Israeli authorities arrest Hamas terror cell that planned Purim attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A gag order lifted on Tuesday revealed that a Hamas terror cell had planned to carry out a shooting attack against Israeli soldiers last month during the holiday of Purim. The investigation, conducted jointly by the Shin Bet security agency, the […]
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International, Middle East, USAHillary Clinton announces presidential candidacy (JNS.org) Former U.S. senator, secretary of state, and first lady Hillary Clinton on Sunday announced that she will run for president in 2016. She lost to President Barack Obama in the 2008 Democratic presidential primary. The National Jewish Democratic Council (NJDC) welcomed Clinton’s candidacy, saying in a statement that she
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama is not a bad man, or a stupid man. It’s hard to say that he’s a bad president for the United States. He has made a mark for himself in bringing US health care into the 20th century, and it may even make it into the 21th century,
In defense, with a large caveat, of Barack Obama Read More »
International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Experts in negotiation techniques tell us that the only viable deals are those that create win-win conditions. Judging by reactions from all sides, the outline of the deal with Iran doesn’t qualify. Not only are Prime Minister Netanyahu and his political colleagues against what’s being proposed, but so are many
Iran deal seems more win-lose than win-win Read More »
Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Barack Obama isn’t looking as good as he did when he had the interviewers all to himself in the first few days after negotiators left Lausanne with smiles and handshakes, but nothing more than oral reports about what had been agreed to date. Commentators have poked around the details and
Iran speculation prompts numerous scenarios Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAJERUSALEM (WJC)– Over 80 percent of Israelis think the Holocaust will one day fade from memory, although it still resonates and influences daily life in the Jewish state, a poll conducted by The Center of Organizations of Holocaust Survivors found. The poll, for which five hundred Jewish- Israeli adults were canvassed, was conducted ahead of Israel’s
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Jewish History, Middle EastIDF praises soldier’s ‘composure’ during Samaria stabbing attack (JNS.org) Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Staff Sgt. Tomer Lan, who was stabbed in the back by a Palestinian terrorist on Wednesday in Samaria, “prevented a larger terrorist attack” when he “acted with composure and as required by a combat soldier,” the IDF said. Lan was able to
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It seems like a head to head competition, verbal and political combat, with one of the participants vastly outweighing the other in the resources that usually determine such outcomes. Nobody in the world has been more powerful than the President of the United States since the end of World War
Netanyahu, Obama in head- to- head competition Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — The current news is full of smart Israeli solutions that benefit the world. It also contains many examples of smart countries, companies and individuals that have recognized this important role of the Jewish State. Israeli biotech SynVaccine is developing smart, safe synthetic vaccines from the tissue of the recipient’s
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsraeli-developed cancer drug found to effectively treat autoimmune baldness (JNS.org) Researchers from Israel’s Hadassah Medical Center who gave a patient a cancer drug that is being studied as a possible treatment for rheumatoid arthritis discovered that the drug is also effective in treating alopecia areata, the autoimmune disease that causes baldness. In most cases of
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International, Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)— With obesity on the rise in households across America, the demand for weight-loss treatments, personal trainers, and lifestyle coaches is amping up. But when it comes to physical fitness, the best incentive to get in shape might be the very person sitting across from you at the dinner table. New research
Couples who exercise keep each other healthier Read More »
Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The Ghost of Neville Chamberlain? The situation in Yemen has not really attracted the attention it deserves in the mainstream media. However it is incredibly serious, for it’s potential strategic implications. Yemen controls the southern entrance to the entire Red Sea, and hence the traffic through the Suez Canal. It
Iran gains choke hold on Mideast oil routes Read More »
International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The fact that both Prime Minister Netanyahu and Leader of the Opposition Herzog say that they won’t sit in the same government doesn’t mean that it won’t happen. While Netanyahu’s team is negotiating with Likud’s “natural partners” – in addition to the two Orthodox parties, Bennett’s Habayit Hayehudi
Hopes for Israel unity government persist Read More »
Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — What South Korea, Japan, and Israel have in common is some considerable degree of dependence on the United States, reinforced by pledges of unfaltering loyalty. South Vietnam might also be added to the list, but with a difference. The US paid a high price for its defense, but was not
As went North Korea, could go Iran Read More »
Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA