By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The attack at the Jewish Museum in Brussels, resulting in four deaths including those of a visiting Israeli couple, has elevated once again the issue of anti-Semitism. It comes against the background of recent studies of the subject, including one based on questions about attitudes toward Jews in various countries, […]
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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –Beverly Robertson, the indomitable President and CEO of the National Civil Rights Museum at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, is “a caged bird…that sings of freedom.” She is one of the millions of Maya Angelou’s living protégés, a proud African American woman who overcame the systemic social toxins of
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USAMuslim Brotherhood opponent El-Sisi wins Egyptian presidential election (JNS.org) Former defense minister and military commander Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, hailed as a hero in Egypt for his role in the July 2013 ouster of Islamist president and Muslim Brotherhood member Mohamed Morsi, easily won the country’s presidential election with more than 93 percent of the vote,
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International, Middle East
By Donald H. Harrison CHULA VISTA, California –Christians and Jews from both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border on Wednesday evening, May 28, celebrated the reunification of Jerusalem with songs about the City of Gold, an interpretive dance, some enthusiastic shofar blowing, and a hora around the meeting room of the Restoration Ministry on the grounds
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Donald H. Harrison, International, Middle East, San Diego County, USA
WEST POINT, New York (Press Release)–President Barack Obama delivered a foreign policy address on Wednesday, May 28, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. The text below, provided by the White House, is followed by reactions. THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Thank you. And thank you, General Caslen, for that
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International, Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has expressed concern and criticism that Pope Francis met on his visit to Israel with the Palestinian Authority (PA) Mufti of Jerusalem, Sheikh Muhammad Hussein, a vicious, internationally condemned anti-Semite who, among many hateful and obscene statements, said in 2012 that it was the destiny
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International, Middle East
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – The Capital’s police announced on Wednesday, May 28, they have arrested nine Arabs in connection with the recent surge of anti-Israel violence in the city. The arrested terrorists come from the villages of Abu-Dis and Izariya in east Jerusalem. Another two were detained for questioning. Some 200 Border Policemen
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Middle East
By Joe Gandelman SAN DIEGO — When the news first hit that 22-year-old Elliot Rodger killed six fellow students in the Santa Barbara suburb of Isla Vista, it didn’t foreshadow the horrific details yet to come. Six promising young lives knifed and shot dead. Families instantly plunged into grief. Rodger’s film industry parents getting
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Joe Gandelman, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — I’ve been absent from the blog scene for around seven weeks due to illness – exactly the same amount of time as between the Jewish festival of Passover and the upcoming festival of Shavuot (Pentecost). During those seven weeks I just about managed to keep track of the recent
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Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Distinguished intellectual and oral pathologist Dr. Ernest Baden was honored for his generous support for the advancement of medical research at a May 18th ceremony at Tel Aviv University’s Sackler School of Medicine during TAU’s annual Board of Governors meeting. The Pomano Beach, Florida, resident, will establish the Dr. Ernest Baden
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Would you like to visit the Kotel, the Western Wall, or delve into Jerusalem’s subterranean history; shop at the Machane Yehuda or Arab shuqs; pray at Jerusalem’s many synagogues; climb the String Bridge or jump to the Mount of Olives; visit the Old City’s gates or relax at
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Middle East, Travel and Food
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) – Six Israeli leaders, Members of Knesset and men and women of note have submitted their candidacy for the President of Israel. The candidates are MK Ruby Rivlin (Likud), MK Benyamin Ben Eliezer (Labor), former MK Dalya Itzik, MK Meir Shitrit (Kadima), Nobel Prize Laureate Prof. Dan Shechtman and former
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Middle East
HAIFA (Press Release)–The proverbial “word on the street” is that the recently concluded ATS Pioneers in Progress Mission to Israel (April 26-May 7, 2014) may have been one of the most exciting trips ever. This Mission began in the Negev, which for many of the 31 participants was their first visit to the desert. They
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Middle East, Travel and Food
HAIFA (Press Release)–“In the beginning of the 90s a historic window of opportunities opened up before us. We knew that the circumstances will never again be so favorable. Leaders must have an open eye for windows of opportunity that allow them to take bold steps.” These are the words of the former president of the
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International, Middle East