JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israeli Jews want the views of the Jewish Diaspora, and the impact Israeli government action could have on it, to be taken into account by their government, according to a new survey by the Israel Democracy Institute presented in Jerusalem on Wednesday, June 25. The newspaper ‘Haaretz’ reports that asked whether the Israeli government, […]
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LONDON (WJC) –The British actor Gary Oldman on Tuesday apologized after claiming in a ‘Playboy’ interview that Hollywood was a “town run by Jews.” Oldman said fellow actor and director Mel Gibson was being unfairly ostracized over his anti-Semitic remarks. Following criticism by Jewish organizations, Oldman issued an apology in which he described Jews as
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WARSAW (Press Release) – Polish, American, and Israeli government officials joined AJC leadership, including AJC President Stanley Bergman, in Belzec on Wednesday, June 25, to mark the tenth anniversary of the memorial and museum erected at the site of the Nazi death camp in southeastern Poland. “Belzec is a stark lesson that we must never
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International, Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON –Developments in the Middle East at this time, are so far reaching and rapid, that it is difficult to comprehend or estimate the final outcome. Although the threat to Israel from the new Islamic Caliphate is immense, the rise of a new State of Kurdistan, or even a new Druze State,
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Lloyd Levy, Middle East
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — “An end to seafood by 2050?” “Fish to disappear by 2050?” These sensational media headlines were the result of a 2010 report by the United Nations Environment Program, declaring that over-fishing and pollution had nearly emptied the world’s fish stocks. That scarcity portends disaster for over a billion people around
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –The media often uses major sporting events, such as the current FIFA 2014 soccer World Cup, to provide audiences with a little light relief from the seemingly endless stream of bad-news stories. In contrast, I present you with a blog of positive news featuring some of the recent achievements of
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Former Arkansas Governor and Presidential Candidate Mike Huckabee is currently on a week long visit in Israel on what has been defined as a fact-finding tour, focused on the challenges facing Israelis in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria, as well as the threat of anti-Israel de-legitimization efforts such as
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Middle East, USAToday, we’re coming after the Saturday people; after we finish, we will come after the Sunday people By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — My personal history with the Presbyterian Church goes back to the early 1990s, when they accepted me as a student for their doctoral program. In the three years I
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By Sheryl DeVore SOUTH BEND, Indiana — When Andrew Berlin purchased a losing baseball team with the goal of improving park attendance and scores, he didn’t realize that he would also be repurposing a century-old synagogue that could have easily succumbed to the wrecking ball. The CEO of Berlin Packaging, a Chicago-based business with
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Jewish Religion, Sports & Competitions, USAIDF arrests 17 additional Palestinian terrorists, including senior Hamas operative (JNS.org) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) arrested 17 additional Palestinian suspects overnight on Wednesday, including a senior Hamas operative near Bethlehem. Overall the IDF has arrested more than 350 Palestinians in the search for three missing teens, Gilad Shaer, Eyal Yifrah and Naftali Frankel, the
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –It’s worth pondering the difference between Israel’s relationships with four especially provocative parliamentarians. All have been accused of breaking the rules. Ahmad Tibi and Haneen Zoabi attract considerable criticism but have escaped serious sanctions. The late Meir Kahane was banned from politics after violating a law against racism enacted specifically to
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
SACRAMENTO, California (Press Release) — Assemblymember Marc Levine (D-San Rafael) issued the following statement on the June 12th kidnapping of yeshiva students Eyal Yifrach (19), Gilad Shaar (16), and Naftali Frenkel (16). The Israeli youth were kidnapped on June 12th while traveling in Kfar Etzion. Frenkel holds both Israeli and U.S. citizenship. “This abhorrent act
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–In a letter to the Federal Trade Commission, Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) on Tuesday, June 24, called on the agency to immediately direct car dealers that sell used-cars to change any policy which may potentially allow the sale of recalled vehicles without first fixing safety defects, putting used-car buyers
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) – Sen. Carl Levin, D-Michigan., delivered remarks Tuesday, June 24, at a ceremony in the Capitol Rotunda commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and presenting a Congressional Gold Medal in honor of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Levin sponsored legislation awarding
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