BE’ER SHEVA, ISRAEL (Press Release)—Yad Sarah, Israel’s largest volunteer-led organization, has announced the opening of a Family Center in the western Negev to treat victims and offer counseling and anger management groups for perpetrators of domestic violence. It is the second location for the program, which has been widely recognized for its success in addressing […]
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Following is the text of a speech on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that outgoing U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry delivered on Wednesday: SECRETARY KERRY: Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very, very much. Thank you. (Coughs.) Excuse me. Thank you for your patience, all of you. For those
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Dec. 28, issued its top 10 list of manifestations of anti-Semitism that have afflicted Jewish communities across the United States and around the world in 2016. The past year saw the volume of anti-Semitic cyberhate elevated to unprecedented levels. The ADL list included Jewish
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International, Middle East, USAPart of stone structure dating from time of First Temple was reduced to mud due to heavy rainfall, burying five ancient gravestones By Times of Israel staff Collapsed wall in Tel Dan dating to First Temple era, 27 December, 2016 (Zvika Tzuk, Israel Parks and Nature Authority) Part of a Biblical-era wall in the Tel
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Jewish History, Middle EastPresident-elect Donald Trump criticized President Obama’s treatment of Israel Wednesday, urging Israel to “stay strong” until he takes office next month and accusing the president of erecting “roadblocks” to a smooth transition. “We cannot continue to let Israel be treated with such total disdain and disrespect,” Mr. Trump said on Twitter. “They used to have
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Middle East, USAFor decades, presidential candidates have promised to move the American Embassy in Israel from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, acknowledging the importance many Israelis place on the city as the heart of the country. Each time, when in office, the president changed course, recognizing that such a move would undermine U.S. ability to promote the Arab-Israeli
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International, Middle East, USAWhen the U.N. Security Council passed its resolution Friday denouncing Israel’s presence in territories it captured in 1967, many ambassadors broke out in applause. The decision, they believed, would deter Israel from further settlement building, advance the peace process, and help achieve a two-state solution. The Middle East and the world would benefit. But, sadly,
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International, Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw HERZLIYA, Israel — One of the false mantras of the so-called Palestinian leadership and their BDS supporters is that they are being ethnically cleansed by the brutal Zionist occupiers. This despite that the Arab population is increasing by leaps and bounds and thanks to Israel their health and medical care has improved
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Barry Shaw, Jewish History, Middle EastBy Richard L. Cravatts BOSTON, Massachusetts — The shameful and morally-incoherent December 23rd Resolution 2334 by the UN Security Council demanding that “Israel immediately and completely cease all settlement activities in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem,” also includes careless language that proclaims that Israeli settlements, which are “dangerously imperiling the viability of the
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International, Middle East, Richard L. CravattsPreviously unknown doodle of Teddy Kollek, who founded the Israel Museum, found in catalog of Spanish artist’s 1965 exhibit By Ilan Ben Zion Newly discovered Picasso sketch bearing a likeness of former mayor Teddy Kollek, December 2016 (Courtesy) A new Picasso was discovered this month in Jerusalem, a likeness of former mayor Teddy Kollek doodled
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsA close associate of Palestinian Authority (PA) chairman Mahmoud Abbas, emboldened by the passing of the anti-Israel resolution by the UN Security Council on Friday, is threatening to sue Israeli officers in the International Criminal Court (ICC). “In 2017 we will go to The Hague,” the associate, Palestinian Arab journalist Nasser Lahham, told Channel 2
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International, Middle EastDespite being one of the 14 member-states of the Security Council to vote in favor of the anti-Israel resolution last week, Russia said on Monday that the only way to achieve a peace agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA) is through direct negotiations. “Our experience shows convincingly that a two-state solution to the
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International, Middle EastAs part of a series of recent acts demonstrating his displeasure with countries that voted for the recent anti-Israel UN resolution, PM Netanyahu is instructing that Israel”s foreign ministry cooperation and international development arm stop its activities with Angola, which voted for the resolution. As joint activity with Angola is currently sparse, the move is
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International, Middle EastBy Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — It was particularly painful and frustrating seeing President Barack Hussein Obama, Secretary Kerry and UN Envoy Samantha Power’s anti-Semitic act knifing Israel in the back at the UN – because so few people listened during the months when my organization (the Zionist Organization of America – ZOA) issued
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