JERUSALEM (WJC) — An international conference addressing the question of why more was not done by the Allied Powers to save Jews during the Holocaust will be held at the in Jerusalem next week, bringing together scholars from five countries. Topics to be discussed will include ‘Could the Allies have bombed Auschwitz?’, ‘Chinese reponses to the […]
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. State Department issued the following statement on March 9, the eighth anniversary of Robert Levinson’s disappearance: We ask the Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran to work cooperatively with us on the investigation into Robert Levinson’s disappearance so we can ensure his safe return. Mr. Levinson went missing from
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BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and Arizona State University (ASU) have expanded their partnership with a new joint research agreement. The expanded collaboration will establish new research initiatives as well as student exchanges. The two universities will collaborate in a number of areas, including cyber security, homeland security, nanotechnology, robotics, community
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAJERUSALEM (Press Release)– Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks at his weekly Cabinet meeting on Sunday, March 8: Following my speech to Congress, we heard – over the weekend – several of the major powers’ foreign ministers saying that they do not see the need to reach an agreement forthwith and that they
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Middle East, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Emeritus Professor Moshe Sharon of the Hebrew University famously lectured on negotiations in the Middle East. He wrote: “To achieve their goal, the Arabs took to the battlefield and to bazaar diplomacy. The most important rule in the bazaar is that if the vendor knows that you desire
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — I am not a great fan of looking far ahead of where we are. There are too many possibilities capable of foiling the most carefully plotted scenarios. A small country is especially vulnerable to who knows how many outside occurences, including the unexpected. That is doubly so in the chaotic
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–In a country where women are conscripted into the army one would expect gender equality in all spheres of public life, but it’s not like that in Israel. In anticipation of International Women’s Day on March 8, the subject has been discussed in the media. The forthcoming election has provided something
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Congressman Lee Zeldin, this week sent a letter to IRS Commissioner John Koskinen asking for information regarding the tax-exempt status of The PeaceWorks Network Foundation, most commonly known by the name “OneVoice,” after several media reports indicating OneVoice, a tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization, has been using
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel One of the interesting facets of the Purim story is the tradition of giving a Purim Torah talk during the holiday. “Purim Torah” is a humorous and often satirical way of using biblical and Talmudic narratives in a manner that is creative and imaginative—but always funny, if not carnivalesque. Purim
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — One message came through loud and clear from all of the speakers and presenters at the 2015 AIPAC Policy Conference that Judy and I just attended in Washington, D.C.: no matter who heads the governments in Washington or Jerusalem, nor the temporal disputes that arise from time to
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Middle East, USA7 injured in Palestinian vehicular terror attack in Jerusalem (JNS.org) Six Israeli policewomen and a female cyclist were moderately wounded Friday when a Palestinian terrorist driver ran them over near a light rail station in northern Jerusalem. The station, located on Shimon Hatzadik Street, is adjacent to a Border Police facility. The vehicular attack took
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–One of the election ads on behalf of the Zionist Union has Tzipi Livni tell viewers about the distinguished lineage of Isaac Herzog and Herzog telling us of the prominent family that Livni comes from. Both families were actively and honourably involved in helping to bring about the State of Israel.
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has compiled a list of the eight U.S. Senators and 48 members of the House of Representatives who did not attend Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to a joint meeting of Congress on March 3. All of the absentees were either Democrats or independents.
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Middle East, USABy World Jewish Congress Iran’s top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is reportedly in serious condition at a hospital in Tehran, according to media reports.Khamenei is suffering from prostate cancer that has reportedly spread to the rest of his body. Earlier this week, the French newspaper Le Figaro quoted Western intelligence officials as saying that the cancer
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