HAIFA (Press Release)–“In the beginning of the 90s a historic window of opportunities opened up before us. We knew that the circumstances will never again be so favorable. Leaders must have an open eye for windows of opportunity that allow them to take bold steps.” These are the words of the former president of the […]
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International, Middle EastYeshiva University’s medical school, Montefiore agree to form new joint entity (JNS.org) The Montefiore Health System and Yeshiva University (YU) on Tuesday, May 27,, announced an agreement to form a new joint entity in which Montefiore will assume “greater responsibility for the day-to-day operations and financial management” of YU’s Albert Einstein College of Medicine. Montefiore
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — The White House said on Tuesday, May 27, that President Obama called President-elect Petro Poroshenko of Ukraine “to congratulate him on his victory and offer the full support of the United States as he seeks to unify and move his country forward. “The President stressed the importance of quickly implementing the
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International, Middle East, USA
NEW YORK (Press Release)– Following the monumental visit of Pope Francis to the Holy Land, EL AL Israel Airlines flew His Holiness and 100 Vatican officials and international journalists to Rome aboard flight LY514, which departed the evening of Monday, May 26. The flight was operated on a Boeing 777 aircraft, which was adorned with
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Middle East, Travel and FoodOpEd by Morton A. Klein NEW YORK- When Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA) signed a reconciliation agreement with Hamas, a recognized terrorist group that calls in its Charter for the destruction of Israel and the murder of Jews, the State Department’s spokeswoman, Jen Psaki, observed, “It’s hard to see how Israel can be expected
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Middle East, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release)— A dream became reality when The Rothstein-Williamowsky Post-Graduate Clinics were inaugurated at Tel Aviv University’s Maurice and Gabriela Goldschelger School of Dental Medicine on May 18th. The ceremony, held during the university’s annual Board of Governors Meeting, marked the official opening of the new Advanced Care Clinic, and a Special Care
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A performance of Gabriel Fauré’s Requiem by my local choir, the Mevasseret Choir, in which several of my friends and neighbours sing, was more than enough to entice me to attend their recent concert, which was given in the Augusta Victoria church. The imposing church-hospital complex, which is
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel is preparing to celebrate the 47th anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem, which was captured during the miraculous Six Day War in 1967. Jerusalem Day, known in Hebrew as Yom Yerushalayim, commemorates the 1967 reunification of Jerusalem under Israeli sovereignty as the eternal and undivided capital of the Jewish people. This reality
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Middle East
RIGA, Latvia (WJC) — The parliaments of Latvia and Estonia launched Israel Allies Caucuses this week, and Christian denominations in both countries rallied in support of Israel, thanks to the efforts of the Knesset Christian Allies Caucus (KCAC), the World Jewish Congress Israel (WJC) and the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ). “The World Jewish Congress
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International, Middle EastSANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release)– A California Public Records Act inquiry, requested by AMCHA Initiative, revealed that San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab Abdulhadi received more than $7,000 from SFSU to fly to Jordan, the West Bank and Israel to meet with members of known terrorist organizations. Abdulhadi was the faculty advisor to the
By Aryeh Savir RAHAT, Israel (Press Release)–Minister of Economy Naftali Bennett inaugurated on Tuesday, May 27, two Riyan Employment Guidance Centers for the Bedouin population in Lakiya and Rahat in southern Israel. Other centers have been in operation since 2013 in accordance with the government decision No. 3708, a program to promote economic growth and
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–For a group of 34 Hong Kong businessmen, investors and entrepreneurs, a visit to Israel last week (May 18-22) proved to be an eye-opening experience. The group was on a mission led by Invest Hong Kong (InvestHK), a department of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government that seeks foreign direct investment
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — With the Pope’s visit still echoing, it’s appropriate to reflect on religion, and its role in politics. Alongside the Pope in Bethlehem, Mahmoud Abbas proclaimed that all the problems are Israel’s fault, and that Palestinians are the true protectors of Christians hereabouts. He may have been hard pressed to assemble
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (TNA)– After a visit at the Dome of the Rock and after descending from the Temple Mount Pope Francis visited the Western Wall (Kotel) on Monday (May 26), where he prayed and placed a note among the Kotel’s stones. Before approaching the Holy site the Pope received a briefing on the history of the
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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East