake the Friedman, Anthony Lewis, and a bevy of editors, colum- journey of discovery continues. special matzos that are used at the Seder (shmura nists, and op-ed contributors united in their disapproval Jerold S. Auerbach is a frequent contributor to The matzot). Why then did Rabbi Steinsaltz invite my of Israel, I realized that the Times had a Jewish problem Algemeiner. wife and daughter? He gently explained that Jewish worth exploring. So I became the explorer. The Times provides on-line access to every article Continued on Page A10 www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 A9 Legals. Opinion.

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Can’t wait to with the Secretary of State of New carelessly gets things wrong or meet you face to face.” US interests — in the bigger conflict edge and background. distorts truths. Shmuley condemns York(SSNY) on : 06/11/2020. Office just over the horizon. He was a rabbi who appeared Ice Cube thus made location: Kings county. SSNY has been me, asserting that after my two-hour Jonathan Ruhe (@JCB_Ruhe) to have emerged from the 18th very strong public statements designated as the agent of the LLC conversation with Black rapper/ condemning antisemitism. And this upon whom process against it may is Director of Foreign Policy at century, dressed with a black hat, actor/director/screenwriter Ice famous Black rapper/actor/movie- be served. 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Art. of company(PLLC) Name: SUZANNA million followers, several times: “I of my choosing — a public venue. GASSO NP IN ACUTE CARE PLLC . ourselves. Rather, it is about what Org. filed with the Secy of State of NY hate antisemitism.” After the pandemic, we’re flying to (SSNY) on 7/14/2020. Off. Loc.: Kings Articles of organization filed with the we are called to do, and what God, Ice Cube also clarified a LA, though he also offered to come County. SSNY has been desig. as agent Secretary of State of New York (SSNY) and our surroundings, desire from previous poorly written tweet with a on 06/12/2020. Office location: Kings to New York. upon whom process against it may be us. This is the way he lived his life new tweet, praising basketball great served. The address to which the SSNY County SSNY has been designated So, it’s clear that Shmuley was — a life that knew no vacation; a life Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for “writing shall mail a copy to is: 28 Liberty, New as the agent of the LLC upon whom that knew no sleep; a life that knew wrong about Ice Cube not making process against it may be served. SSNY against antisemitism.” York, NY 10005. Reg. Agent: National no taking. At every given moment, in public statements. Registered Agents, Inc., 28 Liberty, shall mail copy of process to: The LLC Ice Cube also tweeted “shout ZOA and I remain delighted by 1923 84th Street 1 FL Brooklyn, NY every place, and with every person, New York, NY 10005. Purpose: Any out to Morton Klein, who had Ice Cube’s public condemnations lawful act 11214. Purpose: all lawful activity Rabbi Steinsaltz sought to give of the courage to seek the truth and of antisemitism and support of the AJ; 7/24/31; 8/7/14/21/28 AJ; 8/14/21/28; 9/4/11/18 himself with relentless dedication speak with me and see for himself Jewish State of Israel. This is a great and unreserved love. I am obviously not an antisemite. I Notice of formation of limited liability start and I believe there is more to Notice of formation of limited liability If only we could learn from admire Mort Klein for the advocacy company(LLC) Name: MISS YOU company(LLC) Name: ROKAMOUTH his example, and give and give and come. LLC .Articles of organization filed of his [Jewish & Israeli] people and LOVE YOU MEDIA LLC. Articles of give, without ever asking “what’s in Shmuley owes me a public organization filed with the secretary with the secretary of state of New look forward to talking more on how apology and more importantly he York(SSNY) on 05/18/2020. Office it for me?” of state of New York(SSNY) on the Black and Jewish communities owes Ice Cube a public apology for location: Kings County. SSNY has been If only we can learn from his 07/02/2020 . Office location: Kings can work together.” That was really Shmuley’s wrong public condem- County. SSNY has been designated designated as the agent of the LLC death, on how to live truly and heartening and inspiring to me, upon whom process against it may nation of Ice Cube. A private as the agent of the LLC upon whom meaningfully. having a major Black entertainer be served. SSNY shall mail copy of conversation and private apology process against it may be served. If only we could open up our publicly state he wants to work with SSNY shall mail copy of process to: process to: Justin Chauvet-singh 4121 minds and our hearts, and enable won’t suffice. Kings Highway, Brooklyn NY 11234 . me for better Black-Jewish relations. Paula Berkenstadt 683 Union St.