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Daily Archives: September 26, 2018

IAC Las Vegas Gvanim leaders with IAC Las Vegas Regional Director, Noa Peri-Jensch, delivering care packages containing Israeli products to the nurses and caretakers who assisted victims of the Las Vegas mass shooting in October 2017. Credit: Courtesy.

From community building to engagement, empowering Israeli Americans to lead

Numerous scientific studies have demonstrated that one of the keys to a happy and fulfilled life is access to a community. For hundreds of thousands of Israeli-Americans, the Israeli-American Council (IAC) is that vital...
U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Sept. 26, 2018. Photo by Avi Ohayon/GPO.

Trump voices favoring two-state solution, seeks Mideast peace before end of first term

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday appeared to endorse the two-state solution for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict during his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly in...
Kuwait Airways Boeing 777-369(ER) departing to Kuwait City. Credit: Photo by Oliver Holzbauer/Flickr.

German court dismisses lawsuit against Kuwait Airways for banning Israeli

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A German court dismissed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Kuwait Airways for banning Israeli passengers, despite labeling the policy “unacceptable and irrelevant.” This move comes amid the airline refusing to service an Israeli student who...
U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton. Credit: Michael Vadon via Flickr.

Bolton: There will be ‘hell to pay’ if Iran defies the US

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U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton issued a strong warning to Iran, saying that the Islamic Republic must change its behavior or there will be “hell to pay” if the regime continues its aggression. “According...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with members of the rock band Aerosmith at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem on May 18, 2017. Photo by Kobi Gideon/GPO.

Music to their ears? Advocacy group works to thwart cultural efforts of BDS movement

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Since its founding in 2005, the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement has targeted Israeli universities, businesses and cultural organizations. Most recently, its efforts against Israel’s music scene has been in the headlines more...
Pope Francis. Credit: Alfredo Borba via Wikimedia Commons.

Pope Francis takes part in ceremony commemorating the liquidation of Vilnius Ghetto

Pope Francis took part in a commemoration ceremony marking 75 years since the liquidation of the Vilnius Ghetto. The pontiff’s visit to Vilnius, capital of Lithuania, was part of his tour of the Baltic countries....
From left: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Ankara. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Former envoy: Israel-Russia crisis artificial, driven by anti-Semitism

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The crisis between Israel and Russia resulting from a Russian military aircraft being shot down over Syria last week is “calculated and artificial, unrelated to reality or the facts, because the Russians want payment,”...

LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture At the 14th Street Y Presents Two Weeks...

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At a moment when American and Israeli Jews are increasingly challenged to have meaningful and productive conversations about Israel and Zionism, LABA: A Laboratory for Jewish Culture will present three Israeli-themed productions that address...

Full Text of Trump’s Speech at U.N. General Assembly

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Madam President, Mr. Secretary-General, world leaders, ambassadors, and distinguished delegates: One year ago, I stood before you for the first time in this grand hall. I addressed the threats facing our world, and I presented...

Parashat Vezot HaBracha וְזֹאת הַבְּרָכָה

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Moshe, on his last day on earth, Shabbat on the seventh of Adar, 2488, blessed his beloved nation Bnei-Yisrael. Same as Yaakov, Moshe blessed the twelve tribes before his passing in order to keep...