Associated Press (AP) CEO Gary Pruitt penned a complaint against Israel for destroying the office building in which the AP, and other foreign media outlets, were renting space. The building was owned and being used as an operations center by Palestinian Hamas. [Barry Shaw]
An Israeli Response to the Associated Press Read More »
Barry Shaw, Middle East
Lots of missiles coming from Gaza to Israel. Lots of damage in Gaza. And something close to civil war within Israel, with Arab mobs attacking Jews and their property in what had been peaceful settings with two communities; plus Jewish mobs doing the same to Arabs and their property.Overall, leaving aside the actions of the security forces in Gaza, it’s not too different from occasional bursts of racial violence in the US and some European cities. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
Wartime Chaos and Speculation Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
“From Africa to Zion” is a remarkable memoir that takes us from the author’s childhood in a rural Ethiopian village without electricity or running water through his perilous journey to a crowded, multi-ethnic refugee camp in the Sudan, where disease and crime were rampant, and onto his arrival to the modern world of Israel, in which his family were initially mystified by such conveniences as toilets and refrigerators. [Donald H. Harrison]
A Jewish Odyssey from Ethiopia to Israel and Back Read More »
Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East
NETANYA, Israel — In the May 16, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–US doctors use an Israeli device to remove blood clots from stroke patients.
–Israel has sent tons of coronavirus aid to India.
–4 top multinationals are expanding Israeli hi-tech operations.
–Israeli innovators are turning CO2 emissions into an energy source.
–Israel’s economy continues to improve.
–An Israeli has won France’s top literary prize.
–The festival of Shavuot is uniting Israelis, just as it did 3,333 years ago
[Michael Ordman]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Business & Finance, Jewish Religion, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USA
Here is my latest update about Operation Guardian of the Wall. Luckily, our city, Kfar Saba, has been spared any damage. But because (3,000) rockets are still being launched into Israel from Gaza, Israelis of all types have had to contend with ethnoreligious rioting in mixed Arab-Jewish towns, even to an actual pogrom in Lod, a city near Ben Gurion Airport, where synagogues, houses, stores, and cars were torched and residents attacked. [Steve Kramer]
Ethnoreligious War in Gaza and Israel Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer
A friend asked what is my reaction to the current war between Israeli Jews and Palestinian and Israeli Arabs.
It’s painful to watch. I imagine every other Jew and every Arab feels exactly the same way. [Donald H. Harrison]
The Israeli-Palestinian War: A Personal Reflection Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, Middle East
A century has passed and nothing has changed. It is a depressing thought that nothing seems to have changed in the last hundred years in regard to Arab/Jewish relations in Israel/Palestine. [Lloyd Levy]
Arab-Jewish Strife Repeats That of a Century Ago Read More »
Jewish History, Lloyd Levy, Middle East
Shalom friends. “Shalom” means peace, and we still can reasonably wish for it. Flaws can be analyzed and discussed, which is busily done by many peace-wishers. For your benefit, I’ll join them. [Ithamar Perath]
OpEd: Israel Beset by ‘The Four Horsemen’ Read More »
Middle East
The Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego has issued an advisory on ways San Diegans may help Israel in the midst of the latest flareup of violence. The Foundation’s recommendations follow: [Jewish Community Foundation of San Diego]
How to Donate to Israel in This Crisis Read More »
Middle East, San Diego County
This week we begin the fourth of the five books of the Torah, the book of BaMidbar. BaMidbar means ‘In the Desert.’ It is also called Sefer HaPikudim, which translates as the Book of Numbers. The portion has the same name as the book itself. It is telling that this portion is read before the holiday of Shavuot, which comes out this year Sunday night through Tuesday night. [Rabbi Yeruchem Eilfort]
A Word of Torah: Standing Together Read More »
Jewish Religion, Middle East, Yeruchem Eilfort-Rabbi
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict will never be settled through violence. Both sides must wake up and decide whether to chart a new path leading to a mutually gratifying peace or continue a self-consuming conflict that leaves nothing but equally shattered people living in constant horror and fear. [Alon Ben-Meir, Ph.D]
Compromise Required to Settle Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Read More »
Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USA
Published by Reuters By Rami Ayyub ACRE, Israel (Reuters) – In the mixed Arab and Jewish city of Acre, the holiday festival of Eid al-Fitr that marks the end of Ramadan would normally see families mingling freely and taking their children to fairs and on boat rides along the coast. But fear and mistrust pervaded
Fear stalks streets of Israeli city where Jews and Arabs mixed freely Read More »
Middle East
Published by DPA Dozens of people have died as the violence between Palestinian militants in Gaza and Israel escalated to new levels on Thursday. According to an army spokesman, seven people have been killed by shelling in Israel so far. In Gaza, more than 100 people have died, according to the Health Ministry there. People
Mideast violence spirals as death toll passes 100 in Gaza Read More »
Middle East
Published by The Philadelphia Inquirer PHILADELPHIA – I spent Monday between rage and a sense of loss. I watched the Israeli government and security forces make one decision after another to escalate an already bloody situation. My family’s WhatsApp text thread pinged again and again: – They are talking about red alert alarms and sirens