RABAT, Morocco (SDJW) — U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, on a visit to Morocco, said on Friday, April 4, that he and President Barack Obama will evaluate whether the United States should continue its role as a mediator in the dispute between Israel and the Palestinians, in light of recent actions taken by both […]
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Middle East, USA
By Norma Zager/JNS.org LOS ANGELES — Those of the mindset that religions are inherently at war with one another must have a difficult time reconciling the friendship between the State of Israel and the Republic of Azerbaijan. Yet, in the real world, it makes perfect sense. Muslim countries that use Islam—a traditionally peaceful religion
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International, Middle East
By Jenni Frazer/JNS.org BRIGHTON, England — In August 2012, a Christian and a Jew bumped into each other in Brighton, the languid seaside resort on Britain’s south coast that has become the hub of Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) protests at the local Ecostream store. The Israeli-owned shop has attracted weekly demonstrations from the
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International, Middle East
By Sean Savage/JNS.org BOSTON—The U.S.-Israel relationship finds itself at a critical juncture while American Jewish opinions and passions swirl regarding the U.S.-brokered Israeli-Palestinian peace talks, which stand on the brink of collapse. Against that backdrop, six Israeli Members of Knesset (MK), each representing a slice of the diverse Israeli political landscape, had the chance
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Middle East
By Giora Bar-Sakai TEL AVIV –Spring is my favorite season: the weather turns warmer, flowers are blooming all around, the days are already longer and the sunsets are simply unbelievable. And one of the most vivid places to enjoy the spring is my city: Tel Aviv. Please allow me to share with you the top
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Middle East, Travel and Food
PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)—Scholars for Peace in the Middle East (SPME), a grass roots organization of over 30,000 academic members based in Philadelphia, expressed its great concern over recent events at Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, N.Y.. Controversy erupted there after an “International Studies 110” class (IS) traveled over Spring break to Israel to study water policy. The IS
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & EducationTEL AVIV (Press Release) — Is a picture worth only a thousand words? According to Dr. Carmit Katz of Tel Aviv University’s Bob Shapell School of Social Work, illustrations by children can be a critical tool in forensic investigations of child abuse. Dr. Katz’s study, published in Child Abuse and Neglect, compared the results when
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — In the kitchen of Ahuva Guterman, a Gur Hassid who lives in Mea She’arim, stands an unlikely group of people – a Christian from Texas, a Muslim Arab from the Mount of Olives and a Christian Arab from Jerusalem. Even more unusual is that the group is learning how
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Middle East
JERUSALEM (TNA) — Mayor Nir Barkat is currently conducting an official visit to the United States, his office here has reported. During his visit in Washington he met on Tuesday with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor, and Republican members of Congress Peter Roskam of Illinois, Susan Brooks of Indiana and Edward Royce of California. Royce chairs the
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Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Many evangelicals are said to be Zionists for theological reasons: they believe that if all Jews will come together in the Land of Israel, they’ll see the light, Jesus’ second coming will become a reality, and the world will be redeemed. Abbas Zaki, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah
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Middle EastBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– According to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Amsterdam, oxytocin caused participants to lie more to benefit their groups, and to do so more quickly and without expectation of reciprocal dishonesty from their group. Oxytocin is a hormone the body naturally
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –As we approach the Jewish festival of Passover and the night that is “different from all other nights” it is appropriate that there is much in the recent news that positively distinguishes the Jewish State from the norm. In medical news, Israelis have been developing some unique treatments and devices
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Michael Ordman, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–If you want to be Jewish, you need a high tolerance for uncertainty. It’s an essential part of coping with ourselves and the goyim. There are periods of relative stability, and others of intense uncertainty. In recent days, the Israeli cousins have been at the intense end of the spectrum. We had
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East