By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Before the pundits start telling you the Romney campaign stepped into a time-warp on the subject of Russia, it’s worth considering what adviser Rich Williamson said and what it means. “They’re trampling civil rights,” and “they’re our foe,” and “they’ve chosen a path of confrontations, not cooperation.” Pierre-Richard Prosper, […]
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Shoshana Bryen, USABy Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org The evacuation of all 50 Jewish families in Israel’s Migron outpost was completed on Sunday evening without major incident. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the successful and peaceful evacuation—but vowed that his government would continue to strengthen Jewish communities in the West Bank. Speaking at an event to celebrate
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Middle EastMoody’s credit rating agency compliments Israel’s financial conduct (JNS.org) International credit ratings corporation Moody’s presented a positive evaluation of Israel’s economy in its latest report, issued Monday, according to Israel Hayom. The agency says Israel is economically strong, institutionally and fiscally, and has the capability to weather tough global economic crises, as it did in
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InternationalBy Maxine Dovere/JNS.org WASHINGTON—Rabbi Shmuley Boteach is no longer simply a responder to questions about faith or relationships raised by the rich and famous, or merely a recipient of national and international attention for his 27 books or his “Shalom in the Home” broadcasts. These days, Boteach is a political contender in a serious
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By Dorothea Shefer Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — A few years ago I was asked to prepare the text for a website for Joseph Hirsch (1920-1997), a highly regarded Israeli artist who also happened to be my mother’s first cousin (double first cousin, actually, as two brothers had married two sisters in pre-WW1 Germany, one
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Dorothea Shefer-VansonBy Raymond Ibrahim NEW YORK — Several reports appearing in July indicate that Christian minorities all around the Muslim world—especially women and children—are being abducted, tortured, raped, forced to convert to Islam, and/or enslaved. In Egypt, at least 550 such cases have been documented in the last five years, and have only increased since the
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By Laurie Baron SAN DIEGO — There are things that go “oy” in the night at a theatre near you. Who would have predicted that Ole Bornedal’s The Possession, a mainstream Hollywood horror film about a dybbuk would be the hottest box-office draw over the Labor Day weekend? Based on an allegedly true story reported
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The Aleppo Codex: A True Story of Obsession, Faith, and the Pursuit of an Ancient Bible by Matti Friedman, Algonquin Books, Chapel Hill, NC; ISBN 978-1-61620-040-4 ©2012, $24.95, p. 277, plus notes By Fred Reiss, Ed.D. WINCHESTER, California — Unlike the Cairo Geniza, whose vast treasure of medieval correspondence came to light accidentally late in the
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Fred Reiss, EdD, Jewish ReligionReport: U.S. says it won’t support Israeli strike if Iran stays away from American assets (JNS.org) The U.S. has indirectly told Iran that it won’t support Israeli military action on its nuclear program if the Islamic Republic agrees to “steer clear of strategic American assets in the Persian Gulf,” the Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth
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InternationalBy Jeffrey F. Barken/JNS.org At a time when ocean fish populations are threatened worldwide, Israeli fish farmers are developing innovative new technologies and breeding methods that are revolutionizing their industry. Faced with managing scarce water resources in a desert ecosystem, the Israeli government has supported the solutions of kibbutzim—and more recently, those of “Dagim,” the
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Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Robert Gluck/JNS.org To the late Buddy Rich, playing drums in jazz bands was everything—so much so that when he was in his last days, he asked his only daughter to keep his legacy alive. After the legendary drummer passed on in 1987, his daughter Cathy worked tirelessly to preserve her dad’s memory, organizing memorial
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Travel and FoodIn an exclusive interview with JNS.org, former U.S. Ambassador to the European Union Stuart Eizenstat, who had senior positions for the Carter and Clinton administrations, shares his views on the future of U.S.-Israel relationship within the context of the Asia-Pacific region’s increasing influence. By Ronen Shnidman/JNS.org Much ink has been spilled over the past 12
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Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — How bad are the relations between Israel and the United States? It’s a question in our headlines, reflecting the latest blips in the ongoing disagreement between the Obama and Netanyahu administrations about the need to attack Iran’s nuclear facilities. Things have not been all that good between Israel and Barack
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By Danny Bloom CHIAYI CITY, TAIWAN — While Taiwan is mostly a Buddhist country, with many Taoist shrines and temples dotting the landscape, about five percent of the population is Christian, with a similar percentage of Muslims as well. On the island nation of 23 million souls, there are about 100 Jews living and working
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