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Livni, Kerry ploy backfires to Netanyahu’s benefit

December 23, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –Entry to politics does not require a test of intelligence, or even political savvy. The best most recent evidence appears in reports associated with Tsipi Livni and John Kerry. Livni–along with Shimon Peres–advised John Kerry to postpone action on the Palestinians’ request of the UN Security Council to grant it statehood […]

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

U.S., Europe ignore repression by Cuba, P.A.

December 22, 2014

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — They arrest you for having any opinion that isn’t theirs. They arrest you for demanding elections; the last thing they want is to know you want different leadership. They arrest you for having a Facebook page that is out of step, or you don’t have Facebook at all.

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Reform Judaism body mourns 2 NYC police officers

December 22, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– In response to the murders of two New York City police officers on Saturday afternoon, Union for Reform Judaism President, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, delivered the following statement on Monday, Dec. 22, 2014: “Today we mourn with the families of Officers Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos, New York City policemen murdered in Brooklyn

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UC faculty barred from BDS advocacy in classroom

December 22, 2014

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Twenty-two advocacy groups on Monday, Dec. 22, applauded University of California (UC) Provost Aimee Dorr and UC administrators for protecting the well-bring of Jewish students. For the first time ever, UC administrators publicly affirmed that UC faculty are prohibited from bringing hateful anti-Semitic propaganda and the boycott of Israel into

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

JNS news briefs: December 22, 2014

December 22, 2014

Palestinian terrorist indicted for fatally stabbing Israeli woman in Alon Shvut (JNS.org) An indictment for murder was filed Sunday at the Samaria Military Court against Maher Hamdi al-Ashalmoun, the Palestinian terrorist who fatally stabbed 26-year-old Israeli woman Dahlia Lemkus last month at the entrance to the community of Alon Shvut in Gush Etzion. According to

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International, Middle East, USA

WJC distributes Prosor’s U.N. speech

December 21, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Aware that many people never get to hear or read the speeches made at the United Nations, the World Jewish Congress has distributed an address made by Israel’s Ambassador Ron Prosor to the General Assembly. It follows: Mr. President, I stand before the world as a proud representative of the State of

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International, Middle East, USA

Christians, Jews celebrate Jerusalem Dec. 28

December 20, 2014

CHULA VISTA (Press Release)–Representatives of Chabad, the Chaldean Community, and Latinos for Israel will be among those joining forces at 4:30 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 28 for “A Night to Bless Jerusalem” at the South Bay Baptist Church, 960 Fifth Avenue, Chula Vista. Rabbi Mendel Polichenco, Chabad director for Mexico, will be joined by Mark Arabo

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Middle East, USA

Murders of 2 NYC police officers stuns ADL

December 20, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) was shocked and stunned by the senseless, execution-style murders of two New York Police Department officers by a man who reportedly expressed extreme hatred toward the police on his social media accounts just prior to the attack. Police say the gunman apparently carried out the killings earlier Friday in

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Israeli situation not as bad as the rhetoric

December 20, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — The US, Israel, and western Europe, along with a few other places that qualify as democracies are not like Rome in its period of decadence. There are no crowds at a Coliseum watching gladiators fight to the death, or captives sacrificed to hungry predators. Yet there is an element of

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

Suit filed against rabbi accused of spying on mikvah

December 19, 2014

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– Chaikin, Sherman, Cammarata & Siegel, P.C. filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of women who were allegedly visualized and/or recorded while they were naked using a mikvah. (Case #14-008073, Superior Court of the District of Columbia). The case involves Rabbi Bernard Freundel, a widely-recognized religious figure and spiritual leader at

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Jewish Religion, USA

Israel rejects unilateral efforts at U.N.

December 19, 2014

JERUSALEM (WJC) — Israel has rejected a Palestinian plan to impose a three-year deadline to end the Israeli occupation of the West Bank as a “gimmick.” A draft resolution, submitted by Jordan to the Security Council of the United Nations on Wednesday, also calls for a peace agreement to be reached within a year. Israeli

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International, Middle East, USA

Symbolic European votes just posturing

December 19, 2014

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It sounds worse than it really is. This is an optimist’s view of Israel’s condition with itself and in the world. Most of the resolutions seeming to recognize a Palestinian state are advisory. Resolutions expressing the sense of the house, but not requiring action, are a dime a dozen among

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International, Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA

JNS news briefs: December 19, 2014

December 19, 2014

Israeli-Canadian architect wins prestigious award for Singapore hotel (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The American Institute of Architects (AIA) has awarded the Israeli-Canadian architect Moshe Safdie with its 2015 Gold Medal for his international work in planning structures in public and cultural spaces. The AIA Gold Medal is considered the most prestigious award in the field

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Middle East, USA

Brafman wins Pursuit of Justice award

December 18, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Association of Jewish Lawyers and Jurists (AAJLJ) presented its 2014 Pursuit of Justice award on December 15 to renowned criminal defense attorney Benjamin Brafman at the Spanish and Portuguese Synagogue, Shearith Israel. Attorney Brafman joined a lengthy list of distinguished lawyers and judges who previously received the AAJLJ’s

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USA

Livni, Kerry ploy backfires to Netanyahu’s benefit

U.S., Europe ignore repression by Cuba, P.A.

Reform Judaism body mourns 2 NYC police officers

UC faculty barred from BDS advocacy in classroom

JNS news briefs: December 22, 2014

WJC distributes Prosor’s U.N. speech

Christians, Jews celebrate Jerusalem Dec. 28

Murders of 2 NYC police officers stuns ADL

Israeli situation not as bad as the rhetoric

Suit filed against rabbi accused of spying on mikvah

Israel rejects unilateral efforts at U.N.

Symbolic European votes just posturing

JNS news briefs: December 19, 2014

Brafman wins Pursuit of Justice award

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