NEW YORK (WJC) — The attacks and incitement against Jews have reached an alarming level not seen in many countries since World War II, the head of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) said on Tuesday. WJC President Ronald Lauder reacted to a series of reports from Jewish communities about anti-Semitic incidents carried out by opponents […]
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International, Middle EastFormer New York mayor flies to Tel Aviv in response to FAA ban (JNS.org) Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg flew to Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in response to the Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) ban on U.S. flights to Israel. The FAA suspension came after a rocket landed near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.
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International, Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The “war” in Gaza has now lasted over two weeks, with no immediate sign of an end to hostilities. This is really bad news for Israel in particular, and Diaspora Jews in general. I have certain perspectives on the matter. I believe the US administration bears a great deal
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)– After days of incessant terrorist gunfire emanating from the Waffa hospital in Gaza the IDF had responded on Wednesday, July 23. For days terrorists have been using the hospital as a military post. Terrorists fired small-arms fire and anti-tank rockets at IDF forces. The IDF had refrained from responding.
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)- The American Jewish Committee welcome the powerful statement issued Tuesday, July 22, on European anti-Semitism by the foreign ministers of France, Germany and Italy. “At a time when ‘Death to the Jews’ chants can be heard at public gatherings in European capitals, allegedly in protests against Israel, the bold, timely and
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International, Middle EastThe future must not belong to those who slander the prophet of Islam—Barack Hussein Obama By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — When we look at the violence that is taking place throughout the cities of Europe, it is clear that Jihadist Islam (a.k.a. Radical Islam) is no longer an aberration. When someone
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East20,000 people attend funeral of IDF soldier from Texas (JNS.org) In response to a widespread social media campaign to honor a fallen soldier, some 20,000 people crowded the military cemetery in Haifa on Monday evening for the funeral of Staff Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, one of two U.S. citizens killed in fighting in Gaza on
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International, Middle East, USABy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)– IDF forces continued on Tuesday, July 22, to move slowly through the Gazan neighborhoods of Shuja’iya, Jabalya and Beit Lahiya, searching for terror tunnels, weapons caches and terrorist command and control centers. Fighting was fierce and intense, as Hamas, which dug these tunnels at great cost, does not want to
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Middle EastBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Nicholas Kristof is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American journalist and author, who has written op-ed columns for The New York Times since 2001. Kristof generally highlights human rights abuse and social injustice. His article of July 19, “Who’s Right and Wrong in the Middle East” is not his
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By Danielle Rose Gilson AURORA, Illinois — Wait before you judge a country. Wait until you have seen it. Wait until you hear cheering and celebration as your plane lands. Wait until you see fields of mines next to fields of sunflowers and cows. Wait until you stand on the border and hear explosions from
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Protective Edge is still an operation, but may be on its way to a war. This is not a happy time, but there may be cause for optimism. Hourly and half-hourly news programs begin with the names of the most recent soldiers who have died, plus the times and locations
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON–Seeming to give credence to Orwell’s observation that “Everyone believes in the atrocities of the enemy and disbelieves in those of his own side, without ever bothering to examine the evidence,” the world’s attention has turned once again to the clash between Hamas and Israel, as the Jewish state
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CAIRO, Egypt (Press Release)–The United States and the United Nations announced a joint package of humanitarian aid to the civilians of Gaza who have been caught in the crossfire between the Hamas government and Israel. Here is a transcript of a joint news conference held in Cairo on Monday, July 21, by U.S. Secretary of
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NEW YORK (Press Release) —the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has expressed its outrage over the incendiary rhetoric of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose continuous verbal assaults on Israel have fueled violent demonstrations against Israeli diplomatic outposts and created a permissive environment for attacks on Jews. In recent days mobs have attacked Israel’s embassy
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