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Diplomacy remains Netanyahu’s strong suit

Jonathan S. TobinJNSApril 2, 2019

A pre-election invitation to Moscow illustrates the prime minister’s ability to navigate through the difficult foreign-policy choices facing Israel.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 11, 2018. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin in Moscow on July 11, 2018. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on March 31, 2019. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

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Billboard outside ‘New York Times’ accuses paper of anti-Israel incitement

JNSApril 2, 2019

“One meaning is, obviously, to remind staff that Hamas is violent—violent against both Israel and its own people,” explains executive director of CAMERA Andrea Levin.

The headquarters of “The New York Times.” Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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IDF commander who saved the Golan Heights from the Syrians has a message for the region

Avrohom Shmuel LewinJNSApril 1, 2019

Avigdor Kahalani, who was awarded Israel’s highest military medal for defending the Golan Heights from the Syrians in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, recounts those heroic war efforts.

Avigdor Kahalani speaks at the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism ceremony in Jerusalem. May 29, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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Israeli research and innovation a hot ticket around the globe

Abigail Klein LeichmanIsrael21cApril 2, 2019

“In this day and age, international and interdisciplinary collaborations are vital to the future of science and engineering,” said Professor Boaz Golany from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, adding that the research “will benefit people not only in the U.S. and Israel, but worldwide.”

The University of Haifa and ECNU University of China unveil a joint campus in Shanghai, the “Joint Technological Institute.” Credit: Courtesy.

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Program empowers Druze women to break Israel’s glass ceiling

Noam MirvisJNSApril 2, 2019

The Beyahad program at Ono Academic College provides aspiring Druze women with the opportunity to advance their professional careers while maintaining their traditional lifestyle.

Druze students from the Beyahad program at Ono Academic College in Kiryat Ono, Israel, pose at their graduation ceremony in January 2018. Credit: Courtesy.

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Does Hamas see Israel’s deterrence waning?

Israel KasnettJNSApril 1, 2019

It is wholly possible that the main reason for Israel’s perceived failure in deterrence is due to Hamas’s dissatisfaction with the status quo, even though the terror group is fully aware of its military inferiority compared to Israel.

Palestinian members of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, at a rally celebrating Hamas 31st anniversary, in Gaza City, on Dec. 16, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

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Turkey, Ukraine and Israel: An electoral comparison

Israel’s answer to Gaza? Let Hamas loose …

The Palestinians should support Greenblatt, who’s telling them the truth

Jonathan S. Tobin

Is it Islamophobic to deny that ‘Palestine’ exists?

The case for evaluating the power of Israel’s judiciary

Staying put in our homeland

Arab authorities abuse their authority on Jerusalem’s Temple Mount

Hold off on Gaza for now

Stephen M. Flatow

Another anti-Semite in the Democratic Party

The duplicitous double standard of the United Nations and the Golan Heights

In memory of Joe Mermelstein: A retrospective

Israel’s tourism triumph

Texas should respond to the failed anti-Semitism resolution

The Israeli right needs an internal truce

The triumph of Menachem Begin’s legacy

Doron Itzchakov

Hassan Rouhani’s visit to Iraq

Turkey plants its flag in Christchurch

Settlements are a bridge to socio-economic peace

Gaza disaster foretold

Jonathan S. Tobin

Jew-hatred poses as anti-racism in ‘The New York Times’

Fiamma Nirenstein

Modern-day anti-Semitism: Overcoming the lies on the right and left

‘Institutionally anti-Semitic’: The British Labour Party’s cautionary tale

Rabbi Abraham Cooper and Manfred Gerstenfeld

Sweden must confront modern-day anti-Semitism

The campaign to make Ilhan Omar’s anti-Semitism unassailable

Defying the odds, Omar can declare a win

Linda Sarsour’s NYU makeover

Jonathan S. Tobin

The French pilot who stayed with his Jewish passengers at Entebbe

Morton A. Klein and Mark Levenson

New ‘Haaretz’ poll: Only 34 percent Israelis support ‘two-state solution’

If you cross the line, we’ll cross the line

By recognizing the Golan, Trump revives the idea that aggression shouldn’t be cost-free

Lt. Col. (res) Maurice Hirsch

It’s time to target the terrorists

Zahava Englard Shapiro

Israel under attack: The only reaction that matters

Jonathan S. Tobin

Trump’s Iran sanctions hit terrorists hard

Jonathan S. Tobin

What to make of a historic pro-Israel presidency

Golan Heights in allied hands furthers US interests, too

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April 2, 2019

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April 2, 2019

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April 2, 2019

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April 2, 2019

briefArab residents of Jericho loot ancient tombs, defile graves

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April 2, 2019

briefPA leaders preach peace to American students, praise terrorist murderers at home

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April 2, 2019

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April 2, 2019

briefCalifornia day school breaks Guinness World Record for sandwich-making

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April 2, 2019

briefAfter years of diplomatic ties, Israel opens first embassy in Rwanda

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April 2, 2019

briefNetanyahu to meet with Putin in Moscow for talks

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April 2, 2019

briefUS considering further Iran sanctions, extension of certain waivers

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April 2, 2019

briefLos Angeles hockey coaches, players suspended for anti-Semitic comments

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April 2, 2019

briefRioters attack IDF soldiers in northern Israel, resulting in death of Palestinian man

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April 2, 2019

briefPA halts patient referrals to Israeli hospitals due to tax issues with Israel

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April 2, 2019

briefNine IDF soldiers jailed for refusing orders along Israel-Gaza border

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April 2, 2019

briefSummer camps awarded grants as part of $12 million accessibility initiative

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April 2, 2019

briefNew York state budget allocates security funding for Jewish camps for first time

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April 2, 2019

briefWhy Palestinians are fleeing Lebanon

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April 1, 2019

briefUS halts F-35 equipment shipments to Turkey

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April 1, 2019

briefUN-funded social-studies textbook says ‘Zionist occupation started in 1856’

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April 1, 2019

briefHarvard student government votes to fund Israel Apartheid Week

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April 1, 2019

briefIsraAID provides relief to Mozambique, recovering slowly from Cyclone Idai

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April 1, 2019

briefIn Canada, Israel’s president thanks Trudeau for battling anti-Semitism, BDS

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April 1, 2019

briefGOP congressman sends letter to DOJ, asking to track spike in anti-Semitic crimes

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April 1, 2019

briefNetanyahu slams report by Israeli watchdog group on fake social-media accounts ahead of election

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April 1, 2019

briefTragedy strikes terror-victim family again as eldest son killed in car crash

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Party	Avg	Current
Blue & White	30.5	31
Likud	28.7	29
Labor	9.1	10
Hadash-Taal	7.2	8
United Torah Judaism	6.6	7
United Right	6.1	7
New Right	5.9	6
Shas	5.4	6
Meretz	5.1	6
Zehut	5.1	6
Kulanu	4.1	4
Raam-Balad	2.9	0
Yisrael Beitenu	2.5	0
Others	0.8	0
Right parties		61.9
Left parties		44.7
Arab parties		12.6
Total Seats		120

Polling average compiled for JNS by KnessetJeremy.com. Click here for all JNS 2019 Israel Election coverage

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After years of diplomatic ties, Israel opens first embassy in Rwanda

JNSApril 2, 2019

Rwanda’s national airline, RwandAir, is expected to have direct flights to Israel in the coming months.

Cutting the ribbon for the Israeli embassy in Rwanda. Credit: Presidency of Rwanda.

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Arab residents of Jericho loot ancient tombs and desecrate graves

JNSApril 2, 2019

Hikers who visited the site were appalled by what they found: Human remains were strewn everywhere, the catacombs were thoroughly ransacked and looted, and the sarcophagi (burial caskets) that had been resting in the caves for more than 2,500 years had disappeared.

Ancient burial caves on the outskirts of Jericho, dating back to the Second Temple period. Photo by Yedidya Neeman.

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UN General Assembly adopts measure condemning anti-Semitism, Islamophobia

JNSApril 2, 2019

The original version of the resolution only referred to Islamophobia; anti-Semitism was added after efforts by Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon.

