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AJC: Rima Khalaf should be fired from U.N. post

April 16, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)—AJC called on UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to remove Rima Khalaf from her position as UN Under-Secretary General and Executive Secretary of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA). “Under-Secretary General Khalaf’s profound and all-too-obvious animus against one UN member state, Israel, has betrayed her fundamental responsibility as […]

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Uzi Landau, possible Peres successor, touts Israel tourism

April 15, 2014

By Dr. Elinor Gary ETN Editor-in-Chief I was at the bar with a frriend discussing the merits of the kosher wine we were drinking as we waited for the arrival of Uzi Landau, the current Israeli Tourism Minister. Guests came and went with their wine glasses and I hardly noticed – until I heard a

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Shooting kills man, wounds wife, child

April 15, 2014

By Aryeh Savir HEBRON (TNA) — A senior police officer was murdered, his pregnant wife (28) seriously wounded and one of their sons (9) was lightly wounded right before the Passover holiday by Arab terrorists who shot them as they were on their way to the holiday festivities, according to police. The deadly attack occurred

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Hubris is reason for U.S. foreign policy failures

April 14, 2014

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is tempting to simply list all the ways the Obama administration — particularly Secretaries Kerry and Hagel — has been wrong on foreign and defense policy. After all, Russia/Ukraine, Syria, Iran, China, and Israel/Palestinians are nothing to sneeze at. But finding a common thread among the mistakes might

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

Physical stimuli can impact moral judgments

April 14, 2014

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Have you just fallen in love? Found the perfect job? Bought a shiny new car? You might attribute these judgments and decisions to a host of considered reasons and instincts, but you might also take a closer look at the beverage you drank, the chair you sat on, and shirt you

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Arkia to fly from Tel Aviv to Catalonia

April 14, 2014

TEL AVIV (eTN) — The Israeli airline Arkia will offer flights linking Tel Aviv with Lleida-Alguaire, near the Catalan Pyrenees in Spain. A total of 20 flights will be offered during the summer and 20 more during the winter between Tel Aviv and the Lleida-Alguaire Airport, the airline announced The new connection will start on

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International, Middle East, Travel and Food

Middle East, Eastern Europe challenge U.S.

April 13, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Two issues are at the roiling stage, and threatening the capacity of Barack Obama to run the world by means of his political wisdom and the aides he sends forth to do his work. Ukraine and Israel-Palestine are much different in the nature and what they threaten. Israel and Palestine are on

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

For Josh and Mira, it’s this year in Jerusalem!

April 13, 2014

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Mira Haberfeld, 26, originally from Sacramento, California, immigrated to israel in 2012 and is now living in Jerusalem. Josh Carr, 26, who made Aliyah from Johannesburg, South Africa three years ago, is a Lone Soldier who served as a combatant in the Kfir Brigade and currently serves as a commander of the Krav Maga

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Middle East

Gilo is hardly some Jewish ‘settlement’

April 13, 2014

By Moshe Phillips and Benyamin Korn PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Testifying before Congress on April 9, Secretary of State John Kerry revealed the real reason for the absence of peace between Israel and the Palestinians. It turns out that it’s not the refusal of the Palestinian leadership to recognize Israel’s right to exist as a Jewish

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Pesach, Easter stories contain lessons for M.E. peace

April 13, 2014

By Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — In the past two weeks, those of us who believe deeply in Israeli-Palestinian peace have experienced a maelstrom of emotions as the current negotiations launched last summer by Secretary of State John Kerry teetered on the brink of collapse. So a break from the tension conveniently provided by

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Time for an Israeli-Saudi alliance

April 13, 2014

By David Brin ENCINITAS, California — Veteran U.S. diplomat and Middle East expert Dennis Ross made some interesting points about President Obama’s trip to Saudi Arabia in an L.A. Times editorial: “Next Test for Obama: Soothing the Saudis.” He referred to the Saudis’ biggest concern, the rise of militant Shiite Islam and an axis of

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Art exhibit portrays pain of eating disorders

April 13, 2014

By Maayan Jaffe/JNS.org TEL AVIV — “This is how I want to be—without fear. Independent. I want to be like a bird. I want to spread my wings.” So reads part of the description beneath one of the 30 paintings on display until the end of May at the ZOA House in Tel Aviv. The

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Indyk and the myth of PLO’s cancelled covenant

April 13, 2014

By David Bedein JERUSALEM (IRNA) — Martin Indyk, is now the mediator between Israel and the PLO in negotiations that have continued in deadlock for the past six months Indyk’s record with the PLO should be examined. Indyk is the one of the people paved the way for Yassir Arafat and the PLO armed control over

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Red Sea tourism group protests Egypt’s coal plans

April 13, 2014

HURGHADA, Egypt (ETN) –As the Egyptian government announced plans to use coal as an important source of energy, the Red Sea Tourism Investment Association based here rejected the plans to import coal, especially from South Africa, as it said that this would mean using Red Sea ports and could be a direct threat to Egypt’s tourism industry.

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Middle East, Travel and Food

AJC: Rima Khalaf should be fired from U.N. post

Uzi Landau, possible Peres successor, touts Israel tourism

Shooting kills man, wounds wife, child

Hubris is reason for U.S. foreign policy failures

Physical stimuli can impact moral judgments

Arkia to fly from Tel Aviv to Catalonia

Middle East, Eastern Europe challenge U.S.

For Josh and Mira, it’s this year in Jerusalem!

Gilo is hardly some Jewish ‘settlement’

Pesach, Easter stories contain lessons for M.E. peace

Time for an Israeli-Saudi alliance

Art exhibit portrays pain of eating disorders

Indyk and the myth of PLO’s cancelled covenant

Red Sea tourism group protests Egypt’s coal plans

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