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AJC: Abbas plan to go to U.N. is a slap at Kerry

April 1, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) –AJC denounced Palestinian Authority President Abbas’s announcement that he will seek membership for Palestine in another 15 international organizations. “If the Palestinian leadership wants to keep a two-state prospect viable, internationalizing the conflict at this sensitive moment is totally counter-productive,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “The only path to sustainable […]

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Middle East

Israeli Prime Minister bakes matzah

April 1, 2014

By Anav Silverman KFAR CHABAD, Israel (TNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah for his first time when he visited a matzah bakery in Kfar Chabad ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday on Tuesday, April 1. Local Chabad leaders and rabbis briefed Prime Minister Netanyahu on the preparations to hold

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Bipartisan bill would fund Israel energy research

April 1, 2014

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-California), along with Congressman Eliot Engel (D-New York), Congressman Michael Grimm (R-New York), and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), led a bipartisan group of 84 House members in a request to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development for $2 million for the U.S.–Israel Energy Cooperation Program in the

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Middle East, USA

ADL: Pollard release should be on its own merit

April 1, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The early release of Jonathan Pollard should be based on humanitarian grounds and on the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel, and not intertwined with any potential resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said today. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: “Jonathan

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Middle East, USA

Former IDF spokeswoman now AJC chief in Jerusalem

April 1, 2014

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Avital Leibovich has been named director of AJC’s Israel/Middle East Office, located in Jerusalem. “After a long and fruitful service in the IDF, I feel a natural transition as I begin my mission with the AJC family. I look forward to new challenges and interesting opportunities,” said Leibovich. Leibovich comes to AJC

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Middle East

Alternative water sources help Israel in drought

April 1, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)- Israel has experienced this winter the worst drought recorded in modern history. Since the mega snow storm in the beginning of December there has been no significant rainfall. Israel’s Water Authority has noted with some degree of alarm that the drought is the harshest around its main water bodies, in

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Middle East, The World We Share

A visit to the House of Israel

March 31, 2014

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–Having the pleasure of company from Israel, our correspondent Dorothea Shefer-Vanson and her husband Dr Yigal Shefer of Mevasseret Zion, I made certain that our itinerary on Sunday, March 30, included some of the attractions of Balboa Park. In particular, I wanted them to see how Israelis and American Jews work together to

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, San Diego County

Both sides in Mideast talks upset with Kerry

March 31, 2014

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Check your newspaper, Twitter feed, or CNN. You will find the Malaysian airplane, Ukraine, the mudslide in Washington State, and in Washington, D.C. the terrible story of a missing 8-year-old girl. There is the occasional story about the Syrian civil war, the Central African Republic, or the declining U.S.

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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen

Israel reports antiquities robbery bust

March 31, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – A number of suspects were apprehended in the early hours on this past Friday, March 28, in a joint operation by inspectors of the Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) Unit for the Prevention of Antiquities Robbery and police detectives and patrolmen. They were caught while in possession of eleven decorated stone ossuaries

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Record low jobless rate in Israel

March 31, 2014

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM–Israel’s unemployment rate has dropped to a record low in February 2014, down to 4.9% compared to 5.4% in January for people aged 25-64. According to a seasonally adjusted study released by the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS) last week, over 3.5 million people out of 8.1 million people are employed in

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Middle East

Olmert case had many twists and turns

March 31, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Ehud Olmert has been part of Israeli government since his first election to the Knesset in 1973. He served on key committees dealing with foreign affairs, defense and finance; had a term as a minister without portfolio, climbed to the position of Health Mister, went higher as Mayor of Jerusalem, returned

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Olmert’s bribery conviction ends his comeback hopes

March 31, 2014

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– A cartoon in Ha’aretz a couple of days ago showed how Abu Mazen, the chairman of the Palestinian Authority, wanted Tzipi Livni, Israel’s chief negotiator with the Palestinians, to add one more name to the list of prisoners who were supposed to be released by Israel last Saturday night as

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Middle East

Taking Passover back to its roots

March 30, 2014

By Judy Lash Balint/JNS.org JERUSALEM—When most Israeli Jews sit down for the Passover seder, they’ll wait for the kids to recite Mah Nishtana, the four questions; pucker up to inhale the bitter herbs; relish the sweet Charoset; dip herbs in salt water; sing rousing renditions of Dayenu and Chad Gadya; and knock back four cups

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Jewish Religion, Middle East

Most Israelis oppose conceding territory

March 30, 2014

By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM – a poll conducted for the Knesset TV channel reveals that the majority of Israelis oppose territorial concessions as part of a peace agreement with the Palestinian Authority. 61% of the Israeli public believes that Israel should not relinquish land in Judea and Samaria in exchange for a peace agreement; 39%

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Middle East

AJC: Abbas plan to go to U.N. is a slap at Kerry

Israeli Prime Minister bakes matzah

Bipartisan bill would fund Israel energy research

ADL: Pollard release should be on its own merit

Former IDF spokeswoman now AJC chief in Jerusalem

Alternative water sources help Israel in drought

A visit to the House of Israel

Both sides in Mideast talks upset with Kerry

Israel reports antiquities robbery bust

Record low jobless rate in Israel

Olmert case had many twists and turns

Olmert’s bribery conviction ends his comeback hopes

Taking Passover back to its roots

Most Israelis oppose conceding territory

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