By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Should we be whimsical or cynical? Let’s see if we can answer that question before proceeding with our day. Tuesday’s news featured a new poll showing that two-thirds of Palestinians support the current violence, and think it’ll improve their chances to achieve national goals. And Mahmoud Abbas, the sitting President […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBDS supporter refuses to have his Hillary Clinton book translated into Hebrew (JNS.org) An Israeli publisher seeking to purchase the rights to a book about Hillary Clinton’s presidential race was denied due to the author’s support of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, Israel Hayom reported. The New York-based publishing house Or Books had
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — A cartoon in Wednesday’s Ha’aretz shows President Reuven Rivlin and his wife at JFK International Airport waiting for a flight back home. He says to her: “Perhaps we should stay here a little longer.” It’s a comment on the wave of hatred with which the president has been greeted
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I don’t know how many upticks in violence have occurred during the 40 years I’ve lived in Jerusalem. My first experience came a couple of days after my arrival. Friday was a day off from Hebrew lessons, and I went downtown for some shopping. It was years before the era
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastCaptured incitement dolls to be sent to Israeli missions (JNS.org) A recently confiscated shipment of about 4,000 dolls with mock rocks in their hands will be used to highlight Palestinian incitement against Israel, Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely announced Monday. The Palestinian Authority-bound dolls were seized at the Haifa Port following an inspection of several
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — Since the days of antiquity, shepherds often served as the leaders of a nation. When the prophet Nathan confronted King David for his illicit affair with Bathsheba, he gently reminded him that the role of a leader is to act pastorally toward the flock that God
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International, Middle East, USABy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — BDS advocates lie when they call Israel’s brave soldiers “war criminals” and accuse the IDF of “war crimes.” So let me introduce non-Israel, non-Jewish neutral experts to give their opinion. Fourteen international former chiefs of staff and senior military officers reviewed the 2014 Gaza conflict from both the IDF and Hamas operations.
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Barry Shaw, Middle EastFamily of fallen IDF soldier believed to be held by Hamas demands answers (JNS.org) Marking a year and a half since IDF soldier Staff Sgt. Oron Shaul was killed in action during Operation Protective Edge in Gaza, and subsequently classified as a fallen soldier whose burial place is unknown, Shaul’s parents Zahava and Herzl
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Middle EastDEL MAR, California (Press Release) — The Jewish Federation of San Diego County has announced the return of The Men’s Event, which is underwritten by the Mizel Family Foundation. The event is scheduled to take place at the Del Mar Fairgrounds on December 16, 2015, from 5:30 pm – 9 pm. Tickets to the event
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What did Yosef Abramowitz, CEO of Energiya Global and a pioneer of the Israeli solar energy industry, say at COP21, the global climate change conference? A. “Because it is Chanukah, I’m expecting a miracle of renewable light and that the deal will actually be done.”B. “While we Jews may be better
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International, Middle East, The World We ShareBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Imagine Donald Trump as the leader of the free world. It may be something we have to get used to. Coming after eight years of Barack Obama, who came after George W. Bush, who came after Bill Clinton, one can wonder what made America great. A population of 320 million
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAPalestinians freed in Shalit deal planning terror attacks against Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Dozens of former Palestinian security prisoners released as part of the Gilad Shalit deal are trying to form new terrorist cells in Judea and Samaria and eastern Jerusalem, with the purpose of carrying out suicide attacks against Israelis, senior Palestinian sources
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The Protocols of the Elders of Zion still sells well in Muslim countries, and is cited as confirming the intention and capacity of Jews to control the world via their money and the influence it buys. The Protocols were the products of Russian anti-Semites early in the 20th century, and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — When Prime Minister Netanyahu receives Donald Trump in Jerusalem later this month it may be more of a meeting of minds than just a courtesy gesture. Though the prime minister has tried to distance himself in public from Trump’s statements about Muslims he has refused to heed the appeal
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