New York Times Anti-Semetic Cartoon Causes Outrage | 4/28/19

1 Dead, 3 Wounded in San Diego Synagogue ShootingThe usually tranquil town of Poway, California is now reeling from a tragic shooting at its Chabad synagogue on Saturday that left one woman dead and three others injured. #SANDIEGO #SHOOTING ____________________ Anti-Semitic NYT Cartoon Draws Outrage The New York Times is apologizing now; after publishing an Anti-Semitic cartoon in its international edition this weekend–perfectly exemplifying the type of media that encourages attacks like the ones in Pittsburgh and California this weekend. #NYTIMES #CARTOON __________________ Anti-Semitic NYT Cartoon Draws Outrage Dr. Martin Sherman, The Founder & Executive Director of The IISS joins us in the studio to speak about the New York Times’ recently published and rescinded Anti-Semitic cartoon.  #PROPAGANDA #ANTISEMITISM ____________________ 4. Hamas Turns to Bitcoin It seems that the Palestinian terror group, Hamas, is now increasing it’s funding via bitcoin donations, in addition to international and Qatari aid that has streamed into the strip. #HAMAS #BITCOIN ___________________ Israel Releases Two Syrians From Prison It’s been just a few weeks since Israeli Sgt. Zachary Baumel’s body was repatriated to Israel from Syria through a joint Russian-Syrian operation. Israel has now announced the release of two Syrians from prison in a reciprocal sign of good will. #SYRIA #PRISONERS ___________________ ‘When in Rome’... Don’t Damage the Ancient SitesWhen traveling to another country, it’s probably not a good idea to vandalize one of its ancient sites. That, however, is exactly what happened when one Israeli woman was visiting Rome over the weekend. #VANDALISM #ROME ___________________ Israel To Launch Pilot Program Against TrafficThe transportation ministry is now launching an incentive-based pilot program funded by the government; for drivers to earn some extra cash if they exhibit courteous driving behavior. #TELAVIV #TRAFFIC ___________________ Veils Of The Holy Land Exhibition The three Monotheistic Abrahamic Religions have much more in common than they might think. And to highlight this, a special exhibition in Jerusalem is now showcasing how women from all the Abrahamic faiths wear similarly modest clothing.  #VEILSOFTHEHOLYLAND #JERUSALEM ___________________ Israelis Spend Holiday In The Egyptian SinaiTens of thousands of Israelis used their time off from work and school for the Passover holiday to hit the Sinai Peninsula, completely ignoring all the terror warnings that have rocked the area for weeks.   #SINAI #TRAVEL ___________________ Orthodox Christians Celebrate Good Friday Thousands of Orthodox Christians walked the very same steps that Jesus was said to have taken before his death –  as they celebrated Good Friday last week in Jerusalem. #JERUSALEM #GOODFRIDAY ___________________ 1 No Spoilers Here!!!Fans of the Marvel cinematic universe swarmed theaters across the world to see the latest in the series Avengers: Endgame. #AVENGERS #ENDGAME ___________________   Today in HistoryToday in History, on April 28, 1903 The New York Times reported on ‘the Anti-Jewish riots of Kishinev Bessarabia #TODAYINHISTORY #ILTVTODAYINHISTORY #KISHINEVBESSARABIA                     ___________________ The Weather Forecast Tonight should be clear to partly cloudy and warm– with a low of sixty-one or sixteen degrees Celsius. Then tomorrow should be sunny with a rise in temperatures; to a high of eighty-three or twenty-eight degrees Celsius.  #ISRAELWEATHER   #ISRAELFORECAST  ___________________ A white nationalist terrorist opens fire in a California synagogue; killing 1 and injuring 3, The New York Times publishes an Anti-Semitic cartoon that could have come straight from the Nazi propaganda guidebook and all while Israelis, Jews and Christians were just trying to celebrate Passover and Good Friday. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.