By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Should Israelis be ashamed, or proud, that a former President is in prison for rape, and a former Prime Minister is scheduled to go to the same place for accepting bribes? Perhaps a combination of shame and pride. One on account for the crimes. Another for holding the big guys accountable. In […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — A heinous attack in the heart of Tel Aviv has resulted in two fatalities and at least seven people wounded, several in critical condition. “Given the descriptions so far of what happened, this has all the appearances of a terrorist assault,” said American Jewish Committee (AJC) Executive Director David
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Middle East, USAHezbollah reportedly determined to avenge arch-terrorist’s death (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Hezbollah terrorist group will no longer “accept Israel killing its operatives” and has made up its mind to exact revenge over the recent death of arch-terrorist Samir Kuntar, Lebanese media reported Thursday. Kuntar was killed on Dec. 19 in an airstrike near Damascus.
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Middle EastBy Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — The Yom Kippur war of 1973 was an Israeli military success to the extent that when the cease fire came into effect the Syrian invading army had been pushed back behind the 1967 armistice line and though Egyptian forces had established a beachhead on the Israeli held side of
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Jewish History, Middle EastIsrael apologizes after diplomat uses Singapore flag as tablecloth (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel apologized Thursday for the misconduct of a junior diplomat at the Jewish state’s embassy in Singapore who had used Singapore’s flag as a tablecloth during a party, sparking a diplomatic uproar against Israel. Today Online reported that the diplomat was documented
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The video of religious Jews dancing in ecstasy over the killing of Arabs provokes another note about religion, and Jews’ contribution to the complexity. Some would say the beauty of faith in ideas beyond us. Others would say the mess. What follows might be arcane for some, and not appear
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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC)–The IDF is preparing for the possibility that Russian air strikes will push Islamic State forces, currently around 40 kilometers away from the Israeli border, towards the Golan Heights in the coming months. Additionally, the IDF’s 210 Habashan Division, which defends the Golan Heights, is also closely watching an ISIS-affiliated militia, made up of
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Middle EastAncient church and farmhouse unearthed outside Tel Aviv (JNS.org) Israeli archaeologists have unearthed an impressive 1,500-year-old Byzantine Church and a 2,700-year-old farmhouse in the Israeli town of Rosh Ha-‘Ayin, which lies just east of Tel Aviv, during construction of a new housing development. “The large farmhouse was preserved to a height of more than two
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Another bad news/good news story dominates the Israeli media. The bad news: last Tuesday Israel’s Supreme Court sentenced the former prime minister of Israel Ehud Olmert to 18 months imprisonment for taking bribes. The sentence was reduced from the six years imposed by a lower court. The fact that
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Middle EastWorld Sailing to investigate Malaysia’s denial of Israeli visas (JNS.org) The Malaysian Organizing Authority of the Youth Sailing World Championship is under investigation after two Israeli windsurfers and their coach did not receive visas in time to compete at the Youth Sailing World Championships in Langkawi, Malaysia. “World Sailing is committed to ensuring participation in
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Middle EastEditor’s Note: The following is a transcript of Barry Shaw’s address to the Haifa University Conference on “Rethinking the Challenges of Israel’s PR.” By Barry Shaw HAIFA, Israel — A warning! I don’t come from an academic, media or political background. My grounding is in business. I tend to see things in stark black and white
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A video showing young and religious Israeli men–along with at least one enthusiastic old man–dancing at a wedding and celebrating the killing of an Arab family has gone viral. You can see it here. It’s not “dancing” of the ballroom kind familiar in the better circles of the West,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–Congregation Beth Israel, San Diego’s oldest and largest Jewish congregation, participated in a “Lanterns for Peace” project designed to join Religious School students with Israeli and Palestinian communities in an act of peace and solidarity. Approximately 400 students in the Lee and Frank Goldberg Family Religious School created lanterns with messages of
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Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Robert Singer NEW YORK (WJC) — The question of whether the West should take in Middle Eastern refugees is becoming irrelevant. Shutting the borders would be immoral. It would also be impossible. The real issue then is how to absorb these refugees, share the burden equitably and above all, avoid the mistakes of the
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