Netanyahu defends Jerusalem construction amid U.S., EU criticism (JNS.org) In the face of criticism from the United States and European Union, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday defended his decision to advance 1,060 new housing units in the Jerusalem neighborhoods of Ramat Shlomo and Har Homa, which are both located beyond the pre-1967 lines. […]
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Middle East
By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM–The gentle autumn wind foreshadows the holiday season as I locate a modest doorway on a tree-lined Jerusalem street, the side entrance to the elegant 90-year-old Yeshurun Synagogue. It leads to Yad HaRav Herzog, a research center which hosts, among other projects, the venture that is possibly the most momentous
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein GreenwaldMEMPHIS, Tennessee (Press Release)– “We haven’t had this much attention since Elvis died!” That’s the assessment of the Memphis “100NewFamilies Committee” as word of mouth builds nationally amongst young Jewish families about possibly the best lifestyle alternative to the cold, expensive Northeast. In contrast to the outrageous costs of Jewish living in general (and housing
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Jewish Religion, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)– Difficulty in conceiving a child is a major challenge for one in seven heterosexual couples in America, especially for those over the age of 35. Now a new discovery by researchers at Tel Aviv University and Chaim Sheba Medical Center at Tel Hashomer could boost the chances of conception in women undergoing
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (WJC) — Putting perceived security concerns before conscience, US intelligence and law enforcement agencies likely employed over 1,000 Nazis as spies during the Cold War, sometimes ignoring or concealing their war crimes and helping them immigrate to the United States, according to the the author of a newly published book. Writing in the
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International, Jewish History, USANetanyahu approves construction of 1,060 new homes in Jerusalem (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a directive on Monday to advance the construction of more than 1,000 new housing units in Jerusalem. According to the plan, 660 apartments will be built in the Ramat Shlomo neighborhood and 400 will be built in Har Homa.
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International
By Tzvi Zucker JERUSALEM (Tazpit) –Keren Yemima Muscara died last night in Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, where she had been battling for her life. Keren was injured in an attack carried out by a Palestinian terrorist, associated with Hamas, who drove his car into her and others at the light rail station Wednesday
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are several hot spots around Jerusalem, and Tel Aviv and Jerusalem are squabbling about the cancellation of school trips to the Holy City on account of the violence. Jerusalem politicians are calling their coastal colleagues unpatriotic. Almost all of the problems are on the edges of Palestinian or Arab
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Maybe it’s because this travesty happened in the very heart—literally—of Canada, a land where I once lived and in which my first daughter was born. In the second such jihadist-driven act of murder there in one week, an emotionally-poisoned gunman invaded the halls of Ottawa’s parliamentary plaza and
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International
By Donald H. Harrison CORONADO, California – Tragedies, however horrific, have a way of teaching trauma doctors at the Hadassah Hospital at Ein Kerem in Jerusalem new medical facts and procedures, its chief orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Rami Mosheiff, on Sunday, Oct. 26, told a Southern California gathering of the Hadassah support organization at the Hotel del Coronado.
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Tzvi Zucker JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–Since the tragic murder of 3 month old infant Chaya Zissel Braun on Wednesday evening, Palestinians across East Jerusalem have been rioting in various locations. Silwan, A-tur, Beit Hanina, Shuafat, and the Arab Quarter of the Old City have seen near-continuous rioting. Masked teens and young adults have been throwing rocks,
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Middle EastBy Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO –Suppose Moses had turned west instead of east after leaving Egypt? Suppose the Ten (Lost) Tribes swept off to slavery in Assyria eventually escaped and continued eastward all the way to Japan? In the realm of all things are possible – both are interesting posits. In The Japanese and the
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International, Jewish History
Pepper, Silk & Ivory By Rabbi Marvin Tokayer and Ellen Rodman, PhD, © 2014, Gefen Publishing House, ISBN 978-965-229-647-4; 316 pages including index. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –When friends question me about whether I really think “There is a Jewish Story Everywhere,” as the motto of San Diego Jewish World insists, I shall
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish HistoryBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Every once in a while someone new starts reading my columns, and responds with an expression of frustration. Usually it’s something like, “Dammit, what’s your solution?” Read my lips. There ain’t any. In politics one should never say never, but in this case there is close to a century of
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East