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70 years of Israeli crafts on display at Mingei

May 20, 2018

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The Mingei International Museum’s current exhibition of Israeli crafts and design is a retrospective that incorporates aspects of the Jewish State’s history with what the exhibit’s curator, Smadar Samson, describes as four major themes of that nation’s experience. These themes are 1) invoking the collective memory of the […]

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Newsweek article overblown about Israeli emigration

May 19, 2018

By Steve Kramer KFAR SAVA, Israel — In the May 10, 2018 issue of Newsweek, an article by Yardena Schwartz was headlined “More Israelis Are Moving to the U.S.–and Staying for Good.” Schwartz is a well known, respected journalist, but this article seems to have a chip on its shoulder. It reminds me of the

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA

‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ depicts the conflict’s emotions

May 18, 2018

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Wrestling Jerusalem is a rather incredible one-man show, now filmed, in which writer and actor Aaron Davidman, in some 22 vignettes over 93 minutes, portrays the complexities, hardened positions, anger, sadness, frustration, fervor, poignancy, and, eventually, hope that characterize Israelis and Palestinians in the seemingly never-ending dispute. Because

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

COP condemns UNHRC call for Gaza probe

May 18, 2018

NEW YORK (Press Release) Stephen M. Greenberg, Chairman and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman/CEO of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on Friday condemned the resolution adopted by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHCR) which calls for an international commission of inquiry to investigate Israel’s response to the weeks long violent siege

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International, Middle East, USA

A week of roller coaster emotions

May 18, 2018

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel —That Was The Week That Was (TWTWTW) was the title of a satirical program on UK television in my youth, bringing a great deal of mirth and merriment to the British viewing public. As satire tends to be, it was irreverent and entertaining, helping to brighten the somewhat dull

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

Western media duped by Hamas propaganda

May 17, 2018

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Why do the media always fall into the Hamas trap? Did you notice, during the recent mass riots on Israel’s border with Gaza how the Western media played their knee-jerk role of turning the violence into an emotional defense of Palestinians and an attack on Israel? Why do the

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East

Time to reassess Trump?

May 16, 2018

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Rethinking is integral to judgment. When we stop rethinking, it’s time to shut down our Internet connection and everything else. A reasonable assessment of Donald Trump has not gone from terrible to wonderful. Or even from bad to good. He remains a mystery, created by his own incapacity to speak

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

StandWithUs backs Kenneth Marcus for DOE post

May 16, 2018

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWith Us has announced its support for Senate confirmation of Kenneth Marcus, an outstanding defender of civil rights for Jews and many other communities, who was recently nominated for assistant secretary for civil rights in the U.S. Department of Education. “Now he is under attack by anti-Israel extremists seeking to

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Middle East, USA

Defending Israel and mourning Gaza deaths

May 16, 2018

Additional commentary may be found below from the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organzations and the American Israel Public Affairs Committee By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have every right, indeed a sacred duty, to defend the borders of their country. The question many of us are asking today is

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Middle East

$400 million donors honored at Israel’s U.S. Embassy

May 15, 2018

WASHINGTON D.C. (Press Release)– At the Israel Embassy event Monday night in Washington D.C. marking Israel’s 70th Independence Day, American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) donors, Howard and Lottie Marcus, were posthumously honored among the top 10 of 70 Americans who have made a uniquely valuable contribution to Israel and its alliance

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Hamas is to blame for casualties at Israel border

May 15, 2018

By David A. Harris NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) stands shoulder-to-shoulder with Israel at this difficult time on the Gaza border. There should be total clarity. The latest round of violence was triggered by Hamas, a terrorist organization as designated by both the United States and European Union, whose charter and rhetoric are

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Middle East, USA

NYC gala raises $1 million for United Hatzalah

May 15, 2018

NEW YORK (Press Release) –On Thursday night, May 3rd, L’ag Ba’Omer on the Jewish Calendar, more than 700 young leaders of the Jewish community gathered together at Sony Hall in the Paramount Hotel in New York City for a gala event in support of Israel’s national volunteer emergency medical services (EMS) organization, United Hatzalah.

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Middle East, USA

Israel’s 70th: The laudable and the lamentable

May 15, 2018

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — At seventy, Israel has every reason to celebrate its remarkable achievements that every Israeli can take pride in. Israel’s accomplishments in various walks of life have made the country a global power; it did so with one hand tied behind its back as the country fought wars, battled violent

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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East

Four universities where Jewish students are at risk

May 15, 2018

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Students at Columbia University, New York University, Syracuse University and University of California Irvine are deploying a repeated and deliberate strategy to create a hostile climate for Jewish and Zionist students and, in turn, suppress any and all pro-Israel expression on campus. Today, more than 60 education and civil rights organizations

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

70 years of Israeli crafts on display at Mingei

Newsweek article overblown about Israeli emigration

‘Wrestling Jerusalem’ depicts the conflict’s emotions

COP condemns UNHRC call for Gaza probe

A week of roller coaster emotions

Western media duped by Hamas propaganda

Time to reassess Trump?

StandWithUs backs Kenneth Marcus for DOE post

Defending Israel and mourning Gaza deaths

$400 million donors honored at Israel’s U.S. Embassy

Hamas is to blame for casualties at Israel border

NYC gala raises $1 million for United Hatzalah

Israel’s 70th: The laudable and the lamentable

Four universities where Jewish students are at risk

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