#2L Rabbi Steinsaltz to touch us so that Morton A. Klein is National Purpose: all lawful activity Ice Cube also retweeted my Brooklyn, NY 11215.purpose: all we too can be more, study more, do President of the Zionist Organi- lawfulll activity AJ; 8/14/21/28; 9/4/11/18 tweet saying: “Cube thanks Jews zation of America (ZOA), the AJ; 7/31; 8/7/14/21/28; 9/4 more, and “grow more and more, in for starting the NAACP, many Black Notice of formation of limited liability thought, speech, and action, each in oldest pro-Israel group in the U.S., schools, and fighting for Black civil founded in 1897. He is a member of Notice of formation of limited liability company(LLC) Name: CITY LINE our own way.” rights. Cube told me he condemns NYC LLC. Articles of organization the Executive Committee of AIPAC. company (LLC) Name: CREW CALL Rabbi Steinsaltz will then, Black antisemtism and all antisemi- LLC. 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order, balance, harmony with the kings – but what really matters is Continued from Page A8 universe, social stability, justice how each of you behaves. Are you The Rabbi The Good Society and truth? Did not the Greeks and faithful to our collective mission in law did not forbid woman from Romans, Aristotle especially, give a such a way that “All the peoples on baking the special matzos; it only central place to virtue? Did not the earth will see that you are called by forbade their use at the Seder. Stoics create an influential moral the name of the Lord, and they will Their way is not yours. If you behave My wife and daughter accepted system, set out in the writings of be in awe of you” (Deut. 28:10)? like them, you will perish like them. the compromise — though a bit JONATHAN SACKS Seneca and Marcus Aurelius? What A free society is made less by To survive, let alone thrive, stay true grudgingly — and we proceeded is different about the way of Torah? structures than by personal respon- LONDON to your faith, history and destiny, to race through the baking process Those ancient systems were sibility for the moral-spiritual order. your mission, calling and task as “a which must be completed within essentially ways of worshipping This was once fully understood Kingdom of Priests and a holy nation.” 18 minutes. We all had a great time the state, which was given cosmic by the key figures associated with As you act, so shall you fare. As and ate the resulting delicious fruits Moses, having set out the significance in Pharaonic Egypt and the emergence (in their different I put it in my book Morality, a free of our labor as a snack. Again, I prologue and preamble to the heroic significance in Greece and ways) of the free societies of England society is a moral achievement. The wish all religious conflicts could be covenant and its broad guiding Rome. In Judaism we do not serve and America. In England Locke paradoxical truth is that a society is resolved so positively by pragmatic principles, now turns to the details, the state; we serve God alone. The distinguished between liberty, the strong when it cares for the weak, compromise. which occupy the greater part of the unique ethic of the covenant, whose freedom to do what you may, and rich when it cares for the poor, and My other encounters with book of Devarim, from chapter 12 key text is the book of Devarim, licence, the freedom to do what invulnerable when it takes care Rabbi Steinsaltz over the years to chapter 26. But before he begins places on each of us an immense you want. Alexis de Tocqueville, of the vulnerable. Historically, the were in passing. We discussed the with the details, he states a proposi- dual responsibility, both individual in Democracy in America, wrote only ultimate guarantor of this is Talmud, the Lubavitcher Rebbe, tion that is the most fundamental and collective. that “Liberty cannot be established a belief in Someone greater than Benjamin Netanyahu and the one in the book, and one that would I am responsible for what I do. without morality, nor morality this time and place, greater than all case for Israel. His observations be echoed endlessly by Israel’s But I am also responsible for what without faith.” In his Farewell time and place, who guides us in the were always sharp, insightful and Prophets: you do. That is one meaning of the Address, George Washington wrote, positive. In addition to being an command in Kedoshim: “You shall “Of all the dispositions and habits indefatigable scholar in the tradi- surely remonstrate with your neigh- which lead to political prosperity, tion of Rashi and Maimonides, he bour and not bear sin because of religion, and morality are indis- was a real mensch, for whom the him.” As Maimonides wrote in his pensable supports.” glass was half full. Sefer ha-Mitzvot, “It is not right for Why so? What is the connec- The death of Rabbi Steinsaltz any of us to say, ‘I will not sin, and if tion between morality and is a tragedy for the Jewish people someone else sins, that is a matter freedom? The answer was given by and for Israel. He was their heart between him and his God’. This is Edmund Burke: and soul. He united at a time when the opposite of the Torah.” In other “Men are qualified for civil divisions were growing — between words, it is not the state, the