Israel

A Musical Experience Like No Other in Jerusalem

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Secular poetry written in a mixture of Latin, medieval German and French by groups of monks and scholars in the 13th century were set to music in the 20th century by the German composer, Carl Orff. The orchestration calls for an especially large orchestra (with extensive timpani and […]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Israel, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Netanyahu Needs One More Party for Coalition, May Seek More Time

Published by Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu was still one partner short of a coalition to secure a parliamentary majority on Wednesday after an ultra-Orthodox Jewish party signed up, with the deadline for forming a government looming. The deal with United Torah Judaism (UTJ), announced late on Tuesday,

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Israel

‘Complicity’ With Antisemites is Bipartisan

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — The Three Stooges of Mar-a-Lago launched a hate-fest that is hardly the first that is directed at Jews. Nor are Republicans alone in enabling antisemitism in America. Democrats have been restrained in responding to antisemites in their own ranks and advocacy groups have failed to deter antisemites and other

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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA

University of Haifa Holds First Interfaith Conference Inspired by Abraham Accords

(JNS) The University of Haifa held its first international interfaith conference last week, hosting more than 50 religious figures and academics. The JCM (Jews, Christians, Muslims) Conference included participants from Egypt, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates, Morocco, Turkey, Albania, Greece, England, Ireland and Germany. “We live in a highly religious region, where religious leaders wield

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International, Israel, Middle East

Blinken Warns Incoming Netanyahu Government Against Settlements, Annexation

Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US Secretary of State Antony Blinken vowed Sunday to oppose Israeli settlements or annexation in the West Bank, but promised to judge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s incoming government by actions and not personalities. Netanyahu is expected to return to power after sealing a coalition deal with the extreme-right movements

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Israel

Lockheed Martin, Israel’s Rafael to Develop Laser Weapon System

Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – U.S. weapons maker Lockheed Martin and Israeli contractor Rafael have teamed up to create a high-energy laser weapon system, based on a technology already under development in Israel that could be market ready next year. The idea, the companies said on Monday, is to produce a version of the

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Israel

Students’ Sensory Chanukah Cards Shine Light on Disability

(JNS) For the fourth straight year, hundreds of students from Jewish day schools and Hebrew schools across the U.S., Canada, the United Kingdom and even Poland are learning about the care, rehabilitation and advancement of children with severe disabilities by creating unique “Sensory Chanukah Cards” that will lift the spirits of their peers at ADI,

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International, Israel, Jewish Religion, USA

Former US Diplomats: Withhold Military Aid to Israel as Response to ‘Radical Netanyahu Government’

(JNS) Two former American diplomats have argued that the U.S. should cease providing offensive weapons or military assistance to Israel’s incoming government for actions in Jerusalem as well as Judea and Samaria. Daniel C. Kurtzer, the U.S. ambassador to Israel under President George W. Bush and ambassador to Egypt under President Bill Clinton, and Aaron

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Israel, USA

UAE Roadshow Hopes to Entice Israeli Firms to Dubai Free Zone

By David Isaac (JNS) More than 250 Israeli businesspeople and entrepreneurs gathered for the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) “Made for Trade” roadshow at the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange on Tuesday. Following the May signing of a free trade agreement between Israel and the UAE, the Emiratis want to attract Israeli companies to set up

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International, Israel, Middle East, USA

Palestinian UN Envoy Warns of End of Two-State Solution

(JNS) The two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is in immediate danger, the PLO’s envoy to the UN warned on Wednesday. “We are at the end of the road for the two-state solution. Either the international community summons the will to act decisively or it will let peace die passively. Passively, not peacefully,” Riyad Mansour

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International, Israel