Published by DPA About 90,000 Israelis protested against planned judicial reforms in front of the Knesset parliament in Jerusalem on Monday, according to media reports – hours after the Israeli president warned of a social breakdown in the country. “We are only moments away from a clash, perhaps even a violent one,” Herzog warned in […]
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Israel
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The protests are mounting in Israel. Street demonstrations, on the bridges over main highways, as well as known personalities commenting against the government and its recommendations. And major investors, threatening or actually taking money and themselves away from Israel. All due to proposals, and actions, against the judiciary: giving
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli soldiers shot a Palestinian who tried to stab them in the West Bank on Thursday, the army said, and Palestinian officials confirmed the man’s death. Among areas where Palestinians seek statehood, the West Bank has seen a spike in violence since Israel intensified raids last year in response
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Israel
By Leah Golembesky In today’s society, words hold immense power, and it is important to understand the consequences of what we say. This is particularly true for elected officials, who hold a platform that can reach millions and shape public discourse. The actions and words of these individuals can have far-reaching impacts and therefore, they
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Israel, Opinion, USA
By Faygie Holt (JNS) On a windy day last Sunday, more than 200 people gathered in Santa Barbara, Calif., for a “Walk to Remember” commemorating Holocaust victims and to address the importance of condemning antisemitism. That community has seen a fair share of the latter recently. A Jan. 30 University of California, Santa Barbara class
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California, Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As the competing votes tracked upward on the Congressional scoreboard last Thursday, my memory summoned up a moment more than two decades ago when I spotted an anti-Israel sketch posted on a bulletin board. It featured a message that compared Israel to the civil rights struggles in the South.
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) – The YIVO Institute for Jewish Research and the National Library of Israel (NLI) are delighted to announce the completion of the digitization of the Papers of Chaim Grade and Inna Hecker Grade. Making this collection available online will enrich the lives of lovers of Jewish and Yiddish literature throughout the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Israel, USA
Ronald Gruner, who spent his working career as a CEO of three different tech companies (Alliant Computer; Shareholder.com; and Sky.Analytics), is a lay historian deeply interested in economic policy and outcomes. His book, analyzing the presidencies of the 17 U.S. Presidents from Warren G. Harding to Donald J. Trump, focuses largely on issues like unemployment, interest rates, and inflation. But along the way he also makes mention of significant geopolitical events that occurred during those presidencies. I will leave it to economists to determine the value of Gruner’s economic analyses. They are beyond my depth. What I did take notice of was how often our fellow Jews, and issues of direct relevance to the Jewish community, cropped up in the book. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Israel, Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Israel’s government has an edge in the Knesset, but it’s only four seats. And there is substantial opposition to what its extreme members are proposing to do with the judiciary. One option is for a Knesset majority able to override the Supreme Court’s opposition to a Knesset law or
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — There’s way too much hysteria from the left wing over proposed legislation in Israel’s parliament, the Knesset. Where do world leaders like Secretary of State Antony Blinken and French President Emmanuel Macron get the chutzpah to lecture Israel’s elected representatives? It’s bad enough that the leaders of Israel’s
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
Daniel Kohanski, A God of Our Invention, How Religion Shaped the Western World (Hannacroix, NY: Apocryphile Press, 2023) 285 pages, $26.00 By Oliver B. Pollak RICHMOND, California — Daniel Kohanski graduated from Colgate with a degree in philosophy and received an MS in computer science from Rutgers. He spent many years as a computer programmer
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Israel, Jewish Religion, Oliver Pollak, USA
House Republicans did not do a favor for Israel nor the American Jewish community when they kicked Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minnesota, off the House Foreign Affairs Committee. Instead, they turned her into a political martyr, thereby magnifying her importance among progressives and potentially fueling antisemitism. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, Israel, Opinion, USA
LA JOLLA, California — On January 24, 2023, San Diegans attended a “Zionism on Campus” event in La Jolla, hosted by Jewish National Fund-USA San Diego Vice President Liat Cohen-Reeis, where they heard from local students and a university professor who recently attended one of Jewish National Fund-USA’s various educational programs in Israel. “There is
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Israel, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education
NEW YORK, N.Y. (Press Release) —Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) will award renowned writer and public health advocate Dr. Chelsea Clinton an honorary doctorate at the University’s Board of Governors Meeting in May 2023, BGU President Prof. Daniel Chamovitz has announced. “Dr. Chelsea Clinton is a world-renowned activist, author and ardent supporter of gender
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Israel, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA