By Sean Savage/JNS.org In the wake of Islamist terror attacks that killed a combined 16 people at the Charlie Hebdo satirical magazine and a kosher supermarket in Paris, the leader of a prominent Christian-Jewish aid group told JNS.org that he is exploring ways to help French Jews immigrate to Israel. Brothers Cherif Kouachi and […]
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International, Middle EastBy Alina Dain Sharon/JNS.org In a traumatic week for Paris that saw the murders of 12 people at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, four hostages at a kosher supermarket in Porte de Vincennes, and a police officer in Montrouge—all coming at the hands of Islamist terrorists—the violence was accompanied by the usual anti-Israel conspiracy theories.
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International, Middle EastAt least 2 killed in hostage crisis at kosher grocery in Paris (JNS.org) While the French operation to apprehend the Islamist terrorists behind Wednesday’s deadly shooting at the Charlie Hebdo satirical newspaper continues, at least two people have been killed Friday in a developing hostage crisis at a kosher grocery store in the Porte de
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The costs of being a Jew have increased, especially outside of Israel. Americans report increased discomfort from what they hear and read, some of it from individuals who don’t seem to realize the people they are speaking to are Jews. Emotional costs may be greater than elsewhere on campuses, but anyone attuned
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Most of what’s happening in Israel these days and some of what’s happening in the rest of the world is viewed here in the context of the forthcoming general election. Thus the elaborate and drastic preparations to meet the expected snow storm – the first installment of each has been and
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–The U.S. State Department released an official response to the question of whether it believes the Palestine Authority can join the International Criminal Court. Here is a transcript of the statement. Question: Does the U.S. have a position regarding Palestinian efforts to accede to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court?
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International, Middle East, USATEL AVIV (Press Release)— Terrorist attacks around the world continue to grow in scope and severity. In the aftermath of such attacks, authorities are usually quick to address the needs of victims and their relatives. But what about terrorism’s impact on a general public seemingly distant from the scene of attacks — “indirect” victims of
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — 2015 – So what’s new? As we turn the pages of our calendars to begin a new secular year, what are the latest groundbreaking, life-changing discoveries, treatments and innovations to emerge from the Jewish State? Israeli medical researchers continually uncover vital new information about our complex biological makeup. Technion
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education-Compiled by JNS.org– Ayatollah Ali Khamenei says Iran must ‘immunize’ itself against nuclear sanctions (JNS.org) Ahead of the resumption of nuclear negotiations between Iran and Western powers, Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for efforts to “immunize” Iran against sanctions. “What would you do if [negotiators] set a condition for lifting the sanctions
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International, Middle East, USABEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) – Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have discovered that alpha1-antitrypsin (AAT) could prevent deadly infections in immune system-compromised patients. Their study, reported in the Journal of Infectious Diseases by Dr. Eli C. Lewis and his team of BGU researchers, examined the effectiveness of AAT treatment in halting bacterial colonization and spread.
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationNEW YORK (Press Release)– A group of campus leaders from 16 universities across the United States traveled to Israel on an Anti-Defamation League (ADL) mission, giving college students an up-close look at the complex issues within Israel and the Middle East. The 18 participants in the annual ADL Campus Leaders Mission to Israel spent eight
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TEL AVIV, Jan. 6 (Press Release)– An Israeli civil rights center in Tel Aviv, Shurat HaDin-Israel Law Center, has filed three war crimes complaints against Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) officials in the International Criminal Court (ICC) in the Hague. The three complaints, against PLO leaders Jibril Rajoub, Majid Faraj and Rami Hamdallah, follow the Israeli group’s
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International, Middle East-Compiled by JNS.org- Palestinian Authority to join International Criminal Court on April 1 (JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority (PA) will become the 123rd member of the International Criminal Court (ICC) on April 1, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced late Tuesday. “The Statute will enter into force for the State of Palestine on 1 April 2015
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel and Palestine are having another dance that may seem unreal, but is the essence of our relationship. Each is pressing on the other. Palestinians say they will bring charges against Israel for war crimes, overlooking the capacity of Israel to bring charges against Palestinians for war crimes. Israel is
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