By 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 EastNEW 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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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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Jewish Religion, Middle East
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, USANEW 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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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 EastBy 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
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 CountyBy 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
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, & EducationBy 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 EastBy 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 EastBy 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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