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Report: US embassy could relocate to Jerusalem in 2019

JNS21.01.2018

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week predicted the U.S. Embassy in Israel would be relocated to Jerusalem within a year, President Donald Trump countered that estimate. The New York Times now reports that the White House is indeed pushing full steam ahead with the embassy’s relocation.

briefGerman coalition negotiations spark concern in Israel

Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS

ColumnDemocrats should disown official who accused Israel, Rachael Ray of ‘cultural genocide’

Stephen M. Flatow

newsAs Iranian minorities join protests, should the US and Israel arm them?

Ariel Ben Solomon

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Speaker at Center for Jewish History violently denounces Israel

Stephen M. FlatowJNS20.10.2017

New York Times columnist Roger Cohen. Credit: Joe Mabel via Wikimedia Commons.

Steven Spielberg. Credit: Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.

briefLebanon bans Steven Spielberg’s ‘The Post’ over famed director’s ties with Israel

Steven Spielberg’s latest film, “The Post,” has been banned in Lebanon due to the famed Jewish-American director’s purported ties with Israel.

A woman holds a “We Remember” sign as part of the the World Jewish Congress's social media campaign. Credit: Facebook.

brief#WeRemember Holocaust memorial campaign spreads to 45 countries

Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, the World Jewish Congress (WJC) has launched a global campaign encouraging millions of people to use social media to raise awareness about the Holocaust.

ColumnIslam’s Jewish dilemma revisited

Ben Cohen

In “Anti-Judaism: The Western Tradition,” scholar David Nirenberg argues that on the one hand, Islam regards Jews as “enemies” of Muhammad’s prophecy, but on the other, Islam realizes only too well that without the existence of Jews and their practices, there would have been no subsequent prophetic tradition and faith to follow.

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Stephen M. FlatowJNS17.01.2018

Mahmoud Abbas has a problem with women

JNS columnist Stephen M. Flatow asks: Why is it that every time a female U.S. government official says something that the PA doesn’t like, PA leaders respond by making a disparaging remark related to the fact that she is a woman?

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Can the world agree to ‘fix’ the Iran nuclear deal?

Israel KasnettJNS19.01.2018

Israel and the U.S. are largely on the same page about policy towards Iran. But can Trump get Europe on board?

A BDS movement protest against Israel in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Mohamed Ouda via Wikimedia Commons.

newsIsrael bans entry for 20 BDS groups, shows it ‘won’t turn a blind eye’ to delegitimization

Sean Savage and Adam Abrams

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, founder and president of the NGO Monitor watchdog group, told JNS that the government’s move signals that Israel “won’t turn a blind eye to those who work to delegitimize it, but the downside is that it also serves to raise the profiles of these groups.”

ColumnDon’t forget Qatar and Turkey

Ben Cohen

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A law that allows hatemongers to pose as martyrs

Jonathan S. TobinJNS11.01.2018

Far from hurting the BDS movement, Israel’s new “blacklist” of boycott leaders banned from entering the country allows these enemies of the Jewish state to play martyrs and garner undeserved sympathy. Contrary to the fears of Israeli lawmakers, the real threat posed by BDS is to Jews in the Diaspora, not those in Israel, writes JNS Editor in Chief Jonathan S. Tobin.

A protest in London calling for a boycott of Israel. Credit: Claudia Gabriela Marques Vieira via Wikimedia Commons.

ColumnIran has a foreign policy doctrine

Ben Cohen

Through its own words, the Iranian regime gives the lie to Western claims of “moderation.” The doctrine might also turn out to be the source of the Islamic Republic’s coming collapse, writes JNS columnist Ben Cohen.

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PA’s Abbas continues anti-Trump rhetoric, says Jerusalem is the key to peace or war

JNS17.01.2018

Abbas continued his rhetoric against Donald Trump at a conference focused on Jerusalem at Al-Azhar University in Cairo.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addresses the general debate of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 20, 2017. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

Palestinian boys raise their hands at a school in Gaza supported by the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in September 2011. Credit: U.N. Photo/Shareef Sarhan.

briefUS withholds $65 million from UN’s Palestinian refugee agency, calls for changes

The U.S. on Tuesday announced announced a major cut in its current funding of UNRWA, the United Nations agency dedicated solely to Palestinian refugees, while calling for reforms to the organization.

