Israel's 60th Independence Day

Ibay Mesmerizes Benefit Concert Audience

Concert pianist and tenor Carlos “Chuckie” Alberto Ibay gave a commanding performance to more than 300 distinguished and appreciative guests at a benefit concert September 20, staged as part of the centennial celebration of the...

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Shell-Shocked Nation to Bury Assaf Ramon Next to his Father

Assaf Ramon, whose father Ilan was killed in the Colombia space shuttle tragedy six years ago, will be buried next to him Monday afternoon, one day after his F-16A trainer plane crashed in the hills south of Hevron. The entire...

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We Are Our Own Worst Enemy

by Rabbi Shalom Hammer Not just a Diaspora problem. About two years ago, I was brought over to the United Kingdom by Tribe (an organization which is under the auspices of the United Synagogue) to speak to Jewish students on a...

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Jail threat for Arab Israeli mourning day protests

The Israeli Parliament is debating a new law that could see Arab Israelis jailed for protesting on Israel's Independence Day. Arabs and Palestinians regard the date as a day of mourning and stage demonstrations to commemorate...

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Israel is a shining example

Israel Struggles by Chief Rabbi Jonathan Sacks If there were justice in the world, Israel would be seen as a role model among the nations. This is the text of the speech given by the British Chief Rabbi Jonathan Saks at the...

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Pelosi Remarks Before Meeting With Israeli President Shimon Peres (Pelosi Press Release)

Speaker Nancy Pelosi held a brief press availability with Israeli President Shimon Peres at the top of their meeting in the Capitol this afternoon. Below are their remarks: Speaker Pelosi. It is a very special day indeed. The...

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Israeli Independence Day

After a day of somber commemoration of the nation’s fallen, Israel has began celebrating her 61st birthday. Updates (Israel time; most recent at top) 7:48AM : US President Barack Obama : “The United States was the first country...

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Jews In Danger As London Theatre Cancels Israeli Event

TO London’s Bloomsbury Theater, where the Zionist Federation’s annual Israeli Independence Day celebrations are taking place on 28 April. If you like standing in a circle clapping along with nationalists, sturdy-thighed fecund...

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