By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Things are looking pretty bad for Israel. The Palestinians embarked on another wave of historical fabrication (the Jews never had a prominent role in Jerusalem), demands for monopoly of holy places (Temple Mount), incitement showing no relation to reality (the Jews are intent in taking the holy place from them),
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastChildren of the Stone, The Power of Music in a Hard Land, by Sandy Tolan, Bloomsbury Publishing, 2015 By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — In a “Note to Readers” the author states that the events and facts presented in the book have been extensively sourced, checked and, to the extent possible, verified. However, Tolan also
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesBy Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — There is carnage in the streets of Jerusalem and throughout Israel. The Arabs who call themselves Palestinians, primarily ones who are “millennials,” are responding to the relentless incitement of “President” Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian Authority: a lifetime of brainwashing in schools, on TV, in the mosques and
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Middle East, Steve KramerBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — Shari Becker grew up in a Jewish family in Montreal and now lives in Boston, where she is married and is raising two daughters with her husband John. Her first YA (young adult) novel has been published and there’s a fascinating story behind it I found out during
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Books, Poetry & Short StoriesWere other genocides comparable to the Holocaust? LA JOLLA, California (Press Release) — Was the Holocaust unique, or was it a catastrophe comparable to other genocides? This question has engaged historians for decades and is the topic of a lecture by Norman Naimark, who specializes in modern Eastern European history and the history of ethnic
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Jewish History, San Diego CalendarBy Laurie Baron MARGATE, New Jersey ‒ At this week’s Democratic presidential debate, a podium was set up just in case Joe Biden decided to become a candidate in the primary elections. To make it less obvious that the Vice President was a no-show, the podium was put next to the chair Clint Eastwood talked to
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Eva Trieger LA JOLLA, California — What is one of the best kept secrets of all time? Nope, it’s not the recipe for Famous Amos cookies, nor the formula for Coke Classic. It’s far more prevalent and much less sexy: Domestic Violence. Temple Beth Israel’s Men’s Club and Women’s Group collaborated to sponsor a
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Eva Trieger, Theatre, Film & BroadcastState Dept. report on religious freedom cites rise in European anti-Semitism WASHINGTON, D.C. (JNS.org) The U.S. State Department’s annual report on international religious freedom, released on Wednesday by Secretary of State John Kerry and U.S. Ambassador for Religious Freedom Rabbi David Saperstein, says that anti-Semitism continues “to be a major problem around the globe with
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InternationalIsrael to cut off Palestinian Authority payments to imprisoned terrorists (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israeli Diplomatic-Security Cabinet decided Thursday to actively counter Palestinian Authority policies through which terrorists imprisoned in Israel are eligible for monthly wages. In 2012, Ramallah’s payments to terrorists exceeded $19 million. The ministers have instructed Israeli intelligence agencies to gather
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We have been in a condition of responding defensively to an increase in violence, similar to how Israel has acted several times when pressed. During those times its officials go through long meetings when they listen to security professionals and ponder the alternatives. They are also building credit with overseas
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Rabbi Ben Kamin NEW YORK–The familiar din came through the window of my short-term rental on East 73rd—grinding cement-mixer truck gears, roaring buses, the cacophony of car horns, the piercing BEEP-BEEP-BEEP of some other behemoth vehicle going in reverse. But I’m trying to go forward spiritually, emotionally, and the noise and pavement and general
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