Middle East

Netanyahu vows: ‘Syria won’t be a launchpad against Israel’

After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Wednesday held a conference with the leaders of Moscow’s Jewish community where he spoke about Israeli activity in Syria. The event, which was held during Netanyahu’s official visit to Russia, was attended by around 100 community leaders and businessmen including Russian […]

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International, Middle East

Watch: Top Abbas aide praises stabbings at UN school graduation

A leading official in Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party recently celebrated stabbing attacks against Israelis, at the graduation ceremony for a UN sponsored school. Abbas Zaki, a leading member of the Fatah Central Committee, made the speech at UNRWA Ramallah Women’s Training Center and Educational Science Faculty’s graduation ceremony, which was held at

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Middle East

In Israel, Italian minister says the Jewish state is ‘part of ourselves’

The wood-burning oven set into a corner of the Italian ambassador’s garden in Ramat Gan glowed hot, ready to produce hundreds of crispy pizzas to feed over 1,400 guests. The reception, organized every year by Italian Ambassador Francesco Maria Talò to celebrate the Festa della Repubblica (Day of the Republic), is always a hit —

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International, Middle East

‘Yoni was shot within reach of me’

On the 40th anniversary of Operation Entebbe, former Mossad chief Tamir Pardo wrote an article for Yedioth Aharonoth reenacting every step of the legendary rescue operation from his point as view as the communications officer of Sayeret Matkal. The elite special ops force, led by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu’s heroic brother Col. Yoni Netanyahu, rescued

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International, Jewish History, Middle East

Erekat blasts Rivlin for visiting ‘illegal settlements’

Saeb Erekat, the Secretary-General of the Palestine Liberation Organization”s (PLO) Executive Committee, on Tuesday blasted President Reuven Rivlin over what he termed his “visit to the Israeli settlements”. He was referring to Rivlin”s tour on Monday of the Binyamin region of Samaria, as a guest of Yesha Council leader Avi Roeh. The Yesha Council represents

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Middle East

Kitchen for Good’s Paley picked for ROI Global Summit

SAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Aviva Paley of San Diego, who helped launch Kitchen for Good, which uses unused kitchen produce to feed the hungry, has been selected to participate in the 2016 ROI Global Summit in Jerusalem, an exclusive, high-profile gathering of young global innovators taking place June 26-30.  (ROI is a bilingual play on words

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Middle East, San Diego County

Middle East Roundup: June 8, 2016

Israel reportedly strikes Syria for first time under new defense minister (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli Air Force carried out an airstrike over the weekend against a military installation south of Homs, according to a report on Tuesday by the Syrian website Zaman Al Wasl, which identifies with the regime of Syrian President Bashar

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Middle East

Rice: Israel’s security an enduring American interest

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – President Obama’s national security advisor, Ambassador Susan Rice, delivered a major address to the AJC Global Forum. “Our commitment to Israel, as always, transcends partisanship,” Rice declared. “Israel’s security isn’t a Democratic interest or a Republican interest—it’s an enduring American interest.” Rice spoke to more than 2,700 people at the AJC

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Middle East, USA

Russia backs Israel-Turkey reconciliation, despite alliance with Iran

Moscow (dpa) – Russian President Vladimir Putin gave his backing to Turkish and Israeli efforts to reconcile after nearly six years of frosty relations, as Moscow appeared to be warming its own ties to the Israelis despite being a staunch ally of Iran and Syria. “The fewer problems between governments, the better,” Putin said after

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International, Middle East

‘Golda’s Balcony’ clarifies Israel’s history

“What happens when idealism becomes power?” –Todd Salovey By Eric George Tauber CARLSBAD, California–When we look at history with the benefit of hindsight, it’s easy to dismiss how dire a situation really was. After all, we won. But the storyteller’s art is to bring us back to that moment when all was nearly lost and

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Eric George Tauber, Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Two students praised for standing up to anti- Semites

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) presented its inaugural Campus Courage Award to Winston Shi of Stanford University and Milan Chatterjee of UCLA. The award honors students who have demonstrated unusual courage and moral clarity in standing up to anti-Semitism and the BDS movement. “Winston Shi and Milan Chatterjee are shining examples

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA