By Hillel Newman (JNS) In a world that suffers from misled and delusional people who confound right from wrong and just from unjust, it was a breath of fresh air to witness strong leadership and moral clarity when I had the privilege of accompanying the Governor of Arizona Doug Ducey on his third visit to […]
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Middle East, Opinion, USA
(JNS) With the dramatic announcement on Monday evening by coalition leaders Naftali Bennett and Yair Lapid of their intention to dissolve Israel’s government, the nation began bracing itself for its fifth round of elections in three years. A likely date of Oct. 25 has already been set. However, elections could still be avoided if opposition
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Middle East
Published by Reuters By Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israeli lawmakers will vote next week to dissolve parliament, opening the way for the country’s fifth election in three years, after Prime Minister Naftali Bennett could not contain the rising pressure on his fragile ruling coalition. Bennett will step aside to be replaced by Foreign Minister Yair
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Middle East
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The peer-to-peer lending platform SparkIL today announced its launch of a first-of-its-kind initiative that enables individuals to support the small business of their choice in Israel, while strengthening meaningful connections and relationships between the lenders and Israel. Established in partnership with The Jewish Agency for Israel and The Ogen Group,
Israel’s significance as a Middle Eastern powerhouse has reached new levels with the help of two seminal events: the discovery of natural gas in Eastern Mediterranean waters and the success of the Abraham Accords between Israel and some Muslim Arab neighbors. Before, Israel was knocking on the door of the Arab and European countries; now, many of those countries have opened the door or soon will. Israel has what they want. (Steve Kramer)
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Business & Finance, International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
The economy had gone from a 13% inflation rate in 1971 to 111% inflation in 1979. During the early 80’s inflation was hovering at the 400% mark. By 1984 inflation was reaching an annual rate close to 450% and projected to reach over 1000% by the end of the following year. (Ira Sharkansky)
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
Beginning in 2014, Rabbi and Mrs. Meltzer invested $100 per month in the Kiva organization until they had built up a credit of approximately $8,000. They pored over lists of worthy borrowers, who were vetted by Kiva’s microloan partners throughout the world. The Meltzers then decided to which borrowers they wished to make interest-free repayable loans. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Business & Finance, California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Travel and Food, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) The Israel Defense Force’s recent “Chariots of Fire” exercise was the largest war drill the Israeli military held in decades, and it also served as a test for all of its most important capabilities. Behind the scenes, the drill also featured some new capabilities that are the product of an ongoing
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Middle East
(JNS) The U.S. Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control and the U.S. State Department jointly announced new sanctions on a network of Iranian petrochemical producers and its international front companies in China and the United Arab Emirates on Thursday. Triliance Petrochemical Co. and Petrochemical Commercial Co. were named in a news release as “entities instrumental
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Middle East, USA
(JNS) A U.S. shareholder filed a class-action suit against Unilever Plc in New York federal court on Wednesday, claiming the British-based global consumer goods company concealed a boycott of Israel by its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream brand that shaved billions off its stock market value. The suit, filed by The City of St. Clair
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Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Thursday, the Nominating Committee of The Jewish Agency for Israel recommended the nomination of Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog as its candidate for the position of Chairman of the Executive of The Jewish Agency for the next four years. Maj. Gen. (Res.) Doron Almog previously served as the Commander of
(JNS) The Israeli Education Ministry announced on Tuesday that it was freezing youth trips to Holocaust sites in Poland, according to Israeli media reports. The main reason for the cancellation is a disagreement between Israel and Poland over security arrangements during the visits, which are accompanied by armed Israel Security Agency agents, according to Walla.
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Holocaust, International, Middle East
(JNS) Israeli researchers on Thursday announced the discovery of the earliest evidence of fruit-tree domestication, dating back seven millennia. According to researchers from Tel Aviv University and the Hebrew University, charcoal remnants of olive trees found at the Chalcolithic Tel Zaf site in the Jordan Valley indicate that the trees were planted intentionally. This is
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — If only Israel would end its “belligerent occupation.” Most of us know better, but don’t tell that to the United Nations Human Rights Council. Its Commission of Inquiry released the first of what they hope will be decades of annual reports on Israel’s oppression of the poor Palestinians. The
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Bruce Ticker, International, Middle East, Opinion