Netanyahu to British PM: willing to negotiate with Palestinians ‘immediately’ (JNS.org) At the start of a meeting with British Prime Minister David Cameron in London on Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he is prepared to “immediately” resume direct peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority. “I want to say here in 10 Downing Street, […]
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The numbers are large, and projections are that the stream of refugees from the east and south will remain at flood stage. Some are predicting another historic migration, such as that which brought tribes from Asia to Europe long ago, and the great movements after World War II. Projections range to
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAA Healthy and Good News Year By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Today I present to you my predictions for Israel’s medical achievements that will take place in the forthcoming new Jewish Year of 5776. They are reliable predictions, as they mirror actual events that occurred in 5775. I have only sufficient space here to
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationPoll: 52% of eastern Jerusalem Arabs prefer Israeli citizenship (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Half of eastern Jerusalem’s Arab residents—52 percent—would prefer to be Israeli citizens, while only 45 percent of them would prefer to be citizens of a future Palestinian state, a recent survey by the Washington Institute for Near East Policy found. A similar
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What’s the future of this region? No one in their right mind has a convincing answer. What had been major players, or at least rich countries with lots of oil, i.e., Syria (without much oil), Iraq and Libya (with lots of it) are no more. They’ve all gone the way
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAIsraeli firm sells 6 drones to Switzerland for $250 million (JNS.org) The Swiss parliament on Monday approved the purchase of six Hermes 900 drones, at a cost of $250 million, from the Israeli manufacturer Elbit Systems. While the parliamentary decision passed with a 30-12 majority, the minority argued against the drone because it was used
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The walls around the ghettos in the Diaspora were built to keep Jews inside and away from the surrounding population, even though in some cases the isolation may have made it easier to remain true to the faith of Judaism and to the Jewish way of life. The walls
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Middle EastIDF’s new mortar warning system soon to be operational (JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces announced Sunday that its new tactical radar system, which aims to warn residents of communities along the Israel-Gaza border of incoming mortar fire, will become fully operational in October. While the IDF’s Color Red alert warns of incoming rocket fire and
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By Donald H. Harrison CARLSBAD, California – Within a matter of months, most probably before the end of the 2015 calendar year, the San Diego County Water Authority will receive 50 million gallons of fresh water each day from the new $1 billion Carlsbad Desalination Plant and pipeline that was financed by Poseidon Water
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County, The World We Share, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There are two issues on our agenda whose details will not interest many of you. But how they are being managed, or not managed, reveals something about government in this tiny Jewish republic. What follows is not anti-Semitism. But one must admit that the temptation exists. One is the already
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastLaser technology lets handicapped Israelis make music with their bodies (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) An Israeli initiative could significantly improve the quality of life of patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, and other untreatable diseases. The Grabski Rehabilitation Center in Migdal Haemek in northern Israel has decided to spread joy through a music room
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International, Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England–I fear that several serious problems confront us at the moment, which will combine to create the “perfect storm.” Here in the UK, we have the certain prospect of Jeremy Corbyn being elected as leader of the Labour Party. Labour are not the governing party at the moment, but he has
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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–However much President Obama and Secretary of State Kerry assure US lawmakers and Jewish leaders that United States support for Israel has remained strong and solid – despite Prime Minister Netanyahu’s by now obviously futile efforts to derail the Iran deal – it’s difficult to believe that US-Israel relations will be
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Middle East, USATwo Israeli homes damaged by ‘stray fire’ from Gaza (JNS.org) The Israeli Air Force struck a Hamas training base in northern Gaza late Wednesday night, hours after gunfire from the base hit two homes in the southern Israeli border community of Netiv Haasara. The initial Israel Defense Forces assessment was that the Israeli homes had
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