By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — The Irish Parliament is in the process of introducing an anti-Israel bill declaring its intention to block and boycott goods, products and services from Judea and Samaria, what they call the West Bank, Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights, parts of the Jewish State of Israel. This divisive intervention is […]
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel has many, too many, political parties. In anticipation of the April 9 general election, several appear to be trying to form alliances, some in order to win, others to survive. According to opinion polls, at this stage neither Netanyahu’s Likud nor Gantz’s Israel Resilience Party can safely assume
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — After several weeks of polling as many as 15 seats, but not talking, the former IDF Commander in Chief Benny Gantz announced that he would kick off his campaign. Media personalities spoke about the prospect for days, with highlighted comments leading up to the event. It was a great occasion.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib may persist the next two years calling out Sen. Marco Rubio’s 800,000 Jewish constituents for dual loyalty, but not likely from Capitol Hill after 2020. Tlaib is about as vulnerable as an incumbent candidate can be. Reps. Ilhan Omar and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez can look
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Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Since the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, Congress and the presidents alike have had no sustained policy review to establish militarily achievable objectives, coherent political goals, or even a workable definition of “the enemy” to guide lawmakers and military leaders. Republicans and Democrats both removed governments with no plan
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAAJ Congress supports U.S. policy on Venezuela Jack Rosen, president of the American Jewish Congress, issued the following statement: “The American Jewish Congress supports the decision of President Trump and the United States administration to recognize Juan Guaidó as President of Venezuela, and to condemn the actions of the now-illegitimate President Nicolás Maduro. “Since assuming
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israelis now have an alternative to Prime Minister Binyamin (Bibi) Netanyahu: Benny Gantz, a former chief of staff and the founder of a new political party. In his efforts to create a broad front against Bibi, Gantz has already enlisted the support of another former chief of staff: Moshe
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Middle East
By Steve Kramer MT. ARBEL, Israel — I joined the ESRA (English Speaking Residents Association) hike to Mt. Arbel, one of Israel’s most beautiful treks. We began at Moshav Migdal, near Lake Kinneret, popularly known as the Sea of Galilee. We first walked about one mile to the start of the Arbel ascent. Once on
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
California awards $3.6 million for support of impoverished Holocaust survivors in state The California Department of Social Services awarded $3.6 million in grants to six Jewish Family Service agencies across California to provide support for elderly Holocaust Survivors struggling to live out their days in dignity. Last year, the California Legislative Jewish Caucus, led by
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Tammi Rossman-Benjamin SANTA CRUZ, California — Opponents of an academic boycott of Israel owe John Cheney-Lippold and Daniel Segal a debt of gratitude. Cheney-Lippold is the University of Michigan professor who agreed to write a letter of recommendation for one of his students last fall and then reneged after realizing it was for study
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Our attention moved north. Initially there was an Israeli air attack against Iranian sites near Damascus. Syrian sources claimed that all Israeli missiles were intercepted. Then there was a missile fired into the Golan. This was downed by Israeli defenses, and was followed by a massive attack–against Iranian facilities and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — If hostility toward Israel grows among congressional Democrats, one wonders what will happen to the party. Maybe hordes of Democrats who support Israel will flee to the Republican Party. Republicans should be careful what they wish for. Democratic refugees could ultimately transform the GOP into a party far more
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Middle East, USAStandWithUs condemns disruptors at Creating Change; Malaysia’s decision to ban Israeli athletes StandWithUs condemns the hijacking of the Creating Change plenary session by a group of anti-Israel activists who stormed the stage and took over the microphone for fifteen minutes at the opening plenary on January 24. During this time, they made anti-Semitic allusions about American Jewish
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA
U.S., Poland to host ‘ministerial’ on the Middle East The U.S. State Department on Friday issued the following statement: The “Ministerial to Promote a Future of Peace and Security in the Middle East,” held jointly by the United States and Poland, will take place in Warsaw, Poland on February 13-14. We have received very positive
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