By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Spending a few days in a luxurious hotel by the Dead Sea induces a sense of well-being, of physical and mental peace. The air is still pleasantly warm, and has not yet reached the burning heat of summer. The décor of the hotel is aesthetic and comfortable, and […]
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastBy Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The persistent effort to groom himself as the next prime minister by Yair Lapid, the leader of the center-right Yesh Atid party, is paying off. According to a poll conducted on behalf of Israel Television’s Channel One, had elections been held in Israel today, he would have gained many more Knesset
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Middle EastRussian victim of Jaffa terror attack praises care he has received in Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Yevgeny and Irina Tsiplin, a Russian couple wounded in Tuesday’s Palestinian stabbing spree in Jaffa, say they are grateful for the medical care they received and continue to receive following the incident. Tsiplin was treated for mild
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — If radical Islam truly is the greatest threat faced by civilized people, then all should join in opposing it with all the means at our disposal. However, it is Muslims that are the major targets of radical Islam, and westerners have a poor record in pacifying the Middle East. Muslims are
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNetanyahu to Biden: Israel’s ties with Arab states ‘solid base’ for peace, stability (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) In a joint press conference with U.S. Vice President Joe Biden on Wednesday in Jerusalem, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu criticized Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s failure to condemn Tuesday’s Palestinian terrorist attacks in Israel. Speaking of
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastPatriot missile test signals finale of joint U.S.-Israel military drill (JNS.org) As the Juniper Cobra 16 joint military exercise between the American and Israeli militaries came to a close, the Israeli Air Force’s Aerial Defense Network on Monday conducted a live-fire test of a number of Patriot surface-to-air missiles at the Palmahim Air Force Base
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the explanations for the success of Donald Trump in the U.S. elections is the frustration of Americans with politics as usual. His typical voter is not highly educated or well-to-do. There are lots of struggling Americans born into the middle class or aspiring to do it, and not all that
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastTributes for former First Lady Nancy Reagan The death of former first Lady Nancy Reagan has prompted tributes from all over the world Here are some early comments from members of the Jewish community: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: “I remember Nancy as a noble woman who supported President Reagan and stood by his side.
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Middle East, USAHezbollah’s Nasrallah claims Israel assassinated Palestinian fugitive in Bulgaria (JNS.org) Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Lebanese terrorist group Hezbollah, on Sunday accused Israel and its foreign intelligence agency, the Mossad, of killing fugitive terrorist Omar Nayef Zayed in the Palestinian embassy in Bulgaria last month. “The Mossad assassinated him and the Arab regimes don’t raise
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Middle EastBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — It’s that crazy time of year in Bethlehem where traditional Christian beliefs are thrown out of the church window by anti-Israel extremists. March 7-10 will see the fourth rendering of that anti-Israel libel ‘Christ at the Checkpoint’ played out yet again. It is bad enough when devious Arab Islamic
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s easy to criticize Barack Obama for weakening the posture of the United States, and furthering the mess that George W. Bush created in the Middle East. Obama’s responsible for the ascendance of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, giving the Russians a leg up in Syria, and insisting that he
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Zion is a synonym for Jerusalem and for Israel. Zionism is the belief that Jews should have their own nation in their ancestral homeland dating back 4,000 years. Zionists don’t limit their aspirations to living only in Jerusalem; they want to live throughout the Land of Israel and
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Susan B. Tuchman, Zach Stern and Morton A. Klein NEW YORK–Campus anti-Semitism is a growing national problem and frighteningly, it has infected The City University of New York (CUNY), historically a haven for Jews and other minorities seeking an excellent, affordable college education. We work closely with students and others at CUNY and implore
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The Reflection: As those in power in Israel today are ostensibly trying to make the state more “Jewish,” they’re, in fact, often abusing Judaism and tampering with its fundamental affirmation that all humans are equal because we’re all created in the image of God. Three examples: *A majority in the
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