By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — While American politics are currently being roiled by Tea Parties, and their capacity to capture Republican Party nominations by individuals who had admitted to an affinity with witchcraft and liked to dress in the uniform of the most reprehensible unit of the Nazi army, Israeli politics are currently being roiled […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN FRANCISCO (Press Release)– As North American Jewish college students return to campus this Fall, their security on some campuses has been questioned by a leading group of antisemitism scholars in a statement on “Contemporary Antisemitism in Higher Education: Manifestations, Sources, and Responses.” Assembled for two weeks, July 26 – August 6, 2010, at the U.S.
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Nefesh B’Nefesh on Monday, Oct. 11, announced the appointment of former CEO of the Israel Tennis Center Adv. Janine Strauss to the position of Director of Global Affairs. As part of her role at Nefesh B’Nefesh, Strauss will be working closely with friends and supporters of the organization around the world to expand and
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)— Democratic and Republican Jewish affiliate groups on Sunday, Oct. 10, criticized an Ohio Republican congressional candidate who dressed up as a Nazi SS man in a World War II re-creation, and in the process also criticized each other. The National Jewish Democratic Council was the first to issue a news release about
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USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) ton Saturday expressed outrage at the violent, brutal torture of a gay man in the Bronx. Over a period of hours, the victim was reportedly stripped, whipped, burned and sodomized by a gang of nine attackers who lured him into an apartment after first assaulting two
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USANEW YORK (WJC)–The 1986 Nobel Peace Prize laureate Elie Wiesel has come out in favor of an inter-faith center near the site of the 9/11 terror attacks in Manhattan, rather than the controversial ‘Ground Zero mosque’. The plan by American Muslims to build a mosque and Islamic center in New York near where the World
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USAJERUSALEM (WJC)–Citing recently made satellite photos on Google Earth, the Israel newspaper ‘Haaretz’ reports that the Syrian army has a Scud missile base near Damascus. The photos also suggest that Hezbollah activists are being trained in the use of the missiles there. The photos, taken on March 22, can be seen by any on Google
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — J Street President Jeremy Ben-Ami released the following statement upon news that the Israeli Government is considering an amendment to the Citizenship Act that would demand that new citizens pledge their loyalty to a “Jewish, democratic state”: “J Street opposes the proposal Israel’s Government is considering to amend the oath that
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Bill Clinton was on his way to a terrific post-presidency. Working with George H.W. Bush on international aid, and more recently with George W. Bush on Haiti relief, Mr. Clinton was having an impact both on national and international well-being. What led him to open his mouth about
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Middle EastBOSTON (Press Release)–The National Director of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Thursday issued a clarion call for voices of reason and responsibility to “stand up and speak out against the surge of anti-Muslim bigotry” that has become prominent in the breakdown of civil discourse in American society. In a major address to the League’s Annual
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USABEIT FAJAR, Palestinian Authority (WJC) — A group of rabbis from Jewish settlements near the Palestinian town of Beit Fajar has visited the local mosque which had been torched by arsonists. The rabbis brought Korans to replace those burned in the blaze. The attackers, who struck on Monday, left behind graffiti in Hebrew and are suspected
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Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has given his backing to a proposal which would require any non-Jew taking Israeli citizenship to swear allegiance to Israel as a “Jewish and democratic state”. The proposal has angered Israel’s Arab minority, which makes up a fifth of Israel’s population. The new law will mainly apply to Palestinians married
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JERUSALEM (WJC)–A municipal committee has approved a plan to fundamentally change the layout of the Western Wall plaza in Jerusalem’s Old City. An underground plaza and tunnel would replace the existing main entrance at the Dung Gate. The ancient Roman highway that begins at the entrance near the Old City’s Silwan neighborhood, which leads to
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–The brilliant columnist for The Jerusalem Post, Caroline Glick, recently lamented the lack of civil rights pertaining to Jews when it comes to the Middle East. She was referring to the built-in onus imposed on the building of settlement communities in Judea-Samaria (the West Bank) and the self-righteousness of other
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