By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — In an unprecedented incident, the Palestinian Authority has arrested four anti-Israel BDS (Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions) activists in Ramallah. The four, Zeid Shuaibi, Abdel Jawad Hamayel, Fadi Quran and Fajr Harb, were arrested about two weeks ago on charges of “provoking riots and the breach of public tranquility.” The […]
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Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Hamas government spokesman in Gaza, Ihab al-Ghussein, stated that Mahmoud Abbas was deceiving the Americans in public statements calling for peace with Israel. In a Facebook post on June 8, al-Ghussein wrote that the Palestinian leader, Mahmoud Abbas, is “tricking” the Americans. “When I go out and say that the
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SUMMIT, New Jersey (Press Release)– “Palestinians must choose between peace with Israel as a Jewish state and a marriage with Hamas, a terrorist organization,” Senator Robert Menendez declared at the AJC New Jersey Region Annual Meeting. The “marriage will have severe consequences.” The agreement between the Palestinian Authority, led by Mahmoud Abbas, and Hamas to
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Middle East, USAPope Francis, Peres, Abbas pray for peace in Vatican City (JNS.org) Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas joined Pope Francis to pray for peace in Vatican City on Sunday. “Peacemaking calls for courage, much more so than warfare,” Pope Francis said. “It calls for the courage to say yes to encounter
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It looks like everyone is angry, but that is only the top layer. Only a bit deeper down, the status quo–including everybody else’s anger–looks pretty good from all the competing perspectives. Israelis are angry with Palestinians for creating an alliance with Hamas, and angry with Americans and Europeans for recognizing
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By Jeffrey F. Barken/JNS.org TEL AVIV (JNS) — Janet Tauro and Varda Kahanovich made a deal upon which their lives depend. Tauro, a foreign worker from Mumbai, provides Kahanovich, a 90-year-old Israeli woman living on Kibbutz Maagan Michael, warm and devoted care. In return, Kahanovich hopes to live a long and happy life, well beyond
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VATICAN CITY (VNS)–Pope Francis joined in prayer with Israel’s President Shimon Peres and the Palestine Authority’s Presidentg Mahmoud Abbas. Here, as provided by the Vatican, are the comments made by each of the leaders on Sunday June 8: Pope Francis — Distinguished Presidents, I greet you with immense joy and I wish to offer you,
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – Fawzi Ayoub, a Hezbollah terrorist who was imprisoned in Israel for an attempted terrorist attack in Jerusalem and was also on the FBI’s most wanted terrorist list, has met his death in Syria. The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center (ITIC) provides us with a glimpse in to
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By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – A new petition has been launched demanding the release of incarcerated Israeli Jonathan Pollard. Peres, nearing the end of his presidential term, is scheduled to meet with US President Barack Obama at the White House on June 13th, during which Peres will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Signed by
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Middle East, USABy Myron Kaplan/JNS.org An open letter to the New York Metropolitan Opera general manager concerning “The Death of Klinghoffer,” an anti-Jewish and anti-Israel opera: reasons to reject it and viable replacements for it in HD transmission. Peter Gelb General Manager The Metropolitan Opera Lincoln Center New York, NY 10023 Dear Mr. Gelb, As a longtime
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Middle East, USA(JNS.org) Vatican officials say that Pope Francis hopes to help end “eternal negotiations” between the Israelis and Palestinians, but will not interfere in politics, during an upcoming prayer session at the Vatican on Sunday, June 8. Israeli President Shimon Peres and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas were invited to the Vatican to pray for peace
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By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — She may not be flashy, a firebrand speechmaker, or even very well known outside of her Queens congressional district, but despite her brief legislative career, freshman U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D-N.Y.) has become one of Congress’s most steadfast supporters of Israel and Jewish issues. Along the way
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By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — A prominent Republican senator considered by many to be a contender in the 2016 presidential election has embarked on a foreign policy push of late, with a strong focus on Israel and the Jewish community. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a Tea Party favorite, recently
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By Sean Savage/JNS.org With a focus on Hindu nationalism and pro-market policies, newly elected Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi promises to propel the country in a new direction. India and Israel have enjoyed increasingly close military and economic cooperation over the past two decades, and Modi also brings strong personal and business ties with Israel dating
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