Iran reportedly deploys rocket and missile batteries in Iraq (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) While the White House insists it is not cooperating with Iran in fighting the Islamic State terror group,The New York Times reported Tuesday night that Iran has deployed missile and rocket batteries to Iraq to help Iraqi government forces recapture the city […]
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The 70-80 percent of eligible Israelis who vote selected one of 26 slips with party symbols, or a blank that could serve as a protest against all of the 26 others with or without writing on it. They placed one slip in an official envelope, and put that envelope in
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release) — U.S. Senators Ben Cardin (D-Maryland.) and Marco Rubio (R-Florida), both members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, have joined with Senate Foreign Relations Committee Ranking Member Bob Menendez (D-New Jersey.) to introduce S. 756, the Syrian War Crimes Accountability Act of 2015, legislation that would establish a Syria-specific standard of
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Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — It’s not only the public and politicians gearing up for the political changes following Tuesday’s Election Day in Israel. The employees of Israel’s Knesset are also completing preparations as they bid farewell to those Knesset Members leaving and welcome new members to Israel’s parliament building. Director General of the
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Middle EastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON — Faculty at the University of Southampton in England will be sponsoring a three-day conference in April, “International Law and the State of Israel: Legitimacy, Responsibility and Exceptionalism,” conceived of to “explore the relatedness of the suffering and injustice in Palestine to the foundation and protection of a state
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USABy Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Israeli television exit polls on Tuesday night showed that while the country’s national election remains too close to call, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party defied the projections of pre-election polling and would likely extend his current six-year run as prime minister. An exit poll by Channel 2 said that Likud won
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Jacob Kamaras, Middle EastBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have developed a groundbreaking approach to determine sleep quality using their new breath sound analysis (BSA). This is less expensive and invasive than current polysomnography (PSG) technology, according to a new study published on PLOS Online. “One of the main goals of sleep medicine today
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Joshua Halickman KIRYAT SHEMONA, Israel — Walking up to the Kiryat Shemona Municipal Stadium, I could see the beautiful snow-capped Hermon Mountain in the background of this picturesque facility planted right in the middle of a suburban neighborhood far away from the hustle and bustle of Tel Aviv. This is where the 2014 Israel State Cup
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International, Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The New York Times and the Toronto Globe and Mail, together with no doubt countless other publications around the world, seem to be surprised at the announcement by Prime Minister Netanyahu that he doesn’t favour a Palestinian state. It didn’t come as a surprise to most Israelis. Yes, he
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Middle EastNetanyahu says no Palestinian state if he forms next government (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Monday that he would not establish a Palestinian state if his Likud party forms the next Israeli government, reversing the support for a two-state solution that he expressed in a 2009 speech at Bar-Ilan University. “I think that anyone
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International, Middle East, USABy Susan Tuchman, Esq. and Morton Klein NEW YORK (Press Release) — Last week, the University of Oklahoma appropriately responded swiftly and strongly when members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity sang anti-black chants that included the “n” word and references to lynching. The university expelled two students and shut down the entire fraternity chapter,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release) – Seeking to help potential Olim to Israel make informed choices, Nefesh B’Nefesh (NBN) hosted an Aliyah mega event on Sunday, March 15, in New York City together with The Jewish Agency for Israel, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah & Immigrant Absorption Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF-USA. More than 1,200 people attended the Aliyah Mega Event
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Middle East, USA
RABAT, Morocco (Press Release)– An American Jewish Committee (AJC) leadership delegation, in meetings with senior Moroccan officials, hailed the kingdom’s economic and political progress and its critical security partnership with the United States. AJC, which has engaged the Moroccan government and civil society for decades, conveyed messages of support for the efforts of His Majesty
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Middle East, USA
By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (Tazpit) — While half a year has passed since the end of Israel’s 50-day Operation Protective Edge to stop Gaza rockets and terror tunnels last August, IDF soldiers are still recovering from their physical injuries. This is the case of Daniel Wein, a 23-year-old combat soldier from the Nahal
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education