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Are Israel and Jordan ready to turn the page? | JNS
Jordan's King Abdullah II has often described his country as being stuck between "a rock and a hard place",…
In order to overthrow government, Netanyahu seeks dysfunctional Knesset
The Bennett-Lapid government was sworn in on June 13, now a month old. It is an unprecedented coalition: more ideologically diverse than ever, containing no less than eight factions and holding only the thinnest parliamentary…
Marjorie Taylor Greene and the Republican Anti-History
In June, Marjorie Taylor Greene visited the US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington. The visit was, in its own right, revealing. Earlier in the spring, the Georgian member of the US House compared Food City, a grocery store chain that…
Biden administration must mobilize to end anti-Semitism
(July 8, 2021 / JNS) The Jewish community and its supporters will come to Washington, DC on July 11 to participate in the “No Fear” rally against anti-Semitism. In the footsteps of the US Capitol, now is the time to claim our civil…
Jordan and Israel agree to water deal; more trade in the West Bank | Business and Economy News
Israel and Jordan on Thursday reached a deal for the Jewish state to sell an unprecedented amount of water to the kingdom, while dramatically increasing Jordanian exports to Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The agreements, reached at…
Discussion of Ra’am joining Israeli government misses the point – opinion
With the entry of the Ra'am party into the new Israeli coalition, there has been substantial discourse in the media about the historical ramifications of an Arab party serving in a…
An (almost) optimistic look at the new Israeli coalition
(July 8, 2021 / JNS) I have already written my cynical take on the elections in Israel. They were heavy in personality and light on substance, and it is easy to predict that the current government will quickly fall under the weight of…
OC residents and businesses grapple with masks and vaccine check policies as coronavirus reopens
Orange County residents, local businesses and employees navigate a new world of relatively zero pandemic restrictions - compared to last summer - as questions arise over how to verify whether…
The Judeo-Uzbek historical archives open to the public
News has recently reached Israel that Uzbekistan is encouraging archival cooperation with Israel. Uzbekistan is now officially researching and documenting the history of its Jewish community, which has existed in the Central…
DeKalb and Rockdale programs named among Georgia Council for the Arts grant recipients – On…
ATLANTA - The Georgia Council for the Arts, a division of the Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD), has announced the recipients of its Bridge, Project, and Arts Education grants as part of its initial grant…