Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that he would host a Jewish history lecture for UN officials, in the wake of the recent UNESCO decision divorcing the Temple Mount from the Jewish people and treating it only as a Muslim site. “Two weeks ago, I was shocked to hear that UNESCO adopted a decision […]
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Amiya Taga, an Ethiopian-Israeli midfielder for the Maccabi Netanya soccer team, was fined NIS 750 ($198) for “misconduct” after wearing a protest shirt during the playing of the national anthem before a match. His shirt read: “How long, Avera Mengistu,” on one side and “We are all Yosef Salamsa” on the other, according to a
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — When my younger daughter Debra was born, I was present (as I had been for her sister Sari). I distinctly recall her emerging from her mother’s womb like a moonrise. Now, 33 years later, Debra has given birth to twin girls and the stars are all lined up in
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Middle EastThe day I arrived in Egypt in April, President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi had just given two Red Sea islands, Tiran and Sanafir, to King Salman of Saudi Arabia, who was visiting Cairo to announce billions of dollars in aid and investment. The islands are in the Gulf of Aqaba, where both Israel and Jordan maintain ports,
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Middle EastHamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said on Friday that his Islamist terror movement is not seeking war with Israel, but will not tolerate its troops entering Gaza. “We are not calling for a new war, but we will not under any circumstance accept these incursions,” he said in a prayer sermon in Gaza, which has repeatedly
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. — In a rare joint appearance of Israeli and Saudi Arabian officials, the kingdom’s Prince Turki al-Faisal and IDF Maj. Gen. (ret.) Yaakov Amidror shared a stage Thursday night in Washington, debating ways to advance a two-state solution between Israelis and Palestinians, while also expressing common concerns over the Iranian nuclear deal and
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Middle East, USAIn an apparent U-turn, the U.K. plans to take in more unaccompanied Syrian refugee children who are living in Europe, Britain’s Prime Minister David Cameron said. While he declined to provide a specific number of children, Cameron, who made the announcement during Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, said ministers will discuss the new policy with
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International, Middle EastIsrael’s army said Friday its aircraft struck infrastructure in the Gaza Strip used by Hamas that rules the coastal territory after militants there continued for the third day to fire mortars at forces along the border. “In response to the ongoing attacks against Israeli forces, Israel Air Force aircraft targeted a Hamas terror infrastructure,” a
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Jewish American billionaire Sheldon Adelson on Thursday night revealed he will be supporting Donald Trump in his presidential campaign, and stated that the real estate mogul will be a good president in strengthening ties with Israel. Speaking to the New York Times at a gala dinner in Manhattan for the Jewish organization World Values Network,
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Middle East, USAAn ancient Spanish town which changed its name from an anti-Semitic name to a pro-Jewish one has come under attack from extremist groups who have daubed signposts and buildings with offensive symbols and messages protesting the switch, The Associated Press reported on Thursday. In late 2015, the ancient Spanish town of Castrillo Matajudios, which translates
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International, Jewish HistoryNetanyahu convenes cabinet as violence escalates on Gaza border (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Less than 24 hours after the IDF announced Thursday that Israeli forces had discovered a second cross-border Hamas terror tunnel, mortar shells were fired at IDF troops operating along the Gaza border Friday morning. No one was hurt and no damage was
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Like every year, as the Israeli Remembrance Days approach, Dana wears Star of David earrings she received during her journey to Poland, and dons a traditional white shirt and blue jeans. This year, she went a step further and painted her nails blue and white. “I am a Zionist, what can I say? I love
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By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Born after World War II, Mark James knew that he had a dead older brother for whom he was named, but he said he never asked his parents about him because he didn’t want to cause them emotional distress. The older brother’s first name was Marek, and
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International, Jewish History, San Diego CountyBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — “If there’s something that frightens me about Holocaust remembrance it’s the recognition of the revolting processes that occurred in Europe in general, and particularly in Germany, back then – 70, 80 and 90 years ago – and finding signs of them here among us today in 2016.” These words
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