By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Four new ambassadors from Angola, Jamaica, the Phillipines and South Sudan presented their diplomatic credentials to Israeli President Reuven Rivlin in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Dec. 12. At an official ceremony at the President’s Residence in Jerusalem, the four ambassadors spoke of the importance of strengthening ties between their own countries and […]
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International, Middle EastNEW YORK (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress (WJC) hailed Wednesday’s ruling by Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal, which found that the ban on religious slaughter is unconstitutional, as a “landmark decision.” The court vindicated the stance by the Union of Polish Jewish Communities, which had lodged a petition with the high court last year to overturn
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InternationalBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Wolf Mankowitz was a British novelist, playwright, screenwriter and film producer, and while he was born in the East End of London into a lower middle class family of Jewish immigrants from Russia, he rose to fame later in life as a producer of some James Bond movies
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Travel and FoodBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I wanted to see for myself. Day and night we are bombarded with news, views and opinions about what is happening in the ‘Territories,’ whether defined as ‘occupied’ or by their ancient geographical designation, ‘Judea and Samaria.’ So a few weeks ago, when things seemed relatively quiet, I
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Speaking at the Washington-based Brookings Institution’s Saban Forum on December 7, Secretary of State John Kerry intoned that because the 1-state solution is “not viable” to preserve Israel’s status as a Jewish, democratic state, there is only the 2-state solution. This is the mantra that the United States
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — President Obama was diagnosed with acid reflux. His personal physician surmises that he caught it from Congressional Republicans who repeatedly regurgitate any piece of legislation that he has submitted to them. * Trying to avert a federal takeover, the Cleveland Police Department has banned the sale of toy guns to African
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireU.S. not giving up on Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, ambassador says (JNS.org) America will not give up on the prospect of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations during the final two years of President Barack Obama’s term, U.S. Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro said during a speech at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies on Tuesday. “The main
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International, Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)— Children of the Information Age are inundated with written words streaming across smartphone, tablet, and laptop screens. A new Tel Aviv University study says that preschoolers should be encouraged to write at a young age — even before they make their first step into a classroom. A new study published in
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Tuesday welcomed publication of the FBI’s annual Hate Crime Statistics Act (HCSA) report, which documented the lowest hate crimes since the enactment of the record-keeping law in 1991. The FBI HCSA report is the most comprehensive national snapshot of hate crimes in America. At the same time ADL
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (WJC)–Both Houses of Congress last week approved a bill aimed at shutting a loophole that has allowed suspected Nazis to be paid millions of dollars in benefits. Under the bill, benefits would be terminated for Nazi suspects who have lost their American citizenship for lying about their Nazi past during World War II.
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s not easy to summarize the career and current standing of Benyamin Netanyahu. His seven years in two separate periods as Prime Minister make him the longest serving head of government except for the founding Prime Minister David ben Gurion, whose own two periods as prime minister amounted to 13
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastReport: U.S. accuses Iran of violating nuclear sanctions (JNS.org) The U.S. informed a United Nations committee last month that Iran has been illicitly seeking to acquire components for its heavy-water reactor at Arak, Foreign Policy magazine reported Monday. According to the report, a U.S. delegation told the U.N. Security Council panel of experts monitoring sanctions
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International, Middle EastEditor’s Note: San Diego State University student Anthony Berteaux told about 400 people at a StandWithUs dinner on Sunday night, Dec. 7, why he changed his position from anti- Israel to pro- Israel. As we reported in our story on Monday, he received a standing ovation. Berteaux graciously has give us permission to reprint the text
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By Cynthia Citron SANTA MONICA, California — When May Lee Davis was looking for a pizzazzy name to reflect her ascending career as a standup comedian, she was suddenly inspired by a large neon sign that identified the Santa Monica Pier. She added a well-placed P, and just like that, May Lee Davis became Monica
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