By 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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Middle EastIsrael’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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Middle EastBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — An ex-South African now living in Israel recently returned to Netanya from a visit to Toronto. He related to me an unpleasant incident in this lovely Canadian city. As he was walking with his family to synagogue, idiots from a passing car shouted insults at them. “Fuck you Jews. Palestine!
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By Chana Miller BNEI BRAK, Israel — Shmuel Strauss was hired as a driver. His job: to transport the elderly and disabled from here to there. But reading between the lines, he knew that an Ezer Mizion driver could do so much more. “I often see the same people week after week and develop relationships,”
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationTel Aviv to be home to one of two Australian high-tech hubs (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Australia has decided to create two high-tech incubators abroad, one in Tel Aviv and the other in California’s Silicon Valley. The country’s $1.1 billion “Ideas Boom” project was announced by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull. The project is aimed
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — John Kerry is seeking to top up his several efforts to deal with the Middle East by joining the Israeli and international left in warning that Israel will have to accommodate itself to a single country, with a Palestinian majority, if it doesn’t make peace with a Palestinian state. As
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