Hamas video raises concerns of possible train attack (JNS.org) A new train line from Ashkelon to Sderot may be vulnerable to missile fire from Gaza. The train line was built to link the southern city of Sderot to the center of Israel, and all of its stations are fully protected against missile attacks. But new
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International
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met on Monday morning (19 May 2014), in his Jerusalem office, with Chinese Vice Premier Liu Yandong. Following are their remarks: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: I’m very pleased to welcome Vice Premier of China, Liu Yandong, to Jerusalem. Madam Liu, it’s a pleasure to see you here
JERUSALEM (UWI) — India seems to be at the top of the agenda in Israel’s desire to strengthen economic ties with Asia and Latin America, and the interest is mutual. Israel may have a “staunch new ally” in South Asia with the election of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the 2014 national elections, according
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International, Middle East
SAN DIEGO (SDJW)– U-T reporters Lyndsay Winkley and Teri Figueroa teamed up on a story reporting on the aftermath of the wildfires that burned through San Diego County last week. One vignette that caught our eye was an interview with the Rev. Chris Meredith of the Harmony Grove Spiritualist Association, whose property was mostly destroyed,
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San Diego County
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — Since last summer, 16 U.S. Congressmen have visited Judea and Samaria including two recent visitors, Andy Harris (R-Maryland) and Ron DeSantis (R-Florida) who toured the region with the Yesha Council on a Yes! Israel Mission last week. The two members of the U.S. House of Representatives and their wives visited Gush Etzion,
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Middle East, USA
LOS ANGELES (WJC)–Following months of debate, the chancellor of the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) condemned efforts by pro-Palestinian groups to bar student council candidates from participating in trips to Israel sponsored by pro-Israel groups, the Israeli newspaper ‘Haaretz’ reports. The target of the chancellor’s criticism was a student-drafted joint statement of ethics,
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Travel and Food
By Aryeh Savir JERUSALEM (TNA) — Corporal Diego Tapia, 28, is not your typical IDF soldier. Born a Catholic in Bogota, Colombia, Diego discovered Judaism during his research in university, converted and immigrated to Israel. After completing tree years of study in Yeshiva in Jerusalem he enlisted in the IDF. Last Wednesday was a unique
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International, Middle East
By Sandy Golden SAN DIEGO — This was the third year I had walked in “The Friendship Walk”, which annually begins the day of the San Diego Community-wide celebration of Yom Hatz ma out”, Israel Independence Day. Why did I walk? I had chosen to participate in “The Walk,” for several reasons. Sunday, May
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San Diego County, The World We Share
NEW YORK (Press Release) –AJC is enraged by a Polish lawmaker’s claim that Holocaust-era restitution by Poland should cease. MP Slawomir Kopycinski, of the Europa Plus party, called the Regulatory Commission for Jewish Communities “the fourth partition of Poland,” and said the government body should be shut. “Mr. Kopycinski’s claims are specious and completely divorced from
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International
By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA)- For 10,000 Israeli basketball fans who filled the Mediolanum Forum Arena in Milan, Italy, as well as those who monitored broadcasts in Israel, Maccabi Electra Tel Aviv’s win against Spain’s Real Madrid was a sweet victory. The championship game hit overtime with the final score 98-86, as Israel managed to cement a solid lead
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Sports & Competitions
Photo essay by Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO–As at any event celebrating Israel, there were precautions such as bags being checked by security personnel and uniformed San Diego Police officers walking the festival grounds, but for all that, the mood at Israel’s 66th birthday celebration on Sunday, May 18, was considerably upbeat. The wildfires that had plagued San Diegans
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Donald H. HarrisonBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Years ago, my elder daughter, graduating this week with an honors Master’s Degree from New York University, found herself once again treated like a vassal while working in the highly-pressurized, grueling environment of the city’s restaurants. Never one to shun hard labor and long hours, she and her
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USABy Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (TNA) — The Israel Ministry of Tourism is investing approximately NIS 10 million ($2.9 million) in marketing initiatives and infrastructure projects before, during and after the visit of Pope Francis to Israel, on May 25-26 May. The marketing investment is centered around the dedicated website for the Catholic Pilgrim (www.holyland-pilgrimage.org), including
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Middle East