A view of the UN. General Assembly hall. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Jordanian Parliament member encourages attacks on Israeli military bases

MEMRIApril 2, 2019

Jordanian MP Tarek Khoury calls for attacks on Israeli military bases within the 1967 borders: “They are easy to enter; emergency responders take time to arrive.”

Jordanian MP Tarek Khoury Calls for Attacks on Israeli Military Bases within 1967 Borders: They Are Easy to Enter, Emergency Responders Take Time to Arrive
Jordanian MP Tarek Khoury Calls for Attacks on Israeli Military Bases within 1967 Borders: They Are Easy to Enter, Emergency Responders Take Time to ArriveJordanian MP Tarek Sami Khoury said in a March 28, 2019 interview on Hizbullah's Al-Manar TV (Lebanon) that Israel is a cowardly enemy and that the Palestinian people should take advantage of this fact. He said that Omar Abu Layla, the Palestinian terrorist who murdered two Israelis, a soldier and a civilian, in the West Bank on March 17, 2019, proved that any Palestinian can carry out such attacks. Khoury called for more attacks throughout the West Bank and Israel, particularly within the 1967 borders. He said that it often takes reinforcements and emergency responders a long time to arrive on the scene, and that military bases within the 1967 borders are easy to enter.See more: https://www.memri.org/tv/jordanian-mp-tarek-khoury-calls-for-attacks-in-israel
פורסם על ידי ‏‎The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)‎‏ ב- יום שני, 1 באפריל 2019

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Wife of Israeli president rushed to hospital, Rivlin on way back from Canada

JNSApril 2, 2019

Nechama Rivlin, 73, was suffering from a “severe shortness of breath with a cardiac link,” according to Beilinson Hospital in Petach Tikvah, where the operation occurred and where she is currently hospitalized.

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin's wife, Nechama, awarded certificates of appreciation to 150 young people with disabilities who will finish their national service, July 4, 2017. Credit: Meir Goldstein via Wikimedia Commons.

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Palestinian terrorist on FBI’s most-wanted list: ‘Being in Jordan gives me strength’

MEMRIApril 2, 2019

Ahlam Tamimi, a Hamas terrorist sentenced to 16 life sentences for her involvement in the 2001 Sbarro pizzeria suicide-bombing in Jerusalem, said to Al Jazeera: “Why are we considered to be terrorists? ... I am part of a resistance movement that strives for liberation.”

Following a March 20, 2017 decision by an Amman court to reject a U.S. request for her extradition, Palestinian-Jordanian Hamas terrorist Ahlam Al-Tamimi gave an interview on March 22, 2017 to the Jordanian Muslim Brotherhood mouthpiece Al-Sabil. (MEMRI)

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Los Angeles hockey coaches, players suspended for anti-Semitic comments

JNSApril 2, 2019

“This is outrageous,” said Simon Wiesenthal Center founder and dean Marvin Hier. “At a time when anti-Semitism is so prevalent all over the world, we discover that in our own backyard an LA Junior Kings hockey team made anti-Semitic remarks and Nazi salutes mocking Jews.”

Ice-hockey rink. Credit: Pixabay.

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US considering further Iran sanctions, extension of certain waivers

JNSApril 2, 2019

“We want a continued chilling effect,” said the official. “We want businesses to think doing business with Iran is a terrible idea.”

A large pile of Euro currency. Credit: Images Money/Flickr.

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California day school breaks Guinness World Record for sandwich-making

JNSApril 2, 2019

The food was donated to San Diego’s Alpha Project, an organization dedicated to helping the homeless achieve self-sufficiency.

Students, faculty and parents from the San Diego Jewish Academy broke the Guinness World Record for most sandwiches made in under three minutes, all of which were donated to San Diego’s Alpha Project, an organization dedicated to helping the homeless achieve self-sufficiency. Credit: Courtesy.

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New York budget allocates security funding for Jewish camps for first time

JNSApril 2, 2019

The Orthodox Union, through its advocacy operation Teach Coalition, has fought for security funding on the national, state and city levels.

