An Arab Knesset member reportedly accused Israel Wednesday of being a terrorist state, saying the government is responsible for systematic discrimination against Israeli Arabs. Speaking during the main annual Land Day demonstration in the Bedouin town of Umm al-Hiran in the Negev desert, MK Taleb Abu Arar of the Arab Joint List said that Israel […]
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Middle East
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu this week called for Israel and Indonesia to develop bilateral relations, but Indonesia has rejected the call. Netanyahu”s call came during a meeting on Monday with a delegation of senior Indonesian journalists. At the meeting, Netanyahu told the journalists that “the time has come for official relations between Indonesia and Israel.
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International, Middle EastBelgium’s federal hotline for the extremist attacks in Brussels has fired an operator who told a Jewish caller that Israel does not exist and should be called Palestine instead. An unidentified Jewish man called the hotline, run by the Belgian Interior Ministry, telling the operator that he was a volunteer for the city of Antwerp’s
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International, Middle EastWhen meeting with former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres on Wednesday, Vice-Premier Liu Yandong said “there is huge potential and great prospect for two-way cooperation in various fields, particularly in innovation cooperation”. At their meeting in Tel Aviv, Peres said both two countries value innovation, and he is delighted to see the outcomes in science
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International, Middle EastThe Palestinian Authority president reached out to Israel on Thursday, saying he opposes near-daily Palestinian attacks on Israelis and suggesting the violence would stop if the defunct peace process were to resume. Israel has accused Mahmoud Abbas of failing to condemn the wave of Palestinian attacks on Israeli civilians and security forces that erupted in
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Middle EastThe Joint Action Committee for Political Affairs (JACPAC), a pro-Israel Jewish PAC with a liberal domestic agenda, has announced that it is throwing its support behind Hillary Clinton in her bid for the presidency. It noted that women”s votes will be “critical” in electing Clinton and promised to make an effort “to get the vote
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USA
This week is Israel Apartheid Week on campuses across the country. Some Jewish students have become inured to what has become a regular event; others are actively engaged in staging Peace Week — a grassroots initiative to counter anti-Israel propaganda with the simple message that Israel wants and has demonstrated its willingness to make sacrifices
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International, Middle East, USAPresident Obama pronounced the Iranian nuclear deal a “success” Friday as he met with leaders of the world’s major nuclear powers in Washington, amid bipartisan concern in Congress that the administration will allow Tehran to use the dollar in business transactions. “This deal has achieved a substantial success, and focused on the dangers of nuclear
By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee applauds Brazil’s adoption of the country’s first anti-terrorism law. The Federation of Jewish Communities of Brazil (CONIB), an AJC international partner, had strongly advocated for the measure, which was recently adopted by Brazil’s legislature and signed into law by President Dilma Rousseff. “Approval of the anti-terrorism law
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International, USABy Eva Trieger SOLANA BEACH, California — Where to start? So many great shows, so many legendary writers and time-tested directors. I, for one, cannot wait for this new season to open. Unbelievably, David Ellenstein, artistic director of my intimate neighborhood theater, has created a veritable feast for the thespian in all of us. I almost
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Parashat Sh’mini is one of the primary sources for Kashrut, the Jewish dietary laws, in the Torah. Specifically, Sh’mini contains the specifications for Kosher and non-Kosher mammals and seafood and lists of Kosher and non-Kosher birds. The underlying reason for the laws of Kashrut is often misunderstood. People
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Jewish ReligionBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When I was eighteen I knew everything. I knew where my political allegiance lay and which party I supported. I knew where I should go to live for my future wellbeing. I marched in favor of nuclear disarmament, in England and spoke out on behalf of my
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Dorothea Shefer-VansonPlease Don’t Eat the Marshmallow! By Rabbi Yaakov Marks SAN DIEGO — The Torah lists the specifications for the living creatures which, according to the laws of kashrut, a person may or may not eat. Mammals must have split hooves and chew its cud. Fish need to have both fins and scales. The non-kosher birds
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Jewish Religion
The Palestinian Authority has joined the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) – and the United States should respond by cutting funds to the body, note senior researchers Brett Schaefer and Steven Groves in The Daily Signal. The PA officially became the 197th party to the UNFCCC on March 17, 2016, 90 days
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