WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congresswoman Nita M. Lowey (Westchester/Rockland), Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement ahead of the Friday, May 22, 2015, Solidarity Sabbath that joins leaders from North America and Europe to promote religious freedom while sending a strong message against anti-Semitism: “It is an honor to join […]
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USAWisconsin Gov. Scott Walker: reinstate ‘strong allied’ U.S.-Israel relationship (JNS.org) Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, an expected Republican candidate in the 2016 presidential race, said in an interview with Israel Hayom published Friday that the next president “needs to both symbolically and substantively reinstate the strong allied relationship between America and Israel.” Walker, who visited Israel
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International, Middle East, USABy Shoshana and Stephen Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It would seem that Iran holds the cards in the nuclear negotiation with the P5+1, primarily because the U.S. is the overeager suitor. The Framework agreement, the basis for the final deal, does not prevent Iran from designing nuclear warheads or building delivery systems. There is also
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Refugees have become an acute problem in the world and Israel hasn’t escaped it. Though the country not only welcomes but canvasses Jews to come and live there, it’s less than enthusiastic about non-Jewish immigrants who desperately seek these shores, mostly to avoid persecution and death in their home countries. (By
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Middle East6 Arab teens charged with firebombing Jewish homes (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Six Arab youths from the A-Tur neighborhood in Jerusalem were charged Thursday with hurling rocks and firebombs at homes belonging to Jews in the area. The teens, ages 14-16, are accused of attempted arson and attempting to assault police officers and civilians. According
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-Fifth in a Series- Exit 2: Morena Boulevard: University of San Diego By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – In the news and in movie theaters that show such films as The Lady in Gold, perplexing questions continue to arise about who is the rightful owner of art works seized by the Nazis before and during
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food, USA“Israel: The Cream of the Crop” By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — The Jewish festival of Shavuot (Pentacost) celebrates Israel’s wheat harvest and the source of the prosperity it generates. Israel’s agricultural technology is bringing prosperity to those nations willing to recognize the true benevolent nature of the Jewish State. The theme of Expo 2015,
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — I am deeply saddened by the sudden death of Robert Wistrich, the world renowned expert on global anti-Semitism. I had the pleasure of chatting with Robert – not knowing that it would be for the last time – at the recent MFA Global Forum for Combating Anti-Semitism in Jerusalem. He
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle EastTwo Israeli police officers wounded in Jerusalem car-ramming attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Two Israeli Border Police officers were lightly wounded on Wednesday when an Arab terrorist rammed his vehicle into them in Jerusalem’s A-Tur neighborhood. The attacker was shot dead by another border policeman at the scene. Palestinian sources identified the dead terrorist as
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International, Middle East, USABy Arkady Mamaysky TARRYTOWN, New York–Many voices have been heard recently, including of course those of J Street, criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu for the statement that he speaks for all Jews. I have the honor to be one of 320 million US citizens, and when it comes to my rights and responsibilities as a citizen
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Arkady Mamaysky, Middle East, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — A historic number of young French Jewish adults will be arriving to Israel this summer on the Taglit-Birthright Israel program. The educational organization will bring 1,500 French Jews to Israel to learn about the Jewish state and immerse them in their Jewish heritage. “This is the largest number of French
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–Professor Stephen Toope, the new Director of the Munk School of Global Affairs at the University of Toronto, is in Jerusalem. On Tuesday he spoke at the Hebrew University under the auspices of its Centre for Canadian Studies about “Israel and the United Nations System.” There’s much to report from his
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International, Middle East, USA‘We build in Jerusalem,’ Netanyahu says after Jerusalem Day (JNS.org) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday said he has a “clear position” that the Israeli government will “build in Jerusalem.” “I ordered the construction of the Har Homa neighborhood, and today there are tens of thousands of residents there, making it a city within a
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International, Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky ROCHESTER, New York — This has become the American city we have visited most often in recent years. This reflects our son’s graduate work at the University of Rochester, and along the way to a degree marrying in to a local family. We approve of it all, and have enjoyed opportunities to
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