The German government has accused Turkey of being a hub for Islamist groups that allows them to further their aims across the Middle East, according to a leaked confidential document. The document, reported by German public broadcaster ARD and obtained by the Associated Press, was in a classified Interior Ministry response to a confidential question
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International, Middle EastTurkey’s Education Ministry has asked schools and libraries to recall and destroy a catalog of works linked to U.S.-based cleric Fethullah Gulen, whom the government blames for orchestrating the attempted military coup last month, Turkish media reports. A letter to educational institutions dated August 9, published by the Turkish news website Duvar, puts a ban
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Middle East, USA300 Israeli elementary schools to introduce robotics program (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Some 300 elementary schools in Israel will be adding robotics to their curricula for the 2016-2017 school year under a new initiative by the Education Ministry. Students will learn how to code and will receive hands-on experience in operating robots of various
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Middle EastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON, Massachusetts –As yet another indication that the university campus has become “an island of repression in a sea of freedom,” last March a pro-Israel group, Hasbara Fellowships Canada, was barred from participating in a “Social Justice Week” event organized by the Student Association of Durham College and University
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAThe Egyptian judo team has sent home the judoka who caused controversy by not shaking the hand of his Israeli rival after a loss at the Rio Olympics, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed on Monday. El-Shahabi’s expulsion from the games comes after his controversial decision to refuse Israeli Or Sasson’s hand after losing to
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSan Diego Jewish World’s eulogy series is sponsored by Marc and Margaret Cohen in memory of Molly Cohen, and by Inland Industries Group LP in memory of long-time San Diego Jewish community leader Marie (Mrs. Gabriel) Berg. Comments intended for publication in the space below MUST be accompanied by the letter writer’s first and last name
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Middle East, Obituaries & memorialsAn unnamed Saudi princess is advertising for a personal assistant with an annual salary of up to $140,000. An advert posted on Career Builder states that the role, which will be based in Washington D.C., requires candidates to hold a bachelor’s degree and have two years of experience as a personal or executive assistant to
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Middle East, USAMIAMI — A day after the Obama administration disclosed its largest single-day detainee downsizing, the Pentagon revealed Tuesday that the Guantanamo parole board approved the indefinite detention of a Libyan captive — the prison’s 18th board-approved “forever prisoner.” Ismael Ali Faraj Ali Bakush, 48, got to the detention center in southeast Cuba on Aug. 5,
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International, Middle East, USAPresident Obama faced renewed criticism of endangering national security Tuesday with the announcement that the administration is transferring another 15 detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. “President Obama is more focused on releasing hardened terrorists than capturing new ones – a reckless policy that is putting America and the West at risk,” said House
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International, Middle East, USAShin Bet uncovers Hezbollah attempts to recruit Palestinians on Facebook (JNS.org) Several Palestinian terror cells in the Judea and Samaria region were recruited through Facebook by the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah to carry out attacks against Israelis, Israel’s security agency (Shin Bet) announced on Tuesday. One of the groups in the Palestinian city, Qalqilya, was
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Middle EastSalma Hage hooked me with her baba ganoush – smooth, garlicky, and most definitely moreish. She reeled me in with her other mezze classics: fava bean and mint falafel; sweet potato kibbeh; and beets with labneh (a tart, strained yogurt cheese). The Lebanese cook focuses entirely on the meatless in her second book, The Middle
Even Wonder Woman can do with a little extra protection sometimes. The upcoming movie depicting the DC comic heroine got some defense this week from director Patty Jenkins after a letter published online claimed that, inside the production studio, the film is seen as “a mess.” “Woah, just saw this press about WW having problems,”
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USAA baby boy born in Afghanistan with multiple heart defects received life-saving surgery in Israel thanks to a Facebook friendship and a covert operation that traversed enemy borders and diplomatic lines. Yehia was born to Afghani parents in Peshawar, Pakistan, with major heart defects, The New York Times reported. His parents had no way of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationThis story was co-published with The Washington Post. A week before the last U.S. soldiers left his country in December 2011, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki traveled to Washington to meet the team that would help shape Iraq’s future once the troops and tanks were gone. Over dinner at the Blair House, guest quarters for
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