By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — There is a pattern emerging on the Iran deal: we got and they got. That’s how it’s supposed to work — something for something — right? Okay. We got: Iranian ballistic missile tests in violation of UN resolutions; Missiles fired near a U.S. aircraft carrier sailing in international waters; […]
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenJonathan Pollard cancels speech to avoid risk of being sent back to prison (JNS.org) Jonathan Pollard, who was released in November after serving 30 years in a U.S. prison for spying on America for Israel, canceled a speech he was scheduled to give at a meeting of the Conference of Presidents of Major American
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PARIS, France (WJC)– World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer on Tuesday praised UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova for issuing a clear condemnation the third edition of a Holocaust cartoon contest held in Iran which features many entries that openly deny the Shoah. Singer had met with Bokova in Paris on Monday. Robert Singer declared: “I thank Director
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We’ve had another round of clamoring about who is responsible for the failure of Israelis and Palestinians to reach an agreement ending their disputes. There are two fronts in the recent verbiage. One consists of accusations by Mahmoud Abbas and Benyamin Netanyahu about one another’s willingness to meet. Another concerns the prospect
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK – London Mayor Boris Johnson has signed on to Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism, an AJC (American Jewish Committee) initiative calling on municipal leaders across Europe to publicly address and take concrete actions against rising anti-Semitism. “However it manifests itself, anti-Semitism is totally unacceptable and can never be justified,” said Mayor
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International, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin TEL AVIV –Coming upon the final hours of my journey and renewal here, it is impossible for me not to offer thanks and reflections to and for my churning birth-land. Israel, you remain, in all your national schizophrenia and commotion, decidedly yourself. A thorny Hebraic cacophony of compassion and self-righteousness, a
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Middle East20% of West’s donations to PA go to terrorists’ families, Israeli minister says (JNS.org) The stipends paid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to terrorists’ families amounts to some $75 million a year—about 20 percent of the donations funneled to the PA from Western nations and bodies, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said Sunday in
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The chief executive officer of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism once almost gave up on God and religion after his stepmother died and he became estranged from his rabbi father. However, Rabbi Steven Wernick added in an interview that through its outreach, the caring Jewish
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, USABy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is outraged that a pro-Israel LGBTQ organization’s peaceful reception at the national Creating Change conference was invaded by hateful protestors, who interrupted the event and threatened people gathered to hear gay rights activists from Jerusalem. “Groups hostile to Israel, aligned with the BDS (boycott,
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur SAN DIEGO — Some journalists in Israel speculate about a possible replacement for Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister. I’m not in a position to judge if their ideas are realistic or if it’s only wishful thinking, but the fact that the matter is under discussion is noteworthy. It’s obvious that there’s
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’ve recently heard negative comments from ranking officials of the United States about two issues in our headlines. There’s a feeling of being scolded for poor behavior. In this case, however, the teacher comes to the scolding with dirty hands, or behavior that is hardly different from what Israel is said
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Since 1947, the 2-state solution (an Arab State alongside the State of Israel) has been the holy grail of Western diplomats. Notice that I said Western; most Muslim countries have never subscribed to that concept. The proof of Muslim antipathy to the Jewish State is the continuous incitement
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Hellfire anti-tank missile — a weapon launched from Predator drones in anti-terrorism operations, among other uses — found its way into the hands of Cuba’s government in 2014. But the route it took, twice crossing the Atlantic, was less mysterious than the U.S. government’s
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USAAbbas shirks responsibility for stalled peace talks, Netanyahu’s office says (JNS.org) The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday denied claims by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas that the Palestinian leader had recently sought a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but was ignored. “This is another attempt by Abu Mazen (Abbas) to shirk responsibility
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