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Halpern: Israel is here to stay, and for the future
By JAMES CLEVENSON
with photos by Jade Elizabeth
“We build! We build for the future!”
This was perhaps the main message of Micah Halpern’s Jan. 23 talk about the Palestinians’ propaganda war on Israel. “Israel is here to stay,” he said. The real negotiation between Israel and the Palestinians is not about giving and taking land, “it’s about [...]
My memories of Yom Yerushalem 1967
By EPHY CARMEL
Overview and Background
The liberation of Jerusalem during the Six Day War was achieved using a military force the size of a reinforced division. This was not an “organic” division with its own command structure and with its own CO and staff, but rather an assembly of units directly controlled by the Israeli Central [...]
Posted in Blog, Exclusive Features, News & Politics
Tagged Ammunition-Hill, Augusta, Brigade, CARMEL Overview, Col., command, Egypt, General Uzi Narkis, Israel, Jerusalem, jerusalem area, jerusalem brigade, Jordan, Judea, mt scopus, northeastern Jordanian, Rabbi Goren, Rabbi Shlomo Goren, Samaria
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Organizers use liaisons to promote annual Walk 4 Friendship set for Sunday, June 5
LET THE WALK BEGIN with Moishy Kudan, Friendship Circle volunteer, doing the ribbon-cutting honors for last year’s Walk 4 Friendship while Liba Andrusier, director and founder of the Capital Region Friendship Circle, steadies the ribbon. Kudan was chosen because he garnered the most sponsors for his walk last year.
Organizers for the second annual Walk 4 [...]
Posted in Blog, Local, News & Politics, Organizations
Tagged Achim, Alex Aryeh, B, Beth Abraham-Jacob, Beth Emeth, Circle, Delmar, Efraim Backman, Elm Park, Elyse Wohl, Friendship, friendship circle, Israel, Jessica Sternlicht, Miriam Kudan, Ricky Aryeh, Russell Sternlicht, Shalom, Sholom, social service groups
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COUNTDOWN TO PALESTINIAN STATEHOOD: Israel considers options on Palestinian statehood bid
By LINDA GRADSTEIN
JERUSALEM (JTA)–While U.S. officials are running a full-court diplomatic press against the Palestinian bid for U.N. recognition of statehood this September and officials at international Jewish organizations are trying to convince foreign leaders to oppose statehood, the Israeli government appears to be taking a different approach: acceptance.
On Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu [...]
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Tagged Borders, General Assembly, general assembly resolutions, Israel, Jerusalem, LINDA GRADSTEIN, Mark Regev, minister benjamin netanyahu, Pal, Positions, prime minister benjamin, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, resolution, September, Shin Bet, U.N. General, U.S., United States, Washington, Yuval Diskin
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Redistricting minimizes Jewish influence, yet there are no Jewish candidates running in Albany County races
By MARC GRONICH
Capital Bureau Reporter
Albany County lawmakers approved a redistricting plan that spreads the Jewish communities in the city of Albany, and the towns of Colonie, Guilderland and Bethlehem throughout 10 legislative districts.
The goal of the county redistricting is to adjust the district lines to better reflect the one person, one vote principle every 10 [...]
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Tagged Aaron Mair, Academy Road, Albany, Albany County, Arbor Hill, Berkshire, berkshire pond, Berne, Beth Abraham-Jacob, Beth Emeth, Bethlehem, Brooklyn, Bush Road, Capital District, community, Cortland Street, Daughters, Delmar, Delmar Chabad, district, Don, east whitehall, Elsmere Avenue, Feura, Fuller Road, Gary Domalewicz, GUILDERLAND, jacob synagogue, Joel, Kiryas, Lone Jewish, MARC GRONICH, Orange County, Phil Steck, Reporter ALBANY, Reporter
Albany, Rockland County, Sage Hill, Scotland, Scotland Avenue, Sholom, South End, South Lake, Van Rensselaer, Washington Avenue, West Hill, Western Avenue, Whitehall Road
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Temple Sinai will celebrate Rabbis Motzkin and Rubenstein’s 25 years of service June 3-5
Temple Sinai in Saratoga Springs will mark the 25th anniversary of Rabbi Linda Motzkin’s and Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein’s ordination and 25 years of service to Temple Sinai with a three-day celebration Friday, June 3 through Sunday, June 5. The married couple will also receive honorary doctor of divinity degrees from Hebrew Union College in [...]
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Tagged Cincinnati, Conifer Park, Gala, hebrew union college, Jerry Silverman, N.A.A.C.P, Rabbi Jonathan, Rabbi Jonathan Rubenstein, Rabbi Linda, Rabbi Linda Motzkin, Saratoga County, saratoga spa state park, Saratoga Springs, Sinai, State Park, temple, Torah, volunteer chaplains
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Arrest of top presidential contender shakes France’s Jews
By DEVORAH LAUTER
PARIS (JTA)–Shock waves continue to ripple throughout France as Dominique Strauss-Kahn, considered the likely Socialist Party candidate to challenge President Nicolas Sarkozy in French presidential elections next year, remains in a New York City jail on charges of sexual assault.
Saturday’s arrest of Strauss-Kahn (left) appears to significantly change the political playing field in [...]
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Tagged DEVORAH LAUTER, Dominique, dominique strauss kahn, France, Israel, Jean Viard, Kahn, Manhattan, Marc Djebali, Marc Knobel, New York, New York City, Paris, Party, Paul Browne, President Nicolas Sarkozy, Rabbi Michel Serfaty, Richard Prasquier, Rikers Island, rikers island prison, socialist party candidate, Strauss
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The Tony Kushner flap: What does it say about the discourse on Israel in America?
By RON KAMPEAS
WASHINGTON (JTA)–It was the latest dustup over what constitutes acceptable discourse in the American Jewish community when it comes to Israel.
Except this time the battle wasn’t contained within the community, but began at a university board meeting and spilled over onto the front page of The New York Times.
When the dust had settled, [...]
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Tagged Alex Safian, America, Ariel, Benny Morris, CUNY, cuny board, George Pataki, honorary degree recipients, Israel, Jeffrey Wiesenfeld, Matthew Goldstein, meeting, Middle East, Morris, Mr. Wiesenfeld, New York, playwright tony kushner, Tony Kushner, Wall Street, Washington
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