By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Life on the borders of cultures has been brought again to the fore in the crisis of three boys. We are seeing how far apart we are from Palestinians who celebrate the kidnapping, compare it to Israel’s imprisonment of their heroes who we see as murderers. And how far apart […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East-World Jewish Congress report- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has urged the immediate release of the three teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank last Thursday. “Those who perpetrated this act want to destroy us [the Palestinians],” Abbas said during a visit to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. “The three young men are human beings just like us
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Middle EastGelb explains Simulcast cancellation of “The Death of Klinghoffer” (JNS.org) “I’m convinced that the opera is not anti-Semitic,” New York Metropolitan Opera’s Leslie Gelb said in a statement in which he announced a simulcast of “The Death of Klinghoffer” at AMC theatres would be canceled, but live performances at the Met would proceed. “But
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By Anav Silverman KALUNSA, Israel — This Arab city in central Israel last week held a fundraising event called ‘A Smile of Hope’ for a leading Israeli disabilities organization, Beit Issie Shapiro and its Sindian Center, which serves the Kalansua community and Arabs from across the Southern Triangle. The event is believed to be
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (D-Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee and Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations, on Tuesday, JUne 17, released the following statement regarding three Israeli teenagers kidnapped in the West Bank: “My thoughts are with the three Israeli teenagers who were kidnapped in the West Bank last
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NEW YORK (Press Release)- The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) welcomes the Metropolitan Opera and AMC Theaters for canceling the planned live HD transmission of the anti-Semitic, anti-Israel Opera “Death of Klinghoffer” to 2,000 theaters in 66 countries around the world. But it is distressing that the Metropolitan Opera has still not canceled the eight
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) —Senate Intelligence Committee Chairman Dianne Feinstein (D-California) on Tuesday, June 17, released the following statement on the capture of Abu Khatallah in Benghazi, Libya: “I am pleased the United States has captured Abu Khatallah, one of the terrorists believed to be responsible for the September 2012 Benghazi terrorist attack that killed
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Middle East, USABUENOS AIRES (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress on Tuesday, June 17, voiced its concern about the recent official registration in Argentina of a neo-Nazi party, Bandera Vecinal, a status that allows the party to compete in the 2015 presidential elections. “This ugly party espouses the ideology and revels in the trappings of the Hitler
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By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Disgusting! As occasionally happens, one day last week I found myself trailing behind my husband as he undertook several missions involving the purchase of equipment connected with repairs to the house and improvements in the garden. Thus it was that I found myself looking around in an admittedly
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle EastAmid manhunt, Palestinians try to infiltrate West Bank Jewish community (JNS.org) As Israeli security forces continued massive efforts to rescue three kidnapped teens, Palestinians on Monday tried to infiltrate the West Bank Jewish community of Kochav Yaakov, which is situated east of Ramallah in the Binyamin region. Israel Defense Forces troops managed to disperse a
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)- Congressman Alan Lowenthal (D-California) released on Monday, June 16, the following statement in response to the growing violence in Iraq: “The reason we went to Iraq in the first place, the reasons we shed American blood there, was to create a strong foundation for the Iraqi people to provide their
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)— Congressman Henry A. Waxman (D-California) joined those calling on the Palestinian Authority to do all it can to locate and return the three kidnapped Israeli teenagers. “I strongly condemn the kidnapping of three Israeli teenagers by Palestinian extremists and call for their immediate release.,” Waxman said. “This act of terrorism against
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By Yifa Segal NOF AYALON, Israel (TNA) — A delegation of 40 French Members of Parliament arrived in Israel to commemorate 65 years of diplomatic ties between France and Israel. The largest parliamentarian delegation to ever arrive in Israel, its members included members of the Senate, national committee, mayors and former ministers. Upon their arrival,
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International, Middle EastWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN) on Monday, June 16, expressed deep concern for the safety of the three Israeli Yeshiva students who were kidnapped last Friday in the West Bank. “Our hearts and prayers are with the three and with their families. We stand in solidarity with their families and the
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