Friday, June 19, 2015

FW: Interview: Michael Oren says Israel 'on our own,' US ties in tatters; Jesus church torched; Baptism by mire in polluted Jordan; J'lem mayor is richest

 

 


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INTERVIEW

 

Michael Oren sees a US alliance in tatters, and Israel 'on our own'

 

Asked whether people might look back on this period as the last days before Israel was wiped out, the MK-diplomat-historian responds: 'It's happened before in history, hasn't it?'

 

By DAVID HOROVITZ

 

President Barack Obama welcomes Ambassador Michael B. Oren of the State of Israel to the White House Monday, July 20, 2009, during the credentials ceremony for newly appointed ambassadors to the United States (White House photo)

 

 

Blaming Obama, ex-envoy Oren says aspects of US-Israel ties 'in tatters'

 

By DAVID HOROVITZ

 

§                          Oren criticism of Obama 'absolutely false,' Washington says

§                          Kahlon apologizes to US over ex-envoy's Obama putdown

§                          Netanyahu said to deny US request to disavow Oren op-ed

 


 

Orthodox Christian pilgrims take a dip in the Jordan River as part of a traditional baptism ceremony at the site of Qasr el Yahud, the place where Jesus is believed to have been baptized, near the West Bank town of Jericho on April 11, 2015. (Maxim Dinshtein/Flash90)

 

 


 

 

LIVE UPDATES Latest: MKs to meet in Haifa to 'save Al-Midan Theater'

 

 

 

49% of Israelis back Michael Oren's Obama criticism, poll finds

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 14, 2015. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL/Flash90)

 

Knesset Channel survey also finds 68% of Israelis say Netanyahu should meet Obama after Iran deal

 

By JONATHAN BECK

 


 

 

After canceling, German city reinstates Breaking the Silence exhibit

 

Cologne municipality plans to present show critical of Israeli soldiers 'in an appropriate context' next year

 

By RAPHAEL AHREN

 

IDF soldiers seen near armored personnel carriers (APCs) by the southern Israeli border with Gaza, on the eighth day of Operation Protective Edge, July 15, 2014. (photo credit: Yossi Aloni/Flash90)

 

 

A Coop outlet in Sweden (courtesy)

 

Counter-boycott push beats back divestment in Sweden

 

By GEDALYAH REBACK

 

French soldiers as they patrol near the Louvre Museum in Paris, January 10, 2015. (photo credit: AP/Laurent Cipriani, File)

 

Louvre denies claims of anti-Israel discrimination

 

By AFP and TAMAR PILEGGI

 

The press conference announcing the launch of a new Arab-speaking station, Palestine 48, in Nazareth on Wednesday, June 17 2015. (Screen capture: Ynet)

 

Netanyahu aims to shut new 'Palestine 48′ TV station

 

By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF

 

 

 

 

 

Sarah Tuttle-Singer

 

You have to pick one: US or Israel

 

SARAH TUTTLE-SINGER It was a conundrum: Two passports, a divided heart and one stubborn Swiss airport bureaucrat

 


 

Andrew Silow-Carroll

 

The price we pay for loving Israel

 

ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL Jews in the Diaspora navigate a blurry line between supporting the Jewish state and denying dual loyalty

 


 

Jessica Levine Kupferberg

 

An aliyah high five

 

JESSICA LEVINE KUPFERBERG A year after uprooting the family to Israel, the youngest of the brood proves just how far they have all come

 


 

Jeffrey Saks

 

Emuna Agnon Yaron (1921 – 2015)

 

JEFFREY SAKS The daughter of Israel's first Nobel laureate brought more of her father's writing to the public than he did in his lifetime

 


 

Jerusalem mayor Nir Barkat (L) and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem on May 19, 2015 (Marc Israel Selleml/Flash90)

 

Jerusalem mayor is richest pol; PM 4th

 

Nir Barkat's worth estimated at NIS 450 million ($117m) , Netanyahu has NIS 42 ($10.9m)

 


 

Illustrative photo of bearded religious soldiers. (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)

 

Army to cut down on beards

 

Tighter regulations on facial hair are intended to combat lack of uniformity, false declarations of religious observance

 


 

Michael Douglas poses for a photo before an interview with The Associated Press in Jerusalem, Wednesday, June 17, 2015. (Dan Balilty/AP Photo)

 

In Israel, Michael Douglas set to receive 'Jewish Nobel Prize'

 

Actor, who only recently embraced father's heritage, says he'll use money to bring together different streams of Judaism

 


 

Illustrative image of size measurement.

