By Caren Besner BOYNTON BEACH, Florida — The American Heritage dictionary defines “victory” as the defeat of an enemy or triumph in a struggle against difficulties. “Peace,” on the other hand, is characterized by the absence of hostilities, or alternatively, a treaty to end a conflict that results in public security and order. These two […]
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) –The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has welcomed a decision by the Church of England to launch a formal investigation into online comments by the Rev. Stephen Sizer, who posted a link on Facebook to an article titled, “9-11 Israel did it.” Rev. Sizer, vicar of Christ Church, Virginia Water, was previously the subject
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International, Jewish Religion, USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-New York) said House Speaker John Boehner jeopardized bipartisan support for Israel by inviting Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to address a Joint Session of Congress. He urged both Netanyahu and Boehner to “consider measures to mitigate the damage this political maneuvering has inflicted.” Here is
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Donald H. Harrison, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — It is a mistake to belittle Vladimir Putin. Dislike and distrust him, fine. Believe he is a monomaniacal empire-builder determined to restore Russia’s former colonies and holdings, OK. To snicker at his bare-chested antics, particularly with animals, is probably unavoidable. But for all that, Putin is a man with a
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HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister, Moshe (Boogie) Ya’alon traveled on Friday to Rambam Health Care Campus to visit the two soldiers injured in a blast two days ago near the Har Dov border. The soldiers are in stable condition. The Prime Minister and Defense Minister thanked the soldiers for their service
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Editor’s Note: This is the second in a two-part series of articles by San Diego State University students who traveled to Israel with the Anti-Defamation League. By Chad Karczewski SAN DIEGO — Over winter break, I spent eight days in Israel on the ADL Campus Leaders Mission. The group I traveled with consisted of 18
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Middle EastIsraeli Knesset members move to bar Arab MK Zoabi from elections (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Member of Knesset Danny Danon (Likud) and the Yisrael Beiteinu party have joined forces in filing a petition with the Israeli Central Election Committee to bar controversial Arab MK Hanin Zoabi (Balad) from participating in the March 17 elections. Zoabi,
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky SAN DIEGO — We can’t avoid it. There are a billion or so Muslims, and the rest of us are more or less dependent on what they do. Oil and gas is one dependence, which we should not minimize despite the current dip in price. Physical presence is another dependence, even in
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NEW YORK (Press Release)–Marking the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War and Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, the New-York Historical Society will present the exhibition Lincoln and the Jews, on view March 20 through June 7, 2015. Through several never-before-exhibited original writings by Lincoln and his Jewish contemporaries, the exhibition will bring to light
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Jewish History, USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – A U.S. Senate committee approved the imposition of sanctions on Iran if current negotiations fail, and, in another action, 75 U.S. senators signed a letter urging Secretary of State John Kerry to oppose efforts by the Palestinian Authority to utilize international organizations to isolate Israel in lieu
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USABy Lloyd Levy LONDON–This week has witnessed the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz death camp. There has been wall to wall coverage on British Television of the event, with a memorial service attended by Prince Charles, and film footage from the liberation itself. Clearly “the powers that be” have suddenly realised the
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International, Lloyd LevyBy Roberta P. Seid/JNS.org While the global anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign has officially hit America’s scholarly associations over the last two years, even considering academic boycotts is a dramatic rupture with the past. In 2005, the prestigious American Association of University Professors (AAUP) wrote that it “condemned any such boycotts as prima facie
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsrael mourns soldiers killed in Hezbollah attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israel on Thursday mourned Staff Sgt. Dor Chaim Nini, 20, and Maj. Yochai Kalangel, 25, the two soldiers killed in Wednesday’s Hezbollah attack on northern Israel. Kalangel, a company commander in the Givati Brigade, traveled north from his home near Jerusalem on Tuesday evening,
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International, Middle East, USABy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — The pundits tell us that neither Israel nor Hezbollah, each for reasons of its own, want to embark on a third Lebanon war. The missiles that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded seven – the action also took the life of a Spanish United Nations peacekeeper – were in
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