govern- liberty in exact proportion to their religious and secular, nationalistic ment, the army or the police that disposition to put moral chains and universal, conservative and is the primary guardian of the law, upon their own appetites… Society liberal. He understood all points though these may be necessary (as cannot exist, unless a controlling of view and he tried to reconcile indicated at the beginning of next power upon will and appetite be them in a principled way. His week’s parsha: “You shall appoint placed somewhere; and the less of published scholarship will endure magistrates and officials for your it there is within, the more there for millennia. His personal influ- tribes”). It is each of us and all of must be without. It is ordained in ence on students will continue for us together. That is what makes the the eternal constitution of things, decades. But his physical presence ethic of the covenant unique. that men of intemperate minds has now ended and the world is the We see this in a phrase that cannot be free. Their passions forge poorer for that loss. is central to American politics their fetters.” Follow Alan Dershowitz and does not exist at all in British In other words, the less law on Twitter: @AlanDersh and politics: “We, the people.” These are enforcement depends on surveil- Facebook: @AlanMDershowitz. the opening words of the preamble lance or the police, and the more on to the American constitution. internalised habits of law-abiding- Britain is not ruled by “We, the ness, the freer the society. That is why Continued from Page A11 people.” It is ruled by Her Majesty Moses, and later Ezra, and later still New Fund the Queen whose loyal subjects we the rabbis, put so much emphasis on path of righteousness, seeing all we The program will put an See, this day I set before you are. The difference is that Britain learning the law so that it became do, urging us to see the world as His emphasis on prioritizing the inclu- blessing and curse: blessing, if you is not a covenant society whereas natural to keep the law. work, and humans as His image, sion of under-represented parts obey the commandments of the America is: its earliest key texts, the What is sad is that this entire and therefore to care for both. Bein of the public, such as women, Lord your God that I enjoin upon Mayflower Compact of 1620 and constellation of beliefs – the biblical adam le-Makom and bein adam Arab-Israelis, ultra-Orthodox you this day; and curse, if you do John Winthrop’s address on board foundations of a free society – has le-chavero – the duties we have to Jews, descendants of Ethiopian not obey the commandments of the Arbella in 1630, were both been almost completely lost to the God and those we owe our fellow immigrants, people with disabili- the Lord your God, but turn away covenants, built on the Deuter- liberal democracies of the West. humans – are inseparable. Without ties, and on increasing activity in from the path that I enjoin upon onomy model. Covenant means we Today it is assumed that morality a belief in God we would pursue our Israel’s periphery. you this day and follow other gods, cannot delegate moral responsibility is a private affair. It has nothing own interests, and eventually those The fund’s first call for whom you have not experienced. away to either the market or the to do with the fate of the nation. at the social margins, with little proposals will be receiving applica- (Deut. 11:26-28) state. We – each of us, separately and Even the concept of a nation has power and less wealth, would lose. tions until October and will focus If you behave well, things will together – make or break society. become questionable in a global That is not the kind of society Jews on the following priorities: plans go well. If you act badly, things will Stoicism is an ethic of endur- age. National cultures are now multi- are supposed to build. for identifying potential candidates, turn out badly. Behaving well means ance, and it has some kinship with cultures. Elites no longer belong The good society does not just sorting, guiding, training, and place- honouring our covenant with God, Judaism’s wisdom literature. Aristo- “somewhere”; they are at home happen. Nor is it created by the ment, with an emphasis on serving being faithful to Him, heeding His tle’s ethic is about virtue, and much “anywhere.” A nation’s strength market or the state. It is made from people harmed by the Covid-19 words and acting in accordance of what he has to say is of perma- is now measured by the size and the moral choices of each of us. pandemic and members of the with His commands. That was the nent value. Rambam had enormous growth of its economy. The West has That is the basic message of Deuter- aforementioned under-represented foundation of the nation. Uniquely respect for it. But embedded in his reverted to the Hellenistic idea that onomy: will we choose the blessing groups. The IIA will provide two it had God as its liberator and outlook was a hierarchical mindset. freedom has to do with structures – or the curse? As Moses says at the types