By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — I happened to be in France at the time of several vicious terrorist attacks there, all perpetrated by Muslims. The poor French public is subjected time and again to these horrendous attacks and is left both bothered and bewildered by it all, as well as being angry with its […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle EastImages of falcons are prevalent the moment you step into the United Arab Emirates. They’re everywhere — on walls, in TV ads, even on bank notes. The falcon is UAE’s national bird. And the Emiratis take falcons and falconry very seriously. So seriously, in fact, that back in 1999 the city of Abu Dhabi decided
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Middle East, The World We ShareLarge turnout at Wednesday’s priestly blessing would show UN it ‘can’t separate Jews from Jewish holy sites,’ says Aryeh Deri By Times of Israel staff Jewish worshipers cover themselves with prayer shawls as they pray in front of the Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City during the priestly blessing which commemorates the Israelites’ hasty departure
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International, Middle EastBy Suzanna Goussous – Oct 16,2016 – Last updated at Oct 16,2016 MADABA — Officials, church representatives, tourists and pilgrims on Saturday attended the inauguration of the Moses Memorial on Mount Nebo, where Moses is believed to have been shown the Holy Land, according to Christian and Jewish traditions. Mount Nebo, around 817 metres above
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Middle East, Travel and FoodIraqi government forces launched a US-backed offensive on Monday to drive the Islamic State (IS) group from the northern city of Mosul, a high-stakes battle to retake the militants’ last major stronghold in the country. Two years after the jihadists seized the city of 1.5 million people and declared a caliphate from there encompassing tracts
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Middle EastIDF rolls out new equipment for combat supply, repairs (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces is adding new logistics equipment to its stocks to improve operations in battle, particularly in supplying soldiers with water and other needs. The new equipment was tested and proved successful in an exercise the Armored Corps’ 7th Battalion
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the more attractive points made by Hillary Cllnton in the second debate was her celebration of the diversity apparent in the American population. Letting people think, look, and behave as they wish has numerous advantages, but there are also costs. I learned my lesson as a kid in Fall River,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAIn an interview with Channel 10 on Friday, UNESCO chairman Michael Verbes said, “I am aware of the connection between Israel and Jerusalem, and I will never deny it. Jerusalem’s Old City and its walls are a UNESCO world heritage site since 1982, and have been recorded as being holy to three religions. This is
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Jewish History, Middle EastDefending his speech to Security Council, Hagai El-Ad says control over West Bank ‘isn’t an internal Israeli issue, but a major international issue’ By Raoul Wootliff B’Tselem director Hagai El-Ad. (Screen capture: YouTube) The head of human rights group B’Tselem hit back Sunday at criticism over his decision to speak out against Israeli settlement policy
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International, Middle EastThe prophesied “apocalyptic battle” for Dabiq did not come to fruition as Turkey-backed Syrian rebels rout ISIL from the village The ISIL stronghold near the Turkish border in northern Syria has been recaptured after a short offensive which began on Saturday. “The Daesh myth of their great battle in Dabiq is finished,” Ahmed Osman, head
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Middle EastUS Secretary of State John Kerry was trying to build momentum behind a new drive to end the Syrian civil war Sunday after high-level talks with Russia and the country’s neighbours. Kerry was due to fly to London to brief Washington’s European allies after “brainstorming” talks in Lausanne with the main players in Syria’s bloody
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International, Middle East, USAPugnacious Toronto reporter and unabashed Zionist Sue-Ann Levy takes no prisoners in her new book, ‘Underdog: Confessions of a Right-Wing Gay Jewish Muckraker’ By Robert Sarner TORONTO — When speaking of her three beloved dachshunds, veteran Toronto journalist Sue-Ann Levy describes them as “feisty.” It’s an attribute her many fans and detractors would readily associate
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International, Middle EastDespite a widespread government crackdown on dissent, some Egyptians are resorting to drastic measures to express their desperation over the food shortages and double-digit inflation that have made many of life’s necessities hard to come by. Nearly six years ago, a frustrated and destitute Tunisian street vendor, Mohamed Bouazizi, set himself ablaze, sparking a series
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Middle EastUS Secretary of State says summit was ‘candid and constructive,’ with more talks scheduled for coming days By AP and AFP L to R: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, US Secretary of State John Kerry, and Saudi Arabia Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir take part in a meeting on Syria, in Lausanne, on October 15, 2016.
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