International

Aged rabbi receives two years probation in money laundering case

TRENTON, New Jersey (Press Release) – The chief rabbi of Congregation Sharee Zion in Brooklyn, N.Y., was sentenced Wednesday to two years of probation for operating an illegal money remitting business, after admitting he accepted bank checks in exchange for checks in lesser amounts from a charity he operated and controlled, U.S. Attorney Paul J. Fishman announced. […]

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USA

Outpouring of emotion, gratitude, marks anniversary of Jerusalem’s reunification

By Judy Lash Balint JERUSALEM — The amplified wail of the muezzin from the Al Aksa mosque on the Temple Mount couldn’t drown out the celebrations that rang  out over Jerusalem Wednesday night. From every corner of the Old City, youthful voices joined in singing all the classic Six-Day War songs as the city celebrated the

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Middle East

Arguments about Israeli and Palestinian historic and religious rights may be simply irrelevant

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Notions of justice will not go away. In response to my recent comment about having an equivalent lack of patience with the Palestinians’ claims about a right of return and the Jews’ claims about a God-given title to the Land of Israel, one of my friends responded, “without the ‘claims that God

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Congress approves Jewish chaplains memorial at Arlington National Cemetery

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Relase)—The U.S. Senate has unanimously approved the construction of a long-overdue memorial in Arlington National Cemetery for Jewish Chaplains who have died on the battlefield. The Senate’s authorization comes on the heels of approval by the U.S. House of Representatives and brings the memorial one step closer to construction. Members of Congress heralded

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USA

The Nobel Prize-winning President made matters worse

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–As I understand what has happened:   Prior to Barack Obama’s ascendance to the presidency, the Palestinians of the West Bank and Israel were moving at their own pace to a tolerable coexistence. A technocrat as prime minister, financial aid and training by the United States and Jordan had improved Palestinian security

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East