Taglit- Birthright has brought 400,000 to Israel

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — Taglit-Birthright Israel has passed a significant milestone with the designation of the program’s 400,000th participant: Ryan Hunter, 20, a student from Syosset, New York  (Long Island). By reaching this milestone, Taglit-Birthright Israel turns a corner and has now provided a free heritage trip to half of the young Jewish adults who are […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Poll: Diaspora opinions matter to most Israelis

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Israeli Jews want the views of the Jewish Diaspora, and the impact Israeli government action could have on it, to be taken into account by their government, according to a new survey by the Israel Democracy Institute presented in Jerusalem on Wednesday, June 25. The newspaper ‘Haaretz’ reports that asked whether the Israeli government,

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Oldman apologizes for Hollywood Jews slur

LONDON (WJC) –The British actor Gary Oldman on Tuesday apologized after claiming in a ‘Playboy’ interview that Hollywood was a “town run by Jews.” Oldman said fellow actor and director Mel Gibson was being unfairly ostracized over his anti-Semitic remarks. Following criticism by Jewish organizations, Oldman issued an apology in which he described Jews as

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International, Jewish Religion, USA

Viscous water blamed for global fish kills

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — “An end to seafood by 2050?” “Fish to disappear by 2050?” These sensational media headlines were the result of a 2010 report by the United Nations Environment Program, declaring that over-fishing and pollution had nearly emptied the world’s fish stocks. That scarcity portends disaster for over a billion people around

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We Share

JNS news briefs: June 25, 2014

IDF arrests 17 additional Palestinian terrorists, including senior Hamas operative (JNS.org) The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) arrested 17 additional Palestinian suspects overnight on Wednesday, including a senior Hamas operative near Bethlehem. Overall the IDF has arrested more than 350 Palestinians in the search for three missing teens, Gilad Shaer, Eyal Yifrah and Naftali Frankel, the

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International, Middle East

The cases of Tibi, Zoabi, Kahane and Bishara

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –It’s worth pondering the difference between Israel’s relationships with four especially provocative parliamentarians. All have been accused of breaking the rules. Ahmad Tibi and Haneen Zoabi attract considerable criticism but have escaped serious sanctions. The late Meir Kahane was banned from politics after violating a law against racism enacted specifically to

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East