Published by DPA The European Union on Wednesday signed a deal with Egypt and Israel for the exporting of liquefied natural gas to Europe, as Brussels tries to reduce the bloc’s dependence on Russian fossil fuels. Egyptian Petroleum Minister Tarek al-Molla, Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar and EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson signed a declaration
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Middle East
Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel and Arab countries that share its worries about Iran should build up their military capabilities under Washington’s aegis, the Israeli defence minister said on Tuesday ahead of a visit to the region by U.S. President Joe Biden. Biden’s July 13-16 tour will include Israel, the Palestinian territories and Saudi
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Middle East, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – US President Joe Biden will meet with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman next month, abandoning efforts to ostracize the kingdom’s de facto leader over the horrific murder of a dissident. The White House ended weeks of speculation Tuesday, announcing that Biden will travel to Israel, the Palestinian
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Middle East, USA
Israeli politics is living on the edge. Its widely diverse government ranges from left to right, with an Arab party. It squeaks from one crisis to the next. Mostly they’re about individual Knesset Members who seek to exploit the possibility or reality of their voting against a government measure for the sake of some aspect of their political ego. Arabs claim that the government is not doing enough for their community. Maybe they are pressing for a personal appointment, as head of a local authority. Jews threaten to vote against a government that gives in to Arab pressures. But maybe they are pressing for something more personal. [Ira Sharkansky, PhD]
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
No sooner than Cleator took over the office as acting mayor, he broke the news to me that Queen Elizabeth II of England would be visiting San Diego, and that I, as communications director, would be in charge of the city’s press arrangements for the traveling and local media. [Donald H. Harrison]
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California, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USA
We marched to mount an insurrection.
Well, you know,
We just couldn’t let Trump lose.
We tried to stop a rigged election.
Well, you know,
That’s what we heard on Fox News. … (Laurie Baron)
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & Satire, USA
Published by Reuters By Dan Williams JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The U.S. diplomatic mission to the Palestinians in Jerusalem said on Thursday that it had been redesignated and will report directly to Washington “on substantive matters”, signalling an upgrade in ties ahead of a planned visit by President Joe Biden. The former “Palestinian Affairs Unit” (PAU) was
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Middle East, USA
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — The title of the lecture given by Yivsam Azgad under the auspices of the Israel Translators Association was billed as “Translating Science.” Although I personally did not translate that kind of material when I worked as a translator, I have a passing interest in the subject due to
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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
(JNS) As spring gives way to summer, the live music scene is heating up in Jerusalem, and the first must-see concert of the season had an empowering twist. On Monday evening, June 6, international superstar Ishay Ribo played a sold out show at the Jerusalem Theater to benefit ADI Jerusalem, ensuring that the residential, rehabilitative
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Michelle Zangari opened a can devoid of any live worms when she warned that Orthodox Jews could be poised to seize control of Rockville Centre on Long Island, which was part of an eight-minute rant that drew condemnations against antisemitism from New York’s governor, senior senator and scores of
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Bruce Ticker, Opinion, USA
By Jerry Klinger It is called by some the “legend of the Little Dunkirk.” It was no legend. There are legends about the Jews in Denmark after the Nazi occupation of the country in April 1940. One popular legend was when the Nazis ordered all Danish Jews to wear the Yellow Star of David Armband,
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Holocaust, International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History, USA
By Gedaliah Borvick JERUSALEM — When I lived in the U.S., I enjoyed the variety of architecture found in my neighborhood. Typically, the homes were colonial houses with their symmetrical front facades and accented doorways, split level homes with staggered floors, one-story ranch houses, and enchanting Tudors with pitched roofs, herringbone brickwork and touches of
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Gedaliah Borvick, Jewish History, Middle East, Travel and Food
By Sam Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775-1851), the English Romantic artist who lifted landscape and seascape painting to new and enthralling heights will never cease to amaze, inspire and make us question what we thought we knew about painting, about what colored pigment on canvas can do. “Turner’s Modern World” at
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Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Sam Ben-Meir, USA
By Eric George Tauber CINCINNATI, Ohio — When Robin Williams was in Germany, he was asked by an interviewer, “Why do you think we have not so much comedy in Germany?” Williams pithily replied, “Maybe because you killed the funny people.” The Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust, in cooperation
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Eric George Tauber, Holocaust, International, Opinion, USA