JERUSALEM — A bipartisan delegation of of five U.S. mayors is visiting Israel with AJC (American Jewish Committee) Project Interchange for intensive dialogue and briefings. The week-long educational seminar marks the first delegation under the auspices of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the U.S. Conference of Mayors and AJC, the highlight of which is […]
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Middle East, USABy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — During a weekly Friday afternoon protest several years ago in Philadelphia, a woman claiming to speak for the Palestinians was dismissive of children attacking Israeli troops on the West Bank. As we spoke in front of the now-closed Israeli consulate at 19th Street and JFK Boulevard, she claimed the
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Middle East, USABy Michael Jeser SAN DIEGO — This week was a week of more ups and downs for the Jewish people. As our community began picking up the pieces from the devastating attack on Chabad of Poway, our brothers and sisters in Israel went through yet another series of traumatic attacks from terrorists in Gaza. With
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Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Elliott Nahmias, regional political director for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), will discuss the status of American support for Israel at a speech following at 6:15 p.m. buffet dinner Wednesday, June 19, sponsored by the Beth Israel Men’s Club at Congregation Beth Israel, 9001 Towne Center Drive. Admission
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Middle East, San Diego Calendar, USABOSTON, Massachusetts (Press Release)— Coinciding with May’s observances of Jewish American Heritage Month and Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli Independence Day), the Ruderman Family Foundation has made available to the public never-before-seen archival footage that shares the stories of the American Jews who helped established and strengthen the nascent State of Israel. “Eyewitness 1948: The American Contribution”
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued the following statement on the occasion of Yom Ha’atzma’ut, Israel’s Independence Day: “On behalf of the American people, I offer best wishes and congratulations to all Israelis as you mark the 71st anniversary of Israel’s independence. “On this day, the friendship between the United States
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Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — What was so special about this Yom Ha’Azmaut (Israel’s Independence Day), coming so quickly after 700 enemy rockets? What is Independence Day if not part of Jewish history? But why is Jewish history different from other nations’ histories? If history is a list of chronological facts and information, our
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Barry Shaw, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Benjamin Netanyahu has served as prime minister for the past 11 years, coinciding with Hamas’ rule over Gaza ever since it usurped power in 2007 from the Palestinian Authority after a brief violent confrontation between the two sides. During this period, Netanyahu has deliberately perpetuated the conflict with Hamas
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastBy Daniel Sokatch SAN FRANCISCO — Today is Israel’s Independence Day. We have a lot to celebrate – and a lot to contemplate. In many ways, the very fact that Israel is here today is nothing short of a miracle. Israel is home to a diverse society, full of people from a wide spectrum of
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Middle East
NEW YORK (Press Release) — Masa Israel Journey, the largest immersive, long-term educational experiences for young adults ages 18-30, celebrated Israel’s birthday today in a big way—a billboard advertisement in Times Square, wishing Israel a happy “71 years young.” The billboards come the day after Masa’s live-broadcast Yom HaZikaron ceremony, which attracted thousands of participants
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Middle East, USA
RAMAT GAN, Israel (Press Release) — After barely escaping a house fire that burned 50% of her small body, 18-month-old Shams Ismail was rushed from the Palestinian town of Rantis to Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer in Israel,where she received life-saving treatment in the hospital’s renowned National Burn Unit. With the care and innovative treatment
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Accuracy is essential when reporting claims of Palestinian casualties during Palestinian-induced wars. But accuracy is always the missing ingredient in the mainstream media when covering Palestinian wars against Israel. Instead they offer bland reporting damaging to Israel with such recent examples as a story about 20 Palestinian killed in
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastBROOKLYN, New York (Press Release) — At his bris (circumcision), they named him Imri. He was blessed that his parents merit bringing him to the chupah (wedding canopy), a simple, often –taken-for-granted blessing. At the time, it seemed simple. Now they are not so sure. In fact, they are not certain that his mother will
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel isn’t only changing the Jewish people, reflected in the ever more complicated relationship between it and the diaspora. It’s also changing Judaism. The book I’m currently reading, so far only available in Hebrew, gives its English title as The Israeli century and the Israelization of Judaism. The author,
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle East