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UNESCO chief hits Iran’s Holocaust cartoon contest

January 26, 2016

PARIS, France (WJC)– World Jewish Congress CEO Robert Singer on Tuesday praised UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova for issuing a clear condemnation the third edition of a Holocaust cartoon contest held in Iran which features many entries that openly deny the Shoah. Singer had met with Bokova in Paris on Monday. Robert Singer declared: “I thank Director […]

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As peace stalemate continues, Ashkenazi rises

January 26, 2016

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–We’ve had another round of clamoring about who is responsible for the failure of Israelis and Palestinians to reach an agreement ending their disputes. There are two fronts in the recent verbiage. One consists of accusations by Mahmoud Abbas and Benyamin Netanyahu about one another’s willingness to meet. Another concerns the prospect

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London mayor joins campaign against anti- Semitism

January 25, 2016

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK – London Mayor Boris Johnson has signed on to Mayors United Against Anti-Semitism, an AJC (American Jewish Committee) initiative calling on municipal leaders across Europe to publicly address and take concrete actions against rising anti-Semitism. “However it manifests itself, anti-Semitism is totally unacceptable and can never be justified,” said Mayor

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International, USA

Passionate, obstinate Israelis are deeply caring

January 25, 2016

By Rabbi Ben Kamin TEL AVIV –Coming upon the final hours of my journey and renewal here, it is impossible for me not to offer thanks and reflections to and for my churning birth-land. Israel, you remain, in all your national schizophrenia and commotion, decidedly yourself. A thorny Hebraic cacophony of compassion and self-righteousness, a

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Middle East

Middle East Roundup: January 25, 2016

January 25, 2016

20% of West’s donations to PA go to terrorists’ families, Israeli minister says (JNS.org) The stipends paid by the Palestinian Authority (PA) to terrorists’ families amounts to some $75 million a year—about 20 percent of the donations funneled to the PA from Western nations and bodies, Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Tzipi Hotovely said Sunday in

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Middle East

Anachnu: Rabbi Steven Wernick

January 24, 2016

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The chief executive officer of the United Synagogue of Conservative Judaism once almost gave up on God and religion after his stepmother died and he became estranged from his rabbi father. However, Rabbi Steven Wernick added in an interview that through its outreach, the caring Jewish

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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, USA

Anti- Israel protesters disrupt LGBTQ gathering

January 24, 2016

By Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is outraged that a pro-Israel LGBTQ organization’s peaceful reception at the national Creating Change conference was invaded by hateful protestors, who interrupted the event and threatened people gathered to hear gay rights activists from Jerusalem. “Groups hostile to Israel, aligned with the BDS (boycott,

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Middle East, USA

Political star rising: Gabi Ashkenazi

January 24, 2016

By Rabbi Dow Marmur SAN DIEGO — Some journalists in Israel speculate about a possible replacement for Binyamin Netanyahu as prime minister. I’m not in a position to judge if their ideas are realistic or if it’s only wishful thinking, but the fact that the matter is under discussion is noteworthy. It’s obvious that there’s

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Middle East

Glass- housed U.S. throws stones at Israel

January 24, 2016

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’ve recently heard negative comments from ranking officials of the United States about two issues in our headlines. There’s a feeling of being scolded for poor behavior. In this case, however, the teacher comes to the scolding with dirty hands, or behavior that is hardly different from what Israel is said

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Two- state illusion should give way to other plans

January 23, 2016

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — Since 1947, the 2-state solution (an Arab State alongside the State of Israel) has been the holy grail of Western diplomats. Notice that I said Western; most Muslim countries have never subscribed to that concept. The proof of Muslim antipathy to the Jewish State is the continuous incitement

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

Did Obama sell missiles to Iran via Cuba?

January 22, 2016

By Shoshana Bryen and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — A U.S. Hellfire anti-tank missile — a weapon launched from Predator drones in anti-terrorism operations, among other uses — found its way into the hands of Cuba’s government in 2014. But the route it took, twice crossing the Atlantic, was less mysterious than the U.S. government’s

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USA

Middle East Roundup: January 22, 2016

January 22, 2016

Abbas shirks responsibility for stalled peace talks, Netanyahu’s office says (JNS.org) The Israeli Prime Minister’s Office on Thursday denied claims by Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas that the Palestinian leader had recently sought a meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, but was ignored. “This is another attempt by Abu Mazen (Abbas) to shirk responsibility

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Middle East

Nuanced relations between Israeli Jews and Arabs

January 22, 2016

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Something like 30 Israelis have died in the present wave of violence. Some call it the Knifing or Stabbing Intifada, in reference to the large incidence of attacks with knives, by a male or female, most of whom have ranged in age from 15 to 35. Some have been as

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Leftists strong arm British academia against Israel

January 21, 2016

By Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — The dogma of unreasoned hate pervades the atmosphere in seats of higher learning and research as campaigners for an end to Israel make dangerous inroads into the once hallowed hallways of British academia. The beginning of 2016 saw the nadir of freedom of speech at King College London, a once

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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East

UNESCO chief hits Iran’s Holocaust cartoon contest

As peace stalemate continues, Ashkenazi rises

London mayor joins campaign against anti- Semitism

Passionate, obstinate Israelis are deeply caring

Middle East Roundup: January 25, 2016

Anachnu: Rabbi Steven Wernick

Anti- Israel protesters disrupt LGBTQ gathering

Political star rising: Gabi Ashkenazi

Glass- housed U.S. throws stones at Israel

Two- state illusion should give way to other plans

Did Obama sell missiles to Iran via Cuba?

Middle East Roundup: January 22, 2016

Nuanced relations between Israeli Jews and Arabs

Leftists strong arm British academia against Israel

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