President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative, Jason Greenblatt (left), meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last year. Credit: Twitter.

briefUS international negotiations envoy Greenblatt arrives in Israel ahead of Pence visit

President Donald Trump’s international negotiations representative, Jason Greenblatt, is arriving in Israel on Wednesday for meetings with representatives of the Middle East Quartet.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a joint appearance in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

briefTrump says embassy will not move to Jerusalem within one year

President Donald Trump said he does not expect the U.S. Embassy in Israel to move from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem within a year, contradicting comments made by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday.

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IDF prepares for new high-tech home in Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadi’

Yaakov LappinJNS19.01.2018

The IDF is gearing up for a major relocation to southern Israel, where it plans to create new environs replete with academia and high-tech firms, and to give a significant boost to the Be’er Sheva area.

Israeli Air Force (IAF) soldiers who completed the IAF’s flight course are pictured during a graduation ceremony held at the Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel’s Negev desert on June 25, 2015. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Flash90.

ColumnThe New York Times ignores Israel’s protection of LGBT rights

Tamar Sternthal

A Dec. 30 feature in The New York Times identifies Lebanon as perhaps the “one exception” in a region hostile to its LGBT citizens. The article completely ignores Israel, the only Mideast country where gay rights are legally protected.

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Longtime Jewish supporters of peace process: Abbas disqualified as negotiating partner

Rafael MedoffJNS19.01.2018

Some prominent Jewish proponents of the decades-long peace process between Israelis and Palestinians now claim that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s controversial speech on Jan. 14 disqualifies him as a negotiating partner, while other dovish Jewish leaders are accusing the Trump administration of provoking the Palestinian leader.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah on January 14, 2018. Credit: Flash90.

Protesters compare President Donald Trump's proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall to Israel's West Bank security fence at a Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) demonstration in New York City last September. Credit: JVP via Facebook.

newsMajor Jewish organizations back Israel’s BDS entry ban, barred group calls it ‘bullying’

Leaders of several major American Jewish organizations told JNS they support the Israeli government’s decision to prevent the entry of foreign citizens who promote boycotts of Israel.

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Washington’s paradigm shift on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israel KasnettJNS17.01.2018

The Trump administration’s approach to the Palestinians represents what Mideast experts and Israel advocates are describing as a paradigm shift in Washington—acknowledging that Palestinian rejectionism lies at the root of the Arab-Israeli conflict, rather than reflexively blaming the Jewish state for the impasse in negotiations.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a joint appearance in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

President Donald Trump speaks at the U.S. Department of Energy headquarters on June 29, 2017. Credit: Simon Edelman/Department of Energy.

briefPoll: worldwide approval of US leadership drops significantly, Israeli approval rises

Among Israeli respondents, President Donald Trump’s approval rating is 67 percent.

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Israel’s wine industry grows better with age

Eliana RudeeJNS17.01.2018

sraeli winemakers say that, just like the beverage they produce, their industry is growing better with age. In the past few years, Israeli exports of wine and spirits have been consistently growing at around 6 percent annually, according to the Israel Export Institute.

Bottles from the Derech Eretz winery at the Sommelier 2018 exhibition in Tel Aviv. Credit: Eliana Rudee.

Gil Hovav. Credit: Courtesy Gil Hovav.

featureIsraeli culinary journalist Gil Hovav’s memoir is a heartwarming and earnest slice of life

Honest cooking and sincere storytelling rely on similar ingredients: tradition, love, humor and spice, among others. These components are found throughout “Candies from Heaven,” the newly translated memoir of leading Israeli culinary journalist Gil Hovav.

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Netanyahu trip comes as Israel-India defense and tech ties continue to grow

Yaakov LappinJNS17.01.2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India is occurring against the backdrop of a massive and still growing river of defense sales and technology transfers from Jerusalem to New Delhi.

