By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee, together with the Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations and the Chaim Herzog Public Council, sponsored a major event at the UN on Wednesday, Nov. 11, marking the 40th anniversary of the historic speech by Israeli Ambassador to the UN Chaim Herzog’s denouncing the […]
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky SAN DIEGO — This column is prompted by a note I received from an Internet friend who chided me for minimizing the threats of Barack Obama, John Kerry, and BDS. He thinks like Caroline Glick, whose columns express the view that if things aren’t optimal, they are terrible. Glick has a substantial
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIsraeli defense minister to discuss ‘smart’ fence on Gaza border (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon was expected to discuss a plan to build specialized barriers as part of a “smart” fence system to protect Gaza-border communities on Thursday. The proposal is set to be presented for Israeli National Security Council approval
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –One difference between a politician and a statesman/woman is that the former says what the audience wants to hear whereas the latter tells it as it is. Binyamin Netanyahu is a politician. To be able to have a majority government he, like most of his predecessors, has given the Orthodox
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Jewish Religion, Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO—When Laura Ben-David addresses a gathering at SCY High on Tuesday, Nov. 17, about the work of Shavei Israel in reconnecting “lost” communities to their Jewish roots, she could spin the globe and put her finger on almost any populated continent and have a story there to tell. In a
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By Kenneth Bandler JERUSALEM–The Jewish Religious Equality Coalition (J-REC) salutes Prime Minister Netanyahu on his commitment to the principle that the state of Israel recognizes and welcomes all streams of Judaism. “Prime Minister Netanyahu’s pledge to American Jews is precisely what J-REC has been advocating in our meetings in Israel this week,” said Steven Bayme,
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By Ryan M. Greiss NEW YORK — Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress (WJC), honored former Secretary of State George P. Shultz on Monday, Nov. 9, with the prestigious WJC Theodor Herzl Award. Lauder and former Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger, himself a past Herzl Award recipient, presented the award to
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Middle East, USANew Israeli Air Force drone’s star set to rise (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli Air Force introduced a new unmanned aerial vehicle into its operational lineup Tuesday, in a move a senior officer said would “revolutionize the drone world.” The Hermes 900 Kochav (“Star”), which became operational this week, is a medium-size multi-payload unmanned
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Middle EastBy Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org WASHINGTON, D.C. — Despite their disagreement over the Iran nuclear deal, the U.S. and Israel “can and should work together now” to ensure that Iran complies with the agreement and to curb Iranian aggression throughout the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday at the General Assembly of The Jewish Federations
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International, Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USAAt White House, Netanyahu and Obama seek to overcome Iran differences (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Barack Obama met at the White House on Monday for the first time in more than a year in a bid to put aside past differences over Iran’s nuclear program and advance peace in the region. “This
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Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Israel National Police Superintendent Micky Rosenfeld, often identified in media reports as chief spokesman for the 29,000-officer national force, on Monday, Nov. 9, briefed 150 law enforcement officials from throughout San Diego County on tactics and strategies employed by Israel to fight terrorism. Following the off-the-record session in
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastArab Knesset member compares Israelis to Nazis at Kristallnacht memorial (JNS.org) Arab Member of Knesset Hanin Zoabi (Joint Arab List), who has a well-documented history of anti-Israel rhetoric, on Sunday compared Israeli government policies to those exercised by the Nazis in the 1930s. Zoabi was speaking in Amsterdam as part of an alternative ceremony organized
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Middle EastThanks to J.J. Surbeck, Charles Wax for spotting this. JJ Surbeck writes: Our good friend Tammi Rossman-Benjamin, whom we know for her exemplary work as activist and coordinator extraordinaire in her fight against anti-Semitism within the University of California system, is also, let’s not forget, first and foremost a scholar. And she reminded us of
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsMiddle East migrants and European right, left, have one thing in common: Anti-Semitism By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — As a million anti-Semitic, anti-Zionist migrants flood Europe they find a host continent in support of their anti-Israel passion. As Jews commemorate Kristallnacht, the Night of Broken Glass, when Nazi brown-shirts burnt Jewish books, burnt down synagogues
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East