IDF chief vows ‘stability here for many years to come’ (JNS.org) “Indeed, the summer here is hot. Autumn will follow and the fields will turn green. … There will be stability here for many years to come,” Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz said Wednesday, referring to the return to normalcy […]
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– With official representatives of Israel and Hamas indirectly negotiating a ceasefire agreement in Cairo on Wednesday, August 6,, Americans for Peace Now (APN) is strongly urging the government of Israel, the Obama administration, and all stakeholders in Israeli-Palestinian peace efforts to bring the PLO and the Palestinian Authority – the
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Middle EastBy Daniel Sokatch JERUSALEM — I am so grateful for the news that a ceasefire is currently in place — that the fighting appears to be over. I know you join me in the prayer that it continues to hold and that diplomatic efforts will stop fighting from breaking out once again. As the situation
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Now that Operation Protective Edge appears to be winding down, Secretary of State Kerry again feels the need to reach a “bigger, broader approach to a two-state solution.” One would think that the United States, Israel’s closest ally and the supposed leading Western power, would have learned
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Unconditionally, and in the name of my Jewish faith: I pray that the Gaza ceasefire endures because I am deeply uncomfortable and aggrieved with the civilian carnage that has accumulated in the region. The first thing we all need to bring to the table before the children of
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Jews have been coping with uncertainty at least since those conversations between Moses and the Almighty concerning what should be done about getting the people out of Egypt. (See Exodus 3 ff) While the story of the Exodus may be mythic, there is no doubt about the ancient lineage of
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)- Hundreds of Jews ascended the Temple Mount Tuesday morning, Aug. 5, to mark Tisha B’Av the Jewish national day of mourning and fasting for the destruction of the two Holy Temples, which both stood on the Temple Mount for nearly a millennium until they were destroyed by the Babylonian and
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TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Blood sugar surges — after-meal glucose “spikes” — can be life threatening for the 29 million Americans with diabetes. Diabetic blood sugar spikes have been linked to cardiovascular disease, cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, kidney failure, and retinal damage. Now a new Tel Aviv University study, published in Diabetologia, suggests a novel way
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By Anav Silverman BEER-SHEVA, Israel (TNA)– The ability to understand the minds of political leaders is an important aspect of strategic intelligence. In this context, personality profiling is a common practice that has traditionally relied on the expertise and intuition of human psychologists, according to researchers at Ben Gurion University of the Negev (BGU). However,
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–Pottery sherds, or fragments, discovered by an Israel Antiquities Authority inspector several months ago, during extensive work by the Netivei Israel – National Transport Infrastructure Company, Ltd. on the new Highway 1 project resulted in an archaeological excavation. A previously unknown settlement from the Late Second Temple period was discovered, as
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Jewish History, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) — Israel Tennis Centers Foundation (ITC) has announced its August 2014 exhibition schedule will include a special fundraising event in La Jolla on Sunday, August 24,, from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. A diverse team of Israeli players and coaches will be flying to the U.S. to meet members of the San
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Is it possible to defeat terror? This question has come to the fore yet again, after being up and down on our agenda who knows how many times in recent years. 9-11 is an icon in American history. Israelis’ memories are clogged with many instances, none of which have been
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastSYDNEY, Australia (WJC) – Ten thousand Australians rallied in support of Israel in Sydney on Sunday, Aug. 3, at a peaceful demonstration in one of the city’s suburbs. Participants at the rally waved signs saying “We stand with Israel!” and “Stop the rockets!” and chanted “Am Yisroel Chai” as they heard communal figures defend the
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International, Middle EastTurkish PM Erdogan: Israelis ‘will drown in the blood they shed’ (JNS.org) Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan continued his verbal offensive against Israel on Sunday, Aug. 3, telling a rally in Istanbul that Israelis “will drown in the blood they shed.” “Just like Hitler, who sought to establish a race free of all faults,
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