By Brian Tauber SAN DIEGO –In the aftermath of a very controversial election in Israel, let us take a moment and assess the non-political situation. In neighboring Lebanon, Hezbollah has more missiles aimed at Israel (approximately 130,000) than most countries even possess. In Gaza, Hamas and their “brethren” work daily to bring the destruction of
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Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel –Tuvia Tenenbom is a film-maker and best-selling author. He writes a series of books about the contemporary global pathology against Jews. His book ‘Catch the Jew’ highlights the anti-semitism behind the often faux support for the Palestinian cause. This echoes the research I have done for my own book, ‘Fighting
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Robert Fulford, the distinguished Canadian journalist, recently devoted one of his regular columns in The National Post to some hopeful comments on the prospect of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. Noting that, by all accounts, some Arab states appear to be willing to talk to the political leaders
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The late Bernard Lewis, the great scholar of Islam, has written about how Muslims have adopted Christian anti-Semitism for their own polemics against Jews, Zionism and the State of Israel. A recent illustration of a notorious, persistent and lethal lie is provided by a video posted on YouTube last
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Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Thanks, Ilhan Omar, for your most recent words: “This is endangering lives. It has to stop.” I presume from this time forward you will close the book on your abrasive screeds that have caused me excessive discomfort because I am Jewish and support Israel. Oh, sure, it is evident
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International, Middle East, USABy Eileen Wingard LA JOLLA, California — Experiencing music in the Conrad, the new home of the La Jolla Music Society, was a rare treat. At the April 9 concert, featuring the Jerusalem Quartet, the audience basked in the sunshine of sound projected by the Israeli musicians. The music floated gloriously in the fine acoustics
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Eileen Wingard, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, San Diego County, USABy Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel —Too many American Jews are ignorant about what’s really going on in Israel. They think they are better equipped to determine Israel’s fate than Israelis are. I know where that comes from: “fake news” about Israel from the mass media. The majority of U.S. liberal Jews truly believe that
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By Moshe Dann JERUSALEM — Although Jews have been retelling the story of the Exodus from Egypt at the Pesach Seder for millennia, the Haggadah as we know it was compiled during the Gaonic period (8th-9th century CE) in Babylon, with additional songs written by Jews probably during the Middle Ages. Based on Torah, Mishna
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Had the leaders of Israel’s political parties with seats in the next Knesset been committed to the good of the country and all its citizens – rather than their own interests and the advancement of their party – they’d recommend to the president a government led by the two
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel–Now that the actual elections (though not the coalition-building process) are behind us we can stop and think about what we have all just been through here in Israel, and what awaits us in the near future. Apparently this election campaign was the nastiest in living memory, which isn’t saying
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Middle EastShared support for Israel brings people together By Yonatan Spitz LOS ANGELES — In Israel and even now as a shaliach (Israeli emissary) in the U.S., I’ve often felt that the pro-Israel Jews of the Diaspora receive unfair criticism for supporting the Jewish state. At times, it seems impossible to get through a discussion about
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Ambassador Nathan A. Sales, the Coordinator for Counterterrorism, will lead the U.S. interagency delegation to Jerusalem April 16 for the annual meeting of the U.S.-Israel Joint Counterterrorism Group, the State Department’s longest running strategic counterterrorism dialogue. The United States and Israel will discuss the shared terrorist threats facing our two
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The election is over, but we’re still a way from the new government. Official results look like a Likud victory, but it’s close, and the winning side is loaded with small parties that will be difficult to meld into a government. So far we’re hearing of competing demands for the
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Doron Krakow NEW YORK — It’s a long flight. The return from Israel to New York or to points beyond is at least 11 hours if you fly direct. That’s a long time to sit. Some sleep, but others like me tend to do so fitfully more often than not. It’s quiet, beyond the
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