By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Moshe Ya’alon, a former chief of staff who has also been Israel’s minister of defense, described it as “the largest, most serious corruption scandal in the history of the state.” He was referring to the intention of the police to indict five prominent Israelis, including a former commander of the […]
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World Jewish Congress marks 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht The World Jewish Congress on Friday commemorated the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht (Night of the Broken Glass), the 1938 Nazi-led pogroms in which more than 1,000 synagogues were burned, windows smashed, shops looted, and individual Jews rounded up to be sent to concentration camps. Four hundred people
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By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California – With a twinkle in his eye, Congressman Juan Vargas (D-California) says he has absolutely no objection if Israel is made to return to its 67 borders. Just so long as the people demanding it are talking about the year 67, not the year 1967, he explained.
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA
Ethiopian Bible contestant’s family immigrates to Israel The family of Sintayehu Shaparou, the Ethiopian who competed in Israel’s April 2018 Chidon HaTanach (Bible quiz) contest, arrived in Israel on Tuesday, Nov. 6 – the first and only family allowed to immigrate to Israel in 2018. “I am so happy to have come to Israel,” said
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & CompetitionsSAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Jewish organizations have been reacting to Tuesday’s election results in which Democrats won the House of Representatives and Republicans retained the U.S. Senate. Here in alphabetical order are their reactions: American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) — “AIPAC applauds the election yesterday of a solidly pro-Israel Congress. At a time of intense partisan
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Middle East, USA{Please use your cursor to identify links} LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs has launched a wide-scale campaign to hold National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) accountable for spreading anti-Semitism, supporting violence, and violating free speech. The campaign features a petition to the US Department of Education and higher education governing bodies in Canada,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Jerry Klinger BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — It was a standard email type of solicitation that came, October 23, from the Times of Israel. A free online six-week course on antisemitism was offered by Yad Vashem. The first three covered a 2,000-year overview of antisemitism through the Holocaust. The final three weeks were on understanding
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Jerry Klinger, Middle East, USA
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin briefed reporters by telephone about the new sanctions against Iran that go into effect on Monday, Nov. 5. Here is a transcript of their statements: SECRETARY POMPEO –Earlier this year, President Trump withdrew from the fatally flawed nuclear deal and implemented a new campaign
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By Doron Krakow PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania — It has been a week of shock and sorrow since last Saturday’s shooting at the Tree of Life synagogue. I arrived in Pittsburgh last night so that I could spend some time at the JCC this morning, talking to colleagues and sharing the thoughts, prayers and good wishes of
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Middle East, USAJewish Council for Public Affairs offers post-Pittsburgh Massacre to-do list for Jewish community As follow-up to the Pittsburgh massacre, JCPA has compiled some initial resources and recommendations. Educate Throughout the last year, JCPA has raised concerns about rising white nationalism by passing a Resolution on White Supremacy at JCPA’s April 2018 Conference, as well as
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Bad news for Netanyahu: Ze’ev Elkin, a member of the current Netanyahu government with special responsibilities for Jerusalem lost his bid to be the next mayor of the capital. His election posters showed him always with the prime minister. Perhaps this did Elkin harm more than good. On the other
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Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that the first blast of hot air is gone, it may be possible to discuss l’Affaire Kashoggi rationally. First, the stipulations: Jamal Kashoggi should not have been killed. Period. In the longer form, that stipulation reads that no one should be killed by governments that disapprove of what
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Last week I conducted a panel discussion about Turkey under the leadership of Erdogan. The day before the event, we were alerted that several of Erdogan’s stooges will await us to disrupt the event, and we feared that violence may erupt. Earlier in the morning, NYU received a letter
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
San Diego County Rabbis denounce Duncan Hunter’s attacks on Ammar Campa-Najjar A group of 17 active and retired rabbis in San Diego County, affiliated with the Jewish Renewal, Reconstructionist, Reform, and Conservative branches of Judaism have issued the following statement: “As rabbis and leaders of the Jewish community in the San Diego area, we are
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