Netanyahu coalition passes first test as Knesset votes to expand Israeli cabinet (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) After a raucous five-hour debate on Monday, the Israeli Knesset voted 61-59 in favor of an amendment that would enable Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new coalition government to have 20 cabinet ministers instead of 18. Monday marked the first […]
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International, Middle East, USABy Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO─ It was announced that Covenant Journey will provide subsidized trips to Israel for Christian college students. It will be just like the Operation Birthright tours except no drinking, sexual relations, and kvetching. * Benjamin Netanyahu formed a coalition government of 61 Knesset Members out of 120. Although many observers doubt whether such
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Lawrence Baron, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C–The Senate has passed the Corker-Cardin bill to ensure Congressional oversight of any deal the president concludes with Iran. The vote was 98-1 for language that permits the agreement to become operative unless Congress votes against it. Sen. Tom Cotton was the lone holdout, believing the Senate should have to vote
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By Sheila Orysiek SAN DIEGO — City Ballet of San Diego presented a spirited full length Don Quixote at the Spreckels Theatre on May 10, 2015; the final performance of the 2014-2015 season. It made one wish the season was longer. Artistic Director Steven Wistrich took on the title role of Don Quixote. It is
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Travel and FoodBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — One day last February I was surfing on the Internet for nothing in particular, just a nice sunny day in Taiwan and I was in the mood for some music. By complete random chance I ended up on a Youtube link listening to one of the most beautiful
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Donald H. Harrison, Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–The American electronic payments company MyECheck has bought Israeli company, Seergate Ltd, which concentrates on electronic payment solutions, for $3 million. The California-based company announced its acquisition of Seergate on Thursday, May 7. The U.S. company, a leader in electronic check solutions for online and mobile payments, bought 100% of Seergate
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Middle East, USABy Garry Fabian MELBOURNE, Australia — The lights of the B’nai B’rith Menorah were snuffed out across Europe in the late 1930’s, when the forces gathering to inflict the tragedy of the Holocaust disbanded the organisation. The majority of European B’nai B’rith members perished in the Holocaust, but a handful managed to find safe havens in
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International, Jewish HistoryBy Barry Shaw NETANYA, Israel — The 2014 Gaza conflict threw up an alarming outburst of anti-Semitism that ranged from personal and collective insults, petty violence, and the targeted murder of European Jews. The phenomenon of rabid demonstrations against Israel turned into the targeting of local Jews under the blanket of anti-Zionism campaigning in support
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Barry Shaw, International, Middle East, USABy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — New York Times reporter Mark Leibovich visited Tom Brady prior to this year’s Super Bowl to interview him for an article. Leibovich noticed that there was a Chanukkah menorah on a shelf in Brady’s house. When he asked Brady about it, what was Tom’s response? “When I was first
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Sports & Competitions, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Tzipi Livni has appeared in the media in the last few days. Perhaps she needed to assure us that she’s not about to leave the Zionist Union to join the new Netanyahu government. This may be in response to rumors that the Prime Minister has been fishing among members of
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Middle EastIsraeli man stabbed in suspected terror attack (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) A 19-year-old Israeli man was stabbed in Maaleh Adumim, east of Jerusalem, on Sunday. He sustained moderate wounds and was rushed to the Shaare Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem. Security forces, assisted by police helicopters, began searching the area for the assailant, who according
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — It isn’t easy. Deciding what is right or proper is one problem. Deciding about preferences is another. Most people don’t do it well. It’s not simply a matter of following one crowd or another, and expressing the slogans that politicians and activists use to campaign for or against a candidate or a program.
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)– A new program has been launched for Christian student leaders, modeled after Taglit-Birthright Israel trips for young American Jews. Covenant Journey, a program of trips to Israel for Christian student leaders at colleges and universities, was unveiled on Friday, May 8, at the Israeli Embassy in Washington’s Annual Christian Solidarity
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