In Rwanda, Netanyahu notes similarities between Holocaust and country’s genocide (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Rwanda on Wednesday where he toured a memorial to the more than 800,000 victims of the country’s 1994 genocide. “We are deeply moved by this memorial to the victims of one of history’s greatest crimes and […]
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Middle EastIsraeli Remedies for a Longer Life By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Israelis have the 8th longest life-expectancy in world according to the latest World Health Organization figures. Israeli medical treatments and devices are extending lives all over the world. Here are some of the recent Israeli news items relating just to the areas of
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Despite frequent protestations to the contrary (perhaps more often by the Americans than by the Israelis) that the relationship between the United States and the Jewish state is stronger than ever, the general impression here is different. This may be due to the widespread impression that President Obama and
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International, Middle East, USAGONDAR, Ethiopia — When the congregation at the HaTikvah Synagogue in this northern Ethiopian town rises to sing Israel’s national anthem at the end of every service, the mournful melody is transformed into a rousing chant, a determined shout to the heavens — and to the doors of Israel’s parliament, the Knesset — that their
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International, Middle EastOn its own initiative, the Magic Sunrise Hotel in Eilat, part of the Fattal Hotel Management Ltd. chain, is calling Jewish customers scheduled to vacation at the hotel this weekend, informing them that there will be “many Arabs” in the hotel on the weekend, and suggesting that they cancel or postpone their vacation at no
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — An Internet friend sent me an item from the Wall Street Journal, entitled “Fleeing the Czars, Defying Gravity: A Fourth of July Immigrant Tale” It tells the story of Jews who entered the US as poor immigrants in 1900, and a grandson who soared above the earth as an astronaut. I
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International, Middle East, USAThe father of a mentally ill Israeli man held captive by Hamas in Gaza called for other families whose loved ones or their loved ones’ remains are in Gaza to cease their campaigns to pressure the government. Sha’ban al-Sayed, whose son Hisham wandered into Gaza in April 2015 and has not been heard from since,
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Middle EastAlmost 30,000 foreign extremists are currently in Syria and Iraq and, as radical Islamist groups continue to lose ground to the governments of both countries, the threat of them returning to their home countries to carry out attacks increases, a top U.N. official warned on Tuesday. “The number of foreign terrorist fighters is very high”
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Middle EastThe brouhaha surrounding the recognition of Ivanka Trump’s conversion to Judaism by Israel may be nearing it’s end. Trump, the daughter of US presidential candidate Donald Trump, converted to Judaism under the auspices of Orthodox Rabbi Haskel Lookstein. Recently, it was announced that a Rabbinical Court in Israel had ruled that Rabbi Lookstein’s conversions are
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USAA Be’er Sheva court has ruled that Ethiopian keisim and rabbis suffered discrimination in salaries. The government will be required to pay each one 50,000 shekels ($13,000 US). According to the decision, each rabbi and keis will also receive a life-long pension from the moment they retire. This is based on the fact that the
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Middle EastAs the UK Labour Party continues trying to fight allegations of pervasive anti-Semitism, party head Jeremy Corbyn has stepped back from his notorious statement calling Hamas and Hezbollah “friends.” Corbyn testified at the Home Affairs Select Committee inquiry into anti-Semitism on Monday, in what the Jewish Chronicle reports is the first time an opposition leader
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International, Middle EastOperatives linked to the Islamic State militant group (ISIS) were to carry out a coordinated assault on Iranian cities, including Tehran, during Ramadan after being paid 600,000 euros ($669,210), a documentary aired on state TV said Monday. The documentary showed interviews with two militants, who revealed an alleged plan to bomb up to 50 locations
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Middle EastTwo terrorists from the Gaza Strip have been arrested for smuggling cash earmarked for Hamas activities in Judea and Samaria – in their shoes. The two are Faiz Attar (65) of Beit Lahia, and Itallah Sarhan of Jabalia. Both towns are in the Gaza Strip Attar was arrested last week after it was discovered that
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Middle EastJeddah, Medina-Saudi Arabia was subjected to three suicide bombing attempts on Monday, one of which targeted security men responsible for guarding the Prophets Mosque in Medina, which is considered the second Holy Mosque in the Kingdom. Saudi authorities said that four security officers were killed and five injured in the suicide bombing that took place
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