Defense ministry official: Israel has no top-level contact with Morsi government (JNS.org) Israel currently does not have, and is unlikely to have in the future, any top-tier political ties with the Egyptian regime so long as Mohammed Morsi is in power, the head of the Israeli Defense Ministry’s Diplomatic-Security Bureau Amos Gilad said Nov. 2, Israel […]
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InternationalBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is concern here not only for Obama vs Romney next Tuesday, or Netanyahu vs who knows on January 22nd, but also for the more difficult choices facing French Hill in the election for a neighborhood committee (מנהלת) November 22nd. You’ve heard about a storm in a tea cup. This is a
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastIsrael nabs Gazan suspected of transferring millions to Hamas (JNS.org) The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet), in cooperation with the Israel Police, recently arrested a Gaza metal merchant involved in transferring millions of dollars into the Gaza Strip and to Hamas, Israel Hayom reported. In addition, the man reportedly sold metal components to the
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International
By Isaac Yetiv LA JOLLA, California–I have never missed a vote in my 45 years in the US. As an independent, I have never voted for a party but for a candidate who happened to be Democrat or Republican. I made my choice based on a few criteria including the candidates’ past performance and experience,
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USAFormer Democrats Abroad Israel chair: Obama soured U.S.-Israel relations (JNS.org) In its final advertisement before the Nov. 6 election including the testimony of Jews who regret previously supporting President Barack Obama, the Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) features Jerusalem resident Bryna Franklin, former chair of Democrats Abroad Israel, who says “that special relationship does not exist”
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International
By Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — This is a full throated endorsement of the re-election of Barack Obama. Why? Well, let’s look at what he has achieved: Hunted down and killed Osama bin Laden; But the President understands that the fight against terrorism and Al Qa’ida is not over. In his National Security Strategy, the
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USABy Mati Tuchfeld/JNS.org The Likud Central Committee on Monday, Oct. 29, officially approved by a large majority the merger with Yisrael Beiteinu ahead of the coming Knesset election. Before the open vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed the committee delegates, who had gathered at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds. In his speech, Netanyahu referred to recent assertions
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Middle East
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–Most Americans no doubt spend little time thinking about Israel. Not that they have anything against it, but its fate is not high on their priority lists. Yet Israel figured prominently into the Oct. 22 foreign policy debate between President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney. Obama broached it first,
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Middle EastA mistakenly headlined pseudo-poll published by Haaretz has caused a great deal of damage outside Israel, where this farce was used to further the campaign of anti-Israel political warfare and demonization, writes NGO Monitor President Gerald M. Steinberg. By Gerald M. Steinberg/JNS.org There is now broad agreement in Israel that the pseudo-poll and headline
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Middle EastEgyptian child preaches against U.S., Israel (JNS.org) An Egyptian child preacher named Ibrahim Adham appeared in a video posted by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) cursing former U.S. President George W. Bush and current President Barack Obama. He also prays for the destruction of the state of Israel. The video was drawn from
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InternationalSAN DIEGO (Press Release)–The Jewish Federation of San Diego County, in partnership with the Jewish Federations of North America, is launching a disaster relief fund to provide aid for communities on the eastern seaboard in response to Hurricane Sandy. These funds will go directly to efforts providing relief in rebuilding communities, providing comfort, and
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USA
By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The government of Israel traded 1,700 Palestinian terrorists for Sgt. Gilad Shalit, an IDF soldier kidnapped and held by Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The Israelis have been known to trade live terrorists for the bodies of its soldiers held by its enemies. That’s what it means to have your soldiers’ collective back. And
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Middle East, Shoshana BryenBy Paul Foer and Chananette Pascal Cohen/JNS.org Sonya Loya’s path of rediscovery aligns with the journey potentially millions of other “Crypto-Jews” take back to their Jewish roots. Her story, and the stories of others with similar backgrounds, is also still unfolding—with legal action against the Catholic Church as the possible next chapter. Loya—a Hispanic-American woman
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Jewish Religion, Middle EastIran says it has ‘far more advanced’ technology than recent Hezbollah drone (JNS.org) Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi said the Hezbollah drone recently shot down in Israeli airspace “was not Iran’s latest technology,” according to Iran’s Mehr news agency. The Islamic Republic “currently possesses unmanned aircraft with technology that is far more advanced than the
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