of grants. For a requested lawgiver, its sovereign, judge and His portrait of the “great-souled nowadays, democratically elected end of the book: budget of up to NIS 1 million, the defender. Other nations had their man” is of a person of aristocratic governments – rather than the inter- This day I call the heavens Innovation Authority’s participation gods, but none had a covenant bearing, independent wealth and nalised morality of “We, the people.” and the earth as witnesses against in the financing will be through a with any of them, let alone with the high social status. Aristotle would I believe Moses was right when you that I have set before you life grant at a rate of 50%, 60%, or 70% of Creator of heaven and earth. not have understood Abraham he taught us otherwise: that the and death, blessings and curses. the approved budget. In the case of And yes, as we saw last week, Lincoln’s statement about a new great choice is between the blessing Now choose life, so that you and a requested budget of up to NIS 15 there are times when God acts out nation, “dedicated to the proposi- and the curse, between following your children may live. (30:15, 19) million, the IIA will offer grants at of chessed, performing kindness to tion that all men are created equal.” the voice of God or the seductive The test of a society is not the rate of 30%, 40%, or 50% of the us even though we do not deserve The Greeks were fascinated by call of instinct and desire. Freedom military, political, economic or approved budget. In special cases in it. But do not depend on that. There structures. Virtually all the terms is sustained only when a nation demographic. It is moral and which the degree of innovation and are things Israel must do in order to we use today – democracy, aristoc- becomes a moral community. And spiritual. That is what is revolu- novelty is deemed exceptionally survive. Therefore, warned Moses, racy, oligarchy, tyranny – are Greek any moral community achieves a tionary about the biblical message. high, the IIA will be able to grant up beware of any temptation to act like in origin. The message of Sefer greatness far beyond its numbers, But is it really so? Did not ancient to 70% of the funding as a grant. the nations around you, adopting Devarim is, yes, create structures as we lift others and they lift us. Egypt have the concept of ma’at, their gods, worship or practices. – courts, judges, officers, priests, Shabbat Shalom www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, AUGUST 14, 2020 A11 Social.

Israel Innovation Antisemitism ‘Rampant’ in Pro Authority Launches Baseball, Jewish Ex-Player Says a New Fund to Develop Human After Nazi Salute Incident Capital in Tech BY ALGEMEINER STAFF Discussing last Thursday’s incident in which Oakland Athletics’ bench coach Ryan Christenson made a gesture akin to a Nazi salute, Decker BY MEIR ORBACH/CTech A Jewish former professional baseball player has charged that antisemitism is “rampant” in the sport, in declared, “If I was in that locker room, what I’d have the wake an incident last week in which an Oakland to go into that office and have to do with that coach?! The Israel Innovation Authority (IIA) has Athletics assistant coach gave an apparent Nazi salute We would have to have a very harsh conversation decided to change the way it operates in the field following a victory over the Texas Rangers. or we would have to shut the door and maybe of human capital in the Israeli tech sector. Instead In an extensive interview on Saturday with throw punches because that’s unacceptable. Plain of implementing several pinpointed programs, the TMZ Sports, Cody Decker — a longtime minor and simple.” government’s tech investment arm is announcing a leaguer who appeared in eight games for the San Decker said that Christenson should “educate fund dedicated to developing human capital for the Diego Padres in 2015 — said that his own personal himself on the situation, understanding why this is industry that will fund development initiatives in areas identified as important by the IIA. The govern- ment agency will invest NIS 7 million (approximately $2 million) in the fund by the end of 2020 and at least NIS 20 million ($5.9 million) next year. The IIA’s newly announced plan is unrelated to a separate employ- ment stimulus program published by the ministries of finance and economy this week. Up until the Covid-19 outbreak, a shortage of skilled employees was the tech sector’s constant challenge. At any given time there was a deficit of 10,000 people, mostly programmers and data profes- sionals. The coronavirus crisis may have freed up some of the people, but according to IIA CEO Aharon Aharon, the sector is still lacking a huge number of people. “There is still a deficit of 10,000 R&D workers and more junior employees were laid off than veteran professionals,” he said in an interview with Calcalist. He added that he thinks the outbreak offered a good

Coach Ryan Christenson of the Oakland Athletics gives an apparent Nazi salute following a win over the Texas Rangers. He later apologized. Photo: Screenshot.

