By Israel Kasnett (JNS) As Israel observes the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban, it’s difficult to forget the capitulation of the Iraqi army to ISIS in 2014 or the EUBAM observers who fled as Hamas seized power in the Gaza Strip in 2007, not to mention visions of the United States fleeing Saigon in […]
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Middle East, USA
By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Despite international pressure to veto the bill, Polish President Andrzej Duda signed a bill passed by the Polish legislature on Aug. 14 that would prevent individuals with property seized by either the Nazis during World War II or the post-War Communist government from having it returned. The bill effectively ends the
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International, Middle East
Published by DPA A massive forest fire west of Jerusalem has been extinguished after almost three days, a spokesman for Israeli Public Security Minister Omer Bar-Lev confirmed on Wednesday morning. The fire broke out Sunday and continued to spread despite intensive efforts by the fire brigade and the use of firefighting aircraft. According to media
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Middle East
(JNS) Israel’s economy grew by 15.4 percent in the second quarter of this year compared with the previous quarter, according to an estimate by the Central Bureau of Statistics. Most of the growth was due to car imports. The jump came as a result of the removal of coronavirus restrictions that caused the contraction of
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Business & Finance, Middle East
(JNS) The Hamas terror group praised the Taliban on Monday as the Islamist movement and military organization returned to power in Afghanistan, pushing out the United States and even overtaking Kabul after two decades of fighting. In a statement, Hamas said it “congratulates the Taliban movement and its courageous leadership on this victory, which was
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Middle East, USA
Published by DPA A forest fire near Jerusalem that raged for three days can be brought under control, according to the fire brigade, which said on Tuesday that international assistance would not be needed. Thousands of people had to be evacuated after the fire broke out on Sunday, in an operation aided by the army.
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Middle East
(JNS) A joint operation by intelligence units of the Israel Defense Forces, the economic terrorism headquarters of Israel’s Ministry of Defense and the Israel Tax Authority stopped an attempt to transfer funds to Hamas by smuggling large amounts of chocolate bars into the Gaza Strip. According to the report by Arutz Sheva, Israeli intelligence has
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Middle East
By Abigail Klein Leichman (Israel21c via JNS) The Israeli head of mission in Dubai, Ilan Sztulman, and his wife, Jackie, celebrated the first anniversary of the Abraham Accords normalization agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates with the arrival of their fifth child, Mia Sztulman Starosta Lembert. Mia is the first Israeli citizen born in
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Middle East
Published by DPA A forest fire that broke out west of Jerusalem on Sunday was still burning early on Monday. Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said he hoped that the fire could be brought under control in the course of the day. Since the morning, eight firefighting planes, which had been firced to stay on
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Middle East
An Arab Knesset Member, affiliated with Meretz, announced that neither Meretz nor the Arab party Ram, would support the government if it attacked Lebanon. Some days earlier, there was a rocket attack on northern Israel, attributed to a Palestinian group in Lebanon. Apparently, there was no significant damage. Earlier there had been an interchange, with Israeli aircraft bombing Lebanese sites in response to rocket attacks. But there was no Israeli response to the latest attack from Lebanon. [Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
Palestinians erected a burning swastika and Star of David on Saturday night during riots in the village of Beita in Samaria, near the evacuated outpost of Evyatar. The riots, which have included burning tires and the firing of fireworks, have been taking place every night for months, with the aim of intimidating and eventually causing the complete evacuation of Evyatar. [JNS.org]
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Middle East
Israeli Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton’s Arab affairs adviser was gunned down in his car on Sunday outside his home in the Galilee village of Rameh. Sahar Ismail, 50, a member of the Druze community, also served as an adviser to New Hope leader Gideon Sa’ar, currently Israel’s justice minister. [JNS.org]
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Middle East
In the August 15, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, the highlights include:
–Huge positive results from Israel’s mass anti-Covid vaccination boosters.
–An Israeli startup can predict and prevent allergies in babies.
–Israelis are helping Greece fight its devastating forest fires.
–A new Israeli low-cost drip-irrigation system is a game-changer.
–Two endangered species have found safe harbor in Israeli waters. [Michael Ordman]
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Business & Finance, International, Jewish History, Lifestyles, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Sports & Competitions, The World We Share, Travel and Food, USA
The bulk of the book is about Rachael’s grandmother Hana, who as a young teenager during the Nazi era was sent by her parents from Czechoslovakia to safety in Denmark, where for a while at least she could live unmolested as a farm girl. When Denmark’s German Nazi conquerors decided to round up the Jews, she was among the thousands who were helped by the Danes to escape to neutral Sweden. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA