Rabbi Yosef Mendelevich is marking 46 years since he and a group of Jewish refuseniks were arrested at Leningrad Airport, on June 15, 1970, as they tried to hijack a Soviet plane to Israel. He was released 11 years later. “I am celebrating a birthday,” he said. The famous “prisoner of Zion” spoke exuberantly to […]
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International, Middle EastDr. Irving Moskowitz, one of American Jewry’s leading philanthropists, has passed away aged 88. A passionate and lifelong support of Israel, Moskowitz, together with his wife Cherna, founded and led the Moskowitz Foundation in 1968, which supported countless initiatives in Israel and across the Jewish world. The couple also founded the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism,
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Though I’ve voted in Israeli elections whenever I’ve been in the country, I’ve never wanted to belong to a political party. But some of the critics of recent speeches by Ehud Barak and Moshe Ya’alon have helped to find one I might like: they call it the Party of the
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Middle EastArab Knesset member Haneen Zoabi to take part in another Gaza flotilla (JNS.org) Arab member of the Israeli Knesset Haneen Zoabi (Joint Arab List) is expected to participate in a women’s flotilla to the Gaza Strip in September, sources close to Zoabi told Israel Hayom. Zoabi plans to participate in the Women’s Boat to
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on Thursday, June 16, called the Obama Administration decision to formally object to a proposed increase in funding by Congress to Israel for missile defense “very troubling” and “a disturbing departure from the prior practice of this and previous administrations.”
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Middle East, USAA high-ranking Iraqi official said on Tuesday that his country intends to seek financial compensation for Israel’s destruction of the nuclear reactor at Osirak 35 years ago. Israeli Air Force F-16 and F-15 fighter jets struck the French-made reactor, located 10 miles outside Baghdad, on June 7, 1981. The attack, codenamed Operation Opera, destroyed the
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Middle EastFormer United States Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger on Wednesday said that an interim agreement with the Palestinian Authority (PA) must ensure that Israel”s security concerns are met but also ensure the dignity of the Palestinians. Dr. Kissinger made the comments as he spoke to participants in the Herzliya Conference via live feed. Discussing
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Middle East, USAUS Ambassador to Israel Daniel Shapiro addressed the 2016 Herzliya Conference on Wednesday, noting the close social, economic, and political ties between the US and Israel. “Israel is home to over 2,500 US firms,” Shapiro said, pointing out that there “are more Israeli companies listed on the NASDAQ exchange than Indian, Japanese, and Korean listings
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Middle East, USAIsrael’s Avigdor Lieberman set for first visit to U.S. as defense minister (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Recently appointed Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman will depart Israel on Saturday night for his first visit to the United States as the head of the Israeli defense establishment. While in the U.S., Lieberman will attend the rollout ceremony for
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The evil genie is out of the bottle. And there are no good ideas for a quick fix. There are too many Muslims living in western societies, supporting too many radical preachers, and reading from too many exciting and inciting web sites. The dangerous may only be a small fraction of
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East(AFP) The United States denied Tuesday that it is in a dispute with its ally Saudi Arabia over how to handle the crisis in Syria. US Secretary of State John Kerry was all smiles late Monday when he welcomed deputy crown prince Mohammed bin Salman to his home in Washington. The influential 30-year-old prince, who
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Middle East, USAMajor General Herzi Halevi, the head of the IDF’s Military Intelligence Directorate, spoke on Wednesday at the 2016 Herzliya Conference. The topic of his talk was “Israel in a Turbulent Middle East: Strategic Review & Intelligence Assessment.” “If our enemies knew our military capabilities they would spare themselves additional conflict.” General Halevi warned Israel’s opponents
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Middle EastThe acting head of Israel’s National Security Council has said reports concerning the White House’s alleged refusal to increase military aid to Israel have been spun beyond recognition or simply misinterpreted by many commentators. Speaking to Arm Radio, Yaakov Nagel described many of the reports as “ridiculous.” “I am conducting the negotiations intensively,” he said.
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Middle East, USAThe leader in exile of the political wing of Palestinian militant group Hamas, Khaled Meshaal, is to step down by the end of the year, choosing not to run in the next elections, according to Arab media reports. Meshaal, 56, has decided that he will not take part in the leadership elections for the Palestinian
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