Middle East

Political corruption manifested in towering eyesore

  By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM–Over and above the scandal and shenanigans surrounding the prosecution, trial and eventual conviction for accepting bribes and betraying the voters’ trust by the erstwhile  mayor of Jerusalem and former Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and his associates is the very material existence of the building that lies at the heart of […]

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Jewish History, Middle East

Palestinians, settlers, religious keep Israeli pot on simmer

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Israel is a fascinating place, a hot house of domestic and international pressures. The cities we recently visited in Italy are more peaceful, and the wine good and not expensive, but I’m too old to learn Italian. We recently experienced incidents on three of the cultural boundaries that are always

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Netanyahu to Hagel: ‘We must not let the ayatollahs win’

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Following is a transcript of comments made by Israel’s Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu and U.S. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel in Jerusalem on Friday, May 16, prior to their formal meeting. PRIME MINISTER BENJAMIN NETANYAHU: Mr. Secretary, Chuck, welcome to Jerusalem. I’d like to express my deep appreciation and that of the people of

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Middle East, USA

Two GOP Congress members visit Israel, pledge support

By Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM –In mid-May, Congressmen Andrew P. Harris, M.D. and Ron DeSantis, Republicans from Maryland and Florida, respectively, were in Israel as part of a week-long visit organized by the Yes Israel Missions in conjunction with the YESHA Council, which represents the Israeli residents of Judea and Samaria, and sponsored by the

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Middle East, Toby Klein Greenwald, USA

Court rules against Argentina – Iran joint bomb probe

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (WJC) –A federal court here declared unconstitutional last year’s memorandum of understanding which the Argentine government concluded with Iran in order to probe the 1994 bombing of the AMIA Jewish center in Buenos Aires, which Argentine prosecutors blame on Iran. The federal court quashed a lower court ruling which said the deal

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International, Middle East

After gaffe, Chris Christie seeks Jewish GOP support

By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, the possible GOP presidential contender who raised the hackles of many a pro-Israel Republican with an off-the-cuff remark in March about the “occupied territories” of the West Bank, will get another chance to appeal to high-profile Jewish donors this Sunday.

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Middle East, USA

NIF: Israeli gov’t must curb ‘price tag’ attacks

JERUSALEM (Press Release) –“Price tag” attacks — violence by radical settlers imposing a “cost” on divergence from their political agenda – have reached epidemic levels inside Israel, with nearly daily incidents over the last few months. In particular, attacks on Arab property and mosques inside Israel are on the upswing. In response, the NIF-convened Tag

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Middle East

English- speaking immigrants honored for service to Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release) – The 2014 Nefesh B’Nefesh Bonei Zion Prizes were awarded Thursday, May 15 at an official ceremony in the Knesset, hosted by the Speaker of the Knesset MK Yuli (Yoel) Edelstein. Nefesh B’Nefesh works in partnership with the Ministry of Aliyah and Immigrant Absorption, The Jewish Agency for Israel, Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael and JNF

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Middle East, USA

Recipients of Bronfman Fellowships announced

DELMAR, New York (Press Release)–The Bronfman Fellowships has selected its 28th cohort of high school students, among them a varsity hockey player who founded a popular prayer service at her school; a saxophonist, clarinetist and composer who has performed at Lincoln Center; an avid participant in Revolutionary War reenactments; and a budding scientist who works

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Baird: Canada supports Israel because it is right to do

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird told the AJC Global Forum that his nation favors a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict,“ but “there can be no constructive discussion with anyone wedded to Israel’s destruction. There can be no bargaining over Israel’s existence.” Addressing the Global Forum closing plenary session, Baird

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East