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 EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– EL AL Israel Airlines has reported a net profit of $25.4 million in 2013, a significant contrast to the $18 million loss in 2012, as well as a four percent growth in revenue totaling $2.10 billion. Cash flow totaled more than $185 million last year as compared to $78 million in 2012, an
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Middle East
NEW YORK (Press Release) – Prominent leaders and supporters of Friends of the Israel Defense Forces (FIDF) from the United States and Panama will join 50 IDF officers as they experience a remarkable 10-day “From Holocaust to Independence” journey spanning Jewish history from Poland to Israel this spring. The trip, from April 28-May 9, will celebrate
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International, Middle East
By Anav Silverman MODI’IN, ISRAEL – An Israeli company was chosen to be part of a nine-member team of technology vendors in a digital security system project for the Statue of Liberty National Monument in New York Harbor. Assembled by Total Recall Corporation, a video-centric security technology provider specializing in surveillance solutions, the company put
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Middle East, USA
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Following US Secretary of State John Kerry’s assertion at the House Foreign Affairs Committee in Congress on March 13 that it is “a mistake” for Israel to require the Palestinians to acknowledge Israel as the Nation State of the Jewish People as part of the peace negotiations, Allan Baker, head of
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Middle East, USA
By Aryeh Savir TEL AVIV – One hundred fifty Christian citizens of Israel demonstrated Sunday, March 23, outside the European Union’s delegation in Tel Aviv against the EU’s silence in relation to what they termed “the ethnic cleansing of Christians throughout the Middle East.” The protesters demanded that the EU act on their own cry for
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