By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Will someone out there tell Mahmoud Abbas that he is the supplicant and not one who can make pre-emptive demands. Not that I expect the message to get through or to produce results, but it is appropriate for someone to say that he is on the border of irrelevance, and is […]
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By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM–When we left Israel last May, the country had a Prime Minister known for his right-wing intransigent views. To support him he had several even bigger hawks in his cabinet, including as Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman, the leader of a party consisting largely of anti-progressive immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
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Middle East, USANEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League on Wednesday (ADL) hailed passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act (IRPSA/H.R.2194), which seeks to pressure Iran to suspend its uranium enrichment activities. Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement: “This is a crucial time for
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (December 16, 2009) — The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC) commends the House of Representatives for passing H.R. 2194, the Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions Act of 2009 on December 15. The Iran sanctions bill, which the RJC has long supported, would empower the President to impose sanctions on a person or entity
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Middle East, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Four American Jewish groups are urging the US Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that could lead to Israeli officials being suject to civil lawsuits in the United States, the ‘Jerusalem Post’ reports. Coinciding with a British judge’s decision to sign an arrest warrant for Israeli opposition leader and former
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Middle East, USALONDON (Press Release)–Following the issuing of an arrest warrant for former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni by a London court, Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Miliband has declared it was important that senior figures from Israel could visit the UK and have a “proper dialogue”. His deputy in the Foreign Office, Ivan Lewis, said that the
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Middle EastGAZA CITY (WJC)–Tens of thousands of Palestinians turned out in the Gaza Strip to celebrate the 22nd anniversary of the founding of the Islamist terrorist movement Hamas. Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, said his organization would not recognize Israel and would not stop fighting against the Jewish state. Supporters filled the streets,
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Middle EastLONDON (WJC)–Israel officials have strongly criticized an arrest warrant issued by a British magistrates court against the former Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni over her role during the Gaza war earlier this year. “The current situation has become intolerable, it is time that it change,” Israel’s ambassador in London, Ron Prosor, told a radio station.
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Middle EastPAMPLOMA, Spain (WJC)—The first-division Spanish soccer Club Atlético Osasuna is facing disciplinary action after the referee at the team’s recent game against Real Mallorca, Alfonso Álvarez, reported that home fans had subjected Mallorca’s Israeli goalkeeper Dudu Aouate to anti-Semitic abuse. According to referee Álvarez, “From the 14th minute and on five other occasions in the
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Middle EastVIENNA (WJC)–Moments after presiding over a public Chanukah menorah lighting in central Vienna’s Stephansplatz Square on Saturday evening, Dov Gruzman, a rabbi of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, had to be evacuated by ambulance after being attacked by a Palestinian man, who bit his finger. Gruzman, who serves as principal of the Lauder Chabad High School
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–Following is the text of a joint news conference held by U.S. President Barack Obama and Lebanon’s Michel President Sleiman on Monday. PRESIDENT OBAMA: Thank you very much, everybody. I want to welcome President Sleiman and his delegation for the excellent visit that we’ve had. I thought that this meeting was critical
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By Ulla Hadar DEAD SEA, ISRAEL–Last weekend the 5th of December was the date for the 2nd annualChallenge run held at the Dead Sea. This event is only one of several Ultra runs that has been introduced in Israel in the last few years. 250 runners set out on one of the three courses offered,
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Compiled by Gail Umeham ** United Jewish Fund Head Outlines Plans for 1954 Campaign Southwestern Jewish Press February 6, 1954 Page 1 Louis Moorsteen, newly elected president of the United Jewish Fund, announced that the 1954 campaign is scheduled to open on Monday, March 29. Selection of campaign leadership will take place during the early
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Adventures in SD History, Middle East, San Diego CalendarNEW YORK — The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations has launched a unique website with Israel’s Ministry of Tourism dedicated to Chanukah. The site, http://chanukah.goisrael.com, allows virtual “travelers” to log on and light candles for each night of the holiday. With each candle “lit,” visitors to the Chanukah website will be able