Israeli airport authorities deny entry to BDS activist for first time (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel refused entry to an activist with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement Monday, the first such case since the Israeli government introduced a bill to that effect in November. Isabel Phiri, a Malawian member of the World Council
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Is it an extraordinarily thick skin, an incurable addiction to power, or the conviction of being the one and only leader of the State of Israel in our time – or perhaps all this and much else – that keeps Binyamin Netanyahu in power as the longest consecutively serving
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Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — There is a place for power in politics. It should be obvious, but the use of power has often been absent in the policy of nation states. The world is currently suffering from the lack of American power projection. This diffident strategy has not been beneficial to America
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JERUSALEM– Last week Thursday at 7:00 pm, Yuval Mizrachi, who just two months ago became a father for the first time, was sent out by his wife to pick up a pizza for dinner. He had just picked up a family-sized pizza in his hometown of Ganei Tikvah when his United Hatzalah walkie-talkie alerted him that
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNetanyahu says he will speak with Trump about ‘bad nuclear deal’ with Iran (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that he is looking forward to speaking with President-elect Donald Trump about the “bad nuclear deal” with Iran. “Israel is committed to preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons. That has not
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Middle East, USAPrime Minsiter Binyamin Netanyahu addressed the 16th annual Saban forum at the Brookings Institute Sunday. The Prime Minister was asked during the forum what his plans to deal with the threat of Iran acquiring nuclear weapons will be after President-elect Donald Trump takes office. Netanyahu reiterated his longstanding position on the threat Iran poses to
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Middle East, USAFormer porn star says anti-Semitic abuse from ‘loathsome monster’ is her ‘first welcome to being Jewish and hated for it’ By Stuart Winer and Raoul Wootliff Jenna Jameson ( s_bukley / Shutterstock.com) Former porn mega-star Jenna Jameson, a recent convert to Judaism, blasted the white supremacist David Duke as an “evil” and “loathsome monster” early
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Middle EastKeith Ellison WASHINGTON – The Democratic National Committee is having a big problem finding a new face to fill its critical vacancy as chairman in the wake of its loss of the presidency and its continued minority role in both houses of Congress in 2016. U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn., the first black Muslim ever
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Middle East, USAOutgoing US Secretary State John Kerry expressed disappointment Sunday that his efforts over the past four years have not put an end to the construction of homes in Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. Speaking at the Saban Forum, Kerry said that Israel is “heading to a place of danger” and that the chances for
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Middle East, USAAs Julius Caesar once said: ”It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.” Today, we all make decisions quickly, snap judgements in the heat of the moment based on our biases and instincts, and not necessarily on the full facts.
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Middle East, USAUnder the creative direction of 2014 Israeli Master-Chef winner, 45 Arab and Jewish cooks will collaborate to revitalize disappearing Levantine dishes; Haifa mayor hopes people will come to support fire-stricken city By Dov Lieber HAIFA, Israel — The city of Haifa is preparing to host a three-day Arabic food festival, in which 45 leading chefs
Defense Ministry confident no classified information at risk during construction of corvettes in Germany By Stuart Winer A Sa’ar 5-class corvette of the Israeli navy. (YouTube screen capture) Four Israeli navy corvettes are under construction in a shipyard owned by Lebanese and Abu Dhabi-based companies, although officials insist that no classified information about the warships
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Middle EastThe Legislative Assembly of Ontario on Thursday passed by a vote of 49-5 a historic motion affirming the Ontario Legislature”s rejection of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. The motion was brought forward by Conservative MPP Gila Martow of the largely Jewish riding of Thornhill. “That, in the opinion of this House, the
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationA new book prompts discussion by Jonathan Sarna, Leon Wieseltier and Ruth Calderon on the American president’s legacy and history with the Jews By Jessica Steinberg Abraham Lincoln, everyone’s favorite president, was also a fan of the Jewish people, posits American Jewish historian Jonathan Sarna in his latest book, “Lincoln and the Jews,” written with
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