By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Many years ago I attended a conference in Jerusalem at which the late Abba Eban was a speaker. At the end of his address he got a standing ovation. “Thank you,” he said, “normally I have to go abroad for this kind of reception.” Something similar could be said
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Middle EastCalifornia Governor Jerry Brown signed into law a measure that prevents companies that boycott or discriminate against any sovereign country, including Israel, from doing business with the state, JTA reported Sunday. According to the report, Brown signed Assembly Bill 2844 on Saturday afternoon, days after the California State Assembly voted to send the bill to
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Middle East, USARepublican presidential nominee Donald Trump told Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu that if elected president, he would recognize Jerusalem as the “undivided capital” of Israel, ending a long-standing US policy which has kept the American embassy in Tel Aviv. The two met for over an hour in Trump”s private residence in Trump Tower in Manhattan
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Middle East, USAIn the wake of the civil war currently destroying Syria, thousands of refugees have fled their homes to seek safety in Europe. That’s why billionaire philanthropist George Soros is contributing $500 million to organizations offering relief for migrants and refugees. style=”display:inline-block;width:300px;height:250px” data-ad-client=”ca-pub-8420654331411867″ data-ad-slot=”1313712966″> “Governments must play the leading role in addressing this crisis by creating
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — To hear it from Israeli media, the annual Fall Fest at the UN General Assembly was one long and repetitious condemnation of Israel. However, the image is largely the creation of Israeli media. No surprise. We are the Chosen People, and it’s easy to think of ourselves at the center
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International, Middle East, USAJonathan Pollard, the American Jew who spent three decades behind bars for spying on the US for Israel, said it would “take a miracle” for him to be able to live in the Jewish state. Talking to reporter Amir Bar Shalom of Israel’s Channel 1 television on the street in New York in an impromptu
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Middle East, USABritish Prime Minister Theresa May praised the UK”s relationship with Israel in a letter published in the latest edition of the Conservative Friends of Israel’s magazine. In the letter, May wrote that Britain’s relationship with Israel is “as strong as ever” and pointed out to bilateral trade, scientific research, security cooperation and shared values. In
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International, Middle EastPrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with at least 15 leaders and representatives of African countries on Thursday on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly gathering in New York. According to a statement by Netanyahu’s office, the meeting was part of Israel’s continuing bid to renew and rejuvenate ties with African states. These efforts
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International, Middle EastBy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Turkey’s President Erdogan has claimed that military operations against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) will continue until “the very last rebel is killed.” What is puzzling about this statement is that after more than 30 years of violence that has claimed the lives of over 40,000 Turks and
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastOfek-11 satellite makes first contact after 9 days in orbit (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s Ofek-11 surveillance satellite transmitted its first images Thursday, nine days after it was launched into orbit, dispelling concerns that it might have been lost in space, the Defense Ministry and Israel Aerospace Industries said in a joint statement. Ofek-11, carrying
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Middle EastThe decision to blacklist the Gaza group was improperly based on media reports, not a thorough investigation, legal adviser Eleanor Sharpston claims ahead of a European Court of Justice ruling on Hamas’ appeal. The Islamic militant group Hamas should be removed from the EU list of terrorist organizations, a legal adviser to the top court
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International, Middle EastIDF commander: Hamas deterred but is gearing up for another conflict (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) GOC Southern Command Maj. Gen. Eyal Zamir on Wednesday addressed the security situation in his sector, hailing the two years since Operation Protective Edge in the Gaza Strip as the quietest in decades, while warning that Hamas was preparing for
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Even before the formal signing of what was described as a record-making agreement for US financial aid, shrill critics here and there were claiming that Bibi had messed the opportunity to get more and better terms. Prominent in the agreement, which came after months or years (depending on whenever conversations
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON — California Sen. Dianne Feinstein is joining a growing number in Congress who are reconsidering their support for a bill that would allow families of 9/11 victims to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged backing of the terrorists who committed the attacks. Feinstein is a co-sponsor of the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act.
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