By David Isaac (JNS) Israeli President Isaac Herzog went beyond reaffirming his country’s 2021 commitment to fight climate change at the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt at Sharm el-Sheikh. On Nov. 7, Herzog presented a far-reaching vision of a sustainable energy infrastructure serving as the foundation for Middle East Peace. In […]
(Press Release) Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF) is a non-governmental organization (NGO) that operates as the National Forest Service in Israel. Established over 120 years ago, KKL-JNF is considered one of the world’s oldest organizations operating in the field of environmental solutions, forestry and fire protection. As part of the COP27 climate conference being
By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson MEVASSERET ZION, Israel — When life seems bleak, music, literature, and art provide us with consolation. Thus, it came about that we were able to attend two musical events in one week. What a feast! And what a difference. The first was an intimate evening provided by our friends and neighbours
By Eva Trieger SAN DIEGO — Reality television shows were not born with “Fear Factor” or “The Bachelor,” yet somehow this genre opened new avenues for questionable entertainment. These shows piqued our curiosity and opened our eyes to how another sector lives. In 2004, ABC aired a show on the family channel entitled, “Extreme Makeover.”
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Eva Trieger, San Diego County, Theatre, Film & Broadcast
(JNS) Nov. 30, 2022, is proscribed by Israeli law as the annual remembrance day when 850,000 Sephardi/Mizrahi Jews were driven, expelled, coerced, and “encouraged” to leave their homes across all Arab lands and from Iran. It will mark the 75th anniversary from when the expulsion pressures began with redoubled earnestness. One day earlier, on Nov.
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Israel, Jewish History, Middle East
(JNS) A newly discovered photo album recently donated to Yad Vashem, Israel’s Holocaust Museum, features rare photos of the events of the November Pogrom of 1938, termed “Kristallnacht” by the Nazis. The museum released the photos to the public on Wednesday. The album contains photographs of vandalized Jewish homes, images of Jews in dressing gowns
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Holocaust, International, Israel
Published by Kyiv Independent Outgoing Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz also said “it is impossible to empty (Israel’s) supply of air defense systems,” the Jerusalem Post reported. Kyiv has repeatedly requested Jersusalem supply Ukraine with air defense systems and other weapons. While Israel has so far provided humanitarian aid to Ukraine, it has thus far
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Israel
Published by Reuters JERUSALEM (Reuters) – The United States plans to see what Israel’s far-right politicians say “and how they act” before taking a position on its incoming government, the U.S. ambassador said. Veteran Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu secured a return to office after his bloc of far-right and religious parties last week won a
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Israel
By Times of San Diego Two Jewish candidates — former San Diego City Council member and mayoral candidate Barbara Bry, and San Diego County Chief Deputy Assessor Jordan Marks — were engaged in the county’s closest race Tuesday, as Marks held a narrow lead over Bry in their race for the office of Assessor/Recorder/County Clerk.
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San Diego County
By Elizabeth Ireland Times of San Diego Jewish candidate Shana Hazan‘s widespread support in her campaign for election to the San Diego Unified School District board in District B is reflected at the polls. SDUSD, California’s second largest, now elects trustees from specific geographic areas. Hazan has a commanding lead over Godwin Higa at 60.6% of the
Jewish Candidate Shana Hazan Takes Big Lead in School Board Race Read More »
San Diego County
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — No question that American Jews should be anxious about the future of an Israel in Benjamin Netanyahu’s hands. There will likely be two prime forces at work that can intensify the conflict with the Palestinians. We already know that Bibi (Netanyahu) plans to govern with an alliance joined by
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Bruce Ticker, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, USA
(JNS) Outgoing Defense Minister Benny Gantz said on Tuesday that Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu would be “level-headed” concerning the possibility of a military strike against Iran. “We need to prepare for this possibility and we will also need to consider this issue very carefully before implementing it,” he told reporters during a press conference.
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Israel, Middle East
Published by DPA Israeli President Isaac Herzog announced on Wednesday that he would issue a mandate to form a new government as early as this Sunday, following the success of former prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu in recent parliamentary elections. After receiving the official results of the November 1 election, Herzog said he wanted to complete
Israeli President Herzog Aims to Hand Out Government Mandate Soon Read More »
Israel
By Alex Gordon HAIFA, Israel — In political statements and commentary, the expression “on the right side of history” often appears. The politician or commentator puts his worldview and his actions “on the right side of history,” and his opponent’s opinions and policies on its ” wrong side.” Often statements about the right side of
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Alex Gordon, International, Israel, Opinion