New York State Assembly Chamber in the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. Credit: wadester16/Flickr.

Summer camp should be a place where all kids can join in. To that end, a grant to the Foundation for Jewish Camp will make certain camps more accessible for children. Credit: JCC Camp Chi in Wisconsin.

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The partnership of Foundation for Jewish Camp and the Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Foundation provides critical funding for structural improvements and training to promote participation for all.

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Gaza time bomb keeps ticking, as both sides delay the explosion

Yaakov LappinJNSApril 1, 2019

The two main scenarios appear to be either a broader Israeli military campaign in response to a new Hamas escalation or a long-term truce that will see Gaza receive large-scale international funds and infrastructure development programs, thereby saving the Hamas regime.

Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian protesters as it seen from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on March 30, 2019. Palestinian continue to demonstrate by the border to mark Land Day. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90

Palestinian protesters take part in the "Great March of Return" demonstration, near Israel-Gaza border, east of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on March 30, 2019. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/ Flash90.

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Despite limited riots along the border on March 30 and the firing of five rockets into Israel from Gaza, the Kerem Shalom and Erez border crossings were reopened and the Gaza fishing zone also expanded.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on July 12, 2017. Photo by Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

featureGreenblatt: US ‘will not waver from support of Israel defending itself’ against Hamas

“One thing that is not acceptable to the Trump administration is to compromise Israel's security in any manner whatsoever,” said U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.

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PA halts patient referrals to Israeli hospitals due to tax issues with Israel

JNSApril 2, 2019

An estimated 50,000 Palestinian Authority residents are sent to Israeli hospitals every year, primarily for specific treatments that Palestinian hospitals do not provide.

Sojud, 16, recovers with her mother by her side after going through a cardiac catheterization at the Wolfson Medical Center in the central Israeli city of Holon on April 11, 2018. The Palestinian girl, from the West Bank city of Nablus, was suffering from heart problems, and with the financial and logistical support of the Israeli nonprofit NGO Save a Child's Heart was able to receive this life-saving procedure in an Israeli hospital. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Palestinians fill plastic bottles with drinking water from a public tap in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah, on July 26, 2015. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90.

newsPalestinian Authority prioritizes salaries to terrorists over medical care for ill Palestinians

Maurice Hirsch, Adv. and Itamar Marcus Palestinian Media Watch

The P.A. has decided to punish its own citizens in need of medical treatment, which costs $100 million a year, because it lost $138 million that it pays to terrorists in Israeli prisons and released terrorist prisoners.

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Harvard student government votes to fund Israel Apartheid Week

Jackson RichmanJNSApril 1, 2019

“One of the speakers slated to come, Omar Barghouti, has said that he supports the euthanasia of Zionism,” said sophomore Gabriel Dardik. “It makes me feel unsafe that this kind of person could come here.”

Harvard Yard on the university’s campus in Cambridge, Mass. (Wikimedia Commons)

The entrance to Pitzer College. Credit: Pitzer College via Facebook.

briefPitzer student council calls for president’s firing for supporting study in Israel

Pitzer’s only study-abroad program in Israel is at the University of Haifa, a school whose graduates harken from the Jewish, Christian, Arab, Druze, religious and secular communities.

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GOP congressman sends letter to DOJ, asking to track spike in anti-Semitic crimes

Jackson RichmanJNSApril 1, 2019

The letter came in response to the congressman’s constituents in Ohio’s 12 Congressional District, replying to a survey sent by his office asking them what Congress should do to combat Jew-hatred.

U.S. Department of Justice headquarters. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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“Meet the Newbie”

Jewish Democrat Kim Schrier counters critics, defends party‘s ‘unequivocal‘ support for Israel

Jackson RichmanJNSApril 1, 2019

"We’re absolutely supportive of the State of Israel, and I think he [Trump] is setting that up for political reasons, and it is completely unfair and unfounded. We unequivocally support that State of Israel and its right to exist."

Credit: Dr. Kim Schrier/Facebook.

