By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –We’re somewhere in the middle of the intermediate level of warfare routines well known to Israelis. We have been through Stage one: occasional violence directed at random against Israeli targets, civilians or soldiers Stage two: increased incidence of that violence Stage three: Break in the Israeli tolerance of inconvenience and occasional […]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastObama sends Clinton to Middle East amid Israel-Gaza conflict (JNS.org) U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is heading to the Middle East to foster negotiations to end the ongoing conflict between Israel and Gaza. Clinton was set to depart Tuesday from Cambodia, where she was on an official Southeast Asia visit with President Barack Obama, according to
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By Lloyd Levy LONDON –Gaza- again ! As the latest Gaza campaign unfolds, it is worth underlining some points that are not going to be mentioned in the anti Israel press in UK. If Gaza is so “isolated” as some would have us believe , how is it that they can get thousands
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Lloyd Levy, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Listening to Israeli radio and television provides an advanced education in the military and political possibilities being considered in the midst of an operation. Invasion on the ground, more air strikes, increasing probability of civilian casualties as the IAF goes beyond the easy targets and into the neighborhoods where munitions are stored
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By Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia –Joining with the rest of the Jewish world, rallies in support of Israel were held in the major Australian Jewish communities over the weekend More than 1000 pro-Israel demonstrators waved flags and held ‘Stop The Rockets’ signs at a rally in Melbourne on Sunday. A similar rally was also held
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InternationalBy Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — As we watch with anguish the ongoing escalation between Israel and militants in Gaza, we find ourselves on familiar ground. With rockets flying and bombs falling, our hearts and prayers go out to all impacted by this latest violence. Those who grieve the loss of loved ones. Those suffering
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Wednesday was time for another trip to the Galilee. Weather forecast was good. There would be some warm and dry days after early winter rain, and the expectation was for more days of quiet from the south and not much to worry about–for us–from Syria. We had a good drive,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIDF calls up 16,000 reservists in preparation for Gaza ground assault (JNS.org) Israel’s Operation Pillar of Defense in respone to the onslaught of rockets from Gaza entered its third day on Friday, and the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) prepared for a ground assault in Gaza by calling up thousands of reservists, Israel Hayom reported. The
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InternationalSAN DIEGO –A Jewish community rally in support of Israel during the current Gaza crisis has been scheduled for 1 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 18, at the Nobel Athletic Field & Recreation Center, 8810 Judicial Drive. A growing list of speakers include U.S. Congresswoman Susan Davis (D-San Diego); Michael Sonduck, interim president of the Jewish Federation
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Middle East, San Diego CountyBy Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia — While the aim in life should be take each day as it comes, and generally always be forward looking, occasionally a significant date brings back a past event into sharp focus. On the 20th November 2012, one such landmark comes sharply into focus for me. Seventy years before, on
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International, Jewish History, Jewish ReligionBy Evelyn Gordon The latest escalation along the Israel-Gaza border – which saw Palestinians fire more than 250 rockets at Israel since Wednesday after Israel, responding to days of only slightly less intensive rocket fire, assassinated a senior Hamas terrorist and destroyed most of Hamas’s long-range missiles on Wednesday – may yet be interrupted
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Middle EastPalestinian media praises terrorist leader Jabari as ‘martyr’ (JNS.org) The day after the targeted killing of Hamas terrorist chief Ahmed Jabari, the Palestinian media lead with headlines praising his “martyrdom,” despite his long history of involvement in terrorism against Israeli civilians. According to Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), the Palestinian Authority’s (PA) official newspaper, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida,
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Bibi isn’t what he sounds like. He is a fascinating mixture of the distasteful and admirable, a politician who remains on top of a contentious and highly competitive heap despite promising much more than he has delivered. What follows is not an endorsement, but an exploration of how his various
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIran calls new air defense system a ‘slap’ to U.S. and Israel (JNS.org) While the U.S. and Israel engage in air defense cooperation such as Austere Challenge 12, a drill meant to build soldarity, Iran’s current air defense exercise is intended as a “slap” to West. Iran has modeled a new air defense system after
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