By J. Zel Lurie DEL RAY BEACH, Florida — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has spent a couple of days in Washington, spewing half-truths about the settlements and claiming his devotion to a two-state solution despite what he tells Israelis. In Israel he says that there will not be a Palestinian state in his lifetime and
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — A confluence of events is pointing to the intellectual and political flabbiness at the upper reaches of American government and academies, and suggesting that there isn’t much left to the American generation. If we thought of ourselves as dependent on American leadership, we’re pretty much left to ourselves in
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAPoll: 18% of Muslims in Israel say Islamic State is not a terror group (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Eighteen percent of Muslim Arabs living in Israel do not consider the Islamic State terror group to be a terrorist organization and are not ashamed of its extremist Islamist ideology, according to the newly released 2015 Index
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Middle East“An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, thinking it will eat him last.”–Sir Winston Churchill By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain’s appeasement policy is well known. The crocodile Churchill is referring to is Adolf Hitler. For decades, Europe had no problem sacrificing Israel to the
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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The current situation in Europe has many similarities with the appeasement of Hitler leading up to the Second World War. Then our “leaders” refused to believe that Hitler was a serious treat, and because they didn’t act in a timely manner, tens of millions died, including virtually all of European
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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle EastIsrael outlaws Islamic Movement branch over Temple Mount incitement (JNS.org) Israel on Tuesday announced that it has outlawed the northern branch of the country’s Islamic Movement over activities including the “mendacious campaign of incitement under the heading ‘Al-Aqsa is in danger’ that falsely accuses Israel of intending to harm the Al-Aqsa mosque and violate the
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The obvious and undeniable culprit of the Paris massacre is the Islamic State; the evidence abounds. But that’s not enough for “people who know better.” Thus the Swedish foreign minister says that it’s the plight of the Palestinians that caused the terror attacks. In other words, it’s the Jews’ fault. It
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International, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Russia’s options in Syria are poor. While Vladimir Putin intervened to save his client Assad and Russian access to warm-water ports, it is beginning to look as if air power won’t do the job for Russia any more than it will for the U.S. and
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By Dov Smith JERUSALEM — What do bagels and falafel have in common? According to a Hebrew University of Jerusalem researcher, comparing the histories of these two foods shows us that bagels and falafel have much more in common than meets the eye. On a simple level, says Prof. Shaul Stampfer, both foods are based
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Jewish History, Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — France now has its own “9/11,” joining the UK (7/7/05), Spain (3/11/04) and Mumbai (26/11/08). It’s about time for Europe, as well as America, to face the fact that what’s going on is a religious war, a Western war against Muslims who are “radical,” if you prefer to
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International, Middle East, Steve Kramer, USAFearing home demolition, Palestinian father turns in terrorist son (JNS.org) A Palestinian terrorist was turned into Israeli security forces Sunday by his own father, who feared that harboring his son would result in the demolition of the family home. Ahmad Matua, 28, of Hebron, is suspected of killing Rabbi Ya’akov Litman, 40, and his 18-year-old
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — If you do not see the evil inherent in currently popular versions of Islam, it’s time to take another look. Not all Muslims are hateful and inclined to violence. Perhaps only a minority. However, all–or virtually all–those inciting and participating in mass violence are Muslims, and doing it in the name
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM –The latest Jihadist attack in and on Paris (not the first and, alas, probably not the last) is now the main topic in Israel just as in the rest of the world. Even the terrorist attack near Hebron on a Jewish family on its way to a celebration that killed
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International, Middle EastBy Eileen Wingard SAN DIEGO — The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra presented an all-orchestral program in San Diego’s Civic Theatre Nov. 12 under its venerable Conductor-for-Life, Zubin Mehta. The concert began with the playing of the two anthems, The Star Spangled Banner and Hatikvah. The latter, which featured the IPO’s glorious string section, brought tears to
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