n Israeli civilian who entered Lebanon weeks ago on his own accord was returned on Thursday in a special operation conducted by the Israel Defense Forces, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), and other security officials. [JNS.org]
Israeli Who Crossed into Lebanon is Returned Read More »
Middle East
A few Hamas leaders fully expect Israel’s downfall, yet Israel may not want to dislodge Hamas from its perch in Gaza. That is due to the equally firm expectation Hamas will be replaced by something worse. [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Bruce Ticker, Middle East
By Sam Litvin SAN DIEGO — The racism and history of Hollywood isn’t anything new. Just a couple of years ago, we were made to see the issues not only with casting but also awards in the “Oscars So White.” While impact on Asian and Black roles is clear and obvious, not so obvious is
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Jewish Celebrities, Sam Litvin, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Iranian-made unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are stationed in Venezuela, on the northeast tip of South America, where some 2,000 kilometers (1,243 miles) separate them “from skyscrapers in Miami,” the author of a new report on the threat of UAVs has told JNS. Maj. (res.) Tal Beeri, head of the research department
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International, Middle East
By Shoshana Bryen While staying out of the horrific Syrian Civil War (except humanitarian aid at the border), Israel has long had three red lines for what happens in its northern neighbor: No Iranian or Hezbollah bases near the Israeli border; revised to no Iran in Syria. No weapons delivered by Iran to Hezbollah that Israel considers
Russia and Israel: Cooperating Under the Radar in Syria? Read More »
International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen
(JNS) The U.S. State Department announced on Monday that political veteran, Amb. Stuart Eizenstat was appointed to serve as Special Advisor on Holocaust Issues to U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken. According to a news release, the position would have Eizenstat, 78, offer policy advice on contemporary Holocaust-related matters, working in coordination with the Special
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USA
Published by Reuters By Will Dunham WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Harry Reid, the pugnacious son of a Nevada hard-rock miner who rose from poverty to become the U.S. Senate majority leader and earned a reputation as a fierce partisan fighter during an era of political gridlock in Washington, died on Tuesday. He was 82. Reid, a former
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USA
HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — Israeli, American, and German researchers have found the first evidence of the consumption of beer within a residential community, at the Chalcolithic settlement of Tel Tsaf, which dates back some 7,200 years. “We have already uncovered evidence highlighting the relative wealth of the residents of Tel Tsaf, including the storage
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Jerry Klinger Bigotry, hate, antisemitism, and ignorance are not owned by any one group, nor by any one culture or nationality. There is a universality to it. Antisemites repeat, with vicious relish, the false canard that Galut Jews are disloyal, cowards. They never volunteer as soldiers, fight for their country, and if called to
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International, Jerry Klinger, Jewish History
By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) As Israel is set to invest 1 billion shekels ($317.3 million) into developments to increase the population in the Golan Heights, American experts believe the move announced by Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett on Sunday is unlikely to elicit much response from the Biden administration. Former Trump administration official Elliott Abrams,
Biden Unlikely to Take Issue With Israel’s Golan Heights Development Plan Read More »
Middle East, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) While Israel has refrained from publicly setting clear red lines to act as precise markers for a threshold that, if surpassed by Iran’s nuclear program, would trigger an Israeli attack, it is clear that Jerusalem has been sending warning signals about Iran’s approach towards the danger zone. These warnings appear, in
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Middle East
Published by DPA Israel has cut the recommended period between receiving a second Covid-19 vaccine shot and a booster dose from five months to three. The country also relaxed its quarantine period for those who test positive but are vaccinated. A statement from the Health Ministry’s director-general, Nachman Ash, said the booster recommendation was changed
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Middle East
Anti-Semitism is not just a symptom of the radical left. Anti-Semitism can come from the ultra-right as well. The following story has not received much press in the Jewish community. When anti-Semitism rears its presence—regardless which part of the political spectrum it originated from—as a Jewish community, we must address the issue. Failing to do so is nothing less than moral cowardness. [Rabbi Dr. Michael Leo Samuel]
Antisemitism Surfaces in Ohio Contest for U.S. Senate Read More »
Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, USA
The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations (COP) on Monday issued the following statement: “We are appalled by the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) vote to approve an open-ended Commission of Inquiry solely focused on Israel’s response to the conflict initiated by the Hamas terrorist regime last May, also known as ‘Operation Guardian of the Walls.’ … (Conference of Presidents)
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International, Middle East, USA