Fighters aligned with the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) took control of a small town in Somalia’s semi-autonomous Puntland region Wednesday. The militants took over the port town of Qandala following a brief battle with local security forces. Qandala lies close to the eastern tip of the Horn of Africa and is around 50 miles […]
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International, Middle EastAn estimated 10,000 people have already fled villages caught up in the battle for Mosul. And they keep on coming. They head for the relative safety of behind the Iraqi military front line. IRAQ – Displaced Iraqis arrive at refugee camp in Qayyarah as an operation to recapture Mosul from the IS group takes place.
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Middle EastFollowing the second UNESCO vote to deny the connection between the Jewish people and their holiest sites in Jerusalem, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu made the decision to recall Israel’s ambassador to UNESCO, Carmel Shama-Hacohen. This was an unprecedented move that has never been taken against any other UN body before. Netanyahu confirmed the move during
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International, Middle EastFor the second time in days, a Mexican synagogue was vandalized. The walls were sprayed, windows were shattered and furniture broken. Local Jews see this as a reaction to the Mexican vote in favor of the UNESCO decision regarding the connection between the Jewish nation and the Western Wall and Temple Mount and the attendant
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle EastUS fighter jets are firing bombs in the same patch of Syrian sky as Russian planes. US troops are on the ground in Syria’s northeast, directing Kurdish fighters in battle against the Islamic State. US-supplied weapons are being used by “friendly” rebels in the south. In short, America is deeply involved in the Syrian conflict
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The incidence of Americans who can’t stand one or both presidential candidates allows an outsider to ask how such a duo got to the finals. It was one of the founders who wrote that men were not angels, and required controls over their passions. Neither Donald nor Hillary is an angel. Indeed,
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAUNITED NATIONS, New York (WJC) — The World Heritage Committee of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on Wednesday adopted by a secret ballot a decision which accuses Israel of damaging the character of Jerusalem and ignores the Jewish and Christian connections to the holy sites in the city. Earlier, World Jewish Congress President Ronald
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International, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — This is realpolitik: German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck: “When you say you agree to a thing in principle you mean that you have not the slightest intention of carrying it out in practice.” “The secret of politics? Make a good treaty with Russia.” American President Teddy Roosevelt: “Speak
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Middle East, USAPA frees Palestinians arrested for attending Sukkot event (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Palestinian Authority security forces released four Palestinians arrested Thursday for attending a holiday event at Efrat Mayor Oded Revivi’s sukkah in Gush Etzion. The prisoners were released after Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, coordinator of government activities in the territories, intervened. Before their release,
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Middle EastWhile the recently released video of Turkish Muslims praying in the airport synagogue in Ben-Gurion and using Jewish prayer shawls as floor mats sparked an uproar among many Israelis, one Knesset Member says he was happy to see the recording, and sees no reason for consternation. “Where is the embarrassment? I couldn”t find any,” wrote
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Middle EastPro-Israeli Jewish actress Scarlett Johansson, who aroused the wrath of the BDS organization in the past when she advertised Israeli company SodaStream, opened a popcorn chain last week in an upscale area of Paris. Johansson attended the opening of the first branch of the chain in the Marais quarter of Paris and even served popcorn
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International, Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastAfter UNESCO declared that Israel and the Jewish people have no connection to the Temple Mount and Western Wall, MK Oren Hazan (Likud) wrote a letter to Pope Francis, asking him to join those condemning UNESCO and to voice his support for Israel. In his letter, Hazan wrote: “UNESCO…has recently reached an outrageous decision… This
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International, Middle EastThe “alt-right” website Breitbart News is reportedly set to announce that they have hired former ESPN analyst Curt Schilling to host a conservative talk radio show. Schilling was criticized by the Anti-Defamation League on Friday for “positioning Israel as a partisan issue” after he pushed the anti-Semitic trope that American Jewish people should all support
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Middle East, USACanvassing in Florida, former president warns Jewish audience against ‘threat to fundamental character of the nation, future of our children and grandchildren’ By Eric Cortellessa In this July 26, 2016 file photo, former president Bill Clinton speaks during the second day of the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File) WASHINGTON — Former
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