NEW YORK (Press Release) – The heads of Jewish and Christian organizations and denominations met in an unprecedented summit in New York City on Thursday, March 26, to discuss strategies to strengthen and maintain relationships even in the face of significant disagreements. The gathering to discuss relationships and how we treat each other was the first to […]
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–For the first time in academia, the University of Haifa has launched an academic course to combat the delegitimization of Israel on the Internet. The ‘Ambassadors Online’ Program, offered by the University’s Department of Multi-Disciplinary Studies as a four credit course, prepares students to be unofficial “ambassadors” for Israel on the
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Michal Luz JERUSALEM – Amid conflicting reports on the Israeli government’s intentions to release the fourth wave of Palestinian terrorists as part of peace negotiations with the Palestinian Authority, families of terror victims have not lost hope in their fight against what they believe is a destructive move for Israel, physically and morally. Protesting
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Middle East
By Asaf Romirowsky PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — After hours of discussion and debate, the Central Student Government (CSG) at the University of Michigan reversed the indefinite postponement of the BDS resolution and subsequently voted to not pass it during a 6-hour meeting in a 25-9 vote on Tuesday, March 25. During the entire process, hundreds of students lined
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Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, Science, Medicine, & Education
NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, March 26, voiced deep concern over Saudi Arabia’s denial of a request from the Obama Administration for a visa to be issued to Michael Wilner, an American reporter for The Jerusalem Post accredited to the White House, so he could accompany the president on his
By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Visiting the little house in Sde Boker in the Negev where David and Paula Ben Gurion lived after he stepped down as prime minister, and travelling to other parts of the region made me speculate about what would have happened if, after the Six Day War, Israel had heeded
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Middle EastBy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — Recent news is full of examples of how freedom continues to be championed by the Jewish State, where the concept began.This is particularly appropriate at this time of year, in the lead-up to Passover – the Jewish festival of freedom. Every week, Israeli discoveries and developments gives freedom to
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Michael Ordman, Middle East
By Aryeh Savir HAIFA, Israel — With recent history in mind, part of this exercise included a simulation of Rambam Hospital under a missile attack—an all too realistic scenario. The drill included transfer of one large department and a few medical units from the hospital’s main building to the FUEH, which extends three floors underground.
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
LONDON (WJC) — The British rock band Rolling Stones will resume their world tour in Israel this summer after postponing dates in Australia and New Zealand following the death of front man Mick Jagger’s girlfriend L’Wren Scott last week. She was found hanged and the band canceled their tour in Australia to support the singer. The
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Middle EastBy Stephen M. Flatow/JNS.org Every time there’s a public discussion about whether Israel should release more imprisoned Palestinian terrorists, my heart skips a beat. My daughter Alisa was murdered by Palestinian terrorists in 1995. Two of the killers have been in an Israeli prison since 1995, serving life sentences. I always worry that they will
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Middle East
GENEVA (Press Release)– The World Jewish Congress on Monday, March 24, urged the United Nations Human Rights Council to remove from its agenda an item singling out Israel for criticism, saying that the UN’s approach is biased and is setting back the cause of Middle East peace. “As Israelis and Palestinians are engaged in serious peace negotiations,
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International, Middle East
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – After decades in exile, Zionist leader Zeev Jabotinsky’s ceremonial saber was returned to his heirs, the State of Israel. After being confiscated by the British in 1920, the sword was presented yesterday (Mar. 24) by Police Commissioner Insp.-Gen. Yochanan Danino to Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu. The top police brass convened
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Jewish History, Middle East
Toby Klein Greenwald JERUSALEM — Almost every great organization or institution begins with a personal story. I discovered one such school-therapy network in Israel — the Sulam Special Education Center. “Sulam” is Hebrew for “ladder,” because they appear to be helping many children with disabilities climb higher than they ever thought possible. In the case
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Toby Klein GreenwaldBy Jonathan Spyer HERZLIYA, Israel — Recent events on the Israel-Syrian border are testimony to the extent to which the effective disintegration of the Syrian state is producing a new security reality in the North. Once, Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime sought to conduct its business via Israel’s border with Lebanon. The Syrians would seek to
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Middle East