By Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — Unbelievably, June 5 is the 50th anniversary of Israel’s lightning victory over the gathered Arab nations in the Six Day War of June 5-11, 1967. The Jewish state paid a heavy price to survive; the rest of us need to pay tribute. When we were children living there some
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Jewish History, Middle EastResidents in uproar in face of politicians’ refusal to resign Roseland council members David Jacobs and Thomas Tsilionis sit side by side at a May 16 council meeting. Photos by Robert Wiener Claudia Reis, a Roseland citizen pushing for the councilmen’s resignations, told Tsilionis, “We deserve leaders who don’t use the most racially-charged word in
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USABy Nitsana Darshan-Leitner Despite its efforts to rebrand itself as a legitimate government and potential negotiating partner on the world stage, Hamas is unable to abandon its entrenched culture of violence, revenge and intimidation. Its recent self-congratulatory press conference in Qatar and the media’s captivation with the enacted amendments to the Hamas Charter are starkly
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By Tamir Oren Republished from The Jewish Chronicle LONDON– This is a story of an “almost“. I “almost“ stopped to take a few photos near London Bridge. I “almost“ stayed a few more minutes in the nearby restaurant enjoying dessert and I “almost“ found myself under the London Bridge at the exact time that
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InternationalDeputy minister who penned text on Six Day War says claim in NY Times report doesn’t ‘hold water,’ and it’s ‘unacceptable’ to cite just one source By Times of Israel staff Kulanu MK Michael Oren, who would later that year be appointed as Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister’s office in charge of pubic diplomacy,
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Jewish History, Middle EastBritish Prime Minister Theresa May declared “enough is enough” and pledged to defeat the “evil ideology of Islamist extremism” on Sunday in the wake of a horrific vehicle and knife attack by three men in central London that killed seven people and injured dozens. The men drove a white van across London Bridge, plowing into
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InternationalLondon Metropolitan Police said Sunday morning that six civilians were killed in the London terror attacks, adding that police shot three of the male suspects dead. The white van plowing into pedestrians on the London Bridge and the stabbings at Borough Market on Saturday evening resulted in the deaths of six civilians, along with three
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InternationalBritish police said terrorist attacks in London late Saturday inflicted multiple casualties, with a vehicle running down pedestrians on London Bridge and people being stabbed nearby. Reuters reported at least one person dead. As the attacks unfolded, President Trump said on Twitter that the violence underscores the need for U.S. courts to uphold his travel
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International, USAAreas of central London were in lockdown late Saturday night after a van reportedly veered off a busy street and hit pedestrians and reports emerged of several stabbings in at least two incidents in the British capital. Early reports were of a white van hitting at least a dozen people near London Bridge just after
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InternationalNew York (dpa) – The UN Security Council voted Friday to sharpen sanctions against North Korea after a series of missile launches in recent weeks. The 15-member council voted on a resolution to impose travel bans and asset freezes on a new list of 14 North Korean officials. Four entities including the national Koryo Bank
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InternationalUri Pilichowski “My parents, teachers and community lied to me. They didn’t tell me the truth about Israelis and the Palestinians.” This is a scene repeating itself all too often on college campuses across the United States. Students we’ve spent years educating and invested tens of thousands of dollars in are arriving on college campuses
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAManila (dpa) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte said on Saturday that the Islamic State extremist group was not behind an attack on a Manila casino complex, in which 37 people were killed in a fire. “That is not the work of the ISIS,” Duterte, referring to the group by an acronym, said before visiting a
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InternationalPORTLAND, Ore.—Many Portlanders thought little could shock them more than the fatally stabbing of two men on a train for defending teens against anti-Muslim and racist taunts. But after last week’s attack, in which 35-year-old Jeremy Joseph Christian is accused of killing two men by slashing their throats, police released details of a new element
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USAKabul (dpa) – At least 20 people were killed and 119 others injured in three consecutive bombings at a funeral ceremony in Kabul on Saturday, officials said. Afghan Public Health Minister Ferozuddin Feroz was among the people injured in the blasts – which took place at the funeral of Mohammad Salem Izedyar, the son of
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