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COP condemns Nazi allusions by P.A. envoy

April 28, 2016

NEW YORK (Press Release) –Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations on Thursday, April 28, condemned the offensive, outrageous, anti-Semitic statement made on Wednesday by the Palestinian Permanent Representative at a press conference in the United Nations (UN). In his appalling statement, Dr. Riyad Mansour compared the recent Palestinian knife, gun and car-ramming

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International, Middle East, USA

The migration super powers

April 28, 2016

We have entered the age of migration. If all the people who live outside the country of their birth united to form their own-a republic of the rootless-it would be the fifth-largest country in the world, with a population of more than 240 million people. Though much has been written about how a world on

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International, Middle East, The World We Share

Israel rejects French peace initiative

April 28, 2016

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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International, Middle East

Hillary’s Other Daughter: Huma Abedin’s Story

April 28, 2016

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, USA

Bennett: Netanyahu doesn’t scare me

April 28, 2016

Education 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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Middle East

Arab MK: Marwan Barghouti a ‘great man’

April 28, 2016

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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International, Middle East

Hainan airlines to launch direct flight to Tel Aviv

April 28, 2016

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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International, Middle East, Travel and Food

Iowa General Assembly passes anti-BDS legislation

April 28, 2016

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, USA

Middle East Roundup: April 28, 2016

April 28, 2016

Freedom 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 East

Trump blasts Obama over Israel, Iran

April 27, 2016

Speaking 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, USA

‘We need to say no thanks to American aid’

April 27, 2016

Likud 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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Middle East, USA

Haredi MK: Jews who visit Temple Mount spark war

April 27, 2016

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 East

Why Arabs in Israel, territories oppose 2-state solution

April 27, 2016

By 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 East

NYU President Hamilton nixes BDS bid

April 27, 2016

NEW 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, USA

COP condemns Nazi allusions by P.A. envoy

The migration super powers

Israel rejects French peace initiative

Hillary’s Other Daughter: Huma Abedin’s Story

Bennett: Netanyahu doesn’t scare me

Arab MK: Marwan Barghouti a ‘great man’

Hainan airlines to launch direct flight to Tel Aviv

Iowa General Assembly passes anti-BDS legislation

Middle East Roundup: April 28, 2016

Trump blasts Obama over Israel, Iran

‘We need to say no thanks to American aid’

Haredi MK: Jews who visit Temple Mount spark war

Why Arabs in Israel, territories oppose 2-state solution

NYU President Hamilton nixes BDS bid

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