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Poll finds high percentage of campus anti- Semitism

February 23, 2015

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)– More than half of 1,157 self-identified Jewish students at 55 campuses nationwide who took part in an online survey reported having been subjected to or having witnessed anti-Semitism on their campuses, according to a new report issued jointly by Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human […]

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Polls showing Israeli election neck and neck

February 22, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is a near balance in the run-up to the Israeli election. Likud and Labor have been trading places one or two Knesset seats in the lead, and often tied in the various media polls, all of them with samples on the border of being unreliable. Labor is still going

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Jerusalem Mayor Barkat helps capture a terrorist

February 22, 2015

By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–According to initial reports, a Jewish man was stabbed in a terror attack near the old city of Jerusalem, the victim sustained light injuries. The attack occurred at 5:30 p.m. near the Jaffa gate, just outside of the old city of Jerusalem. The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, and his security detail

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Middle East

Netanyahu: Iran threat now on Golan border

February 22, 2015

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks Sunday, Feb. 22, at the start of the Cabinet meeting: “Today the Cabinet will be briefed on the security challenges developing around us, first and foremost Iran’s attempt to increase its foothold on Israel’s borders even as it works to arm itself

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Middle East

Walking visitors through the Old City of Jerusalem

February 22, 2015

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The visit to Israel of friends from abroad provided us with the opportunity to walk through the Old City of Jerusalem and show them just a few of the tourist attractions in which that relatively small area abounds. One of our visitors had been to Israel several times in the last

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

Tales of ancient Jewish exiles

February 22, 2015

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — We recently enjoyed the new exhibit at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, across from the Israel Museum. Entitled “By the Rivers of Babylon,” the exhibit displays: “original artifacts dating to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile [586 BCE], including clay tablets [over 100 cuneiform tablets that

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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve Kramer

Charges against Netanyahu are ‘raw deal’

February 21, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Readers of these reflections may have surmised that I’m not a Netanyahu fan. I’ve even indicated that I don’t intend to vote for his party in the March 17 elections. However, I do feel that he’s currently getting a raw deal from the state comptroller (Israel’s auditor-general). Perhaps that’s

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Middle East

Obama, Kerry, Rice forge anti- ISIS coalition

February 21, 2015

By Donald H. Harrison In association with President Obama’s Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, there was a round of diplomatic consultations in Washington D.C. with various envoys from Middle Eastern countries, including Israel. Additionally the administration made two announcements of note. One of those announcements was a memorandum signed by President Obama on Friday, Feb.

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Two GOP reps assure Israel Netanyahu is wanted

February 21, 2015

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — With more than a week to go before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, two Republican representatives visited Israel last week to demonstrate their support of the Jewish state. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-North Carolina) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Florida) spent time in Israel visiting with the

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Middle East, USA

Not saying ‘Islam’ complicates the terror problem

February 20, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama is not a Muslim, but, he shows signs of a Wannabe. He emphasizes his middle name and his father’s origins when talking to Muslim audiences. That’s not a sin, but an effort to establish identity. He’d be a lousy politician if he didn’t play that game. However, he

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Book for children tells tales of Jewish merchants

February 20, 2015

Jews in the Wild West, written and illustrated by Kay Miller; Paint Horse Press © 2012, ISBN 978-0-615-55388-7; 29 pages, $9.95. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—Although this book for juvenile readers was published in 2012, I know from lecturing about Jews in the West that the story it tells so very well is hardly

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USA

Cohen, Yarmuth, others seek to postpone Netanyahu

February 20, 2015

Compiled by Donald H. Harrison Twenty-three Democrats including Jewish Reps. Steve Cohen of Tennessee and John Yarmuth of Kentucky, have signed a letter requesting Speaker of the House John Boehner to postpone Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled March 3 speech to a Joint Session of Congress. Other signers included Keith Ellison (D-MN), Maxine Waters (D-CA)

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

Netanyahu allies with the Republican party

February 20, 2015

Editor’s Note: The following column appeared originally in the Washington Post and later on The American Prospect. It is reprinted with permission. By Harold Myerson WASHINGTON, D.C. — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is giving chutzpah a bad name. Over the past several weeks, Netanyahu has aligned himself and his cause with the Republican Party,

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Middle East, USA

ADL warns of anti- Semitic barrage by Farrakhan

February 20, 2015

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The virulently anti-Semitic Nation of Islam (NOI), fronted by notorious hatemonger Louis Farrakhan, is holding its annual convention in Chicago on Sunday, where Farrakhan is expected to address his audience with a message that most likely will include strident anti-Semitic rhetoric. The Anti-Defamation League (ADL), which monitors the activities of Farrakhan and

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USA

Poll finds high percentage of campus anti- Semitism

Polls showing Israeli election neck and neck

Jerusalem Mayor Barkat helps capture a terrorist

Netanyahu: Iran threat now on Golan border

Walking visitors through the Old City of Jerusalem

Tales of ancient Jewish exiles

Charges against Netanyahu are ‘raw deal’

Obama, Kerry, Rice forge anti- ISIS coalition

Two GOP reps assure Israel Netanyahu is wanted

Not saying ‘Islam’ complicates the terror problem

Book for children tells tales of Jewish merchants

Cohen, Yarmuth, others seek to postpone Netanyahu

Netanyahu allies with the Republican party

ADL warns of anti- Semitic barrage by Farrakhan

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