An INS Kolkata ship of the Indian Navy fires an Israeli-produced Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile on Dec. 30, 2015. Credit: Indian Navy via Wikimedia Commons

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (second from left) visits the iCreate Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in the Gujarat province. Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO.

briefNetanyahu says $500 million Spike missile deal with India is back on

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel’s $500 million Spike missile deal with India is back on after the pact’s reported cancellation last November.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (center) and his wife Sara are welcomed by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Presidential Palace in New Delhi. Credit: Avi Ohayon/GPO.

briefNetanyahu says Modi ‘revolutionizing’ Israel-India ties, signs nine bilateral deals

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is “revolutionizing” ties between the nations as the two leaders signed nine bilateral agreements on Monday in New Delhi.

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Falsely accused of spying for Israel, Jewish engineer seeks redemption

David SachsDetroit Jewish News/JNS17.01.2018

For the past 33 years, David Tenenbaum has worked as a civilian engineer at the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. During a significant part of that time, Tenenbaum says he was subjected to vile anti-Semitism from co-workers and from the Army itself. He recounts how he has been harassed, intimidated and accused of spying for Israel.

David Tenenbaum. Credit: Detroit Jewish News.

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Report details scope of persecution in the cradle of Christianity

Sean SavageJNS17.01.2018

A new report by the Christian charity group Open Doors has found that most of Israel’s neighbors, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinian territories, are among the world’s most dangerous places for Christians.

In July 2016, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (pictured in front at center)—the leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church—hosts Ignatius Aphrem II (left), patriarch of Antioch and All East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and Aram I, head of Lebanon’s Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The historic Ghriba Synagogue in Tunisia. Credit: Issam Barhoumi via Wikimedia Commons.

briefTunisian police arrest five suspects tied to synagogue firebombing

Tunisian authorities arrested five suspects for last week’s firebombing of the historic Ghriba Synagogue on the island of Djerba.

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Report: US embassy could relocate to Jerusalem in 2019

21.01.2018

After Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu last week predicted the U.S. Embassy in Israel would be relocated to Jerusalem within a year, President Donald Trump countered that estimate. The New York Times now reports that the White House is indeed pushing full steam ahead with the embassy’s relocation.

A view of Jerusalem. Credit: Berthold Werner via Wikimedia Commons.

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Before Israel visit, Pence reassures Jordan and Egypt of US role in peace process

21.01.2018

Ahead of a two-day trip to Israel, Vice President Mike Pence visited neighboring Jordan and Egypt in an attempt to strengthen U.S. ties with the two Arab allies, and to reassure the countries’ leaders of America’s role as a peace broker between Israelis and Palestinians.

Vice President Mike Pence. Credit: Simon Edelman/Energy Department.

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Can the world agree to ‘fix’ the Iran nuclear deal?

Israel Kasnett19.01.2018

Israel and the U.S. are largely on the same page about policy towards Iran. But can Trump get Europe on board?

President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 19, 2017. Credit: U.N. Photo/Cia Pak.

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Longtime Jewish supporters of peace process: Abbas disqualified as negotiating partner

Rafael Medoff19.01.2018

Some prominent Jewish proponents of the decades-long peace process between Israelis and Palestinians now claim that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s controversial speech on Jan. 14 disqualifies him as a negotiating partner, while other dovish Jewish leaders are accusing the Trump administration of provoking the Palestinian leader.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during a meeting of the Palestinian Central Council in Ramallah on January 14, 2018. Credit: Flash90.

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IDF prepares for its new high-tech home in southern Israel’s ‘Silicon Wadi’

Yaakov Lappin19.01.2018

The IDF is gearing up for a major relocation to southern Israel, where it plans to create new environs replete with academia and high-tech firms, and to give a significant boost to the Be’er Sheva area.

Israeli Air Force (IAF) soldiers who completed the IAF’s flight course are pictured during a graduation ceremony held at the Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel’s Negev desert on June 25, 2015. Credit: IDF Spokesperson’s Unit/Flash90.

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‘We don’t care about anti-Semitism in this office,’ Senate aide allegedly says

JNS Staff19.01.2018

A U.S. Senate staffer allegedly suggested that anti-Semitism is of lesser concern than discrimination against other minority groups, stating twice that “we don’t care about anti-Semitism in this office,” JNS has learned.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks at a rally outside the U.S. Capitol on June 28, 2017. A senior policy adviser for Murray allegedly said, “We don’t care about anti-Semitism in this office,” JNS reports. Credit: Mobilus In Mobili via Wikimedia Commons.

