The Israeli government will upgrade the checkpoints between the Palestinian Authority-assigned areas of Judea and Samaria and Israel, so that more Palestinians will be able to enter Israel for work, Haaretz reported Thursday. The Defense Ministry said the move, which will cost some 300 million shekels ($78 million), will shorten the amount of time Palestinians […]
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Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Princess, an Israeli film making its DVD debut May 24, deals with an uncomfortable subject: the sexual abuse of children in their homes. In this case, 12-year-old Adar (Shira Haas) likes to have tickle fights with Michael (Ori Pfefer), the boyfriend of her mother Alma (Keren Mor). But
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Donald H. Harrison, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
By Shani Shahmoon, IRVINE, California — An event hosted by a pro-Israel student group ended abruptly Wednesday night as police were called to protect attendees from an angry mob that had gathered. One student who never made it inside the venue called 9-1-1 as she hid in fear from anti-Israel activists who chased her into
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK –Notwithstanding prior United Methodist Church (UMC) rejections of anti-Semitism, AJC is deeply concerned that the Church’s General Conference defeated a resolution that condemned rising global anti-Semitism and called on the entire church and governments around the world to take concerted action to confront this cancerous hatred. “The UMC Conference refusal
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NEW YORK (Press Release) – Leaders from the World Jewish Congress (WJC), Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, and Limmud FSU gathered at the Harvard Club of New York City Thursday night to honor the late Edgar M. Bronfman and pillars of the Soviet Jewry movement. A letter was presented at the event from former
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International, USABy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — With the establishment of the Defense Innovation Unit Experimental (DIUX), Secretary of Defense Ash Carter is putting a lot of effort into building a relationship with Silicon Valley, hoping some — but not too much — of the region’s entrepreneurial, cutting-edge methods rub off on the
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Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USATerumah – Enjoying to Eat or Eating to Enjoy By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — Terumah is the first of the tithes that are taken by a farmer from his crops that are grown in Israel. The farmer separates from his produce a portion between one-sixtieth and one-fortieth and gives it to a Kohen
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Jewish Religion
By Toby Klein Greenwald EFRAT, Israel — Miriam Peretz has become a legend in Israel and the translation of her riveting book, Miriam’s Song, written, with her, by beloved Israeli author Smadar Shir and expertly translated by Jessica Setbon, will now ensure that she becomes a legend in the English speaking world as well. I
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Toby Klein GreenwaldIsraelis prefer Yisrael Beiteinu over Labor in governing coalition, polls show (JNS.org) Israelis prefer Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision to invite the Yisrael Beiteinu party to join his governing coalition over inviting the Labor party, according to polls. An Israel Hayom survey found Thursday that when asked to choose between the two parties, 48 percent
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Middle EastA campaign to have arch-terrorist Marwan Barghouti be nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize took another step on Wednesday, as leading Belgian Members of Parliament from across the political spectrum announced their nomination of Barghouti. According to the Palestine News Network website, the signatories of the letter of nomination include Gwenaëlle Grovonius, President of the
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International, Middle Easthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lauren_Bacall
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Travel and FoodMorley Safer, a longtime reporter for CBS’ “60 Minutes,” has died, the network confirmed Thursday. Safer, 84, died at his home in Manhattan. He was the longest-serving correspondent at CBS News. Funeral arrangements are private, CBS said, adding that a memorial service will be announced at a later date. Due to declining health, he announced
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Obituaries & memorialsAn EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 56 passengers and 10 crew crashed into the Mediterranean sea after disappearing from radar early Thursday morning, Egyptian aviation officials said. The plane sent a distress signal before plunging into the sea some 280 kilometers (175 miles) from the Egyptian coast, officials said, as the Egyptian army
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International, Middle EastBelgian cabinet minister and animal welfare minister Ben Weyts on Tuesday called for a complete ban on the ritual slaughter of animals. The decision will have a huge impact on the Muslim and Orthodox Jewish communities, for whom shechita (ritual slaughter) is an integral component of religious life. Weyts, who is a member of the
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