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7 incredible new things the world can thank Israel for

faudaBy ANDREW TOBIN
TEL AVIV (JTA) – To build a Jewish state in the Middle East, Israelis had to be innovators.

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Lead investigator for Manitoba Securities Commission finds himself at centre of worldwide effort to shut down massive Israeli scam

Jason RoyBy BERNIE BELLAN
There has been a rash of stories of late exposing one of the biggest scams operating anywhere in the world:  the selling of binary options.

Read more: Lead investigator for Manitoba Securities Commission finds himself at centre of worldwide effort...

10 failed State Department plans for Mideast peace

10 failed plansBy RAFAEL MEDOFF/JNS.org WASHINGTON – A former State Department official’s new plan for Israeli-Palestinian peace is the latest in a long series of Foggy Bottom proposals for a Mideast solution that went nowhere.

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Why the Palestinian question won’t disappear

abbasUNBy BEN COHEN/JNS.org

It's been clear for a long time that there is little difference between the character of terrorist attacks in Israel and those in the West more broadly. Trucks ram into crowds—as they did in Nice, Berlin and Jerusalem.

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Russian – Israeli immigration to Winnipeg: Why and How

Eka Mednikov By EKA MEDNIKOV (English translatiion of Hebrew article)
Myself being a Russian – Israel immigrant and  resident of Winnipeg for almost nine years, I believe that I can understand the reason for the high number of immigrants from Israel to Winnipeg.

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Why planting more trees in Israel is a bad idea right now

treeplantingmachineBy JAY SHOFET
JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Over the past few weeks, more than 1,700 brush fires across Israel have destroyed homes, vehicles and countless irreplaceable personal possessions.

Read more: Why planting more trees in Israel is a bad idea right now

What I'll remember most about Shimon Peres is his sense of humour

Shimon PeresBy BERNIE BELLAN In 2014 my wife Meachelle and I had the privilege of attending a Jewish media summit in Jerusalem. The highlight of that summit was seeing both then-President Shimon Peres and Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on stage the same day, albeit at different times.

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Israel and the world mourn 'founding father' Shimon Peres

Shimon PeresBy ALINA DAIN SHARON/Israel Hayom/JNS.org  The state of Israel, as well as dignitaries and Jewish groups around the world, came together on Sept. 30 for the funeral service of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, who passed away on Sept. 28 two weeks after suffering a massive stroke. He was 93 years old.

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Two Bronze medals for Israel in judo

Olympics(JTA) – Yarden Gerbi became the first Israeli to medal at the Rio Olympics, bringing home a bronze in the women’s 63-kg judo competition.

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Israel’s had success against ‘lone wolf’ terrorists – here’s how

Shlomo Brom edited 1By ANDREW TOBIN
JERUSALEM (JTA) – “Lone wolf” terrorism in Europe is making headlines around the world. But in Israel, the phenomenon of angry or troubled individuals taking up arms is old news.

Read more: Israel’s had success against ‘lone wolf’ terrorists – here’s how

Jewish director of Christian Friends of Israeli Communities offers staunch defence of Israeli settlements

Sondra BorasBy BERNIE BELLAN
Sondra Boras is an Orthodox Jew who has made it her life’s work explaining to Christian groups the importance of supporting Jewish settlements in Judea and Samaria (a.k.a. the West Bank or the occupied territories).

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An opportunity to learn from those who know best: Summer internship at the International Institute for Counter Terrorism in Israel

Benji AzizaBy BENJI AZIZA
Instead of taking summer courses at the University of Manitoba this summer, I decided to apply for an internship at the International Institute for Counter Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center in Herzliya, Israel.

Read more: An opportunity to learn from those who know best: Summer internship at the International Institute...

Serving in Sar-El in Israel: elation and heartbreak

ConnsBy SIDNEY CONN (Birmingham Alabama)
“…..and exactly what were you doing there at 5:30 in the morning? Don’t you know that a person walking up to a guard house in the dark could be in a seriously dangerous situation?”

Read more: Serving in Sar-El in Israel: elation and heartbreak

Further to Dr. Abuelaish and the CMHR

Israel army reportBy BERNIE BELLAN

(Posted March 31)

We received an email from an online subscriber who had read the story about Dr. Abueliash in this week's issue of the JP&N. The reader, who asked that his name be witheld, sent more information about the incident involving the deaths of Dr. Abuelaish's three daughters and his niece.

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Is the way the CMHR tells the story of one tragic incident during Israel's war with Hamas in 2008-09 lacking in context?

Dr.AbuelaishBy BERNIE BELLAN (posted March 21)
It began with a casual conversation with a friend, University of Manitoba Professor Irwin Lipnowski, at the Asper Campus a couple of weeks ago.

Read more: Is the way the CMHR tells the story of one tragic incident during Israel's war with Hamas in...

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