The U.S. Capitol building. Wikimedia Commons via Martin Falbisoner.

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JNS takes an in-depth look with exclusive interviews of incoming members of Congress to get their views on Israel and Jewish issues and concerns.

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Anti-Israel vote in the German Bundestag spurs criticism of Germany’s mixed Israel policies

Orit ArfaJNSMarch 29, 2019

Germany’s Free Democrats’ attempt to curb anti-Israel voting patterns fail in the Bundestag, but does it reflect the true opinions of parliament members, and will the right-wing party’s positive support of Israel change the Jewish community’s attitudes towards it?

The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the Bundestag meets. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

newsIn Germany, Odeh’s out, but Hezbollah’s in

Orit Arfa

What explains Germany’s inconsistent efforts in rooting out terrorists from its midst?

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In growing trend, Israeli tourism is becoming ‘Made for China’

Israel KasnettJNSMarch 29, 2019

The Economic Research Department of the Israel Hotels Association recently published data for February 2019 on hotel stays compared with the same period over the past two years, and the evidence is clear: Incoming tourism to Israel is decidedly on the rise, and Chinese tourists are helping make it happen.

Asian tourists sing and celebrate outside the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on “Jerusalem Day” on May 24, 2017. Credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90.

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Massive billboard outside ‘New York Times’ office accuses paper of anti-Israel incitement

April 2, 2019

“One meaning is, obviously, to remind staff that Hamas is violent—violent against both Israel and its own people,” explains executive director of CAMERA Andrea Levin.

The headquarters of “The New York Times.” Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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Israeli research and innovation a hot ticket around the globe

Abigail Klein LeichmanIsrael21cApril 2, 2019

“In this day and age, international and interdisciplinary collaborations are vital to the future of science and engineering,” said Professor Boaz Golany from Technion-Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa, adding that the research “will benefit people not only in the U.S. and Israel, but worldwide.”

The University of Haifa and ECNU University of China unveil a joint campus in Shanghai, the “Joint Technological Institute.” Credit: Courtesy.

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Program empowers Druze women to break Israel’s glass ceiling

Noam MirvisApril 2, 2019

The Beyahad program at Ono Academic College provides aspiring Druze women with the opportunity to advance their professional careers while maintaining their traditional lifestyle.

Druze students from the Beyahad program at Ono Academic College in Kiryat Ono, Israel, pose at their graduation ceremony in January 2018. Credit: Courtesy.

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Does Hamas see Israel’s deterrence waning?

Israel KasnettApril 1, 2019

It is wholly possible that the main reason for Israel’s perceived failure in deterrence is due to Hamas’s dissatisfaction with the status quo, even though the terror group is fully aware of its military inferiority compared to Israel.

Palestinian members of Al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, at a rally celebrating Hamas 31st anniversary, in Gaza City, on Dec. 16, 2018. Credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90.

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IDF commander who saved the Golan Heights from the Syrians has a message for the region

Avrohom Shmuel LewinApril 1, 2019

Avigdor Kahalani, who was awarded Israel’s highest military medal for defending the Golan Heights from the Syrians in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, recounts those heroic war efforts.

Avigdor Kahalani speaks at the Moskowitz Prize for Zionism ceremony in Jerusalem. May 29, 2014. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

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“Meet the Newbie”

Jewish Democrat Kim Schrier counters critics, defends party‘s ‘unequivocal‘ support for Israel

Jackson RichmanApril 1, 2019

"We’re absolutely supportive of the State of Israel, and I think he [Trump] is setting that up for political reasons, and it is completely unfair and unfounded. We unequivocally support that State of Israel and its right to exist."

Credit: Dr. Kim Schrier/Facebook.

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Gaza time bomb keeps ticking, as both sides delay the explosion

Yaakov LappinApril 1, 2019

The two main scenarios appear to be either a broader Israeli military campaign in response to a new Hamas escalation or a long-term truce that will see Gaza receive large-scale international funds and infrastructure development programs, thereby saving the Hamas regime.

