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Middle East Roundup: December 10, 2015

Israel’s Netanyahu among world’s 10 most-discussed politicians on Facebook (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was the 10th-most-discussed international politician on Facebook during 2015, the social media giant said. U.S. President Barack Obama topped the list, while Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was second. Over the past year, the upcoming U.S. presidential […]

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Theater unites Israeli women in the face of terror

By Toby Klein Greenwald EFRAT, Israel — Raise Your Spirits Theatre, a multi-generational women’s theater company in Gush Etzion, an area that has suffered many terror attacks in recent weeks, is now in production on its 9th biblical musical, SISTERS! The Daughters of Tzelofchad, based on the story in Numbers, Chapter 27. The story of the

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Middle East, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Toby Klein Greenwald

Israel’s policy toward P.A.: Don’t make things worse

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the accusations directed at Israeli policymakers is the assertion that they have no policy of national defense. It comes most prominently from Knesset Members affiliated with opposition parties, along with individuals retired from senior positions in the IDF or one of the other security services (Mossad, Shin Bet), with

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Yeol Eum Son wows Jerusalem audience

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — Set apart from the usual concerts in the framework of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra’s subscription series was one entitled ‘First Prize,’ and dedicated to young musicians ‘from east and west’ who had succeeded in various international competitions. So we bought tickets for a concert with Yeol Eum Son, a young pianist

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Middle East Roundup: December 7, 2015

  German president: no one can negate Israel’s right to defend itself (JNS.org) Visiting Israel to mark the ongoing 50th anniversary of the establishment of German-Israeli diplomatic relations, German President Joachim Gauck met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Reuven Rivlin on Sunday in Jerusalem. During the meeting, Netanyahu emphasized “the uniqueness of the

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International, Middle East, USA

Radical Islamic terror prompts West to emulate Israel

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Israel has come to France, Belgium, the United States and Britain. Terrorism inspired by the ISIS and its offshoots is spreading around the world. As a result, some critics of Israel have come to appreciate its defensive and punitive measures; they even seek to emulate the Israelis. Perhaps because

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International, Middle East, USA