By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – The 72 hour ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is scheduled to end Friday morning at 8 a.m., and Hamas is threatening to renew its rocket fire on Israeli civilian targets at its conclusion. Hamas spokesman Moussa Abu Marzouk stated that “there is no agreement on the extension of the
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Middle EastIDF chief vows ‘stability here for many years to come’ (JNS.org) “Indeed, the summer here is hot. Autumn will follow and the fields will turn green. … There will be stability here for many years to come,” Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Wednesday, referring to the return to normalcy
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-Seventeenth in a Series– By Donald H. Harrison MOIESE, Montana — In 1908, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt, a formidable conservationist, laid aside the National Bison Range to help bring the American bison (often mislabeled as a ‘buffalo’) back from the precipice of extinction. Today, to paraphrase the lyrics of “Home on the Range,” the bison
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, Travel and Food, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– With official representatives of Israel and Hamas indirectly negotiating a ceasefire agreement in Cairo on Wednesday, August 6,, Americans for Peace Now (APN) is strongly urging the government of Israel, the Obama administration, and all stakeholders in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts to bring the PLO and the Palestinian Authority – the
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Middle EastBy Daniel Sokatch JERUSALEM — I am so grateful for the news that a ceasefire is currently in place — that the fighting appears to be over. I know you join me in the prayer that it continues to hold and that diplomatic efforts will stop fighting from breaking out once again. As the situation
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Middle EastBy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─A recent poll indicated that only 4 % of Americans have a favorable view of Vladimir Putin; whereas 6 % think Congress is doing a good job. According to the pollsters, those queried feel that Congress merely occupies space whereas Putin occupies countries. * Two Americans who contracted Ebola while
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Jack Rosen, American Jewish Congress president and American Council for World Jewry chairman, is in Washington, D.C. this week attending the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit. On Tuesday, August 5, Mr. Rosen attended the White House state dinner where he continued conversations with a number of African heads of state and dignitaries, advancing the working
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Travel and FoodBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Now that Operation Protective Edge appears to be winding down, Secretary of State Kerry again feels the need to reach a “bigger, broader approach to a two-state solution.” One would think that the United States, Israel’s closest ally and the supposed leading Western power, would have learned
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Der Spiegel, the German newsmagazine, reported that Israel spied on Secretary of State John Kerry’s phone calls while Kerry was in Paris with representatives of Qatar and Turkey, trying to arrange a ceasefire for Gaza. It appears straightforward. Kerry, says Der Spiegel, was using “open,” non-encrypted
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Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has pointed to emerging and strong evidence that the death of Arab Gazan civilians blamed on an Israeli strike upon an UNWRA school earlier this week — for which the Obama Administration condemned Israel — was in fact staged by Nazi-like terrorist group Hamas. The
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Travel and FoodJimmy Carter urges recognition of Hamas as legitimate ‘political actor’ (JNS.org) The United States and the European Union should recognize that the Hamas terrorist organization “is not just a military but also a political force,” former U.S. president Jimmy Carter wrote in article published by Foreign Policy magazine on Tuesday. “Hamas cannot be wished away,
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Travel and FoodBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Unconditionally, and in the name of my Jewish faith: I pray that the Gaza ceasefire endures because I am deeply uncomfortable and aggrieved with the civilian carnage that has accumulated in the region. The first thing we all need to bring to the table before the children of
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Jews have been coping with uncertainty at least since those conversations between Moses and the Almighty concerning what should be done about getting the people out of Egypt. (See Exodus 3 ff) While the story of the Exodus may be mythic, there is no doubt about the ancient lineage of
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By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO — “This isn’t a retirement home. It’s a madhouse!” Walk into the Shiley Theatre at the Old Globe and you will find yourself inside a tasteful drawing room with a chaise, a baby grand piano, a harp, a bass and some music stands. This is an English home
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