 

Palestinian cleric pounds 'penis ads'

 

Preacher says Israel and the Jews using 'sex craze' to crush Arabs, CIA spreading mind-control drugs in region

 


 

Detail of Matan Ben Cnaan's Guy and Annabelle, 2015, Oil on board, 120X140 cm. The picture won the National Portrait Gallery's BP Portrait Award. (Courtesy Matan Ben Cnaan)

 

Israeli artist takes home international painting prize

 

Matan Ben Cnaan's Guy and Annabelle, inspired by the biblical story of Jephthah, wins painter £30,000 prize, £5,000 commission

 


 

Mobli COO Ido Sadeh (Courtesy)

 

Mobli launches new visual search engine

 

EyeIn system looks to crowdsource the best visual content on the web for publishers and the public in real time

 


 

Hebrew Media Review

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THU, JUN 18, 3:16 PM

 

An explosion on the Syrian Golan Heights on June 16, 2015, as the Al-Nusra Front fights against Assad's troops near the Syrian Druze village of Hader. (Photo by Basel Awidat/Flash90)

 

Go tell it on the mountain

 

Not everyone in Israel is convinced the Syrian town of Hader is in that much danger, as the question of whether and how Israel should act to help the Druze community remains unanswered

 

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Sea of Galilee church where 'Jesus fed 5,000,' torched in suspected hate attack

 

Two injured by smoke inhalation, Hebrew graffiti scrawled at site where Christians believe Jesus fed 5,000 with five loaves and two fish

 

By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF

 

The aftermath of a suspected arson attack at the Church of the Multiplication on the Sea of Galilee on Thursday, June 18, 2015 (Fire and Rescue Services)

 

 


 

 

400,000-year-old teeth reveal prehistoric pollution

 

Tel Aviv University team provides unprecedented glimpse into eating and cooking habits of paleolithic man

 

By JUDAH ARI GROSS

 

The teeth found at Qesem Cave outside of Tel Aviv (Courtesy: Prof. Israel Hershkovitz/Tel Aviv University)

 


 

Participants celebrate Taglit-Birthright Israel's 15th anniversary, Tel Aviv, June 2015. (Courtesy)

 

 


 

 

IDF officer says Syrian Druze should not flee to border, downplays danger

 

Official nixes Golan field hospital as fighting on border intensifies; Netanyahu says Israel will do what is necessary but does not elaborate

 

By TIMES OF ISRAEL STAFF and AFP

 

Smoke and explosions from fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels, in the Quneitra area, seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, June 17, 2015 (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit)

 

 


 

Homophobic op-ed by Islamic leader raises Arab Israeli ire

 

Israeli Islamic Movement deputy wishes AIDS on gay supporters after same-sex wedding of Luxembourg premier

 

By ELHANAN MILLER

 

Sheikh Kamal Khatib of the Islamic movement, right, is brought to arraignment in a Jerusalem court after being arrested for provoking riots on the Temple Mount and East Jerusalem, October 4, 2009 (Matanya Tausig/Flash90)

 


 

 

Netanyahu rejects religion minister's attack on Reform Jews

 

PM 'strongly disagrees' with David Azoulay's characterization of Reform movement as 'a disaster for the Jewish people'

 

By JTA

 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu leads the weekly cabinet meeting in Jerusalem on June 14, 2015. (Ohad Zwigenberg/POOL/Flash90)

 

 


 

 

Israeli envoy slams 'misconduct' in UN report on children in war

 

Ron Prosor tells secretary-general that Algerian legal expert Leila Zerrougui unfairly focused on Israel, rejected Israeli input

 

By STUART WINER

 

Israeli Ambassador to the UN Ron Prosor. (courtesy)

 


 

Swiss open probe into computer virus that monitored Iran talks

 

Authorities search three hotels where negotiations were held, after report of malware linked to Israel

 

By JTA

 


 

 

9 killed in shooting at black church in South Carolina

 

Police search for white gunman after suspected racial hate crime at historic site

 

By ALEX SANZ and DAVID GOLDMAN

 

Police stand outside the Emanuel AME Church following a shooting on June 17, 2015, in Charleston, South Carolina. (David Goldman/AP)

 


 

 

For business success, include the disabled, urge US philanthropists

 

From the workplace to the Jewish community center, inclusion has become an important value among young people, according to Jay and Shira Ruderman

 

By DAVID SHAMAH

 

Haifa University President Amos Shapira (left) presents honorary Ph.D degrees to Shira and Jay Ruderman (center, second right) (Gil Hadani)

 

 


 

Haviva Reick (courtesy Return to the Burning House)

 

 

 

 






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