By Anav Silverman TEL AVIV (Press Release) – On Tuesday morning, 221 new olim from across North America including 14 U.S. states, the District of Columbia and four Canadian provinces, landed in Israel. The flight, chartered by Nefesh b’Nefesh, was facilitated in cooperation with Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah & Immigrant Absorption, The Jewish Agency for Israel, […]
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Congresswoman Nita Lowey (D-New York), the Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement on the nuclear agreement reached by P5+1 and Iran: “The international community entered into negotiations with Iran with one united goal: prevent the regime from obtaining nuclear weapons. Congress will now begin a comprehensive review
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Middle East, USAIran and world powers reach nuclear deal, Netanyahu calls it ‘historic mistake’ (JNS.org) Iran and the P5+1 nations on Tuesday reached a final nuclear deal whose details are still emerging. According to reports, in exchange for the lifting international oil and financial sanctions on Iran, the deal restricts the amount of nuclear fuel that Iran
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By Jenn Lindsay VATICAN CITY — Recently I attended an audience with Pope Francis with the International Council of Christians and Jews. It was my second audience, as I had also gained access to the Vatican’s elaborate reception room through the Pontifical Institute for the Study of Arabic and Islam. The journey into the heart of
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International, Jewish ReligionChristians United for Israel summit kicks off as Iran deal hangs in the balance By Jacob Kamaras/JNS.org Having spent a decade growing into America’s largest pro-Israel organization, with 2.2 million members, the journey of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) arrived at a historic crossroads on Monday morning. While a nuclear deal between Iran and world
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International, Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — While Greece does not seem to have too many friends left in the world lately, Israel and Greece have maintained very close ties for many years. Speaking of the strong cultural ties between Greece and Israel in 2007, then-Israeli President Shimon Peres said what about the relationship between the
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Middle East, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM – The Temple Institute is working together with an Israeli cattleman to raise a red heifer in Israel, in strict accordance with the Biblical commandment. The project is the culmination of years of research at the Temple Institute that fuses ancient religious texts and modern science. “We’ve been working on this
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The deal with Iran is about to be signed. Even Israelis who aren’t alarmed are deeply concerned. Iran is committed to the destruction of Israel. In its massive sponsorship of terrorism on Israel’s borders, notably Hezbollah in the north and Hamas in the south, it threatens to realize its
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We may find some limits in connection with two Israeli young men who have gone missing in recent months. Both have been described as mentally impaired or mentally disturbed, and both made their way to Gaza. One is an Ethiopian, and one a Bedouin. An IDF spotter posted in front
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By Mimi Pollack LA MESA, California — What makes Adolfo Guzman Lopez tick? That is a question I have asked myself for a long time. This is a man who went from an undocumented immigrant to graduating from UCSD, to Taco Shop Poet, to reporter for KPBS and presently KPCC, and finally to a student
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Mimi Pollack, San Diego County, USABy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — My readers know that I, as an expatriate American, am primarily concerned with how any prospective president views the Jewish state. There are many candidates running for the US presidency from both parties, all of whom have opinions about Israel and its relationship with America. In my last
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-Californai ) voted for the 21st Century Cures Act (H.R. 6) to provide nearly $9 billion in mandatory funding for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to encourage biomedical innovation and research into new treatments and cures. The House approved H.R. 6 on a strong bipartisan vote of
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Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Many of us well remember the campaign to bring back Gilad Shalit from Hamas captivity in Gaza. His family and friends mounted an international campaign that put great pressure on the Government of Israel. In the end Gilad was exchanged for some 1100 Palestinian prisoners including those “with blood on
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Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — There was a fateful night in 1974, when the odious “Stars and Bars” flew aloft in the thick mugginess of the Southern night above a godless old Baptist church that didn’t have a prayer. I sang with my college’s men’s glee club, mostly classic vocals and many freedom
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