By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO –Efforts to appease radical Islamists prompt the kind of massacres recently seen in Paris and in San Bernardino, Wall Street Journal columnist Brett Stephens told a first-night Chanukah dinner sponsored by StandWithUs at the Torrey Pines Hilton on Dec. 6. First discussing Paris, Stephens said: “Before there was last […]
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Middle East, USABy 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 EastMessianic Jew killed in San Bernardino had argument on Islam with shooter (JNS.org) One of the 14 victims of the terror attack in San Bernardino, California, was a Messianic Jew who purportedly had previously gotten into a heated debate with one of the shooters over the nature of Islam. Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, was a
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Middle East, USABy 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 ArtsGerman 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, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is the text of comments made by President Barack Obama from the Oval Office on Sunday night, Dec. 6, on fighting terrorism: By President Barack Obama Tonight, I addressed the nation from the Oval Office on my top priority as President: Keeping the American people safe. It weighs heavily on the hearts
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International, Middle East, USABy 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, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The latest criticism heard from the UN is that Israel is not moving fast enough to deal with the Jews who allegedly set a fire that killed several members of a Palestinian family, as well as other outrages. Ahmed Tibi, MD, perhaps the brightest anti-Zionist Member of Knesset, has been
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastAustrian minister nixes Israel visit over eastern Jerusalem meeting (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Austrian Science, Research and Economy Minister Reinhold Mitterlehner canceled a planned visit to Israel after his host—Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akuni—insisted on meeting him in his eastern Jerusalem office. The visit was supposed to culminate with the two countries signing
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International, Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (WJC) — Several alleged Jewish extremists were arrested Thursday in Israel in connection with the firebombing of a Palestinian home in the West Bank in which a toddler and his parents were killed last July. “We have confirmed that a number of suspects have been arrested in connection with the incident that took place in
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Middle EastIDF simulates ‘extreme’ scenarios, including Islamic State attack (JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces Southern Command held a surprise drill earlier this week to practice readiness for “extreme” scenarios such as a clash with Islamic State terrorists on the Sinai border. The IDF noted that Tuesday’s drill was planned in advance and “designed to ensure fitness.”
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The two must be judged together: (1) the efforts by the current government of Israel to curb the activities of left-wing groups, e.g., by not allowing organizations and governments abroad to support them; (2) the fact that the many terrorist acts by all accounts committed by right-wing Jewish extremists
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The dust up between Vladimir Putin and President Erdogan of Turkey is warming at least a few Israeli hearts. It comes against the background of Erdogan’s strong tilt toward the Palestinians, especially the more radical Hamas faction. Prominent in our recent history with him is the effort of the Turkish
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Seeming to give proof to Orwell’s observation that some ideas are so stupid they could only have been thought of by intellectuals, yet another academic association—this time the National Women’s Studies Association (NWSA)—has followed the lead of the American Studies Association, the American Anthropological Association, the Asian Studies
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