Of all peoples, we Jews should be in the forefront of those promoting help to men, women and children literally running for their lives. The principle is certainly in our history, maybe even our genes. The impulse dates back to Biblical days, when patriarch Abraham was celebrated for his hospitality. [Joel H. Cohen]
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Jewish History, Joel H. Cohen, USA
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — My company’s Netanya maven, Ruthie Yudin, texted me from Dona Gracia Street in Netanya. Googling the street name, she was blown away by Ms. Gracia’s life, and wrote: “Her story must be told!” Although streets in Tiberias and Haifa are also named in her memory, I was surprised that Dona
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Gedaliah Borvick, International, Israel, Jewish History
Published by Reuters By Natalia A. Ramos Miranda SANTIAGO (Reuters) -Chile plans to open an embassy in the Palestinian territories, President Gabriel Boric said late on Wednesday, which could make the Andean country one of only a handful to have an embassy-level office in the territories that are contested with Israel. Chilean Foreign Minister Antonia
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Middle East
Published by DPA Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has warned of possible Russian attacks on the upcoming holidays and during the holiday season. “With the holiday season approaching, Russian terrorists could become active again,” Zelensky said in his daily video address on Friday evening. “They despise Christian values and any values in general.” Zelensky urged Ukrainians
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International
Published by DPA Israel’s designated prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has succeeded in forming a right-wing religious government coalition, in what will be the first ruling alliance in the country’s history to include parties from the far-right spectrum. The leader of the right-wing conservative Likud party informed President Isaac Herzog of the new government on Wednesday
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Israel
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — As I scanned the menu at a Japanese restaurant on Sunday, I overheard the word “Palestinians.” I turned my head and spotted a few men at the end of a long table jabbering away, about 20 feet from my table. They were with a dozen others who appeared to
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Opinion, USA
By Paul Miller (JNS) Policy towards Iran represents a particularly complex item on the Biden administration’s agenda. The administration has expressed solidarity with Iranian protesters as they face a harsh crackdown, but at the same time, President Joe Biden has long sought to revive the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. The debate surrounding Iran cannot be
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International, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — Jews have been criticized many times – by the left for being capitalists, by the right for being socialists. Only once in history has a Jew been both a socialist and a capitalist. It was Alexander Parvus. In Latin, “parvus” is small, the pseudonym under which Israel Gelfand began
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Alex Gordon, International, Jewish History, Opinion
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – The United States plans a meeting early in 2023 between Israel and Arab nations that recognize it as it pushes the incoming right-wing government of Benjamin Netanyahu to show restraint, a US official said Tuesday. Netanyahu is set to take office with the most right-wing government in Israel’s history
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Israel
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — Why “defrocking,” a term usually used in the ecclesiastical sense? Well, The New York Times (NYT) has a quasi-religious following among American liberals, especially Jewish ones. It is “the” authority on most things, and one of those things is the paper’s peculiar relationship with the Jewish state of
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Israel, Opinion, Steve Kramer, USA
By Abby J. Leibman LOS ANGELES — For Jews across America, Chanukah offers an opportunity to rededicate ourselves to our highest Jewish ideals. Amid eight days of joyous celebration, shared meals of latkes and sufganiyot, and gift exchanges, the miracle of the Maccabees — a group of Jews lacking resources to survive who prospered against
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California, Opinion, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – Joe Biden on Monday promised he will not remain silent in the face of growing anti-Semitism in the United States, as the president hosted a White House reception celebrating Hanukkah, the Jewish festival of lights. “I recognize your fear, your hurt, your worry that this vile and venom is
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USA
Published by New York Daily News NEW YORK — The New York Times is facing criticism after printing a crossword puzzle some say is shaped like a swastika, the day before the first night of Chanukah. The Dec. 18 puzzle, “Some Theme’s Missing,” immediately caused a stir with social media users pointing to the distinct
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USA
Published by Reuters (Refiling to turn two sentences into one for greater clarity in 3rd paragraph) By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish WASHINGTON/PARIS (Reuters) -For nearly two years the United States has tried and failed to negotiate a revival of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal yet Washington and its European allies refuse to close the
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USA