Israel has appointed the first ever Arab police officer to the rank of deputy commissioner, the force’s second-highest rank. Jamal Hakrush, a Muslim from the village of Kafr Kanna in Galilee, Israel, was formally appointed to the position in a ceremony on Wednesday attended by Israeli Police Commissioner Roni Alsheich, the Times of Israel reported. […]
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Middle EastBy Daniel Sokatch NEW YORK — We live in a time when the debate over Israel’s direction, both on the ground and here in the diaspora, leads to overheated rhetoric and outrageous behavior. Sadly, we often see the discussion turn to spurious and baseless attacks on NIF, our organizations, and indeed virtually anyone who dares to
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Middle East, USAIsraeli Jordan Valley farmers to EU leaders: we will not label products (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Jordan Valley farmers told European parliamentarians on Wednesday that they would not label their products as coming from the occupied territories, despite European Union guidelines that may require them to do so. A conference held Wednesday in
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel’s former consul for media affairs in New York City, Shahar Azani, is now the director for the northeastern United States for StandWithUs, meaning his responsibility is to bring a proactive, pro-Israel message to the colleges and high schools of New York, New Jersey, and the New England
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsraeli achievements you cannot Pass Over By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — The Hebrew nation has come a long way since escaping Egyptian slavery. Today’s oppression comes from those, such as in the BDS movement, who are still in “de-Nile” about this amazing people. Here are some phenomenal examples from the last two weeks, that
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationDemocratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton told The Jewish Week in an interview on Tuesday that “it is unfair to put the onus on Israel” for the lack of progress on the Middle East peace front. In a signal to Jewish voters she would be more openly supportive of Israel and tougher on Iran than President
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A poster from the Daily Stormer, a neo-Nazi website, made the rounds on U.S. campuses recently. It reads: “White man: are you sick and tired of the Jews destroying your country through mass immigration and degeneracy? Join us in the struggle for global white supremacy at the Daily Stormer.” If I had seen that poster
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International, Middle EastIsrael urges Passover travelers to avoid Turkey, crowded places in Europe (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Ahead of the Passover holiday, with more than 1 million Israelis preparing to jet off for vacations abroad, the Counterterrorism Bureau in the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office updated its semiannual travel warnings to include 34 countries and 10 regions. Given
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu is the leader of Israel’s Likud party. Currently, Heinz-Christian Strache, the head of Austria’s notoriously anti-Muslim and anti-Semitic Freedom Party, is visiting Israel as the invited guest of Likud. The prime minister is also the acting foreign minister. That ministry strongly objects to Strache’s visit and
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Story by Donald H. Harrison; photos by Shor Masori SAN DIEGO — Stav Shaffir, a member of the Zionist Union party, said Tuesday evening that too many financial transactions authorized by Israel’s ruling government coalition are hidden from the public, and would not withstand scrutiny if light were shined upon them. Among the most notable examples, she
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Donald H. Harrison, Ken Stone, Middle East, San Diego County, Shor M. MasoriOpposition leader Isaac Herzog on Tuesday said he will cooperate with any police investigation into his election financing irregularities in an effort to bring a probe to a close “as soon as possible.” The Zionist Union leader was responding to reports on Monday night that police were seeking to question him under caution on graft
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A Palestinian Arab author condemned anti-Semitism last month, Palestinian Media Watch reports Tuesday – defying, on Palestinian Authority (PA) official television, the constant undercurrent of hatred against Jews the PA instills in its national consciousness. “The world is trying to split us apart,” author Ounallah Abu Safieh stated in a March 14 interview. In his
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Egypt informed Israel in advance of its intention to transfer the sovereignty over two islands in the Gulf of Aqaba to Saudi Arabia, Haaretz reported Monday night. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi had ceded the Sanafir and Tiran islands, off the coast of Eilat, to Saudi Arabia. The two islands provide Israel’s only access to
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Middle EastDefense Minister Moshe Ya’alon will not be leaving Likud despite threats and incitement against him, he stated to the press Tuesday evening. “There are among us kippah-wearers [i.e. national-religious Jews – ed.], some not – but there certainly are many who have wished evil upon us,” Ya’alon began. “We nevertheless will continue to lead the
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