By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Where we are is at a place that some would call an anomaly. Palestine is not a country, a state, or even a fully recognized component of Israel or anything else. However, it operates somewhat like a component or dependency (another term that is slippery) of Israel. Israel lets tens of thousands
Despite rhetoric, Israel and P.A. prefer status quo Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIsrael sends Merry Christmas wishes (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a video address on Christmas Eve wishing Christians in Israel and worldwide, a Merry Christmas. “From Jerusalem, I wish Israel’s Christian community and Christians everywhere a very joyous Christmas and a Happy New Year.” Netanyahu went on to express pride in Israel’s singular support
Middle East Roundup: December 24, 2015 Read More »
Middle EastBy Morton A. Klein and Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — A major uproar exploded across the political scene recently when Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called for “a total and complete shutdown of Muslims entering the United States.” Conversely, there has been a remarkable, deafening silence on the official position proclaimed by Palestinian Authority (PA) president Mahmoud Abbas: “If
Double standard in U.S. about Muslim, Jewish targets Read More »
Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — In their zeal and professed patriotism Israel’s Jewish terrorists – yes, Jewish terrorists in Israel who contravene the laws of the state! – and their fellow-travellers are threatening the security and the integrity of the country. A recent symptom is the pathetic effort by supporters of the suspects now
So far right- wing political parties disown Jewish terror Read More »
Middle East
By Jonathan A. Greenblatt NEW YORK–It’s been nearly two months since the so-called “adoption day” when Iran officially began the process of scaling back its centrifuges and retrofitting some nuclear infrastructure as part of the agreement with the world powers to restrict its nuclear weapons program. Some have touted the agreement as a sign of
Iran: While We Weren’t Looking Read More »
International, Middle East, USA
By Michal Beruven AFULA, Israel — I serve as a sixth grade homeroom teacher at Alumot Elementary School, headed by Principal Raya Shechtman and located here in Israel’s northern Jezreel Valley. More than 260 students attend Alumot, from grades 1-6. The community is an integral part of the school, which maintains regular contact with parents, the community’s
Oh, what a difference a computer makes Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationThree hurt in Jerusalem stabbing attack, one critically (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Three people were wounded in a stabbing attack in Jerusalem on Wednesday, one of them critically. Shortly after 1 p.m., two terrorists armed with knives stabbed three passersby at the Jaffa Gate in the Old City. Emergency medical personnel were dispatched to the
Middle East Roundup: December 23, 2015 Read More »
Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The question of doing it or not is relevant to the most recent action of the IDF. The destruction of a six-story apartment house in a neighborhood of Damascus caused the death of Samir Kuntar, and maybe a few other nasties. Kuntar was prominent in a 1979 terrorist attack on
Costs- benefits of attacks, exchanges, and eating crow Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastUkrainian president expresses solidarity with Israel during visit (JNS.org) Israel on Tuesday welcomed Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko on an official state visit, by honoring his commitment to stand with Israel and by signing several bilateral agreements focused on developing and strengthening scientific and technological cooperation. In an address, Israeli President Reuben Rivlin praised the strong
Middle East Roundup: December 22, 2015 Read More »
Middle EastBy Kenneth Bandler WASHINGTON — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) strongly condemns Lehava leader Bentzi Gopstein for his incendiary words threatening Christians in Israel, and urges Israeli authorities to take appropriate actions against him. “The boundless hatred that infuses Gopstein and Lehava is a chilul haShem, a desecration of Judaism, contrary to the founding values
AJC condemns anti- Christian rhetoric; visits Gulf States Read More »
Middle East, USABy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel –After some difficult weeks in which my other half was obliged to attend to structural damage to property of ours caused by an incompetent contractor working for a neighbor, I managed to persuade him to book us a weekend in a hotel by the Dead Sea, so that I could
Israel: Where going to the Dead makes you feel so alive Read More »
Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Travel and FoodDavid’s Sling defense system passes final test (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel’s David’s Sling missile defense system passed its final test and will become operational in 2016, the Defense Ministry announced Monday. David’s Sling is designed to intercept medium- to long-range rockets and cruise missiles fired from ranges of 40 kilometers (25 miles) to 300
Middle East Roundup: December 21, 2015 Read More »
Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — In recent days I’ve received e-mails from a right-wing settler arguing–with a supporting attachment authored by Moshe Feiglin–that the young men accused of killing an Arab family are innocent, have alibis, and are being denied their rights by the police and courts, Another e-mail from an American Jew, with a
Damn the extremists; full pragmatism ahead! Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel —If I were a progressive, left-wing liberal (I’m decidedly not), I might say the following: * BDS – you know, the byword used by us progressives to put Israel in its place – is going great guns. If you’ve forgotten, it stands for boycott, divestment, and sanctions against Israel,
The lies BDS likes to tell us Read More »
Middle East, Steve Kramer