By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON–The disheartening, though not entirely surprising, breakdown of talks between Israel and the Palestinians marked yet another failure by the two sides to come closer to an agreement that would usher the way for a Palestinian state. Yet, no sooner had the talks collapsed than blame was being assigned by […]
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Jewish History, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts
BERLIN (WJC)–World Jewish Congress Vice-President Dieter Graumann, the head of the Central Council of Jews in Germany, has expressed outrage at an attack against an 83-year-old man during a solidarity rally in Hamburg, Germany for the three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank nearly two weeks ago. The man was reportedly thrown to the
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International, Middle EastRachel Frenkel, mother of kidnapped teen, tells UNHRC that she is living a ‘nightmare’ (JNS.org) Rachel Frenkel, the mother of one of the kidnapped Israeli teens, told the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) that she is living “every mother’s nightmare” as she urged the international body to do more to help rescue her son
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Representative Eliot L. Engel, the leading Democrat on the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, on Monday, June 23, made the following statement on the removal of chemical weapons from Syria: “The removal today of chemical weapons material from Syria is an important achievement. More than 1,000 tons of deadly chemicals have been
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel spoke via telephone on Monday, June 23, with Israeli Minister of Defense Moshe “Boogie” Ya’alon, according to Hagel’s spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby. “Minister Ya’alon provided the secretary with an update on recent developments, including the kidnapping of Israeli teenagers in the West Bank and Sunday’s
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Following the decision by the Presbyterian Church (USA) to divest from three U.S. companies whose products, they argue, are used to support Israeli occupation, Americans for Peace Now on Monday, June 23, issued the following statement: “Last Friday’s decision of the Presbyterian Church of the United States to divest from
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Middle East, USABy Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA — The State Department’s demand that Israel “exercise restraint” in its search for the Hamas kidnappers makes a mockery of President Obama’s pledge two years ago that he “will always have Israel’s back.” State Department spokeswoman Jen Psaki declared on June 20 that the Obama administration is “urging
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Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– EL AL Israel Airlines is the official airline of the Israel Lacrosse Association, which is expanding efforts to introduce the sport to Israeli communities throughout the country. In coordination with Taglit-Birthright, more than 40 lacrosse players from all over the USA took the initiative and collected more than 2,000 pounds of lightly
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Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA
PALO ALTO, California (Press Release)–Scholar and commentator Fouad Ajami lost his battle with cancer on Sunday, June 22, it was announced by John Raisian, director of the Hoover Institution at Stanford University “Fouad is truly one of the most brilliant Middle East scholars of our time,” said Raisian. “His Hoover Institution family will forever miss his superb
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Middle East, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release) — After their hectic experience of delivery, newborns are almost immediately stretched out on a measuring board to assess their length. Medical staff, reluctant to cause infants discomfort, are tasked with measuring their length, because it serves as an indispensable marker of growth, health and development. But the inaccuracy and unreliability
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)– The Beit Guvrin caves and the ancient town of Maresha in central Israel were recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as a heritage site on Sunday, June 22, during its 38th World Heritage Committee in Doha, Qatar. The man-made caves, known for their unique ‘bell
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Middle East, Travel and Food
NEW YORK (Press Release)- The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) on Monday, June 23, condemned senior Palestinian Authority (PA) official, Saeb Erekat, for his statement that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is a war criminal who isn’t “worth the bullet” it would take to shoot him. It has called upon PA president Mahmoud Abbas to
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) – World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer condemned a divestment resolution adopted by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church USA on Friday, saying that it sent “a terrible signal about the church and its priorities.” “The fact that the church assembly voted to approve this injurious resolution even as Israel
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Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (WJC) — At a meeting with the World Jewish Congress-Israel and the Israel Council on Foreign Relations (ICFR) in Jerusalem, Albanian Foreign Minister Ditmir Bushati spoke of his country’s friendship for Israel and also its wartime history as a sanctuary for Jews fleeing the Holocaust. Bushati, 37, one of Europe’s youngest foreign ministers, called
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International, Middle East