Published by DPA Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen called on Germany to take decisive action to prevent Iran from further developing its nuclear programme, during a visit to Berlin on Tuesday. “This is the moment to take steps. This is the moment to act with the aim of preventing Iran from possessing a nuclear weapon,” […]
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Published by DPA The Israeli army on Monday announced the deployment of a third infantry battalion to the West Bank after two battalions were sent in over the weekend to prevent a further escalation in the recent violence in the disputed territories. A military spokesman said that a battalion from the Givati Brigade was being
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Israel
By Ira Sharkansky, Ph.D JERUSALEM — Israel seems mired in a context of reform proposals, which would increase the power of politicians over the judiciary. One proposal would increase the power of the government in naming judges; another would provide the ruling party the power to override decisions of the Supreme Court. A third proposal
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Ira Sharkansky, Israel, Opinion
You may have been aware that a small group of neo-Nazis had called for a National Day of Hate on Saturday, Feb. 25, during which their fellow antisemites were urged to rally, disrupt, and document their odious conduct with photographs of their activities. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Jewish Religion, San Diego County, USA
(JNS) With a book by Alfred Uhry, and lyrics and music by Jason Robert Brown, the 1998 musical “Parade” tells the tragic story of Jewish factory manager Leo Frank, who was tried, convicted and sentenced to death for the rumored rape and the murder of 13-year-old Mary Phagan in Atlanta in 1913. Two years later,
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Holocaust, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Mike Wagenheim (JNS) As the Russian invasion of Ukraine approaches its one-year anniversary on Friday, North American Jewish leaders at the forefront of humanitarian aid to Ukraine are appreciative of the ways Jews have pitched in. Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America (JFNA), told JNS world Jewry has
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International, USA
By Stephen M. Flatow (JNS) The Biden administration says that Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) are terrorists. The European Union, Japan, Canada, Australia and many other countries say the same. It’s not a Republican vs. Democrat issue. It’s not a conservative vs. liberal controversy. It’s something on which all reasonable people agree. So why
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International, Israel, Opinion, USA
(JNS) Oman has opened its airspace to overflights by Israeli airlines, Foreign Minister Eli Cohen announced on Thursday. “This historic decision will shorten the time of flights from Israel to Asia and lower ticket prices. I thank Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the National Security Council and the director general of the Foreign Ministry,” said Cohen.
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Business & Finance, Israel, Middle East
County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher plans to run in 2024 for the seat of state Senate President pro tempore Toni Atkins, D-San Diego, the year she will be ineligible to run again because of term limits. Fletcher will be in the middle of his second term as a county supervisor at that time, so, depending on the outcome of the state Senate election, we may face a special election for his seat. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, Opinion, San Diego County, USA
Published by Reuters By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) – Gaza terrorists fired rockets and Israel carried out airstrikes in a cross-border exchange on Thursday, after 11 Palestinians were killed a day earlier during an Israeli raid in the West Bank, renewing concerns of a broader escalation. Mediation efforts were underway by Egypt and the United
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Israel
By Chris Jennewein Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Rapid Response Network issued a condemnation Wednesday of the Biden Administration’s proposed new restrictions on refugees seeking asylum in the United States. The coalition of human rights organizations, led by Jewish Family Service of San Diego, operates local migrant shelters funded by
(JNS) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met separately on Tuesday with U.S. Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Jim Risch (R-Idaho), stressing to them the importance of the bilateral relationship and that America is the Jewish state’s “greatest friend.” Netanyahu told the lawmakers that despite any disagreements between Jerusalem and Washington, such meetings were an expression
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California, Israel, Middle East, USA
“La Rafle des Notables” (The Deportation of Prominent Jews), by Anne Sinclair, published by Bernard Grasset, Paris, 2017. By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — Anne Sinclair, noted French writer and journalist, has written extensively about the Holocaust and how it affected her family. In this book she focuses on the arrest and deportation to
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Holocaust, International
By Jonathan S. Tobin (JNS) There are many issues worth having an argument over; then again, some are better left alone. For example, a debate about whether or not the actress who is hired to play Golda Meir in a movie is Jewish is not worth a moment of anyone’s time. By contrast, the discussion
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International, Israel, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast