By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — For the moment and against the odds, Kobani stands. Kurdish men and women, abandoned by the United States and watched but not aided by Turkey, hold the line against the sweep of ISIS across Iraq and Syria; one little point of heroism that may be gone by the time […]
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM– There was a conference to decry destruction and announce donations for Gaza. Sound and fury signifying nothing? Perhaps. Delegates representing some 50 nations and 20 regional and international organizations met in Cairo to talk about peace and reconstruction, and fill the hat being passed by the President of the Palestine
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastJERUSALEM (WJC) — World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder on Monday addressed a large gathering of Evangelical Christians at Jerusalem’s Pais Arena in which he spoke out forcefully against the slaughter of Christians across the Middle East and in Africa. “When hundreds of thousands of Christians – men, women and children – are killed,
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) condemned an overnight attack on a mosque in the West Bank village of Aqraba. Graffiti, including the words “price tag” and the name of a nearby Israeli settlement, Tapuah, were spraypainted on the mosque. Rugs, walls and holy books were damaged by the fire and smoke.
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Middle East, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — On the Jewish festival of Simchat Torah (Rejoicing of the Law) we read how the universe was created – starting with the four words “Let there be light.” Today, Israeli solar energy projects light up countless homes. However, the Jewish State also has found another way to illuminate millions
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Pentagon spokesman Adm. John Kirby told reporters he understood that U.S. air power wouldn’t save Kobani, but that there is a “larger strategy” in place. The primary goal of the campaign is not to save Syrian cities and towns, U.S. Central Command officials said, but to go after ISIS senior
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABERLIN (WJC) — The German government has taken steps to intensify provenance research in order to clarify whether or not works of art were looted by the Nazis from their rightful Jewish owners. Germany came under fire last year after it came to light that Cornelius Gurlitt, the son of a prominent Nazi-era art dealer,
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Jewish History, Middle EastBy Rafael Medoff WASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS.org)– Ex-presidents seldom take an interest in Jewish affairs, with two notable exceptions. One is Jimmy Carter, who has repeatedly clashed with the Jewish community. Another is Herbert Hoover, an unlikely ally of the Jews who passed away 50 years ago this coming week (Oct. 20, 1964). Most ex-presidents have
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Please be advised the following may be offensive to many readers. Those who should be wary of going further include American patriots, especially those Cold Warriors still anti-Russian, proponents of high moral virtues, individuals squeamish with the use of force, or who view collateral damage as the worst of evils. After great accomplishments
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastLOS ANGELES (Press Release)–American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) has announced the appointment of Andrew Hoffer as associate director of its Southwest Region. Hoffer has nearly 20 years of experience in cultivating and securing major gifts, as well as organizing capital campaigns and special events for a broad range of education, healthcare and social service
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–There is something American about the most recent quarrel between Barack Obama and Benyamin Netanyahu. There are other things as well. A clash of strong egos, of the kinds required and nurtured by serious politics. And greatly different geopolitics. While Obama is required by his setting to play among the world leaders and
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastTEL AVIV (Press Release)— Two years ago, Prof. Eshel Ben-Jacob of Tel Aviv University’s School of Physics and Astronomy and Rice University’s Center for Theoretical Biological Physics made the startling discovery that cancer, like an enemy hacker in cyberspace, targets the body’s communication network to inflict widespread damage on the entire system. Cancer, he found,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –Most American supporters of Israel believe that the US government has high regard for Israel and that it considers the Jewish State a valued ally and friend. And why might that be? Israel is the only true democracy in the Middle East. Israel shares “Judeo-Christian values” with America. Israel
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Relax? Impossible. Too much is threatening. Daesh, whatever that is, is chopping heads and managing to evade the US air campaign (along with a few other participants providing 10 percent of the airstrikes), and imposing its draconian Islam across much of Syria and Iraq. Hamas says that it intends to do
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