Israeli man stabbed in suspected terror attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A 19-year-old Israeli man was stabbed in Maaleh Adumim, east of Jerusalem, on Sunday. He sustained moderate wounds and was rushed to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Security forces, assisted by police helicopters, began searching the area for the assailant, who according
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It isn’t easy. Deciding what is right or proper is one problem. Deciding about preferences is another. Most people don’t do it well. It’s not simply a matter of following one crowd or another, and expressing the slogans that politicians and activists use to campaign for or against a candidate or a program.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)– A new program has been launched for Christian student leaders, modeled after Taglit-Birthright Israel trips for young American Jews. Covenant Journey, a program of trips to Israel for Christian student leaders at colleges and universities, was unveiled on Friday, May 8, at the Israeli Embassy in Washington’s Annual Christian Solidarity
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Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The General Election in UK has resulted in the first majority Conservative Party victory in a generation. As usual, the British electorate has spoken with great common sense, apart from the Scots, who seem to be carried away on their own trajectory. The election results were extremely “good for
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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Britain has just reelected a Conservative government, avoiding a “hung parliament,” a situation in which no single party wins an absolute majority of the votes. That, despite the fact that British polls had steadfastly predicted that neither the Conservative or Labor parties would win a majority. Israel, which
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –I don’t remember much about war in Israel. I remember the orange trees, the thick breezes, my friends who had arrived from all over the world, and my grandmother, a stout, sturdy woman named Yona. I remember feeling warm and special, talking to her for hours on end, on her
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Before the new government of Israel will be sworn in, the Knesset will pass a bill that’ll allow the prime minister to enlarge his cabinet to satisfy the disgruntled members of his own Likud party who’re dismayed at the way in which Mr. Netanyahu bestowed ministerial posts on his coalition partners
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–It isn’t easy living in a country with six million nervous Jews, with another six million or so overseas always worrying about us and themselves, and a couple of million others here, mostly Arabs, most of them forbidden by their leaders to enjoy the status quo. Jews have been demanding more since
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida –Pundits, columnists and political science professors have commented on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new 61 to 59 new coalition government and have wondered how long it can last. If some member goes abroad or gets sick, the government can fall. Whether the government lasts for a few months
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Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — The largest oil and gas conference in the world, known as the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) was held this week and 14 Israeli companies were present during the three-day event (May 4-7) in Houston, Texas. Founded in 1969, OTC serves as a major platform for the development of hydrocarbon
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Middle East, USAU.S. Senate overwhelmingly passes bill giving Congress oversight of Iran deal (JNS.org) The U.S. Senate on Thursday overwhelmingly passed the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015, which would give Congress a 30-day period to review a final nuclear deal between Iran and world powers, in a 98-1 vote. The only senator to vote against
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-New York), the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the formation of the new Israeli government: “I congratulate Prime Minister Netanyahu on his successful formation of a new coalition. I look forward to working with the new Israeli government to advance our
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — Israeli film legend, Aryeh Elias passed away at age 94 on Thursday, May 7. The veteran stage, television and movie actor, who was born in Kurdistan in 1921, was the first Jew to be accepted to the drama faculty in Baghdad’s Academy of Fine Arts in Iraq in 1941.
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Middle East‘Syria will win,’ Assad declares to audience of thousands (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Debunking rumors that he had been murdered by his bodyguards, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad gave a public address before an audience of thousands in Damascus on Wednesday, declaring that “Syria will win” the country’s civil war. Speaking at a graduation ceremony in
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