By Ron Dermer Israel’s Ambassador to the U.S. Ladies and Gentlemen, Tonight, I would like to talk to you about the alliance between Israel and America – an alliance that is without question the single most important relationship Israel has in the world. It is the most important relationship but certainly not the only one. […]
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Middle East, USAChief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot made a decision today (Monday) to appoint Col. Rabbi Eyal Moshe Karim to the post of Chief Military Rabbi of the IDF. Rabbi Karim will replace Brigadier-General Rabbi Rafi Peretz, who will retire after six years in the post. Rabbi Karim, 57, a former paratroopers special forces unit commander, will
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Middle EastHadar Goldin’s family members have sent a letter to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and the Cabinet ministers, following the meeting between Netanyahu and Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry. Goldin was killed in 2014’s Operation Protective Edge, and his body is still being held by Hamas, along with that of fellow soldier Oron Shaul, who was
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Middle EastDore Gold, Director General of Israel’s Foreign Ministry, blasted a draft resolution being considered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization committee (UNESCO) recognizing the Old City of Jerusalem’s unique place in history – as a “Muslim site”. In a letter publicized on Monday, a day ahead of the UNESCO vote on the
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Middle EastThe Israeli army on Monday named an officer from Israel’s Druze Arab minority as its most senior medical official. Colonel Dr. Badar Tarif, formerly the Deputy Surgeon General of the IDF, will be promoted to the rank of Brigadier General when he takes up the post of IDF Chief Medical Officer. It marks the first
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationTheresa May, who will be the UK’s next Prime Minister, gave a speech in front of an enthusiastic pro-Israel crowd at an event hosted in London by the World B’nei Akiva youth movement last year marking Israel’s independence day. World Bnei Akiva Chief Roi Abekasis recalled the event. “The central Yom Ha’atzmaut (Israeli independence day)
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International, Middle EastIsrael’s military is operating in the Sinai Peninsula – and with Egypt’s blessing, says a senior Egyptian official and former parliamentarian. According to a report in Bloomberg, Mohamed Kamal, who previously served in the upper chamber of the Egyptian parliament, claims Israel and Egypt are cooperating in the war on terrorism, working together closely to
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Middle EastResearchers analysing a Philistine cemetery in Ashkelon in Israel say the ancient biblical people may have to be reassessed as being far more cultured than once thought. 145 sets of remains have been discovered, some surrounded by surprisingly sophisticated items including perfume, jewellery and weapons. For years archaeologists have searched for the origins of the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationImprisoned former prime minister Ehud Olmert on Monday was granted a 48-hour furlough for the first time since beginning his 18-month sentence for bribery and obstruction of justice in February. After rejecting his two previous requests for leave, the Israel Prisons Service determined Olmert was eligible to leave the Ma’asiyahu Prison in Ramle after completing
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By Inbal Tabul RISHON LETZION, Israel — I have been a teacher for 11 years, the past five of which were at Shikmim, a special education school here in Rishon Letzion for students who have been diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders. Four years ago, an experiment was conducted at the school in which students were given
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationTEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new temporary “electronic tattoo” developed by Tel Aviv University that can measure the activity of muscle and nerve cells researchers is poised to revolutionize medicine, rehabilitation, and even business and marketing research. The tattoo consists of a carbon electrode, an adhesive surface that attaches to the skin, and a nanotechnology-based
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationJERUSALEM (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Shalom Hartman Institute are pleased to welcome the 23 prominent North American Christian leaders that will comprise Cohort V of the Christian Leadership Initiative (CLI), an intensive 13-month educational program on Judaism, a partnership of AJC and the Hartman Institute in Israel. The program begins
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Obama administration has announced that it will not cut the U.S. troop deployment in Afghanistan to 5,000 as planned, but will leave 8,400 soldiers to support the Afghan government in its fight against the Taliban. President Obama said, “Compared to the 100,000 troops we once had there, today, fewer
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAIsraeli forces find weapons cache near Nablus, arrest suspects (JNS.org) Israeli forces have arrested four Palestinians who were allegedly involved in illicit arms dealing and manufacturing. The arrest raid, in the town of Urif near Nablus, took place overnight Sunday and was carried out by the Israel Defense Forces’s elite Duvdevan unit and Nahal Brigade,
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