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Propriety of violence against Israeli civilians debated

April 18, 2016

By Morton A. Klein NEW YORK — The ZOA is horrified that at the recent April 9-11, 2016 U.S. Universities Debating Association (USUDA) national championship, held at African-American Morehouse College in Atlanta, (Martin Luther King’s Alma mater) top college debaters from all over the country were given the unprecedented Nazi-like anti-Semitic debate topic: “This House […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Germany, Syria condemn Israel’s Golan declaration

April 18, 2016

Germany rejected on Monday a call by the Israeli government to recognize Israel”s control of the Golan Heights, calling the move a violation of international law and the United Nations Charter. On Sunday the Israeli cabinet held a special meeting on the Golan Heights. Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu opened the meeting with a declaration

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International, Middle East

Israeli, Palestinian envoys shout at each other

April 18, 2016

New York (dpa) – The Israeli and the Palestinian ambassadors to the United Nations engaged in a shouting match during a meeting of the UN Security Council Monday, after the Israeli ambassador accused his Palestinian counterpart of not condemning terrorist attacks. The heated exchange during the monthly briefing of the council on the Israeli-Palestinian

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International, Middle East

Bennett: Hamas planning surprise attack

April 18, 2016

Israeli Education Minister and Jewish Home party leader Naftali Bennett has applauded the IDF’s success in locating and destroying a massive terrorist attack tunnel from Gaza into Israel, and warned of Hamas’s continued motivation to launch a major attack. Bennett, who is also a member of the Security Cabinet, said Hamas’s top priority was to

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Middle East

21 Injured In Jerusalem bus explosion

April 18, 2016

Updated, Updated, April, 18, 2016, 2:21pm In a message posted on Twitter, Israeli police said the bus explosion in Jerusalem injured 21 people, two of whom were in serious condition, six who were moderately injured and eight lightly injured. Updated, April, 18, 2016, 1.15 PM EST: Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat told local media that the

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Hamas tunnel to southern Israel destroyed

April 18, 2016

JERUSALEM (WJC) — The Israeli Defense Forces uncovered and destroyed a Hamas attack tunnel penetrating southern Israel, the first to be detected since the end of the military campaign in Gaza in the summer of 2014. The tunnel was about 30 to 40 meters underground, lined with concrete slabs and equipped with communication lines, air supply and rails for

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Middle East

Middle East Roundup: April 18, 2016

April 18, 2016

UNESCO approves resolution ignoring Jewish ties to Temple Mount (JNS.org) The executive board of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) adopted a resolution on Friday that ignores Jewish ties to the Temple Mount and Western Wall in Jerusalem. With 33 votes in favor, six against, and 17 abstentions, the resolution solely refers

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Middle East

Singapore PM to make first- ever visit to Israel

April 17, 2016

In recent years as Europe grows more hostile Israel has increasingly been turning to the East, building alliances with Japan, China, India, Taiwan and South Korea – an historically groundbreaking visit on Monday reveals that Singapore is the latest key Asian ally of the Jewish state. Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong is to arrive

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International, Middle East

Sanders: Obama is too pro- Israel

April 17, 2016

Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has recently had a spate of anti-Israel comments, and on Sunday he continued the streak as he said US President Barack Obama has not been far enough on the Palestinians’ side. In an interview with George Stephanopoulos of ABC, Sanders was asked about his debate with frontrunner Hillary

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Middle East, USA

Netanyahu declares Golan will forever be ours

April 17, 2016

The Israeli government held a unique session on Sunday, travelling by helicopter to the Golan Heights for a special meeting. While the venue of the cabinet meeting was unusual it was perfectly suited for the Prime Minister”s message, which declared that Israel will never surrender the Golan Heights. “I chose to hold this festive meeting

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Facebook, Twitter, delete Hamas accounts

April 17, 2016

Are Facebook and Twitter finally cracking down on Palestinian incitement? If the recent closure of multiple accounts linked to Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, is anything to go by the answer is yes. On Friday, Twitter shut down the account of the al-Qassam Brigades’ official spokesman, who goes by the nom de

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Rivlin sells chametz to Chief Rabbi

April 17, 2016

In preparation for the upcoming Passover holiday, President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday carried out the ritual selling of the chametz (leavened foods that are forbidden on the Jewish holiday) with Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Jerusalem Rabbi Shlomo Amar. In the brief ceremony, the President appointed Rabbi Amar to act as an emissary of the President

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Speeding up EMS service in the vast Negev

April 17, 2016

By Raphael Poch JERUSALEM – In the land that Moses walked and the Jews wandered for some of their 40 years, the land in which Ben Gurion said that Israel will be tested, Israel’s national volunteer EMS organization, United Hatzalah is making waves and saving lives daily. The Negev desert has long been one of Israel’s

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jabotinsky left an impressive legacy

April 17, 2016

By Steve Kramer NETANYA, Israel — We recently attended a lecture sponsored by AACI Netanya. The lecturer was American-Israeli Hank Citron, who divides his time between Manhattan and Netanya. A former history professor in New Jersey, Hank is a colorful character who, among other things, grew up in a Zionist household, the son of European

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, Steve Kramer

Propriety of violence against Israeli civilians debated

Germany, Syria condemn Israel’s Golan declaration

Israeli, Palestinian envoys shout at each other

Bennett: Hamas planning surprise attack

21 Injured In Jerusalem bus explosion

Hamas tunnel to southern Israel destroyed

Middle East Roundup: April 18, 2016

Singapore PM to make first- ever visit to Israel

Sanders: Obama is too pro- Israel

Netanyahu declares Golan will forever be ours

Facebook, Twitter, delete Hamas accounts

Rivlin sells chametz to Chief Rabbi

Speeding up EMS service in the vast Negev

Jabotinsky left an impressive legacy

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