By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — What is ignored by people advocating a two-state solution is the clear and present danger of Hamas in the West Bank. It is an inconvenient truth for international diplomats pressuring Israel to withdraw from the West Bank that Hamas has a growing presence there. Evidence of that has been seen […]
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. -The Trump White House continues to receive advice – solicited and unsolicited, in letters to the editor, op-eds, essays, and policy papers – as to what its foreign policy priorities should be. It is tempting to presume that problems called “priorities” can be resolved with just a little more savvy
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USADoomed to Succeed: The U. S. – Israel Relationship from Truman to Obama by Dennis Ross, Fareerar, Straus, and Giroux, New York, © 2015, ISBN 978-0-374-70948-8, p. 408 plus notes and index, $30.00 By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California – Did Obama’s communication to America’s UN ambassador, directing her to abstain on a vote condemning Israel
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)—Masa Israel Journey, the leader in immersive international experiences in Israel, announced Tuesday that it will double the number of participants in its flagship Masa Israel Teaching Fellows program, beginning this coming school year. The expansion will bring 300 young professionals into classrooms across Israel to teach English as a Second Language. It is
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ken Stone Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The San Diego City Council on Tuesday voted 8-1 to file a brief in support of the state of Washington in its lawsuit over President Donald Trump’s so-called “travel ban” executive order. Republican Councilman Scott Sherman cast the dissenting vote in closed session. Democratic Councilman
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International, Ken Stone, Middle East, San Diego County, USAENCINITAS, California (Press Release) –The Leichtag Foundation, in partnership with a growing consortium of funders that care about deep, multi-faceted education about Israel, has launched a new collaborative, the Murray Galinson San Diego-Israel Initiative, announced Charlene Seidle, Executive Vice President. “Murray Galinson was a cherished leader and philanthropist in the San Diego community,” said Seidle.
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationTEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release)— Albert Einstein considered the origin of the Earth’s magnetic field one of the five most important unsolved problems in physics. The weakening of the geomagnetic field, which extends from the planet’s core into outer space and was first recorded 180 years ago, has raised concern by some for the welfare
BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — “BGUSAT,” the first nanosatellite for Israeli academic research, is being launched Wednesday, February 15 as part of a collaboration between Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the Israel Ministry of Science, Technology and Space. It will provide researchers with data on climate change, agricultural developments and other
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Should President Trump fulfill his campaign promise to relocate the American embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, it would have major regional and international repercussions. The Trump administration is currently reevaluating the implications of such a move and no final decision has been made. Given the sensitivity and far-reaching
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel’s right-wing politicians are euphoric. The prophet whom Bible scholars call the Second Isaiah proclaimed King Cyrus (6th century BCE) as the Messiah. I wouldn’t be surprised if some ideologue in Naftali Bennett’s Habayit Hayehudi party wouldn’t want to do the same to President Trump, even though at least
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Less than a month into his presidency, the dust isn’t settling. It’s still rising. The man is riling things domestically and internationally, by changing, or trying to change some rules or widely accepted ways of doing things. An early poll by CNN shows approval and disapproval about where they were
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — As Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets off to meet President Trump in the White House on Wednesday the rumor is what is being called “the outside-in” strategic policy will be discussed to solve the Palestinian issue. This may be the final shot in trying to revive the failing
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USAA federal judge in Boston on Friday turned down a request from the American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts to extend a temporary restraining order (TRO) that prohibits US Customs and border agents from enforcing aspects of President Donald Trump’s immigration and refugee ban. A short time later, though, a different judge — across the
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International, Middle East, USASAN FRANCISCO — Stepping up their fight against the president’s immigration ban, some of Silicon Valley’s biggest tech companies — Apple, Google, Facebook and others — have filed a legal brief claiming the executive order “inflicts significant harm on American businesses.” “The Order represents a significant departure from the principles of fairness and predictability that
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