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Daily Archives: November 15, 2018

Arrest a terrorist who works for UNRWA

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Amir al-Mishal, a leader of Hamas, is employed by UNRWA and leads the UNRWA teachers association. Amir a-Mishal incites UNRWA students to ruSh the fences and die for the “right of return” – by force...

Holocaust filmmaker’s animated doc in Oscar hunt

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Sometimes art imitates life, and sometimes art dictates life. When I interviewed Perry Chen and his mom, Dr. Zhu Shen on Wednesday, I felt that art and life inform each other, with one or...

Adventures of an Orthodox Jewish bond trader

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AT SEA, Aboard MS Maasdam – One of the unscheduled benefits of a cruise, particularly a long one such as the 39-day voyage that Nancy and I enjoyed between Sydney, Australia, and San Diego, U.S.A., is...

Israel’s Nuclear Ambiguity: Would a Shift to Selective Nuclear Disclosure Enhance Strategic Deterrence?

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"Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence." —Sun-Tzu, The Art of War For Israel, a principal component of national strategy has always been to keep military nuclear assets shrouded in the...
At the conference. Shams Al-Din Rahmani is on the left, and Ali Reza Soltan-Shahi Soltan-Shahi is on the right at the head table. (Source: Fars, Iran, Oct. 17, 2018: MEMRI)

Anti-Semitic conference in Tehran: Iranian presidency official denies Holocaust

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An Oct. 16 conference titled “Anti-Semitism: Truth or Political Justification,” at the building of the Association for the Defense of Palestine, marked the anniversary of the “assassination of Amir Tavakkol Kambouziya, a pioneer of the struggle against...
Jewish Home Party leader Naftali Bennett (center) speaks with Ma’ale Adumim Mayor Benny Kasriel (right) before the start of a special Jewish Home faction meeting on Jan. 2, 2018. Bennett has advocated for a Knesset bill to be introduced after president-elect Donald Trump takes office on Jan. 20 calling, for Israel’s annexation of Ma’ale Adumim. Credit: Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

Netanyahu may appoint Bennett as defense minister to avoid early elections

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Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman’s decision to resign on Wednesday has rattled the political system, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu looking at ways to preserve the coalition’s stability. Lieberman ‎announced ‎Wednesday that he was resigning his position as...
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu holds a security consultation in Tel Aviv after the barrage of rocket fire from Hamas in Gaza. Credit: GPO/Amos Ben-Gershom.

‘I wish I could reveal’ actions to combat Gaza terror, PM says amid criticism

“Sometimes being a leader means fielding criticism when you know classified and sensitive things,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday amid political upheaval following the resignation of Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman. Netanyahu was speaking at an...
A four-person delegation from the South Korean Ministry of Unification visited Israel to learn about incorporating new immigrants into the country. From left are: Lee Sangmi of the policy-planning division; Kim Yoojin, director of the policy-planning division; Kang Heechan, deputy director of the policy coordination division; and Kuem Sungho, deputy director and lawyer of the policy-planning division. Credit: Photo courtesy of Nefesh B'Nefesh.

South Korean Ministry of Unification sees results of ‘aliyah’ up close in Israel

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Nefesh B’Nefesh hosted a four-person delegation on Monday from the South Korean Ministry of Unification, the government office that is preparing to handle the possible future integration of North and South Korea. To be prepared...
A man stands inside a house that was hit by a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on Nov. 13, 2018. Photo by Nati Shohat/Flash90.

Is the situation with Gaza ‘the problem from hell?’

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Avigdor Lieberman announced that he was stepping down as defense minister on Wednesday in protest of what he called the government’s “capitulation to terror.” His decision came after the security cabinet decided to pursue...
A group of Spanish politicians on a visit, sponsored by the Ministry of Strategic Affairs and Jordan Valley Regional Council, to businesses, farms, factories and educational institutions throughout Judea and Samaria. Credit: Josh Hasten.

Spanish VIPs get the message: BDS is bad for everyone

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The ongoing barrage of Hamas rockets on Sunday and into Monday didn’t stop a group of 10 Spanish lawmakers, policy-shapers and journalists currently in Israel from continuing their fact-finding mission about the threats that...