Middle East

Tel Aviv U’s dental school celebrates 2 new clinics

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, & Education

Jewish audience enjoys concert in a Protestant church

By 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

Israel celebrates Jerusalem Day

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

Latvia, Estonia Parliaments form pro-Israel caucuses

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 East

SFSU professor accused of using state funds to meet with terrorists; pro-Israel groups demand probe

SANTA 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

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Naftali Bennett opens 2 Bedouin employment centers

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

Hong Kong delegation impressed by Israeli innovation

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 East

The mutual push and pull of religion and state

By 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

The Pope’s visit to the P.A.–as reported by the Vatican

Editor’s Note:  The Vatican Information Service provides running coverage of the Pope’s visit to the Holy Land.  In the interest of historians, we have strung together the dispatches from the Palestine Authority, and will do likewise, for the dispatches from Israel proper.  BETHLEHEM, Palestinian Authority (VIS) — At 7.30 Sunday morning, May 25, the Pope

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Middle East

Israel’s leaders react to Brussels terror

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–President Shimon Peres, on Sunday morning, May 25, spoke with Maurice Sosnowski, President of the Coordinating Committee of Belgian Jewish Organizations, and expressed his condolences to the community: “We are with you in this difficult time. We share your sense of shock and profound sadness. If there is anything that we can do,

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International, Middle East