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Israel’s wine industry grows better with age

Eliana Rudee17.01.2018

sraeli winemakers say that, just like the beverage they produce, their industry is growing better with age. In the past few years, Israeli exports of wine and spirits have been consistently growing at around 6 percent annually, according to the Israel Export Institute.

Bottles from the Derech Eretz winery at the Sommelier 2018 exhibition in Tel Aviv. Credit: Eliana Rudee.

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Falsely accused of spying for Israel, Jewish engineer seeks long-awaited redemption

David SachsDetroit Jewish News/JNS17.01.2018

For the past 33 years, David Tenenbaum has worked as a civilian engineer at the U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command. During a significant part of that time, Tenenbaum says he was subjected to vile anti-Semitism from co-workers and from the Army itself. He recounts how he has been harassed, intimidated and accused of spying for Israel.

David Tenenbaum. Credit: Detroit Jewish News.

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Netanyahu trip comes as Israel-India defense and tech ties continue to grow

Yaakov Lappin17.01.2018

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s visit to India is occurring against the backdrop of a massive and still growing river of defense sales and technology transfers from Jerusalem to New Delhi.

An INS Kolkata ship of the Indian Navy fires an Israeli-produced Barak 8 long-range surface-to-air missile on Dec. 30, 2015. Credit: Indian Navy via Wikimedia Commons

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As Iranian minorities join protests, should the US and Israel arm them?

Ariel Ben Solomon17.01.2018

Could the U.S. and Israel more aggressively promote regime change in Iran through supporting dissident minority groups, including by arming them?

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right) and President Donald Trump (left) with White House adviser Jared Kushner (center) at the start of a meeting in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Credit: Kobi Gideon/GPO.

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Report details scope of persecution in the cradle of Christianity

Sean Savage17.01.2018

A new report by the Christian charity group Open Doors has found that most of Israel’s neighbors, including Egypt, Jordan, Syria and the Palestinian territories, are among the world’s most dangerous places for Christians.

In July 2016, Pope Tawadros II of Alexandria (pictured in front at center)—the leader of Egypt’s Coptic Orthodox Church—hosts Ignatius Aphrem II (left), patriarch of Antioch and All East of the Syriac Orthodox Church, and Aram I, head of Lebanon’s Catholicosate of the Great House of Cilicia of the Armenian Apostolic Church. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

news

Washington’s paradigm shift on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Israel Kasnett17.01.2018

The Trump administration’s approach to the Palestinians represents what Mideast experts and Israel advocates are describing as a paradigm shift in Washington—acknowledging that Palestinian rejectionism lies at the root of the Arab-Israeli conflict, rather than reflexively blaming the Jewish state for the impasse in negotiations.

President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu make a joint appearance in Jerusalem on May 22, 2017. Credit: Haim Zach/GPO.

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Major Jewish organizations back Israel’s BDS entry ban, barred group calls it ‘bullying’

Rafael Medoff17.01.2018

Leaders of several major American Jewish organizations told JNS they support the Israeli government’s decision to prevent the entry of foreign citizens who promote boycotts of Israel.

Protesters compare President Donald Trump's proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall to Israel's West Bank security fence at a Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) demonstration in New York City last September. Credit: JVP via Facebook.

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Israeli culinary journalist Gil Hovav’s memoir is a heartwarming and earnest slice of life

Jeffrey Barken17.01.2018

Honest cooking and sincere storytelling rely on similar ingredients: tradition, love, humor and spice, among others. These components are found throughout “Candies from Heaven,” the newly translated memoir of leading Israeli culinary journalist Gil Hovav.

Gil Hovav. Credit: Courtesy Gil Hovav.

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Israel bans entry for 20 BDS groups, shows it ‘won’t turn a blind eye’ to delegitimization

Sean Savage and Adam Abrams10.01.2018

Prof. Gerald Steinberg, founder and president of the NGO Monitor watchdog group, told JNS that the government’s move signals that Israel “won’t turn a blind eye to those who work to delegitimize it, but the downside is that it also serves to raise the profiles of these groups.”

A BDS movement protest against Israel in Melbourne, Australia. Credit: Mohamed Ouda via Wikimedia Commons.

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