Middle East

ZOA warns SJP plans national day of campus disruption

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned a call by Hatem Bazian, the founder of the anti-Semitic hate group that calls itself “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP), for a disruptive and potentially unlawful, violent and dangerous “International Day of Action” on college campuses around the world. The SJP is […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Yemin Orde names major gifts director

BETHESDA, Maryland (Press Release) -Friends of Yemin Orde appointed Robert L. Gurmankin, an experienced leader and fundraiser in the Jewish philanthropic arena, as the organization’s first Director of Major Gifts. Gurmankin will focus his development efforts in the New York tri-state area and the Philadelphia region, and will work to build relationships with foundations and

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Middle East

Israel’s economy set to rebound following ceasefire

By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel   JERUSALEM (TNA) — Despite the numerous setbacks suffered in Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s economy remains resilient. Amid news of massive budget cuts needed to pay for the latest war and losses to the tourism and retail industries, statistics from many sources project a rapid economic recovery and continued growth of one of

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APN demands Israel undo ‘State Land’ declaration

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Americans for Peace Now (APN) joins its Israeli sister organization, Shalom Achshav (Peace Now), in strongly condemning the Israeli government’s decision to take over a large swath of West Bank land to expand Gva’ot, a settlement-in-the-making west of Bethlehem, as well as neighboring settlements. The Obama administration reportedly called on

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Middle East, USA

Answering a liberal Jewish critic of Israel

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel –One of my readers asked for help in answering friends who have been “awakened” to anti-Zionism by Antony Lerman, who recently wrote, “The End of Liberal Zionism” (8/22/14) in The NY Times Sunday Review. Lerman writes on the subjects of anti-Semitism, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, multiculturalism, and the place of

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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA

Legislature seeks higher quota for Chaldean refugees

SACRAMENTO (Press Release)– Assemblyman Brian Jones (Republican-Santee) led the effort on Friday, Aug. 30, to secure passage of a resolution urging President Obama to expedite visa processing for Iraq’s minority groups and to lift the refugee quota cap for Iraqi-Christians during a time of religious persecution.  Authored by Senator Joel Anderson, SJR 17 passed with

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Middle East, USA

Ancient copper workers probably had high status

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In 1934, American archaeologist Nelson Glueck named one of the largest known copper production sites of the Levant “Slaves’ Hill.” This hilltop station, located deep in Israel’s Arava Valley, seemed to bear all the marks of an Iron Age slave camp — fiery furnaces, harsh desert conditions, and a massive

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