By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I published a book titled The Routines of Politics in 1970. It had a bit of academic success, making the point that politicians spend much of their time doing the same old things that they learned who knows how long ago. I’ll not bother with a new edition, but I see reinforcement,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Laurie Baron Every night I watch the news Seeing many frightful clips. What’s the danger I must choose To dodge the next apocalypse? For Israelis it’s a bomb Developed by an ayatollah West Africans cannot be calm Until they’ve stopped Ebola. In Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan, Rage civil wars and crisis. Al Qaeda, Assad,
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The White House has just lowered its standards regarding civilian casualties during warfare. Yahoo News headline, reporter Michael Isikoff (Sept. 30) “White House exempts Syria airstrikes from tight standards on civilian deaths amid reports of women and children killed in U.S. air offensive, official says the ‘near certainty’
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Steve KramerWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, has sent a letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan urging him to immediately adopt standards to prevent imbalanced higher education programs with anti-Israel attitudes from receiving federal funding. Lowey’s letter to Duncan comes in response to a statement from several education and Jewish
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Mayor Ron Huldai TEL AVIV (Press Release)–It is with great sorrow that I share with you that Shlomo “Chich” Lahat, the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv, our beloved and most devoted leader who created miracles in the city of Tel Aviv, has passed away. Lahat was a former Major General in the Israel Defense
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Bibi’s latest appearance at the UN General Assembly generated headlines before the event indicating what he would say, and after the event, indicating that there were no surprises. The hall was half-empty, thanks partly to the Jewish New Year, that kept Bibi at home wHile most the world’s leaders were
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Baruch Lederman SAN DIEGO –I went to Yeshiva with a wonderful friend named Mark Marshall. He told this true story at his father’s funeral: Bud Marshall kept a small box in his bedroom where he kept several important & sentimental mementos including the medals he had earned for his service in WWII. These
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Jewish ReligionBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) –On the eve of Yom Kippur, Israeli Prime Minister, Binyamin Netanyahu returned to Israel after speaking to the international community at the United Nations this past week. “I went out on a national mission on behalf of the citizens of Israel,” recounted Netanyahu. “I told our truth on the UN
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Middle EastBritish medical journal editor ‘deeply’ regrets anti-Israel letter (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The editor of British medical journal The Lancet said on Thursday that he “deeply” regrets publishing an open letter this summer that accused Israel of a “massacre” in Gaza during Operation Protective Edge. Dr. Richard Horton was invited to the Rambam Health
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Middle EastReport: Iran, not Israel, killed nuclear scientist in 2007 (JNS.org) A new report by The Media Line news agency indicates that Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, not Israel, was behind the mysterious deaths of Iranian nuclear scientists in 2007. Since the incident, conspiracy theories have claimed that the Jewish state assassinated the scientists. Mahboobeh Hosseinpour—the sister of
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Travel and FoodSAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Councilmember Marti Emerald said Wednesday, Oct. 1, she is looking forward to the successful installation of two public Portland Loo restroom facilities in downtown San Diego. City staff has recently made significant progress to ensure that the project will conform to California Building Codes. The loos are two self-contained, prefabricated,
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San Diego CountyWASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego) has been named a 2014 Defender of Children. First Focus Campaign for Children recognized Davis for her work in Congress to create policies that improve the well-being of children. “We have a responsibility to bring our children up in a caring and supportive environment that gives them
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Science, Medicine, & Education
SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey (Press Release)– A free application (app) for those who want to support Israel by buying Israeli made products has just been unveiled, downloadable on all major smartphones including Apple, Android and Windows Phone. The new app, Am Yisrael Buy, was created by Rabbi Daniel M. Cohen, spiritual leader of Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel in
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Middle East, USA
By Anav Silverman BAT YAM, Israel (TNA) – Five hundred people gathered on Wednesday evening, October 1, in a demonstration of support for the family of Netanel Arami, who was killed in a suspected Palestinian terror attack two weeks ago. The family, together with hundreds of supporters from across Israel marched from Netanel’s parents’ home
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Middle East