By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)– Relations between India and Israel have progressed politically, commercially, in sciences and culture and particularly in the area of agriculture since the two countries entered full diplomatic relations in 1992. In its mission to transition to sustainable agriculture and diversify its food sources, India has been utilizing Israeli technology. An
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Policymakers aspire to clarity. It is easiest to define and defend one’s actions according to fixed lines. Government benefits should go to individuals who meet certain criteria. Giving discretion to the people who carry out policy is problematic. It facilitates favoritism and brings charges of discrimination. Yet some issues do
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Ira Sharkansky
By Gabriel Scheinmann and Raphael Cohen WASHINGTON, D.C. — After nearly two months of fighting, Israel and Gaza have agreed to an open-ended ceasefire, and for the third time in six years, Israel finds itself looking back at its attempt to stop the barrage of rockets fired at its citizens from the Hamas-controlled enclave of
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has condemned a call by Hatem Bazian, the founder of the anti-Semitic hate group that calls itself “Students for Justice in Palestine” (SJP), for a disruptive and potentially unlawful, violent and dangerous “International Day of Action” on college campuses around the world. The SJP is
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EILAT, Israel (Press Release)– Twenty Israeli families from towns near Gaza were sent on a free vacation to Eilat this weekend by Israeli-Americans who decided to band together to give these families living near the tumultuous Gaza Strip one last taste of summer before it ends. Launched by the Israeli-American Council (IAC), the umbrella organization for
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Middle EastDefining Jewish Difference: From Antiquity to the Present by Beth A. Berkowitz, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY; ISBN 978-1-107-66361-9 ©2014, $27.99, p. 247, plus Bibliography and indexes By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — After delivering a speech at American University in 2005, in which she defended the use of foreign law when deciding
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish Religion
BETHESDA, Maryland (Press Release) -Friends of Yemin Orde appointed Robert L. Gurmankin, an experienced leader and fundraiser in the Jewish philanthropic arena, as the organization’s first Director of Major Gifts. Gurmankin will focus his development efforts in the New York tri-state area and the Philadelphia region, and will work to build relationships with foundations and
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Middle EastBy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA)–Authorities reported two attempted terror incidents in Israel on Tuesday, September 2. In one incident, a driver speeding through an army checkpoint was shot and killed by IDF forces. The Sharon District Police reported that the driver intended to run over soldiers and civilians at the checkpoint when the forces opened
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Middle EastAbbas to demand Israeli withdrawal from West Bank in 3 years (JNS.org) Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas is set to unveil a plan for a return to negotiations with Israel over a nine-month period. Abbas’s plan will propose an Israeli withdrawal from the West Bank in three years, reports say. The plan was revealed
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Travel and Food
THESSALONIKI, Greece (WJC)– The re-elected mayor of Greece’s second city Thessaloniki, Yiannis Boutaris, wore a yellow Star of David at his swearing-in ceremony last week as a reminder that 90 percent of the city’s population was murdered by the Nazis during World War II. The badge was in fact a pamphlet handed out by Councilor
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InternationalTransgender and Jewish by Naomi Zeveloff, editor, The Forward Association, Inc., New York, NY; ISBN 978-1-499339-72-7 ©2014, $9.00, p. 43, plus A List of Contributors By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — American Jews seem to always be at the forefront of cultural and social change, such as with the Abolitionists, Suffragettes, and Feminists. Now
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionBy Ze’ev Ben-Yechiel JERUSALEM (TNA) — Despite the numerous setbacks suffered in Operation Protective Edge, Israel’s economy remains resilient. Amid news of massive budget cuts needed to pay for the latest war and losses to the tourism and retail industries, statistics from many sources project a rapid economic recovery and continued growth of one of
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STOCKHOLM, Sweden (WJC) – A representative of the World Jewish Congress was present at a demonstration against growing anti-Semitism in Stockholm on Sunday, August 31. WJC CEO Robert Singer was one of more than a thousand people who took part in the Kippah Walk organized by the Swedish Jewish community in the capital, which came
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LONDON (WJC) –The newly-formed Campaign Against Anti-Semitism (CAAS) in Britain has said Jews were facing “levels of anti-Semitism not seen in this country for almost a century”. The CAAS and around 3,000 supporters held a rally in London on Sunday to demand greater action by the police and the government to combat hostility towards Jews
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