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Daily Archives: November 9, 2018

No truce on the agenda

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News agencies mistakenly report that the a truce is now being discussed with Hamas, such as the armistice that ended hostilities in World War I, exactly 100 years ago, on the 11th hour of...
A store damaged during Kristallnacht. Photo: German Federal Archives via Wikimedia Commons

Lessons from Kristallnacht

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Eighty years ago on Nov. 9, 1938, Nazis across Germany and Austria, as well as their enablers, razed synagogues, smashed windows and murdered almost 100 Jews in a violent pogrom known as Kristallnacht (“Night...
German Chancellor Angela Merkel lays a wreath during a ceremony at the Hall of Remembrance in the Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial in Jerusalem on Oct. 4, 2018. Photo by Oren Ben Hakoon/POOL.

Germany, Yad Vashem mark 80 years since Kristallnacht

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The Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial and museum in Jerusalem held a memorial service and seminar on Nov. 8 to mark the 80th anniversary of Kristallnacht or “Night of Broken Glass.” The event, a joint...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his wife, Sara, upon their departure for Bulgaria. Credit: Amos Ben-Gershom/GPO.

Likud: Left’s attempt to implicate Netanyahu in ‘Case 3000′ fails

Opposition Knesset members lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday after the Israel police said there was sufficient evidence to indict seven suspects, including his lawyer, in a corruption case involving...
Candles on the first night of the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah, in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Mea Shearim. Hanukkah, also known as the “Festival of Lights,” is an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Holy Temple. The festival is observed by the kindling of the lights of a “hanukkiyah,” a nine-branched candelabrum with one additional light being lit on each night of the holiday. Dec. 24, 2016. Photo by Sebi Berens/Flash90.

Keepin’ Hanukkah with traditional Scottish ‘keepin’ cakes’

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Get ready to light the first Hanukkah candle, sing songs, play dreidel games, and, of course, eat. (Hanukkah takes place this year starting on the evening of Sunday, Dec. 2, and lasting through the...
French President Emmanuel Macron. Credit: Kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons.

Reversing his decision, Macron decides not to honor Vichy leader Pétain

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After much backlash, especially from the Jewish community, French President Emmanuel Macron will not commemorate Marshal Philippe Pétain, who led Vichy France under Nazi occupation during World War II. “We had announced that we would...
Bank of Israel chief Karnit Flug speaks at a press conference in Jerusalem on March 28, 2018, during the presentation of the Israel bank's annual report. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.

Outgoing Bank of Israel governor to successor: Be prepared for next crisis

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The outgoing Bank of Israel governor offered a dire warning on Wednesday to her successor: Be prepared for the next economic crisis. “The economy’s resilience must be improved by many measures because no one knows...
Leslie Cockburn (right) posing with a supporter. Credit: Facebook.

RJC plays major role in Virginia race, raising hefty sum for Cockburn opponent

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Anti-Israel Democratic congressional candidate Leslie Cockburn “galvanized the pro-Israel community to raise around $1 million for the Riggleman campaign,” a source in the pro-Israel community told JNS. Cockburn lost on Tuesday night to Riggleman,...
An Israeli rocket fired at a Hezbollah target during the Second Lebanon War in 2006. Credit: Haim Azulay/Flash90.

Hezbollah has more firepower than ‘95 percent of world’s conventional militaries,’ warns report

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Israel and Hezbollah have been adversaries for decades now, dating back to the Jewish state’s involvement in the Lebanese civil war. However, bolstered by the military and financial support of its Iranian patron, the...

The Bus Station Project: A Learning Experience

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Helping others should not be viewed as political. It is good for the soul. When you help others, you forget about your own problems for awhile. In addition, nobody should make you feel bad...