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Daily Archives: June 10, 2019

Verter fun der Vokh: שָׁלוֹם – Peace

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U.S. Department of Treasury headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: Benoît Prieur/Wikimedia Commons.

US sanctions Iran’s largest petrochemical holding group

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The United States has sanctioned Iran’s largest and most profitable petrochemical holding group, Persian Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company (PGPIC), for supporting the engineering conglomerate of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), in addition to PGPIC’s...
Young children seen at a celebration for the Jewish holiday of Shavuot at Kibbutz Yifat in the Galilee, in northern Israel, on June 4, 2014. Credit: Yossi Zamir/Flash90.

Shavuot for kids: Giving a new generation the gift of Torah

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It’s one of the most dramatic scenes in the Torah, as amazing as the splitting of the sea. Imagine the Master of the Universe coming down to Earth in an astounding fireworks display of thunder,...
Grains are included in the traditional dairy dishes associated with the holiday of Shavuot. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

On Shavuot, savor the dairy, but don’t forget the grains

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Historically, Shavuot is the celebration of the giving of the Ten Commandments to Moses at Mount Sinai more than 3,300 years ago. It begins seven weeks after the first day of Passover. Agriculturally, it...
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio. Credit: Kevin Case via Flickr.

Remember Marshal Pétain, Bill de Blasio?

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New York City Mayor and Democratic presidential hopeful Bill de Blasio raised the ire of a few observers last week when he claimed that anti-Semitism is a right-wing ideology adopted by right-wing movements composed...
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California Democrats reject anti- Israel resolutions

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Just as some California Democrats sought to blame Israel for all plagues and earthquakes, Palestinians were denied Israeli hospital care – by their own leaders. The Israeli embassy in London was accused by a...
A U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft. Credit: U.S. Air Force Photo/Alex R. Loyd.

Pentagon suspends Turkish F-35 training as Erdogan embraces Putin

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The Pentagon has been taking major steps toward suspending its F-35 fighter jet training program for Turkish pilots in the United States in response to Ankara looking to acquire the S-400 Russian missile-defense system, a senior...
The new Visitor Center in Caesarea combines artifacts with innovative displays, including a 10-minute film telling the story of Herod and the building of Caesarea projected vertically onto one of the huge vault walls, May 2019. Photo by Judy Lash Balint.

Renewal at an ancient site: Caesarea reaches out to the world

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Jerusalem and Caesarea are 85 miles apart—one inland and one on the coast—but both cities bear the unmistakable imprint of Herod, the master builder of ancient times. In Jerusalem, Herod refurbished the Second Temple,...
U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman speaking at the official opening ceremony of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem on May 14, 2018. Photo by Yonatan Sindel/Flash90.

US ambassador says Israel has the right to annex ‘some’ of the West Bank

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In an interview at his Jerusalem residence last week, U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman said Israel has the right to annex at least “some” of the West Bank. “Under certain circumstances,” Friedman told The New York Times on...
Palestinians burn tires to throw over the Gaza border into Israel on May 4, 2018, as part of weekly riots led by Hamas since March 30. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

Palestinians announce ‘popular uprising’ against Trump peace plan

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A “popular Palestinian uprising” against U.S. President Donald Trump’s Mideast peace plan was announced Sunday following a meeting of PLO faction representatives, Palestinian civil society organizations and private individuals in the West Bank city...