By 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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Middle East, USAAfter passing a resolution denying any Jewish connection to Jerusalem, the UN”s cultural agency UNESCO is planning to vote on another similar anti-Israel resolution. Arab states on Saturday presented a watered down version of a new resolution denying the connection between Judaism and the Temple Mount. A vote on the latest resolution is expected at
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International, Middle EastBrandeis survey of 50 US campuses finds one of the strongest predictors of hostile climate toward Jews, Israel is active SJP group By Times of Israel staff An image from the documentary ‘Crossing the Line 2,’ which depicts rising anti-Semitic activity on North American campuses. (Courtesy) The City University of New York in Brooklyn, Northwestern
Israeli actress jokingly cites Israeli military training, Krav Maga as reason GOP nominee — who recently boasted about grabbing women — never touched her By Times of Israel staff Gal Gadot appeared as a guest on The Late Late Show with James Corden, on October 21, 2016. (Screenshot) Israeli actress Gal Gadot, who plays the
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Middle East, USABy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts –Seeming to parallel the dystopian world described by George Orwell in 1984 in which history and fact are manipulated to serve political ends, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) recently voted 24-6 to approve a resolution stripping the Temple Mount and Western Wall of its
“In another 20 days America will hold presidential elections. 20 days seems like forever. Election night is in three more weeks, and it will be a crazy night. No one knows how it will end,” said Republican candidate Donald Trump, in an exclusive interview with Israel Hayom. The full interview will be published tomorrow in
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Middle East, USAFour Russian navy warships are on their way to the Mediterranean Sea led by Russia’s large and only aircraft-carrier Admiral Kuznetsov. The contingent from Russia’s Northern Fleet was spotted sailing past the Norwegian city of Bergen Wednesday, after the fleet announced the deployment in state media over the weekend. Besides Admiral Kuznetsov, the Kremlin is
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International, Middle EastIRBUL, Iraq — With an offensive underway to oust Islamic State from the northern city of Mosul, militants staged a surprise attack early Friday about 95 miles south in Kirkuk. “It was expected that (Islamic State) sleeper cells would make a move in Kirkuk one day,” Kirkuk Gov. Najmaldin Karim told the Kurdish news agency
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