By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — The “Medal of Valor” is Israel’s highest military decoration awarded for acts of extreme heroism in combat, in the face of the enemy, at the risk of life. Only 40 have ever been awarded, none since the 1973 Yom Kippur War. The Arab offensive against Israel which began on
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Middle EastEarlier this month American Jewish journalist Danielle Berrin accused an unnamed Israeli author of sexual assault, saying he had grabbed her by the head and tried to force her towards him. On Thursday, Haaretz writer Ari Shavit acknowledged that he was the subject of Ms. Berrin”s accusations, but downplayed the incident, calling it an attempt
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Middle East, USAThe Islamic State militant group (ISIS) is plotting “external” attacks against the West from the Syrian city of Raqqa, according to the commander of the U.S.-led anti-ISIS coalition. Army Lieutenant General Stephen Townsend, based in the Iraqi capital Baghdad, also said Wednesday that the operation to oust ISIS from Raqqa would likely be more difficult
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International, Middle East, USASandra Salomon was born to an influential family from Ramallah. Her uncle, Saher Habash, was one of Yassir Arafat’s closest aides, a member of the Fatah central committee and a leader of the Second Intifada. She says that she grew up in a home which “hated the Jews, hailed Hitler and praised the Holocaust, as
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International, Middle East8 adults, 5 minors charged with incitement to terror for dancing with and stabbing photos of slain Dawabsha family By Times of Israel staff Yakir Ashbel (center), the groom from what came to be known as the ‘hate wedding,’ is brought to the Jerusalem Magistrate’s Court on December 31, 2015 after being arrested on suspicion
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Middle East“I didn’t sing the anthem during international games. Unless there will be a change in the words of the anthem not everybody can sing. The words “Jewish soul craving” do not fit the Arab sector. If I would sing the anthem it would be a lie.” Thus said the former captain of the Benei Sakhnin
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sports & CompetitionsOne of the most prominent American Jewish organizations ended a nearly 50-year ban Thursday morning, permitting representatives to conduct official visits to Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria. The Jewish Federations of North America, once known as the United Jewish Communities, includes the Council of Jewish Federations, the United Jewish Appeal and the United Israel
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Middle East, USAFighters 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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