In many ways, Bernie Sanders is similar to a typical Jewish-American millennial. Like most young American Jews, Sanders does not see the Israeli-Palestinian conflict as a top priority. Also like many young American Jews, when Sanders does talk about Israel, he acknowledges Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is far from perfect and says he wants to
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Middle East, USACairo (dpa) – Several protests were held Friday in Cairo and other parts of Egypt denouncing a government plan to cede strategic islands to Saudi Arabia, witnesses and local media said. Police used tear gas to break up anti-government rallies in at least three areas in the city of Giza near Cairo, according to reports
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Middle EastVermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton traded sharp barbs and even contempt for each other Thursday night in a heated Democratic presidential debate that showcased the candidates’ major differences on policy areas such as climate change, gun control and Israel. While the Democratic primary began much more civilly than the Republican contest, it has
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Middle East, USABy Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which was once at the front and center of the Arab world and a significant player on the global stage due to its oil riches, has been steadily losing its regional influence and prominent role. In recent years, Saudi Arabia has been confronted with
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Alon Ben-Meir, Middle EastIDF officer: Hamas is deterred, but gearing up for next war with Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Eyeing a fresh round of violence with Israel, the Hamas terrorist organization is sparing no effort to enhance its arsenal and train its operatives, especially from the Gaza-ruling group’s elite “Nukhbah” terror unit, a senior officer
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Hasidism had its beginnings in Eastern Europe in the eighteenth century, a philosophy that moved away from the primacy of Torah study, but without veering from a commitment to Torah. It created a way of Jewish life that emphasized the ability of Jews to move closer to G-d
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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Politics may not be the most uncertain activity. Playing in traffic is more problematic, but politics is close. Its uncertainties begin with the number of participants and the variety of their aspirations, skills, and resources, and extends to “externals” like natural and human catastrophes. Think about trying to maintain a
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastFormer Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni (Zionist Camp) offered a novel justification for the two-state solution Wednesday night, suggesting that the frighteningly high levels of anti-Semitism among Palestinian Authority Arabs validated her support for a Palestinian state. Livni”s comments came during a town hall meeting in Boston on Wednesday night. The event, which drew some 1,000
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The islands of Tiran and Sanafir are two tiny specks of land located at the entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba. “These are very small, entirely uninhabited pieces of land. There’s absolutely nothing there,” Yitzhak Levanon, a former Israeli ambassador to Egypt, said Wednesday in Jerusalem. And yet, the islands continue to make…
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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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