Your Daily Spiel for June 13

Jared Kushner (FLICKR)

Five Jewish baseball players (Ryan Braun, Kevin Pillar, Alex Bregman, Ian Kinsler and Joc Pederson, respectively) hit home runs on Friday, making it the biggest day for Jewish batters in the league’s history.

Jared Kushner (FLICKR)

Jared Kushner will travel to Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt next week in order to discuss the Trump administration’s soon to be published Israeli-Palestinian peace plan with regional governments.

Non-profit organization Kulna will host a soccer shootout at the Jaffa Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem during the upcoming World Cup tournament. During July, World Cup matches will be screened on the Old City walls.

A historic building in Oviedo, Spain (Wikimedia Commons)

The Spanish municipality of Oviedo has disinvited the Israeli Netanya Chamber Orchestra and their Israeli ballet group from its upcoming cultural program, citing that “Israeli organizations are not wanted”.