Jerusalem on Thursday responded to the looming French peace initiative, which is to involve an international effort forcing peace talks on Israel and the Palestinian Authority (PA). As part of the French initiative, an international summit has been announced for May 30, in which ministers from 20 countries will prepare an international summit in the […]
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In 1996, two young, ambitious women worked at the Clinton White House. One was assigned to the West Wing—the presidential wing—and became known for her stained blue Gap dress, a sordid manifestation of Bill Clinton’s baser appetites. The other served in the East Wing, where the first lady’s offices are situated. This is the story
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Middle East, USAEducation Minister Naftali Bennett made his first public comments regarding a clash with Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu during a closed-door meeting last week. On Thursday the Jewish Home chief spoke out regarding the IDF”s continued presence in strategic locations across Judea and Samaria, the bone of contention during his confrontation with Netanyahu last week. Bennett,
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Joint List chief Ayman Odeh is in hot water again, this time for comments made in support of archterrorist Marwan Barghouti. Odeh, who recently stirred up controversy by praising the wave of stabbing attacks as “good strategy” that was “most beneficial” to Palestinian Arabs, was also criticized for calling former Shin Bet director Avi Dichter
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BEIJING – Hainan Airlines announced on Wednesday it will launch China’s first direct flight to Israel on Thursday. The Beijing-Tel Aviv route will operate three times a week — on Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday — using Airbus A330 jets. There has been a long history of friendly exchanges and economic cooperation between the people of
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Iowa’s senate passed a measure Wednesday aimed to deter corporate entities from participating in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel. The bill passed by a vote of 38-9, after advancing through the Iowa House of Representatives by a vote of 70-24 in February, and now moves to the office
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Middle East, USAFreedom House slammed for downgrading Israeli media to ‘partly free’ (JNS.org) Media commentators slammed the U.S.-based Freedom House NGO for downgrading its designation of the Israeli media from “free” to “partly free” in its 2016 Freedom of the Press report. Israel was ranked 65th worldwide in media freedom, with a score of 32 points on
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Middle EastSpeaking at the Center for the National Interest, Republican frontrunner Donald Trump laid out his vision for American foreign policy on Wednesday, attacking the Obama administration for a whole host of issues, including the president”s treatment of Israel and the controversial Iran nuclear deal. After dominating all five of Tuesday”s east coast primary votes, Trump
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Middle East, USALikud MK Yoav Kish, a fighter pilot in the Israel Air Force reserves, on Wednesday called on Israel to aspire to a situation in which it is independent enough to be able to refuse financial aid from the US. His comments come after a letter was sent by 83 out of 100 senators on Monday,
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MK Moshe Gafni (United Torah Judaism), Chairman of the Knesset”s Finance Committee, on Wednesday blasted Jewish visits to the Temple Mount, claiming that Jews who ascended to the holy site were violating Jewish religious law. Speaking to Israel Radio, Gafni argued that religious Jews who visited the Temple Mount were leading the country to war,
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York — Loud voices of “fair but not biased” countries, members of the UN, and “well informed but not at all anti-Semitic” private citizens can be heard almost daily demanding the establishment of a Palestinian state. Why is it not established yet? Of course the answer of those who hate
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Arkady Mamaysky, Middle EastNEW YORK (WJC) — The president of New York University said Monday that the school would not accede to its graduate student unions’ vote to sever its ties with Israel and its academic institutions. Six hundred of the 2,000 graduate students belonging to the union voted Friday on a resolution calling on the university to
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAJust look at Miriam now By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –In the Synagogue this week we read the “Song of the Sea” and how the prophetess Miriam (Moses’s sister) led the women in song and dance to celebrate the Hebrews’ escape from Pharaoh’s army. Miriam is attributed with reuniting Moses’ parents and providing a miraculous
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & CompetitionsIn rare procedure, Israeli doctors save Gazan child from paralysis (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A rare procedure performed at the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem has prevented a 3-year-old Palestinian boy from the Gaza Strip from becoming paralyzed. The boy was released from the hospital walking on his own. Sliman, 3, had developed a benign
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