By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Judging a country is not easy or free of controversy. Political perspective and the norms of the person doing the judgment are likely to be involved. However, their influence can be limited by the range and nature of criteria employed, and especially by the breadth of comparison. There can be no […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Charles Bronfman Prize on Wednesday announced the call for nominations from around the world for its 2018 award. Each year, the Prize celebrates the vision and endeavors of an individual or team under the age of 50 whose innovative humanitarian work, informed by Jewish values, contributes to the betterment
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International, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAA Los Angeles man was nearly prevented from taking part in his own wedding in England on Monday when he was arrested and eventually deported after being denied a special marriage visa. The diplomatic intervention of senior Israeli officials and the British ambassador, however, helped turn what could have been a wedding disaster into a
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International, Middle East, Travel and Food, USAEmily Thornberry, a British politician from the Labour party, said on Monday that the British government should mark the 100th anniversary of the Balfour Declaration by formally recognizing a Palestinian state. Speaking to the Middle East Eye news website, Thornberry opined that the time was now right to do this. “I don”t think we celebrate
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International, Middle EastLeaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Monday commended Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan for signing executive orders prohibiting discriminatory boycotts of Israel in their respective states” contracts. Walker on Friday signed an executive order that prohibits state agencies from entering into contracts with companies that
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Middle East, USABy Robert Philpot LONDON — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flies to London this week as support for Israel in Britain rises to a seven-year high, according to a new poll. The survey for the Britain Israel Communications and Research Centre (BICOM), a UK-based think tank, also shows a drop in backing for the BDS movement,
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International, Middle EastJewish Home chief and Education Minister Naftali Bennett defended the killing of a dozen Islamic Jihad and Hamas terrorists during an operation Monday to destroy a terror tunnel extending from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. At least twelve terrorists were killed when the IDF Southern Command destroyed a network of terror tunnels found near
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Middle EastIsraeli, Australian and New Zealand leaders gathered in southern Israel on Tuesday to mark the 100th anniversary of a key cavalry charge that helped clear the way to Jerusalem during World War I. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was joined by his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull and New Zealand Governor-General Patsy Reddy in Beersheba, where the
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastA group of Jewish youths attacked Haaretz reporter Yotam Berger and photographer Olivier Fitoussi at the ruins of Homesh in northern Samaria Tuesday afternoon. Homesh was a Jewsh town destroyed during the 2005 disengagement. Berger and the photographer arrived at the site to prepare an article for Haaretz. The youths threw stones at their vehicle
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Middle EastThis past week, 14 members of the Elitzur, Gush Etzion basketball team traveled to New Jersey to strengthen the relationship between Israeli and US Jewish communities through sport. The trip was a joint initiative of the Gush Etzion Foundation, the Federation of Greater MetroWest New Jersey, and the JNF of Central New Jersey. While in
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USADiaspora Affairs Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) met with the leaders of the Jewish community of Houston, Texas on Tuesday to hear about the situation of the families affected by Hurricane Harvey and the recovery and reconstruction efforts for the community. The Israeli Diaspora Affairs Ministry donated $1 million in relief aid to Houston’s Jewish
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Middle East, USAA man who drove a Home Depot truck down a bike path next to the Hudson River in Lower Manhattan in New York City Tuesday afternoon, killing eight people, including two children, and injuring dozens more, was identified by media as Sayfullo Saipov. The New York Police Department said officially only that it had captured
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USABy Raphael Ahren Jewish Agency chairman Natan Sharansky warned Israeli lawmakers on Tuesday that another major flare-up between Israel and Diaspora Jewry is brewing on the horizon, and will hit if the government fails to take action on the Western Wall and conversion. “I have to warn you that the crisis continues. And in two
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International, Middle East, USAProperty damage claims from a series of deadly October wildfires now exceed $3.3 billion, California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones said Tuesday. The figure represents claims for homes and businesses insured by 15 companies and is more than triple the previous estimate of $1 billion. Jones said the number will continue to rise as more claims
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