The 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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Middle East, Steve Kramer
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
Israel, not Gaza, is the victim of this conflict Read More »
Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts
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
U.S., U.N. to provide financial aid to Gaza civilians Read More »
International, Middle East, USA
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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Middle East, USA
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — Ten Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel early Monday morning, July 21, via a terror tunnel, entering between the Erez checkpoint and the community of Nir Am. The group split into two contingents. An IDF observation unit spotted the terrorists and forces were alerted. One contingent was attacked by
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Middle EastBy Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (TNA)- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a public statement at the Defense Ministry in Tel Aviv on Sunday night, July 20, following the deaths of the 13 Israeli soldiers of the Golani brigade who were killed since Saturday night fighting in Gaza during heavy combat with Hamas terrorists in Gaza.
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Middle East
By Aryeh Savir President Elect Reuven Rivlin is to be sworn in this Thursday as Israel’s 10th president, amid Operation ‘Protective Edge’. Following a meeting with Knesset Chairman Yuli Edelstein on Sunday, July 20, they have decided together to hold the ceremony in a reduced and downscaled fashion. In a joint statement they said: “The
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Middle East
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — Captain Yisrael Yokel, an IDF reserves Deputy Company Commander, was called up twelve days ago for Operation ‘Protective Edge. He did not hesitate and went immediately, leaving behind his wife Tamar and five young children, who were forced to cope on their own with the rocket and sirens. Yisarel’s
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel was ready to accept a cease fire after a week of destroying enough of Hamas’ assets from the air. At the time, the death toll was less than 50. Israel is still ready to accept a cease fire, while suffering its own casualties from the ground assault, numbered as
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East