By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–A cartoon in last Friday’s Ha’aretz shows a narrow hilly road with two cars facing each other that cannot pass each other. The one going uphill is driven by Isaac (Buji) Herzog, the leader of the newly minted Zionist Camp, an amalgam of his Labour and Tzipi Livni’s Hat’nua. The other […]
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — On the day that we watched scenes from the funeral in Jerusalem of four French Jews who were murdered at a kosher market in Paris for being Jewish, I received my copy of the Johns Hopkins Magazine, an excellent publication from my alma mater. As I leafed through it,
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By Rabbi Avi Weiss PARIS — “A fire is burning” Vladimir (Ze’ev) Jabotinsky declared to European Jewry during the 1930s. Too few heeded his cry. As I leave Paris after a solidarity mission following terrorist attacks at Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher, I offer a similar cry. While French prime minister Manuel Valls proclaimed, “France
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International, Middle East, USAIsraelis overwhelmingly support Netanyahu’s visit to Paris after attacks (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s recent trip to France following three Islamist terrorist attacks that killed a combined 17 people caused some controversy, but the overwhelming majority of Israelis support both his visit to Paris and his conduct while there, a new Israel Hayom poll shows.
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International, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) has denounced Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for “his ongoing diatribes against Israel and hateful, personal attacks targeting Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.” Erdogan condemned Netanyahu’s participation in Sunday’s rally in Paris against Islamist terrorism, accusing the Israeli leader of “state terrorism.” On Thursday, Jan 15, Erdogan
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JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin expressed support on Thursday, Jan. 15, for the recent launch of the Jerusalem Unity Prize in memory of three slain teen kidnap victims at a ceremony attended by the families of the three boys and Jerusalem’s Mayor, Nir Barkat, who has been the main initiator behind the initiative. The prize was
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Middle East, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–Ethiopia is aiming to enhance access to affordable and environmentally-friendly renewable energy for its population, with the country’s Ministry of Water, Irrigation and Energy announcing last month that it had signed an agreement with an Israeli solar-hybrid power company to further this goal. The leading Israeli developer of solar-biogas hybrid power
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WASHINGTON (WJC) –Ronald S. Lauder, president of the World Jewish Congress, was decorated with Germany’s highest honor, the Commander’s Cross of the Order of Merit. In a ceremony held at the German Embassy in Washington D.C., German Ambassador Peter Wittig presented the award to President Lauder on behalf of the President of Germany, Joachim Gauck,
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International, Middle East, USA-Compiled by JNS.org ‘This is your land,’ Netanyahu tells Birthright participants at program’s 15th anniversary (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Taglit-Birthright Israel program celebrated 15 years of bringing young Jews (ages 18-26) on free 10-day trips to Israel on Wednesday evening in Jerusalem. The speakers and crowd at the event observed a moment of silence
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International, Middle East, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel–How lucky is Israel? Last week, Ben Gurion University researchers made an “accidental” discovery, when testing an experimental anti-inflammatory drug, that could signify a breakthrough in the treatment of deadly infections. My immediate thought was how “lucky” the BGU scientists were – but in reality, the discovery followed the proscribed use
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Michael Ordman, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Those of us academics who teach about the factors that influence public policy can find nothing more powerful than history. Policymaking starts with what is. How we got to where we are begins an endless quarrel, with each participant able to cite a cluster of economic, social, and personal elements and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The Department of State has designated Abdallah al-Ashqar as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist under Executive Order (E.O.) 13224, which targets terrorists and those providing support to terrorists or acts of terrorism. The consequences of this designation include a prohibition against U.S. persons engaging in transactions with Abdallah al-Ashqar, and the freezing
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Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of teenage death in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, seven 16- to 19-year-olds die every day as a result of injuries incurred from road crashes. But attempts to address the problem through legislation and technological innovation have yielded
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-Combined news releases- A rally in New York City for the 17 murdered victims of the Charlie Hebdo and Hyper Cacher attracted 1,000 participants in New York City and more than 700 people gathered at Congregation Adas Israel for an AJC program of solidarity with France’s Jewish community. The Jewish community of New York held
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