(JNS) Five people are dead in a terror attack that took place at about 8 p.m. in the city of Bnei Brak, confirmed Magen David Adom. The shooter was killed by police. The terrorist was a 27-year-old resident of the village of Ya’bad in the West Bank who spent time in Israeli jail in the
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Middle East
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — It has been a busy week in Israel. The death of Rabbi Chaim Kanievsky, age 94, and the gathering of what was estimated as more than 325,000 supporters to participate in the funeral. Interviews featured reasonable sounding ultra-Orthodox speaking in reverence about the rabbi’s work in leading, and achieving
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion, USA
(JNS Wire) Though unseasonably cold weather and torrential downpours brought a very different vibe to the 11th annual Jerusalem Marathon on Friday, March 25, the devoted staff, volunteers and supporters of ADI (adi-israel.org), Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential and rehabilitative care for individuals with severe disabilities, braved the freezing rain and muddy Jerusalem streets
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions
By Natasha Josefowitz, ACSW, Ph.D. LA JOLLA, California — What is it in our human genes that makes us forever dissatisfied with what we have and with what is? Why do we look for a way of obtaining more? More of what? I see three areas of possible strivings, conflict and reasons for war: power,
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International, Middle East, Natasha Josefowitz, Opinion, USA
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — The annual World Happiness Report was released a few days ago. The list starts out pretty much as expected, with Finland, Denmark, and Iceland — countries that are relatively prosperous, not involved in wars, and shielded from constant global scrutiny — taking the top spots. But that Israel is ranked
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Gedaliah Borvick, Lifestyles, Middle East, Opinion
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Today’s subject: Palestinians and…drum roll, please…SEX!!!!! With “honor killings” against women persisting in Arabic society, a sexual-abuse survivors group at the University of Vermont “issued a statement comparing Zionists to sexual abusers and blocked Zionist students (read: Jews?) from posting.” Surprised? The surprise should be that a survivors group
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East, Opinion, USA
(Israel21c via JNS) On Tuesday, Israel began accepting patients at its humanitarian field hospital in western Ukraine, where it will treat people affected by the war raging in the country. Situated in the western Ukrainian city of Mostyska and called “Kochav Meir,” the 66-bed hospital is set to be open 24/7 and staffed by more
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) The first organized humanitarian mission of the North American Jewish community for Ukrainians will be far from the last. This past week, a mission organized by the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA) traveled to the Ukraine-Poland border to visit with refugees and evaluate needs on the ground. The task is
(JNS) Israeli Knesset members Avi Dichter and Nira Shpak were in Indonesia on Monday to attend the Inter-Parliamentary Union conference. This is the first time Israeli MKs have visited the country, with which Israel has no diplomatic relations. Israeli flags were on display in Nusa Dua, Bali, alongside those of another 196 countries, including Arab
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International, Middle East
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) A revived Iran nuclear deal is likely close to being done, and if it passes, Israel and the region will end up paying a “high price” for the agreement, a former Israeli intelligence official has cautioned. Brig. Gen. (res.) Yossi Kuperwasser, an ex-Military Intelligence Research Division head for the Israel Defense
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International, Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — In anticipation of a massive wave of Aliyah (immigration to Israel) from Ukraine, The Jewish Agency for Israel has launched its ‘Aliyah Express’ program, which will expedite the immigration process resulting in thousands of Ukrainian olim (immigrants) arriving in Israel per week. Since the outbreak of the war at the end
By Ben Cohen (JNS) “The unrestrained assault by ___ military, police and paramilitary forces, under the direction of President ___, on ___ civilians has created a massive humanitarian catastrophe which also threatens to destabilize the surrounding region. Hundreds of thousands of people have been expelled ruthlessly from ___ by the ___ authorities. We condemn these
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International, Middle East, Opinion, USA
(JNS) Dear Mr. Speaker, members of the Knesset; Dear Prime Minister Bennett, thank you very much for your support; Dear members of the Government of the State of Israel, all attendees, guests, people of Israel. The Ukrainian and Jewish communities have always been and, I am sure, will always be intertwined, very close. They will
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Holocaust, International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — The Jewish people: Where are we? Where are we going? How do our numbers of those moving compare with other countries? Jews move. We always have done so. We hear complaints of here and there, and aspirations/hopes for here and there. Some figures: According to Israel’s Central Bureau of
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, Opinion, USA