By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –On August 19 Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu said, “In the stormy Middle East, one needs a combination of strength and patience. The IDF has considerable strength and the Eternal People has proven that it does not fear a long road. It could yet take time and one must be […]
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Hamas lost this war, despite its claims of victory. Israel did not win, but there has been no clear winner of any war since 1945. Hamas suffered more than 2,100 deaths, 11,000 injuries and a shortage of medical facilities, as well as massive destruction. The cease fire provided nothing more than
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSouthern Israelis pessimistic on latest cease-fire (JNS.org) Leaders and residents of southern Israel are not optimistic about the newly reached cease-fire deal with Hamas and have harsh criticism for the Jewish state’s Operation Protective Edge, believing that it did not contribute to longterm security in their communities. Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni said, “Every concession to
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International
By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — After at least 11 failed attempts at achieving a lasting cease-fire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel, negotiators in Cairo on Tuesday announced that they reached an indefinite cease-fire deal. But will the agreement, whose parameters are not yet fully apparent, hold up this time
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Middle East, USA
MUMBAI, India (WJC) — The Chabad Jewish center in Mumbai, India, has reopened following the terrorist attacks of November 2008 in which a rabbi, his wife and four other people were killed. The center was one of several places in the city targeted by Islamist gunmen. Indian forces regained control of the building after several
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International, Jewish ReligionBy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA) — A Hamas rocket slammed into an Ashkelon home early Tuesday, August 26, lightly wounding 6 people, including three children. Two rooms in the home were completely destroyed, including the master bedroom where the mother and father had been just moments before the blast. Some 30 people were taken to
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Middle EastReport: Jewish couple attacked in NYC by pro-Palestinians (JNS.org) A Jewish couple was attacked Monday in an apparent anti-Semitic incident on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. According to the New York Post, two cars and a motorcycle pulled up to the Jewish couple on East 63rd Street near Third Avenue around 8 p.m. and began shouting
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Middle EastBy Ze’ev Ben Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA) –The Islamic State (ISIS) may be gaining a foothold in the Gaza Strip, as reports continue to emerge of Gazans joining the terror regime to fight in Syria and Iraq. A number of Gaza residents have died in recent months while fighting for ISIS in Syria and Iraq, reports
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Middle EastNEW YORK (WJC) — Tehran will “accelerate” arming Palestinians in the West Bank in retaliation for Israel deploying a spy drone over Iran, which was shot down, a military commander said Monday in a website statement. “We will accelerate the arming of the West Bank and we reserve the right to give any response,” said
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Middle East
By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–The nearly two-month-long conflict with Hamas that has taken an economic toll on Israel. In addition to the military expenditures from Operation Protective Edge, physical damage to commercial facilities and the financial impact on industries such as retail and tourism have dragged the country into an economic slump, while the psychological
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What’s happening? It’s not clear. Among the signs inviting assessment are: The IDF appears to be upping its efforts to exact higher costs from Hamas and those supporting or tolerating it. Among recent targets have been a 14 story apartment building that collapsed as the result of two rockets, perhaps
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–Three Israeli Arabs were injured Sunday afternoon at the Erez Crossing checkpoint by a mortar shell fired from Gaza. As a result of the incident, which occurred during the transfer of Gazan patients for medical treatment in Israel, authorities have announced the closing the Erez Crossing checkpoint between Israel and the
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Middle EastBy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA) — With Israel continuing to score major hits in Gaza, at least 25 Gazans suspected of collaboration with Israel are believed to have been killed by Hamas operatives in recent days Saturday evening, a 13-story building housing a massive Hamas command center was demolished by the IDF, with the army
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Middle East
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — When a health risk gets closer to home, health care professionals base their positions on vaccines more on emotions and personal experiences than on scientific and analytical knowledge, according to a new study by the School of Public Health at the University of Haifa. “When the risk is remote it
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