The nation of France has been forced into a war against terrorism, a French parliamentarian told Arutz Sheva on Wednesday, and must learn from Israel. Speaking to Arutz Sheva in the wake of the vicious murder of a Catholic priest in Normandy, MP Meir Habib described his efforts to push France”s leadership to actively embrace […]
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International, Middle EastOn its maiden flight at US manufacturer Lockheed-Martin, Israel’s first F-35 Lightning II “Adir” (Hebrew for “Great One”) passed all tests, and is due to be delivered in December. A lighter version of the F-22, the F-35 Lightning II Adir has top-of-the-line stealth technology, highly sensitive sensors of every kind, and fuel-optimizing computer systems to
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Middle East, USAPHILADELPHIA – The Democratic National Committee rallied Jewish activists attending their party’s nominating convention in Philadelphia, telling them to reach out to Jewish conservatives who may have reservations about voting for Republican contender businessman Donald Trump. “We have all had our differences with Republican nominees, but here you have one who is so far from
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Middle East, USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday evening that the Palestinians will fail if they go through with their bid to sue Britain over the Balfour Declaration, which helped pave the way for the establishment of the State of Israel. “Of course they will fail” if they file the lawsuit, Netanyahu said at a memorial
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International, Middle EastTwo bomb blasts killed at least 48 people and wounded 170 more in the northeastern Syrian city of Qamishli on Wednesday, according to a monitoring group. The Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed responsibility the attack via its Amaq news agency. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) confirmed the explosions and said they
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Middle EastJordanian border guards on Tuesday arrested a man as he tried to enter Israel in a car containing petrol bombs, an official said, according to AFP. He was detained after ignoring orders at a checkpoint and trying to drive through roadblocks leading to the border, the source told the news agency, speaking on condition of
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Middle EastBy Chris Jennewein SAN DIEGO — God is in the details, and that includes the hellish enterprise of waging war. You wouldn’t know it from the Republican political rhetoric, but for 771 days through Tuesday, a largely American air armada has been pummeling the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant, better known as ISIS. Navy jets
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Chris Jennewein, Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Now that Iraqi forces, with the support of the international coalition, are gearing up to recapture Mosul — ISIS’s last major stronghold in Iraq–the question that looms high is what will be the fate of the Iraqi Sunni community following ISIS’s inevitable defeat? I maintain that unless the political discussion begins
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle East, USABy Dana Al Emam – Jul 27,2016 – Last updated at Jul 27,2016 Novelists and literary experts hold a seminar at Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation in Amman on Monday (Photo courtesy of Abdul Hameed Shoman Foundation) AMMAN — Feminist literature tends to provoke both male and female Arab readers as it aims to shake the
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle EastBy Fred Brown PHILADELPHIA — If you thought Day One of the Democrat National Convention was the worst it could get, you haven’t been paying attention. Democrats followed up on their atrocious opening act with an equally offensive Day Two. To Recap: Morning Pro-Israel Protestors Greeted Top Democrats Attending A Panel Discussion Hosted By The
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Jewish History, Middle East, USAHamas terrorist behind murder of rabbi killed in IDF arrest raid (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A Hamas terrorist who killed a rabbi in a drive-by shooting attack earlier this month was killed during an IDF arrest raid near Hebron Tuesday. In a victory for Israeli security and defense forces, a joint Shin Bet security agency,
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Middle EastThe United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECSOC) on Monday passed a resolution condemning Israeli “occupation”, a move blasted by Israeli ambassador Danny Danon is “biased and baseless”. The resolution condemns Israel for the “economic and social repercussions of the occupation on the living conditions of the Palestinian people in the occupied Palestinian territories, including
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International, Middle EastAmong the various reasons I won’t be addressing the Green Party of Canada’s upcoming convention is the fact that I was invited by the party to do so on a Saturday – a surprising (and some would say insensitive) invitation for a Jewish organization. As the chief executive officer of Jewish National Fund (JNF) Canada,
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — These are not good days for the IDF. All seems well on matters of intelligence and operations, but two of its soldiers are in the headlines. One young man is on trial for the unnecessary killing of a Palestinian, already inert and seemingly near death. A decorated soldier, with the
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