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U.S. excuses its civilian casualties, but not Israel’s

May 6, 2015

U.S.-Led Forces Killed Syrian Civilians, Rights Groups Say: Airstrikes on village controlled by Islamic State kills more than 60 civilians, say two human-rights groups (Wall Street Journal 5/1/15) Obama Apologizes After Drone Kills American and Italian Held by Al Qaeda (New York Times 4/23/15) By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — This is not a […]

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Jewish news briefs, May 6, 2015

May 6, 2015

Reports attribute airstrikes in Sudan to Israel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Foreign warplanes struck a number of targets in the Khartoum area in central Sudan overnight Tuesday, the London-based news outlet al-Araby al-Jadeed reported. Several Arab media outlets attributed the airstrikes to Israel, which did not comment on the reports. The Israeli military has reportedly

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish news briefs: May 5, 2015

May 5, 2015

Former IDF chief defends military’s values, says next round of violence ‘will be worse’ (JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spares no effort to defend democracy and moral values, former IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Monday at an event hosted by the Shurat Hadin-Israel Law Center civil rights organization in Jerusalem.

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International, Middle East

Anti- Semitism drives Western European aliyah

May 5, 2015

By Zack Pyzer JERUSALEM — The Jewish Agency for Israel said in a new report that immigration to Israel (Aliyah) from Western Europe in the first quarter of 2015 was unchanged from the same period last year. However, the statistics revealed that a large increase in the number of immigrants (olim) arriving from Eastern Europe,

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International, Middle East

In Israel, admiration, sympathy for Armenians

May 4, 2015

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM–Whether by coincidence or design (probably the latter), Jerusalem’s YMCA building is currently showing an exhibition of exquisite Armenian ceramic work produced by one of the many workshops situated in the Old City. No mention is made of the slaughter of over a million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire exactly one hundred

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

Ethiopian Israeli protests have many causes

May 4, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The onset of protests by Ethiopian Jews Israel may have something to do with suggestions coming out of Baltimore, or they may reflect their own dynamic. It’s one of the questions that are impossible to answer about the social realities and politics of this issue. From the beginning, what has grown over

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Jewish Trivia: Kentucky Derby

May 4, 2015

By Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — What is the Jewish connection to this year’s Kentucky Derby? Choose your answer. A. The winning horse, American Pharaoh, is owned by Ahmed Zayat, a Coptic Christian from Egypt. Zayat, the CEO of the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation in the 1980’s, was responsible for negotiating with Israel’s Energy

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Jewish Religion, Mark D. Zimmerman, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA

Jewish news briefs: May 4, 2015

May 4, 2015

Avigdor Lieberman resigns as Israeli foreign minister, won’t join Netanyahu coalition (JNS.org) Israeli Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman announced that his Yisrael Beiteinu party will not be joining Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition, and that he is resigning as foreign minister. “We have come to a unanimous decision that it would not be right for

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International, Middle East, USA

Unity day, prize established in memory of 3 teens

May 3, 2015

By Zack Pyzer JERUSALEM –On June 3rd, senior Israeli officials will hold two events in memory of a trio of teenagers who were abducted and murdered last summer by Hamas terrorists. Unity Day and the Jerusalem Unity Prize, organizers say, will promote tolerance and cooperation among different sectors of the Jewish people in Israel and in

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Middle East

Ethnicity? Religion? Judaism is that — and more

May 2, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — How important is Judaism for the Jews? We’ve long confused social science by being both an ethnic group (or tribe) and a religion. Among us are members of the tribe who deny religion, and converts to the religion who may have to wait a generation or two before being fully accepted

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Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle East

Kahlon well- positioned to succeed Netanyahu

May 2, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — It’s possible that, for the first time in many years, there’s a credible alternative to Binyamin Netanyahu. No, it’s not Isaac Herzog, the leader of the Opposition. Though he did well in the last elections and is, by all accounts, a competent and decent man, he lacks that special quality

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Middle East

Israel high on world happiness list

May 2, 2015

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Israel just celebrated its 67th birthday, according to the Hebrew calendar. What’s the prognosis for our nation and its people? By one announcement, Israelis are thriving. That report is the World Happiness Report, a measure of happiness published by the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network. Which countries are

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

BDS campaign smudges South Africa’s rainbow

May 2, 2015

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — Much fuss has been made about the Israeli decision to block Blade Nzinmande, the South African minister for higher education, from visiting Bir Zeit University. It must be noted that this Communist Party leader supported the suspension of academic cooperation between Johannesburg University and Ben Gurion University, so this education

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East

Alaska Airlines and the Jews of Yemen

May 1, 2015

With this column we introduce Joe Spier, who loves to research and write about Jewish history. Based in Calgary, he is a frequent winter vacationer in San Diego. We thank Ernie Addleson for putting us in touch with him. By Joe Spier CALGARY, Alberta, Canada — The story of the modern exodus of “Beta Israel” the

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Jewish History, Middle East, USA

U.S. excuses its civilian casualties, but not Israel’s

Jewish news briefs, May 6, 2015

Jewish news briefs: May 5, 2015

Anti- Semitism drives Western European aliyah

In Israel, admiration, sympathy for Armenians

Ethiopian Israeli protests have many causes

Jewish Trivia: Kentucky Derby

Jewish news briefs: May 4, 2015

Unity day, prize established in memory of 3 teens

Ethnicity? Religion? Judaism is that — and more

Kahlon well- positioned to succeed Netanyahu

Israel high on world happiness list

BDS campaign smudges South Africa’s rainbow

Alaska Airlines and the Jews of Yemen

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