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Iran N- deal may force Israel to unveil its N- capacity

July 17, 2015

By Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deal is done. Iran has sort-of promised it won’t build nuclear weapons, but even the promise has serious caveats: Iran can continue to build weapons platforms to deliver the non-existent weapons; it can cooperate with friendly countries to acquire enhancements to weapons delivery technology; and […]

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USA

Iran leadership can’t be trusted

July 17, 2015

By Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Rabbi Gabriel Isaac Polak (1851) hit the nail on the head about the current agreement reached with Iran in his comment on this week’s parasha. The Torah teaches: “If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall

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Middle East, USA

Jewish News Briefs: July 17, 2015

July 17, 2015

Hamas claims captive Israeli is a soldier, not mentally unstable (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Avera Mengistu, the 28-year-old Israeli of Ethiopian descent who has been missing since he crossed the border into Gaza last September, is an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier who was taken captive during Operation Protective Edge and not a mentally unstable

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International, Middle East, USA

Philo- Semitic Japanese choir entertains

July 16, 2015

By Eileen Wingard KYOTO, Japan — Singing Hevenu Shalom Aleichem and clapping as they filed in, 24 kimono-clad Japanese women and 15 Japanese men in white shirts and bow ties entered the Kyoto sanctuary of Beit Shalom. This was the Shachar Choir. The audience, composed of our tour group, under the leadership of Rabbi Marvin

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Eileen Wingard, International, Middle East

Greek tragedy strains European Union

July 16, 2015

By Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — In the UK, we recently had a General Election, in which the Conservative Party won an absolute majority. This is the first all Conservative Government for 20 years, and is on the whole supportive of Israel’s security concerns. The last Government, which was a Conservative/Liberal coalition, restricted arms supplies to

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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East

Jewish news briefs: July 16, 2015

July 16, 2015

Israel arrests Palestinian Authority-linked terrorist who killed hiker (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli authorities said Wednesday that they have arrested a Palestinian Authority-linked terrorist who shot and killed Israeli hiker Danny Gonen near the community of Dolev in Samaria last month. The Shin Bet security agency, together with the Israel Police and the Israel Defense

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International, Middle East, USA

Will Herzog become Israel’s FM?

July 16, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Perhaps one of the reasons for Prime Minister Netanyahu’s preoccupation – some say, obsession – with Iran is that he sees here an opportunity to enlarge and strengthen his very fragile coalition. That’s a possible way of understanding the news that President Rivlin is now mediating between the prime

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Middle East, USA

Criticism is easy; doing is tough

July 16, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s simple as pie to criticize politicians for what they do, and what they don’t do. It’s just as easy to declare what they must do, and what they must not do. What’s tough is to explain what they can do, and what they cannot do. There is no shortage

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

What GOP candidates have been saying about Israel

July 15, 2015

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Due to the large field of candidates, just ten of the many candidates vying to be the Republican nominee for president will be featured on the initial debates at Fox News and CNN, giving urgency to the campaigning before the August 6 Fox News debate. Below are snippets from

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA

No matter what GOP says, Iran N-accord is a done deal

July 15, 2015

By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — The agreement reached by Iran and six world powers, most of whom have stockpiles of nuclear bombs, which will prevent Iran from joining the nuclear club for at least ten years, is a done deal. The Republican dominated Congress will fulminate in end-of-the-world language for 60 days, but there is

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International, Middle East, USA

Hilton Hotels trains Jews, Arabs to be Israeli chefs

July 15, 2015

By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (Tazpit) — When Alina Khalaman moved from Kazakhstan to Israel 18 months ago, she never imagined she would find herself learning to become a chef at Tel Aviv’s Hilton Hotel. Khalaman, a lawyer, had found her initial profession so boring that she decided to forgo a career in practicing law.

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Middle East, Travel and Food

Jewish news briefs: July 15, 2015

July 15, 2015

Kerry says Netanyahu’s reaction to Iran deal is ‘way over the top’ (JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s comments on the Iran nuclear deal were “way over the top” and that Israel is “safer” because of the deal. “This is under attack by people who

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International, Middle East, USA

Search for Yossele divided secular and ultra- religious

July 15, 2015

By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — Isser Harel, head of Israel’s Mossad from 1953 to 1963 is remembered for his capture of Adolf Eichmann. Few remember Harel for his capture of Yossele Schumacher. The former was the notorious Nazi war criminal in charge of mass deportation of Jews to extermination camps while the latter was

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

A bad deal by a good President

July 14, 2015

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — What better—and more painful—indication of the free-fall of American stature? Within hours of the signing of this shameful nuclear “deal” with Iran, the US Secretary of State, John Kerry, was publicly pleading with the Iranians to release four American hostages who have been held captive by the regime for

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Middle East, USA

Iran N- deal may force Israel to unveil its N- capacity

Iran leadership can’t be trusted

Jewish News Briefs: July 17, 2015

Philo- Semitic Japanese choir entertains

Greek tragedy strains European Union

Jewish news briefs: July 16, 2015

Will Herzog become Israel’s FM?

Criticism is easy; doing is tough

What GOP candidates have been saying about Israel

No matter what GOP says, Iran N-accord is a done deal

Hilton Hotels trains Jews, Arabs to be Israeli chefs

Jewish news briefs: July 15, 2015

Search for Yossele divided secular and ultra- religious

A bad deal by a good President

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