experience suggested that antisemitic prejudice was rife among players and fans alike. so offensive, why this isn’t funny to people like me “You think antisemitism is not rampant and honestly players like me. Let him know what throughout baseball?” the 33-year-old Decker I’ve been through that’s he’s never been through asked. “It’s a very, very, very Christian sport and and what my family’s been through that his family not all of the players that are very, very Christian luckily didn’t have to go through and why this is are the brightest of Christians. That’s not knocking unacceptable.” Hard at work during the fourth annual Jerusalem Christianity by any stretch of the imagination, I’m Christenson apologized for the gesture in a state- College of Technology (Machon Lev) “Great Minds just telling you what I’ve dealt with throughout my ment last week but said it had been unintentional. Hackathon,” December 2019. Photo: Michael Erenburg. career by being called multiple Jewish slurs by fans, “In the world today of Covid, I adapted our opportunity to bring back to Israel jobs that were by teammates.” elbow bump, which we do after wins, to create outsourced to places like Ukraine and other Eastern Among the incidents Decker recounted some distance with the players,” Christenson said. European countries. “There is no reason to employ included a minor league game against the Frisco “My gesture unintentionally resulted in a racist and people in Ukraine when we can employ them here in Rough Riders in Texas, during which several horrible salute that I do not believe in. What I did is Israel,” he said. members of the opposing team called him and unacceptable and I deeply apologize.” The fund, whose goals were established in coordi- fellow Jewish teammate Nate Freiman “kikes.” Decker, however, remained unimpressed. nation with the employment branch of the Ministry He also said he was once let go from a team “No, he did a Nazi salute. He did a Nazi salute of Welfare, will issue grants for new programs and a day after being called into a coach’s office to twice,” Decker emphasized during his TMZ inter- models for expanding the entry points to the industry “explain my Judaism to him because he was born view. “Let’s not sugarcoat around it, I really, really and improving and maintaining quality personnel in again Christian.” despise their response. I hate every half-measure the fields of research and development. response Major League Baseball always makes.” “This period, in which hundreds of thousands of Israelis have found themselves unemployed, also provides an opportunity for the Israeli economy to retrain a portion of them for R&D positions in the high- tech industry. This new fund will integrate re-skilling Aharon said. “In order to provide an appropriate to programs that will provide a partial or complete for those with significant potential to contribute to response to today’s challenges as well as an incen- solution to expanding the channels of entry into the high-tech industry — with a focus on training job tive for corporations and non-profits to implement the sector and preservation and improvement of seekers for R&D positions — and up-skilling for current solutions for training human capital in the knowl- existing quality human capital. employees in this industry, who will receive specialized edge industries, the Israel Innovation Authority The grants will support social and enterprise training, which would offer added value to companies. Council approved the establishment of this fund to projects, including the generation of new models, The demand for high quality, skilled human capital stimulate human capital development in high-tech.” expansion of existing projects that will lead to continues to be a significant challenge for the Israeli The move signals a strategic change in the significant progress in reducing manpower short- high-tech industry’s efforts to innovate and maintain its IIA’s approach to providing an extensive solution to ages, and contribute to increasing the number of competitive leadership position in the global market,” these challenges. The IIA’s program will offer grants players in the field. Continued on Page A10 www.algemeiner.com Attention Not-For-Profit Organizations

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