Dutch Aldi supermarkets deny ban on products made beyond pre-1967 lines (JNS.org) The Netherlands branch of the German supermarket chain Aldi has disavowed comments it made in support of a ban on products made in territories acquired by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War. Both the Dutch branch of Aldi and another chain, Hoogvliet, had […]
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InternationalAbbas: ‘All options are open’ if peace talks fail (JNS.org) Amid the push by Secretary of State John Kerry towards restarting negotiations, Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas was quoted in an interview with the Jordanian daily Al Ra’i as saying that if there is no progress in peace talks, “all options are open.” “If there
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By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Supporting sanctions against Iran is understood to be a position designed to moderate Iranian behavior regarding the acquisition of nuclear capability. It is the position of people and countries that do not want to contemplate military action by either the United States or Israel. It is the position of
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The amorphous agreement of Israeli and Palestinian leaders to begin talking has pushed other items–that might otherwise be grabbing all the headlines–to the margins of national attention. One is the impending election of two Chief Rabbis (Ashkenazi and Sephardi), after a campaign with nastiness that makes Knesset elections seem like the most
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By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Every four years, the Maccabiah Games, the world’s third largest sporting competition following the Olympics and FIFA, are held in Israel. Also called the Jewish Olympics, the games date back to 1932, when they were first held in the then British Mandate of Palestine with 390 Jewish athletes competing from
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Anyone wanting a full description of what John Kerry has achieved, praise or condemnation for one of the parties, must look somewhere else. I am currently impressed with the variety of reports, couched as coming from one or another unnamed participant in Israeli or Palestinian governmental forums, with the additional reservation that
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By Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — The media did its best to portray George Zimmerman as a racist in its efforts to influence the public and the jury to convict him for the crime of manslaughter. Eric Holder, as of today, is still investigating whether Zimmerman might be prosecuted for civil rights
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Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USAAMMAN, Jordan (Press Release)– Following is a statement by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry on Friday, July 19, announcing the likelihood of renewed negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority: Good evening, everybody, thank you very much for your patience. I apologize for the delay. I’m just going to make a statement, and I’m
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has issued an informational advisory to law enforcement and Jewish communal groups concerning the display of swastikas in parks and other public areas this weekend by a fringe religious sect known as Raelian. The ADL advisory makes clear that the sect poses no known security threat, and has
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USAMP suspended over calling Israel an ‘apartheid state’ (JNS.org) British Member of Parliament David Ward was suspended by his Liberal Democrat party on Thursday over a recent message on Twitter calling Israel an apartheid state. “Am I wrong or are am I right? At long last the #Zionists are losing the battle—how long can the
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There has been a bad couple of days for Israelis living in settlements beyond the 1967 borders, including those of us in the new neighborhoods of Jerusalem. The European Union formally announced a ban on the funding of Israeli entities beyond those borders. While the actual impact is not clear,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East‘Clear signs’ Hezbollah behind Burgas bombing (JNS.org) There are “clear signs that say Hezbollah is behind the Burgas bombing” that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver on July 18, 2012, Bulgarian Interior Minister Tsvetlin Yovchev said Thursday on the one-year anniversary of the attack. Yovchev told reporters at a ceremony for the opening
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Recent events suggest the hypothesis that Israel is no longer at the top of Muslims’ agenda for revenge or liquidation. It has been replaced by other Muslims. The thought is tentative, and not appropriate to guide Israeli policy with respect to its own security agenda, or to justify overseas Jewish
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastEU bans cooperation with Israel in areas beyond pre-1967 lines (JNS.org) The European Union on July 19 will issue a directive to all of its member nations that bans cooperation with Israel in Judea and Samaria, eastern Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights, all territories acquired by Israel in the 1967 Six Day War. As of
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