Israeli security forces clash with Palestinian protesters as it seen from the Israeli side of the border with the Gaza Strip on March 30, 2019. Palestinian continue to demonstrate by the border to mark Land Day. Credit: Noam Revkin Fenton/Flash90

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Palestinian Authority prioritizes salaries to terrorists over medical care for ill Palestinians

Maurice Hirsch, Adv. and Itamar MarcusPalestinian Media WatchApril 1, 2019

The P.A. has decided to punish its own citizens in need of medical treatment, which costs $100 million a year, because it lost $138 million that it pays to terrorists in Israeli prisons and released terrorist prisoners.

Palestinians fill plastic bottles with drinking water from a public tap in the southern Gaza Strip refugee camp of Rafah, on July 26, 2015. Photo by Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash 90.

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Greenblatt: US ‘will not waver from support of Israel defending itself’ against Hamas

Alex TraimanMarch 31, 2019

“One thing that is not acceptable to the Trump administration is to compromise Israel's security in any manner whatsoever,” said U.S. special envoy to the Middle East Jason Greenblatt.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu with U.S. special envoy Jason Greenblatt at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, on July 12, 2017. Photo by Matty Stern/U.S. Embassy Tel Aviv.

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El Al takes children with disabilities for a dream flight on its new Dreamliner

Israel KasnettMarch 31, 2019

The short flight, lasting a bit more than an hour, flew east over Samaria and then turned south over the Dead Sea. It then turned north, flying over the desert until it banked west over Jerusalem and back to Ben-Gurion International Airport.

El Al new aircraft Boeing 787 Dreamliner arrives for a welcome ceremony after his landing at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv on August 23, 2017. Photo by Tomer Neuberg/Flash90

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In growing trend, Israeli tourism is becoming ‘Made for China’

Israel KasnettMarch 29, 2019

The Economic Research Department of the Israel Hotels Association recently published data for February 2019 on hotel stays compared with the same period over the past two years, and the evidence is clear: Incoming tourism to Israel is decidedly on the rise, and Chinese tourists are helping make it happen.

Asian tourists sing and celebrate outside the Damascus Gate in the Old City of Jerusalem on “Jerusalem Day” on May 24, 2017. Credit: Nati Shohat/Flash90.

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New UN exhibit shows Israel’s ‘Above and Beyond’ humanitarian efforts around the world

Shiryn GhermezianMarch 29, 2019

It featured 18 photographs showing soldiers from the Israel Defense Forces and Israeli volunteers aiding those affected by natural disasters, requiring medical care and more in Haiti, Nepal, the Philippines, Mexico, Brazil, Syria, Liberia, South Sudan and North Mauritania.

From left: Surgeon General of the IDF Brig. Gen. Dr. Tarif Bader, Mexico’s Ambassador to the United Nations Juan Ramón de la Fuente, Israel’s Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon and IDF Lt. Shahar Bachar, who was a part of Israel's humanitarian delegation to Mexico following the 2017 earthquakes, at the exhibit in the U.N. headquarters on March 28, 2019. Credit: Shahar Azran.

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Greenblatt: Golan Heights vital to Israel’s security, recognition not linked to Israeli elections

Jackson Richman and Alex TraimanMarch 29, 2019

U.S. special envoy for international negotiations Jason Greenblatt said it is “cynical” to label U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights as a move to boost Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s re-election chances before the April 9 elections.

U.S. Special Envoy Jason Greenblatt attends a press conference regarding the water agreement between Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90

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Anti-Israel vote in the German Bundestag spurs criticism of Germany’s mixed Israel policies

Orit ArfaMarch 29, 2019

Germany’s Free Democrats’ attempt to curb anti-Israel voting patterns fail in the Bundestag, but does it reflect the true opinions of parliament members, and will the right-wing party’s positive support of Israel change the Jewish community’s attitudes towards it?

The Reichstag building in Berlin, where the Bundestag meets. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

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In Germany, Odeh’s out, but Hezbollah’s in

Orit ArfaMarch 28, 2019

What explains Germany’s inconsistent efforts in rooting out terrorists from its midst?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a joint press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the King David Hotel in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

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