Senior Israeli Defense Officials Make First Official Visit to Bahrain

(JNS) Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz landed in Manama, Bahrain, for the first official visit by the head of Israel’s defense establishment to the Gulf country on Wednesday. A Bahraini welcoming ceremony held at Bahrain International Airport saw Gantz’s counterpart, Minister of Defense Affairs H.E. Lieut. Gen. Abdullah Bin Hassan Al Nuaimi, greet him upon […]

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Middle East

‘ABC News’ Suspends Whoopi Goldberg Over Holocaust Remarks

(JNS) ABC News president Kim Godwin announced on Tuesday that Whoopi Goldberg, co-host of the morning talk show “The View,” would be suspended for two weeks after her controversial remarks during a Jan. 31 episode of the program. During the episode, which focused on the recent Tennessee school board decision to ban Maus, a Pulitzer

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Holocaust, USA

OpEd: Whoopi Goldberg’s Mistake Wasn’t So Terrible

By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – Whoopi Goldberg was wrong but as far as I’m concerned, the folks at ABC and The View were too harsh when they suspended her for two weeks. Let me explain. In a discussion of the Holocaust on The View television show, Goldberg commented that the Holocaust wasn’t racist

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Donald H. Harrison, Holocaust, Jewish History, Jewish Religion, Opinion, Theatre, Film & Broadcast

Amnesty International Draws Bipartisan Outrage for Report Accusing Israel of Apartheid

By Dmitriy Shapiro (JNS) Lawmakers and pro-Israel political groups from across the political spectrum are slamming what they consider a biased report released on Tuesday by the international human-rights organization Amnesty International UK. It is Amnesty International’s 208th report on Israel since the 1970s, which goes as far as rejecting the establishment of modern-day Israel

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International, Middle East, USA

UK Begins Pursuit of Improved Trade Deal With Israel

Published by Reuters UK LONDON (Reuters) – The United Kingdom will begin seeking an improved trade deal with Israel this week when trade minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan travels to meet her Israeli counterpart Orna Barbivai. Britain is looking to build new trade ties around the world having left the European Union, targeting fast-growing economies with wealthy

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International

Survey: Israeli Innovation is the ‘Iron Dome’ of Israel’s Image

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Vibe Israel, experts in branding and marketing Israel to the next generation, has published its annual survey on global perceptions of Israel among the next generation. The survey focused on the potential change in perception of Israel by millennials, ages 25-44, following the three significant events of the past year

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Travel and Food

Book Provides More Complete Picture of Concentration Camp Life

“Never Forget Your Name: The Children of Auschwitz,” by Alwin Meyer; English version Polity Press (c) 2022; ISBN 13:978-1-5095-4550-6; 496 pages. By Sandra Scheller CHULA VISTA, California — In 1971, 21-year-old Alwin Meyer made his first trip to the Auschwitz concentration camp, not as a relative of a survivor but as a German observer. He

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Holocaust, International, Jewish History, Sandra Scheller