By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Jibril Rajoub, the PA Minister for Sport and convicted terrorist, the minister who attempted to get Israel thrown out of FIFA, was prevented from entering Jordan when returning on a flight from Tunisia. The Jordanians temporarily prevented him from entering into Jordan on his way back to Ramallah on the […]
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Barry Shaw, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsSaudis consider Iran much greater enemy than Israel, poll shows (JNS.org) A new survey that an Israeli college conducted in Saudi Arabia reveals that Saudis consider Iran a much greater enemy than Israel. In the poll, commissioned by the Interdisciplinary Center (IDC) in Herzliya together with the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 53 percent of the 506
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International, Middle EastBy David Bedein JERUSALEM–Thousands of young people are now employed on campuses around the world, well financed and well organized, in an unprecedented effort that challenges the very legitimacy of Israel on every possible academic and economic front. They call their new movement: BDS – Boycott, Divestment and Sanction Over the next few days, Mr.
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Jews worry. One can argue if those of Israel worry more than those overseas, and who has the best reasons for worry. Recent headlines have featured political pressures more than physical threats to Israel’s existence. A realist should applaud the turn. Most of the realists here are Jews, and any
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USACEO of French telecom company Orange expresses desire to boycott Israel (JNS.org) Stephane Richard, CEO of the French telecommunications giant Orange, said at a news conference in Egypt on Wednesday that he would have his company boycott Israel as soon as “tomorrow,” but isn’t yet prepared to make that move. French advocacy groups have been
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International, Middle East, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — This past week, the Polish Parliamentary Israel Allies Caucus was launched at the Polish parliament, known as the Sejm, in Warsaw. An Israeli delegation from the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC) and the World Jewish Congress (WJC) were in Warsaw on Monday, June 1 to launch the new caucus. “As
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International, Middle EastBitzua — Can do! By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — One of the Israelis’ most famous characteristics is a “can do” attitude – “Bitzua” in Hebrew. It is the concept that nothing is impossible, if you have sufficient determination. And over the past few weeks, Israel has shown just what can be done in the Jewish
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Michael Ordman, Middle EastIsraelis ‘believe we have no better friend than Canada,’ Netanyahu says (JNS.org) Upon hosting Canadian Foreign Minister Robert Nicholson in Jerusalem on Wednesday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israelis believe the Jewish state has “no better friend than Canada.” Netanyahu cited recent instances of “international hypocrisy,” including the passage of a motion to boycott
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International, Middle East, USAIsraeli ministers increase efforts to fight boycotts (JNS.org) Israeli government ministers are increasing their efforts to fight academic, consumer, cultural, and sports boycotts against Israel in what has become a significant diplomatic priority for the Jewish state. Last Friday, Israel was able to thwart a Palestinian motion asking FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, to suspend
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The election was March 17th. A day later we knew how many Knesset seats each party had won. Some commentators speculated that the head of the leading party, Benyamin Netanyahu, would have no trouble creating a coalition. Others saw problems in the variety of small parties, any one or two of which
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastTerrorist punished for giving interview to Hamas radio from Israeli jail (JNS.org) Hamas “military wing” commander Abdullah al-Barghouti, who is serving 67 life terms in Israel’s Ramon prison, has been placed in solitary confinement for speaking to Hamas radio on a smuggled mobile phone. In the radio interview, Barghouti, known as the Palestinian terrorist group’s
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The techniques come from economic concepts of benefits and costs, but the subject is not primarily money Most of those benefits and costs concern human life and welfare, and the postures of great powers that facilitate or complicate Israeli actions Once it was primarily about money, i.e., what Israel could receive from
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — The book Catch the Jew! has been heavily advertised in Israel by Gefen Books. At first I was put off by the book’s title and its somewhat facetious cover art, but after watching a television interview with the author I was intrigued enough to purchase the book. Tuvia
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Middle East, Steve KramerNetanyahu: Arab states’ involvement in peace process ‘a welcome thing’ (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Thursday that enlisting the help of moderate Arab nations to promote the stalled Israeli-Palestinian peace process would be a positive development, but that any agreement would still require Israeli control over Judea and Samaria. “The fact that we can
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