By Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — There seems to be a subtext in the extensive coverage in the Israeli media of the attacks in Brussels this week: liberalism is very laudable but it endangers the security of innocent citizens. Commentators have had much to say about how easy it is for would-be terrorists to hide because […]
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International, Middle EastIDF soldier collapses, dies during physical training (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A new recruit to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Givati Brigade collapsed and died on Tuesday during physical fitness training at a base in the Negev desert. Private Yehuda Suisa, 19, from the town of Beit Uziel, had enlisted in the army on Monday.
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Middle EastBrussels rocked by terror blasts, about 30 believed dead (JNS.org) Three suicide bombers blew themselves up in Brussels on Tuesday in the worst terror attack to hit Europe since the Islamic State-organized terror attacks in Paris last November. Two suicide bombers detonated themselves at the Brussels Zaventem airport, and a third detonated his bomb at
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The news on Saturday night and Sunday was of a suicide bombing in Istanbul, with three Israeli tourists among the dead. Some will see a political irony in the death of an Iranian, as well. It’s not clear whether the presence of an Israeli tour group prompted the attack, whether
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Jewish History, Middle EastIstanbul suicide bomber reportedly trailed Israeli tourists (JNS.org) Several Turkish media outlets reported Monday that contrary to initial assessments by Turkish authorities, a group of Israeli tourists were in fact the specific target of a suicide bombing on Istanbul’s busy Istiklal Street on Saturday. Three Israelis were killed in the suicide bombing on Saturday, which
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Not all Zionist pioneers came to Eretz Yisrael to till the soil as a way of building a new society where Jews would be like all other nations. There were those who came in the belief that only in the Land of Israel could Judaism be renewed. It was
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — A nine-person leadership delegation of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has concluded a two-day visit to Greece’s capital during which the mayor of Athens, Giorgos Kaminis, pledged to fight anti-Semitism. The group, led by AJC President Stanley Bergman and CEO David Harris, was joined by leaders of the Central Board
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International, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer HERZLIYA, Israel –I recently attended an excellent lecture by Dr. Mordechai Kedar on the history of Jerusalem, presented by “The Jewish Narrative” Thursday English Lecture series in Herzliya. In many ways this lecture was similar to another I had attended several years ago by Emeritus Professor Moshe Sharon of Hebrew University. Both
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The American public tends to see military action as binary: all in or not in at all. Mostly we’re not in — as befits a country that is not aggressive or acquisitive. But if we’re in it, win it. In this age of transnational enemies and vacuums of governance, however,
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International, Middle East, Shoshana BryenIsrael brings complaint against Time magazine (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s Government Press Office went public with a complaint against Time Magazine Thursday, five months after the magazine published an article referring to a terrorist as a “graphic designer … killed by Israeli security forces,” with no mention of the people he murdered and injured.
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We should think about the implications of what we do. Bad things may come from good intentions. On the other hand, predicting the future with anything close to certainty should have limited appeal. There are lots of variables, factors, and phenomena that interact with what we do. All those things
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Tammi Rossman-Benjamin SANTA CRUZ, California — As a vote looms on how to address the alarming rash of anti-Semitism at the University of California (UC), AMCHA Initiative today released letters from dozens of Jewish and education advocacy groups, nearly 750 UC faculty and UC alumni and state and federal legislators calling for UC to recognize
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Middle East, USABy John Kerry WASHINGTON, D.C. — In 2014, the terrorist group Daesh began to seize territory in Syria and Iraq, overrunning major cities and committing atrocities. The United States responded quickly by denouncing these horrific acts and – more importantly – taking coordinated actions to counter them. In September of that year, President Obama mobilized
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Middle East, USABy Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — J Street has not endorsed a candidate for President in the three Presidential elections since our founding in 2008, and we do not intend to change that policy in 2016. However, the statements made and actions taken by Donald Trump are so deeply at odds with our values and our
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