By Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–It’s not the first time that Israel is at odds with the United States over an appropriate response to the nuclear ambitions of a hostile state in the region. Sharing the anger of people across the globe in the wake of Israel’s destruction of Iraq’s nuclear reactor in June 1981, President Reagan […]
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Middle East, USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s the essence of healthy politics. The status of balance derives from the ever presence of competition. There have always been individuals, groups, political parties, and governmental entities (nations, localities, governmental agencies) that want more at the expense of someone else. If it’s always been, it’s likely to always be.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –Perhaps you think the war is over. Perhaps you think that if Iran becomes a “friend” of the United States and the possibility of an American-led war against the Islamic Republic recedes, the need for a militarily capable ally such as Israel also recedes. Maybe the U.S. doesn’t want to
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABurgas bombing victims, including 5 Israelis, remembered 3 years later (JNS.org) A memorial ceremony was held Monday at Burgas Airport in Bulgaria to mark the three-year anniversary of the terrorist bombing there, in which five Israeli tourists and a Bulgarian bus driver were killed. A still-unidentified perpetrator set off a bomb on a bus parked
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International, Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– U.S. Rep. Susan Davis (D-California) announced a $5.2 million federal grant for the Sweetwater Authority to expand a desalination facility. The grant from the Department of the Interior will go toward increasing the desalination capabilities of the Richard A. Reynolds Desalination Facility from 3,600 acre-feet per year (AFY) of water to
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San Diego County, USAHamas terror cell arrested over deadly Shvut Rachel shooting attack (JNS.org) Israel’s Shin Bet security agency revealed Sunday that its officers have uncovered a Hamas terror cell suspected of carrying out a drive-by shooting near the Judea and Samaria community of Shvut Rachel last month. Malachi Moshe Rosenfeld, 26, was critically injured in the shooting
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Middle East, USA-Last in a four-part series- By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — This is the third and last review of wannabes vying for the Republican nomination for president in 2016. There are so many declared candidates that both Fox and CNN will only allow ten to appear in their initial debates. The two presidential candidates
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — According to one published report, a potential New Hampshire primary voter has stated: “We need the truth. We don’t have to like the truth. But we need it.” Agreement on this comes from this spiritual corner. The truth is that Donald Trump has an endless supply of money
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USABy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It’s been a few days, and the dust hasn’t settled. Israeli shrill, in Hebrew and other languages, has been prominent in the media here and elsewhere, along with efforts at varying hues to calm our fears. Headlines in Israel Hayom about as expected An agreement to shame the world It doesn’t obligate
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USABy Gary Rotto SAN DIEGO — Since the murders at Emanuel AME church a few weeks ago, I’ve struggled looking for the right words to express my feelings on the so called “Southern Culture” as symbolized by the Confederate flag. It is amazing to me that we tolerate the rewriting of history as a way to
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Jewish History, USABy Edwin Black WASHINGTON–When the last plaintive shofar blast echoed through the Washington D.C. Convention Center of the Christians United for Israel (CUFI) Policy Conference extravaganza of support for Israel, July 13–14, 2015, it was not the record attendance of 5,000 fired-up pro-Israel Christians that marked a turning point for the 10-year old group. Nor
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Edwin Black, Middle East, USABy Stephen Bryen and Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — The deal is done. Iran has sort-of promised it won’t build nuclear weapons, but even the promise has serious caveats: Iran can continue to build weapons platforms to deliver the non-existent weapons; it can cooperate with friendly countries to acquire enhancements to weapons delivery technology; and
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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, Stephen D. Bryen, USABy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO — Rabbi Gabriel Isaac Polak (1851) hit the nail on the head about the current agreement reached with Iran in his comment on this week’s parasha. The Torah teaches: “If a man makes a vow to the Lord or takes an oath imposing an obligation on himself, he shall
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Middle East, USAHamas claims captive Israeli is a soldier, not mentally unstable (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Avera Mengistu, the 28-year-old Israeli of Ethiopian descent who has been missing since he crossed the border into Gaza last September, is an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier who was taken captive during Operation Protective Edge and not a mentally unstable
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