By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) –Three rockets were fired from Lebanon into northern Israel Saturday night, the second time during this campaign. Some damage was caused to structures. In response, IDF artillery forces fired toward the source of the launch. The IDF is now considering the option of a developing northern front, and is […]
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) –The Arab world, as a default, rallies around Hamas against Israel on any and all issues. Muslim countries in conflict, such as Saudi Arabia and Iran, as well as other Muslim countries came together last week at the UN in attempt to have Israel condemned for their so-called aggression in
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Can Israel solve the problem of Hamas and its friends? The short answer to the question heading this note is “No.” There are too many Muslims in the world, having weight in international forums, with the US and EU inclined to go along with them. The ascendance of radicalism among
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East
-Fourth in a series– By Donald H. Harrison RIVERSIDE, California –Around the beginning of the 20th century, Frank Miller started collecting bells for what would become the historic Mission Inn here in this city along the Santa Ana River. Eventually, he accumulated 800 bells of various sizes as well as innumerable Christian crosses. People began
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Donald H. Harrison, USATEL AVIV (Press Release) –In a briefing on the immediate and growing impact of the crisis in Israel on the children and families of the Israel Tennis Centers in southern Israel, the region hardest hit by the rockets that continue to rain down, officials said on Friday, July 11, that all 14 tennis centers are
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Middle East, Sports & CompetitionsBy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — As Hamas continues to fire rockets at Israel’s major cities, aiming at millions of Israeli civilians, Fatah has posted a new video, glorifying female Jihadist fighters. Fatah’s most recent Facebook post on Friday, July 10, shows a video report from its Al Aqsa Brigades YouTube channel, which has
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Middle EastGaza rocket hits Ashdod gas station, man severely injured (JNS.org) A man with disabilities was severely injured and seven more people were lightly injured Friday morning when a rocket fired from Gaza hit an Ashdod gas station, starting a massive fire. An Israeli Air Force plane bombed the launch site from where the rocket was
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Michael Leo Samuel CHULA VISTA, California — President Vladimir Putin is a tough but very effective leader. He is never afraid to take a stand and fight for the interests of his people. True, his methods can be heavy handed at times—if not downright ruthless. His support for Assad in his civil war
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International, Michael Leo Samuel-Rabbi, Middle East, USA
MADRID (WJC) –Spain’s world-famous Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum should return the Impressionist masterpiece ‘Rue Saint-Honoré’ to the heirs of the Jewish family from whom it was stolen by the Nazis shortly before World War II, the president of the World Jewish Congress urged on Friday. The Madrid museum is owned by the Spanish state. “Since 1988, Spain
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International, Jewish History, San Diego County, USABRUSSELS (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress on Friday, July 11, applauded a French plan to combat radicalization and terrorism and urged the adoption of a law before France’s Parliament banning travel to Syria and blocking access to jihadist websites. “Given the number of French citizens radicalized by their training on the Syrian battlefield, we
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International, Middle East
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (WJC) –The South African Jewish Board of Deputies (SAJBD) and the country’s Zionist Federation on Thursday strongly condemned a one-sided statement on the conflict in Gaza issued by the ruling ANC party’s Deputy Secretary General Jessie Duarte. “The State of Israel has turned the occupied territories of Palestine into permanent death
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International, Middle EastBy Rabbi Leonard Rosenthal SAN DIEGO– In parashat Pinchas we continue reading about the Israelites’ adventures as they camped through the Sinai desert….which, of course, reminds me of my trip to visit Tifereth Israel’s kids at Camp Ramah last week! It has been a couple of years since Judy and I visited camp, which is
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Jewish Religion
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) – The Jewish Community Foundation Board of Directors has announced the appointment of Jane Scher as Board Chair as of July 1. A statement from the Jewish Community Foundation added the following: “Jane’s leadership experience spans 13 years as a Foundation board member, including serving as Vice Chair and Secretary. Jane
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