Middle East

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — A source of unhappiness, perhaps the greatest of them all, is unrealistic expectations. That’s true in most, if not all, walks of life, including Aliyah (immigration to Israel). One can always blame external circumstances but the real reason has often to do with one’s attitude. The best adjusted immigrants, or

    Iron Dome, meet Drone Dome: Israel’s Rafael unveils new defense system (JNS.org) Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems this week unveiled its newest development, the Drone Dome defense system, design to intercept enemy unmanned aerial vehicles. Rafael is also the developer of the Israeli military’s highly successful Iron Dome missile defense system. The Drone

A former Iraqi diplomat arrived in Israel on Sunday for a visit that is set to include meetings with members of Knesset, Jews of Iraqi descent and religious leaders from the three Abrahamic faiths. Hamad al-Sharifi arrived as a guest of the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ynet reported. Tours of the Western Wall, the

Jordanian preacher questioned over Temple Mount incitement (JNS.org) Israeli police officers from the Jerusalem District last Friday briefly detained Jordanian Sheikh Muhammad Salim for questioning after the Muslim preacher made inciting remarks during a sermon he delivered at the Al-Aqsa mosque on the Temple Mount. A crowd of worshipers gathered at the scene to protest

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — There’re racists in Israel, but Israel isn’t a racist country; we pray that it’ll never become one. Instances of racist manifestations are many, but mercifully the authorities are doing much to deal with them seemingly forcefully and hopefully fairly. The future of Zionism rests on their success. Two of