By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A three state solution? It appears that the split between Gaza and the West Bank is serious. There’s a line of culture between us and them that keeps us from knowing what’s occurring. We do know that the Fatah of Mahmoud Abbas is out of touch with the Hamas that
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Making the rounds of Jewish film festivals is the Israeli documentary When the Smoke Clears, which recreates the battles in which several IDF soldiers were wounded and then follows each of these soldiers on the road to recovery. Almost everyone by now has heard of post-traumatic stress (PTS)
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Israel is affected by the way Western politicians fail to fully comprehend the machinations of the Middle East. They and their diplomats are overly obsessed with doing business with dictators for the good of their national economies. It is far more important that their conglomerates and corporations are neatly
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Barry Shaw, Middle East
Hadassah Academic College graduates a diverse group of students Earlier this summer, almost 600 students graduated from the Jerusalem-based Hadassah Academic College (HAC), the institution in the heart of the city that boasts a diverse student population and high rate of job placements of students upon graduation. Over 2,000 spectators – including graduates, family, and friends – attended the ceremony
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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK –In my last article, I argued that the ultimate solution to the Palestinian refugees’ right of return rests on resettlement and/or compensation. Indeed, given the history of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and its psychological, political, and demographic dimensions, there is simply no other viable solution. Many Palestinians living in and outside
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — For some time, now, the IDF has refrained from anything massive with respect to Gaza, in light of efforts to bring about an agreement. Egypt seems to be doing the hard work, with an involvement of a UN representative, Qatar, the European Union, and perhaps Turkey. Gazans have come close to,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastFormer FBI special agent to head security for San Diego Jewish Academy San Diego Jewish Academy (SDJA), an independent Jewish day school located in the Carmel Valley community of San Diego, has announced the hiring of Gabriel Ramirez as Director of Security and Safety. “Following a very competitive interview process, we have hired Gabe Ramirez
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
Ben Gurion University has a new president (5 items) Professor Daniel (Danny) Chamovitz, dean of the George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University (TAU), was today elected as the seventh president of Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). The University’s executive committee, headed by Asher Heled, confirmed the recommendation of the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — British Labour leader and potential British Prime Minister, Jeremy Corbyn, may claim amnesia about laying a wreath at the grave of Abu Jihad, but it is impossible to accept that this politician, so steeped in Hamas, Hezbollah, and the “armed resistance” to Israel, was ignorant of whose grave he paid
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Barry Shaw, Jewish History, Middle East
Herzog, in first North American trip as Jewish Agency chairman, stresses need for unity On his first trip abroad since assuming office last week, Isaac Herzog, The Jewish Agency for Israel’s new Chairman of the Executive, visited Jewish Federations in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. Herzog, who assumed office on August 1, is due to
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International, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, Travel and Food, USA
United Hatzalah volunteer in Sderot responds to rocket bombs from Gaza United Hatzalah volunteers, like many of the residents of Sderot and the other towns in the Gaza periphery, were up all Wednesday night due to a constant barrage of rocket fire from Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The rocket fire was meant to kill
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and FoodBy Steve Kramer JERUSALEM — Michal and I eagerly look forward to the Jerusalem Film Festival, held every summer in Israel’s capital. This year was no exception. When possible, we try to book an extended stay in this unique city, to see many films and to enjoy the cool nights with which Jerusalem is blessed.
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Theatre, Film & BroadcastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The nearly three months of demonstrations by Palestinians along the Israel-Gaza border under the banner of the “March of Return,” turned violent and has remained as such as of this writing. This provides another manifestation of how wrong and astray the Palestinians have been led, believing that there is
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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — When publicity seeking 17 year old, Ahed Tamimi, the poster child of Palestinian provocation, was sentenced to jail for punching and slapping an Israeli soldier, many in the mainstream media and Hate Israel NGOs, ranted about Israeli cruelty for incarcerating a teenager. So lets look at some facts,
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Barry Shaw, Middle East