By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM– Many evangelicals are said to be Zionists for theological reasons: they believe that if all Jews will come together in the Land of Israel, they’ll see the light, Jesus’ second coming will become a reality, and the world will be redeemed. Abbas Zaki, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah […]
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Middle EastBEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– According to a new study by researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the University of Amsterdam, oxytocin caused participants to lie more to benefit their groups, and to do so more quickly and without expectation of reciprocal dishonesty from their group. Oxytocin is a hormone the body naturally
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
SAN DIEGO (SDJW) –Aboard the retired Air Craft Carrier USS Midway, a new Torah was presented Tuesday evening, April 1, by the Jewish community of San Diego to the JWB, previously called the Jewish Welfare Board, for use by Jewish chaplains. Carried under a chuppah by San Diego philanthropist Gary Jacobs, the Torah a few hours before had its
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Jewish Religion, USABy Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel –As we approach the Jewish festival of Passover and the night that is “different from all other nights” it is appropriate that there is much in the recent news that positively distinguishes the Jewish State from the norm. In medical news, Israelis have been developing some unique treatments and devices
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Michael Ordman, Middle EastAbbas signs applications for 15 international bodies, violating terms of peace talks (JNS.org) In the midst of efforts to reach a deal that would extend the current Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations into 2015, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas violated the agreed-upon terms of the negotiations by signing applications for PA membership in 15 international agencies
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–If you want to be Jewish, you need a high tolerance for uncertainty. It’s an essential part of coping with ourselves and the goyim. There are periods of relative stability, and others of intense uncertainty. In recent days, the Israeli cousins have been at the intense end of the spectrum. We had
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release) –AJC denounced Palestinian Authority President Abbas’s announcement that he will seek membership for Palestine in another 15 international organizations. “If the Palestinian leadership wants to keep a two-state prospect viable, internationalizing the conflict at this sensitive moment is totally counter-productive,” said AJC Executive Director David Harris. “The only path to sustainable
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Middle East
By Anav Silverman KFAR CHABAD, Israel (TNA) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu took the time to bake some Passover matzah for his first time when he visited a matzah bakery in Kfar Chabad ahead of the upcoming Passover holiday on Tuesday, April 1. Local Chabad leaders and rabbis briefed Prime Minister Netanyahu on the preparations to hold
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)-The total number of anti-Semitic incidents in the United States fell by 19 percent in 2013, continuing a decade-long downward slide and marking one of the lowest levels of incidents reported by the Anti-Defamation League since it started keeping records in 1979. ADL’s annual Audit of Anti-Semitic Incidents, released today, reported a
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Jewish Religion, USA
WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – Congressman Brad Sherman (D-California), along with Congressman Eliot Engel (D-New York), Congressman Michael Grimm (R-New York), and Congressman Bill Johnson (R-Ohio), led a bipartisan group of 84 House members in a request to the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development for $2 million for the U.S.–Israel Energy Cooperation Program in the
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Middle East, USA
PARIS (WJC) – The situation of Jews in Ukraine, and in France; growing anti-Semitism in Europe; the boycott campaign against Israel; and the upcoming 20th anniversary of the AMIA center bombing in Argentina were among the topics discussed by the members of the Executive Committee of the World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Monday and Tuesday in
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InternationalNEW YORK (Press Release)–The early release of Jonathan Pollard should be based on humanitarian grounds and on the strong bilateral relationship between the United States and Israel, and not intertwined with any potential resolution of the Arab-Israeli conflict, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) said today. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: “Jonathan
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Middle East, USA
JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Avital Leibovich has been named director of AJC’s Israel/Middle East Office, located in Jerusalem. “After a long and fruitful service in the IDF, I feel a natural transition as I begin my mission with the AJC family. I look forward to new challenges and interesting opportunities,” said Leibovich. Leibovich comes to AJC
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA)- Israel has experienced this winter the worst drought recorded in modern history. Since the mega snow storm in the beginning of December there has been no significant rainfall. Israel’s Water Authority has noted with some degree of alarm that the drought is the harshest around its main water bodies, in
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Middle East, The World We Share