By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s worth pondering at some length Barack Obama’s overlooking of Winston Churchill in his comment that he does not remember a case when a foreign official involved himself as much in American politics as Benyamin Netanyahu. Churchill was intent in bringing the United States into the European war, and it is […]
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAIsraeli officials reportedly meet with Egyptian counterparts in Cairo (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A delegation of senior Israeli officials visited Cairo on Tuesday for a series of meetings and discussions with Egyptian officials, the Turkish news agency Anatolia reported. According to the report, which was based on information from senior Egyptian sources, the Israeli delegation
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International, Middle East, USAEditor’s Note: In the first part of this series, Rabbi Arik Ascherman, director of Rabbis for Human Rights, explained why he holds Israel responsible for civilian deaths in last summer’s Gaza War. In this second part, author Seth Moreida explains why he rejects many of Ascherman’s positions. -Second of a two-part series- By Seth Moreida
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Middle EastBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Not long ago I was invited to join a group on Facebook that goes by the name of ‘Yecke Yeckes, Hoppe Hoppe Reiter, Young Descendants of Yekkes Seeking to Preserve the Yecke Heritage.’ That’s more than a bit of a mouthful (and I had to have the site’s
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, International, Middle East91-year-old Israeli man wins world championship in running for seniors (JNS.org) Three months after being named European champion, 91-year-old Israeli long-distance runner Semion Simkin on Monday won the world championship for senior runners in Lyon, France. Simkin finished the 6.2-mile race with a time of 1:20:01, beating the runner-up from Argentina by 21 minutes and
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama’s latest contribution to relations between the US and Israel is the comment that he does not recall a foreign leader who has involved himself in American politics as much as Benyamin Netanyahu. That may be true or not. It is hard to conceive of a metric that would measure
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM –Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Adel Al-Jubeir stated in Berlin on Monday, August 10, that Iran has been blatantly interfering in the internal affairs of several Arab countries. Al-Jubeir commented that Iran was continuing to interfere with Iraq, Syria, Lebanon and Yemen during a joint press conference held with German foreign minister,
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Editor’s Note: Seth Moreida recently interviewed Rabbi Arik Ascherman, director of Rabbis for Human Rights, who explains in the first part of this series his criticism of Israel’s conduct of last year’s Gaza War. In the second part of this series, Moreida will provide a contrary perspective. Moreida is majoring in political science and international relations and
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The long U.S. military presence in the Persian Gulf, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt is likely drawing to a close. What once worked to assure stability in the region and keep the oil flowing will not work in the face of Iranian nuclear capability, and the administration
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USAIsraeli man wounded in Palestinian stabbing attack on highway to Jerusalem (JNS.org) An Israeli man was moderately wounded on Sunday evening when he was stabbed by a Palestinian terrorist at a gas station on a main highway near Jerusalem. The assailant was shot and killed by IDF troops as he tried to flee the scene
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International, Middle East, USABy David Bedein JERUSALEM — UNRWA reports that its $1.2 billion budget, funded by 62 nations, cannot come up with the necessary $101 million to launch the new school year for 492,000 students who study in 699 UNRWA schools in Judea, Samaria, Jerusalem and Gaza. Since the theme of UNRWA education is: “Peace Starts Here”…
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is a great deal swirling around us concerned with Iran and the US. It is impossible to know anything for sure, but these appear to be points more or less clear. Barack Obama believes strongly in diplomacy. He’s willing to use a bit of military power against the ugliest
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is hardly a city or town in Israel’s Jewish sector without a street named for Shaul Tchernichovsky, and his picture is on the 50 shekel bill. Currently we hear several times a day that this is the 140th anniversary of his birth, with frequent renderings of his poetry in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USALeading Jewish Democrats Schumer, Engel to vote against Iran deal (JNS.org) U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer and U.S. Rep. Eliot Engel, two leading Jewish Democrats in Congress from the state of New York, will vote against the Iran nuclear deal. In particular, Schumer’s impending decision on the deal had been the source of intense public lobbying
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