By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Turning on the radio and opening my browser early in the morning of January 1 in Jerusalem, the news from the world capital, where it was still yesterday, was that the White House and Congress were close, but not yet there with legislation that would keep the American economy–and most […]
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Ira Sharkansky, USABy JNS.org After President Barack Obama nominated U.S. Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) for Secretary of State, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement that Kerry “has considerable experience and is a known supporter of the security of the State of Israel.” At the same time, Kerry has been a frequent critic of
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USAIsrael’s population now at 8 million (JNS.org) Israel’s central bureau of statistics has released figures showing that the total population of the country has reached 7.98 million. Of those citizens, 75.4 percent are Jewish, 20 percent are Arab and four percent are defined as “other.” According to Yedioth Ahronoth, the population of Israel increased by 145,000
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