By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Isaac Herzog may have betrayed – or at least tampered with – what was left of the Socialist ideology of Israel’s Labour Party, but judging by recent polls, he and his partner Tzipi Livni have emerged as possible alternatives to Binyamin Netanyahu. He has also vindicated three of his […]
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Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–An initiative of the Israeli embassy in Senegal recently led to the inauguration of a drip-irrigated vegetable farm in the city of Fatick earlier in December. Managed by a group of Senegalese women, the farm plot was established following a request made by the First Lady of Senegal, Marième Faye Sall, to
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We are feeling a wave of resolutions, almost none of them binding on their governments, being taken by European parliaments, in favor of recognizing the State of Palestine. Expressions from Irish leftists supporting their resolution ring like the most barbaric of anti-Semitism. They accuse Israel of slaughtering and raping Palestinians since 1948,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIsraeli Embassy in Athens attacked by shooters (JNS.org) Four unidentified attackers riding on two motorcycles fired shots at the Israeli Embassy in the Greek capital of Athens early on Friday morning. No injuries were reported. “Any terrorist attack hitting at the heart of democracy hits the heart of the country,” Greek government spokeswoman Sofia Voultepsi
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International, Middle East, USALOS ANGELES (SDJW) — State Assemblyman Richard Bloom (D-Santa Monica) on Thursday, Dec. 11, sought assurances from University of California. President Janet Napolitano that neither teaching assistants nor faculty members will be permittted to interject anti-Israel political advocacy into their classrooms. At the same time, the Anti Defamation League issued a statement saying that the
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — At least four party groupings in the forthcoming elections in Israel would like to describe themselves as being in the political centre: (1) By joining forces with Tzipi Livni’s Hatnu’a, Isaac Herzog, the leader of Labour, sees himself as occupying the centre. (2) Yair Lapid’s Yesh Atid has always
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Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release)– For the firefighters and rescue workers conducting the rescue and cleanup operations at Ground Zero from September 2001 to May 2002, exposure to hazardous airborne particles led to a disturbing “WTC cough” — obstructed airways and inflammatory bronchial hyperactivity — and acute inflammation of the lungs. At the time, bronchoscopy, the insertion
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationJERUSALEM (Press Release) — The Leona M. and Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust has announced more than $11.3 million in grants to support Israel. These grants come on the heels of more than $9.6 million granted to Israeli institutions in October, 2014, and are part of a continuing effort to strategically invest in Israel’s leading
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (WJC) — Iran’s leadership has launched a social media campaign encouraging people to express their hatred toward Israel. The ‘We Love Fighting Israel’ received praise from Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, the country’s supreme leader, who recently called on his people to unite in the fight against the ‘Zionist regime’. The campaign encourages Iranian children,
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AUSCHWITZ, Poland (WJC)–More than 100 Auschwitz survivors from at least 17 countries will travel to Poland to participate in the observance of the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Nazi German concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz on 27 January 2015, on the occasion of International Holocaust Remembrance Day. The official event will be organized
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We are at the height of uncertainty. None of the parties have selected their ranked lists of candidates, a potential rival of Benyamin Netanyahu is still pondering whether to make the race within Likud, and we do not know the full complement of parties and personalities that will align for
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIsraeli court upholds sanctions on controversial Arab MK Zoabi (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A five-judge panel at the Israeli High Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected a petition to reinstate Arab MK Hanin Zoabi’s Knesset privileges. In July, the Knesset Ethics Committee banned Zoabi from the Knesset plenum after she made a string of statements
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NEW YORK (Press Release) – A Holocaust survivor met her rescuer for the first time in 69 years on Wednesday, November 26th, at JFK International Airport in New York. Mira Wexler and Righteous Gentile, Helena Weglowski of Poland, were brought together by The Jewish Foundation for the Righteous (JFR) the day before Thanksgiving. The Wexler
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International, USASANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, AMCHA Initiative co-founder and director, issued the following statement in response to Wednesday’s announcement that UAW 2865, the union representing 13,000 graduate instructors on nine University of California (UC) campuses, has voted to join the international campaign for “Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions” (BDS) against Israel. “An academic boycott
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