By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. –The Israeli public is in a notably bad mood. The Hamas rockets have, for the time being, stopped; the current cease-fire is holding. The tunnel threat, a strategic one most Israelis had not understood until several days into the war, has been alleviated; many Hamas rocket manufacturing facilities have been
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)–The Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency conducted an intercept test of the Arrow 2 interceptor missile on Tuesday morning, September 9. The test, which took place over the Mediterranean Sea, examined the capabilities of the Arrow 2, the latest version of the air defense system designed
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Middle East, USAReport: U.S., U.N. gave Israel incorrect information on cease-fire with Hamas (JNS.org) New details emerged Tuesday about an Aug. 1 cease-fire violation by Hamas, revealing that the agreement’s chief mediators—U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon—provided Israel with incorrect information on Hamas’s intentions. The 72-hour cease-fire deal, one of 11 cease-fires
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InternationalTEL AVIV (Press Release)— As Alzheimer’s disease progresses, it kills brain cells mainly in the hippocampus and cortex, leading to impairments in “neuroplasticity,” the mechanism that affects learning, memory, and thinking. Targeting these areas of the brain, scientists hope to stop or slow the decline in brain plasticity, providing a novel way to treat Alzheimer’s.
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VITEBSK, Belarus (Press Release) – Over 600 young Jews, mostly professionals 20-40 years old, will come together on Sept. 12-14 in Vitebsk for Limmud FSU, a festival of Jewish learning. There are currently about 70,000 Jews living in Belarus. Limmud FSU Belarus will take place in the hometown of renowned artist Marc Chagall, at the
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BERLIN, Germany (WJC) –Ralf Stegner, deputy leader of Germany’s governing Social Democratic Party, has told the newspaper ‘Welt am Sonntag‘ that Germany should reconsider its arms exports to Israel and should not deliver weapons to areas of tension and dictatorships. Stegner expressly named Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Israel as countries that should not benefit from
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PARIS (WJC)–The European Jewish Congress (EJC) on Tuesday expressed outrage after the publication of an open letter by former French actress Brigitte Bardot in which she called for a ban on religious slaughter of animals. EJC President Moshe Kantor said Bardot’s text was “deeply offensive and a slur against the Jewish people.” It also showed
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International, Jewish ReligionHere is an article by San Diego Jewish World’s regular reviewer Eric George Tauber. Another of our writers, Rabbi Ben Kamin, who made a presentation prior to one of the performances also was moved to write a review, which is linked here. By Eric George Tauber SAN DIEGO–If you love to take in a rich
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Eric George Tauber, Jewish HistoryBy Dan Bloom CHIAYI CITY, Taiwan — When the Jerusalem publisher of the Hebrew novel A Tale of Two Abrahams told my editor that the book was now available in an English edition, I lept at the chance to exchange a few emails with the Israeli author of the novel and review the book at the
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By Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSAELM (TNA) –A 12-year-old Syrian boy arrived over the weekend to an Israeli hospital with injuries to his arms, leg, and eyes sustained from a mortar attack on his home near Damascus. The boy was led on a donkey by his brother up the slopes of Mt. Hermon to an IDF base
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By Lt. Gen. David Deptula, USAF (ret.) *This article originally appeared in Breaking Defense WASHINGTON, D.C. Those who oppose ISIL – the so-called “Islamic State (IS)” – must grasp the fact that no amount of kinetic force will make up for an inadequate plan to crush it. American power, both within and without the battle
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Middle EastBy Aryeh Savir United With Israel JERUSALEM –Several violent incidents of rioting, assault and vandalism by Arabs rocked Israel’s capital throughout Sunday night, Sept. 7. The most explosive incident occurred at a gas station at the French Hill neighborhood, which is adjacent to Arab neighborhoods. Shortly after midnight, tens of Arab attackers threw stones and
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Middle EastThis is a bonus review of ‘The Pianist of Willesden Lane by Rabbi Ben Kamin, who made a presentation before one of the performances. An article by our regular reviewer, Eric George Tauber, is linked here. By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — There are but three “characters” on the stage of the deeply-realized, lyrically expressed,
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Jewish HistorySAN DIEGO (SDONA)–Mayor Kevin Faulconer, interviewed on CNN’s “State of the Union” show Sunday, said thwarting terrorists requires a partnership with law enforcement at the neighborhood level. “The threat is constantly evolving, and you have to be ahead of it,” Faulconer told host Candy Crowley. He said San Diego says ahead of the threat though a
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