By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Why “defrocking,” a term usually used in the ecclesiastical sense? Well, The New York Times (NYT) has a quasi-religious following among American liberals, especially Jewish ones. It is “the” authority on most things, and one of those things is the paper’s peculiar relationship with the Jewish state of […]
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
By Abby J. Leibman LOS ANGELES — For Jews across America, Chanukah offers an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to our highest Jewish ideals. Amid eight days of joyous celebration, shared meals of latkes and sufganiyot, and gift exchanges, the miracle of the Maccabees — a group of Jews lacking resources to survive who prospered against
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California, Opinion, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Joe Biden on Monday promised he will not remain silent in the face of growing anti-Semitism in the United States, as the president hosted a White House reception celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. “I recognize your fear, your hurt, your worry that this vile and venom is
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Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — The New York Times is facing criticism after printing a crossword puzzle some say is shaped like a swastika, the day before the first night of Chanukah. The Dec. 18 puzzle, “Some Theme’s Missing,” immediately caused a stir with social media users pointing to the distinct
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USA
Published by Reuters (Refiling to turn two sentences into one for greater clarity in 3rd paragraph) By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close the
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By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — There are many types of prejudice, but they can broadly be placed into two categories: personal and institutional. Personal prejudice is not based on reason, nor on actual experience. It is a feeling rooted in suspicion, fear, and intolerance. It is a negative attitude and adverse
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Lifestyles, Natasha Josefowitz, Opinion, USA
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Commentators are predicting that Benjamin Netanyahu will succeed in forming a government in Israel, but there’ll be some tension as he passes out ministries to Knesset Members of Likud, and passes up some of his party colleagues. No agreement on how long his government will last. We’ll see how
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
Published by New York Daily News Donald Trump hosted an orthodox Jewish group Friday without addressing his recent dinner with the antisemitic rapper formerly known as Kanye West and white supremacist Nick Fuentes. The former president’s speech — his first to a Jewish group since his Nov. 22 meeting with Ye and Fuentes at his
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USA
By Doron Krakow Something remarkable happened at the Oshman Family JCC (OFJCC) in Palo Alto, Calif., this past Sunday. Eight hundred people gathered to discuss, debate, and deliberate over the current state of relations between Israel and Jews living in the Diaspora—in particular, the North American Diaspora. Israel—the miraculous fulfillment of the modern Zionist movement
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Doron Krakow, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Dorian de Wind The Moderate Voice AUSTIN, Texas — Since the Jewish calendar is based on lunar months, the eight days of the Jewish festival Hanukkah do not begin on the same (Gregorian calendar) date every year. During the Holocaust, at Hitler’s death camps, the first night of Hanukkah fell on dates ranging from
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Dorian de Wind, Holocaust, International, Jewish Religion, Opinion
By Ben Cohen (JNS) “BDS appears here as contemporary art’s foil. BDS undermines contemporaneity’s claims of autonomy and emancipatory effects, fixes its meanings in ways that might make artists bristle, and leaves it only with refusal: either refuse to be a perpetrator or refuse the request made by Palestinian civil society. At this juncture, the latter
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International, Israel, Opinion
By Jordan Cope (JNS) The FIFA World Cup in Qatar has arguably become the most controversial to date, raising widespread indignation over myriad issues concerning its host, including Qatar’s decision to ban beer from stadiums and its mistreatment of the press, the LGBTQ+ community and migrant workers, 6,500 of whom have died since Qatar was
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Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Sports & Competitions
Published by DPA Wheelchair users and those who are visually impaired can now access more of the winding streets of the Old City of Jerusalem. After work on a further 6 kilometres of the area, Via Dolorosa, the path Jesus is believed to have taken as he walked to his crucifixion, now is verified as
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(JNS) After arriving from France, 2-year-old Mademoiselle is acclimating to her new home before meeting her planned mate, Coresh. Staff at the Ramat Gan Safari, near Tel Aviv, had asked the public for suggestions for a name for the 2-year-old Persian leopard. She was previously in the Beauval Zoo in France’s Loire Valley, Ynet reported.
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Israel, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education