By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — While Greece does not seem to have too many friends left in the world lately, Israel and Greece have maintained very close ties for many years. Speaking of the strong cultural ties between Greece and Israel in 2007, then-Israeli President Shimon Peres said what about the relationship between the
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Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM – The Temple Institute is working together with an Israeli cattleman to raise a red heifer in Israel, in strict accordance with the Biblical commandment. The project is the culmination of years of research at the Temple Institute that fuses ancient religious texts and modern science. “We’ve been working on this
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The deal with Iran is about to be signed. Even Israelis who aren’t alarmed are deeply concerned. Iran is committed to the destruction of Israel. In its massive sponsorship of terrorism on Israel’s borders, notably Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south, it threatens to realize its
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We may find some limits in connection with two Israeli young men who have gone missing in recent months. Both have been described as mentally impaired or mentally disturbed, and both made their way to Gaza. One is an Ethiopian, and one a Bedouin. An IDF spotter posted in front
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — My readers know that I, as an expatriate American, am primarily concerned with how any prospective president views the Jewish state. There are many candidates running for the US presidency from both parties, all of whom have opinions about Israel and its relationship with America. In my last
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Many of us well remember the campaign to bring back Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity in Gaza. His family and friends mounted an international campaign that put great pressure on the Government of Israel. In the end Gilad was exchanged for some 1100 Palestinian prisoners including those “with blood on
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Middle EastIsrael won’t release terrorists in return for Israelis held in Gaza, official says (JNS.org) Israel has “no intention of releasing terrorists in exchange for the two citizens who entered Gaza,” an Israeli security official said Thursday after a gag order was lifted to reveal that two Israelis have been held by the Hamas terrorist group
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We couldn’t desire better lessons on the nature of the politics than we obtain from the simultaneous and competitive appearances of the Bibi and Barack twins at the heads of their governments. They are similar if not identical in their style, skills, limitations, and their reception by their own, one another’s, and
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Like many Israelis, Asaf Hanuka and Boaz Lavie served in the IDF, meeting each other on the staff of an Army newspaper. Hanuka had learned to draw by copying comic books sent to him by relatives in Santa Monica, California. Lavie had studied screen writing at a special
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The president — Commander in Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces — does not have to be a military man. Or maybe should not be a military man; a civilian perspective on issues of war is essential. But that being so, the civilian CinC should be wary of inventing military doctrine. President
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAHamas holding two Israelis hostage in Gaza since last September (JNS.org) The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas has been holding two Israeli citizens in Gaza captive for the last 10 months, one whose identity was revealed Thursday upon the lifting of a gag order by the Ashkelon Magistrate’s Court. An Israeli man of Ethiopian descent, 28-year-old
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International, Middle East, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — An Israel Defense Forces (IDF) reserves company has recently been designated to exclusively provide humanitarian care and medical assistance to Palestinians. The particular company is comprised of medics, nurses and doctors who are trained to provide quality medical care and are able to function like a civilian hospital staff
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationAn Improbable Friendship by Anthony David. © 2015 Arcade Publishing, ISBN 978-1-62872-568-1; 312 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The subtitle for this work describes it as a story of “the remarkable lives of Israeli Ruth Dayan and Palestinian Raymonda Tawil and Their Forty-Year Peace Mission.” I found it a very difficult book
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The de-facto minister of religions in Israel has delivered himself of yet another canard against Reform Judaism. Nothing better is to be expected of him and the Shas party he represents. But we’ve every reason to expect more of the prime minister than the standard announcement that the minister’s views
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