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How Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic stopped World War III - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

The global political crisis and the East-West tensions, currently evidenced in Ukraine, bring to the forefront the need for a strong, sane and moderate leadership that knows how to maneuver between different interests, thereby preventing wars and contributing to international stability.Shying away from the international spotlight, Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia’s president since 2014, has engaged in a complex effort to maintain stability in the Balkans. Remembering that World War I had broken out in Serbia, Vucic is working to prevent another. In addition, there is ongoing tension on the border between Serbia and Kosovo due to Kosovo’s provocations against the Serb minority in its disputed territory.
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

How can Palestinian terrorist leaders operate openly in the PA - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

The visit by members of the extremist Neturei Karta group to a Palestinian Arab terrorist leader this week was harmful to Israel and offensive to the entire Jewish people. But it also inadvertently served a useful purpose by shining a light on a more important issue: Why is a terrorist leader allowed to operate openly under the Palestinian Authority (PA)?The meeting took place in the PA-ruled city of Jenin, at the home of Bassam al-Saadi, the senior leader of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist group in Judea-Samaria.My daughter, Alisa, was murdered by Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists, in 1995. So yes, I take it personally when PIJ is embraced by anybody, even members of a lunatic fringe ...
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Republicans versus Democrats: Who loves Israel more? - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

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The fact that there are only two Jewish Republicans in the 118th Congress (Rep. David Kustoff of Tennessee and freshman Rep. Max Miller of Ohio) speaks volumes about the party’s appeal to Jewish voters. And about the love they profess for the Jewish state.Donald Trump talks a lot about how disloyal Jews are – to him and to America and Israel – after all he did for them as president. But in candid moments, he’s been known to admit it was really intended to please a small but influential cadre of wealthy Jewish contributors and – even more importantly – Evangelical voters, who are far more numerous and important to the GOP.
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Zionism is more than just a viewpoint and passion - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

In 2023, the mere mention of Zionism – the Jewish people’s right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland of Israel – evokes starkly divided reactions. Seemingly none more so than on United States college campuses where simply identifying as a Zionist can get you maligned, ostracized or worse. This is the case at the state-funded University of California, Berkeley Law School, where clubs financed by the school have instituted clauses in their bylaws allowing them to openly boycott Zionist speakers.Supporters of the bylaws claim that Zionism is simply a viewpoint and that discriminating against viewpoints and ideologies is a component of free speech.
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

It's time for Israel's explosive politics to calm down - editorial - The Jerusalem Post

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Even in ‘normal’ times – not that there have been many of those in the last 74 years – Israel always seems to be one step away from boiling over. We’re loud, impulsive, passionate and in-your-face about everything: family, driving, sports… and politics.The installation of the new government led by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – and the measures, promises and bills that members of the coalition have introduced in its first month – have instilled a fear in the well-more than half of the country’s citizenry that didn’t vote for them.That’s manifested itself in some dangerous bravado on both sides of the political spectrum.
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

'Monday Night Football' lesson: Take steps to prevent heart disease - opinion

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Since 1970, fans of American sports in the United States and throughout the world have gotten used to watching the Monday Night Football game. Unlike Sundays when there are many games, Monday’s game is a stand-alone with a large viewing audience. Well over 20 million people watch the game through ESPN and on other streaming services. This on top of the live audience which usually numbers over 65,000 spectators.The last regular-season Monday night game this year will be the one everyone remembers. The game was never completed. Near the end of the first quarter, after what seemed to be a routine tackle, 24-year-old defensive safety Damar Hamlin stood up and after a few seconds, fell backward to ...
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Israel's democracy is fine - beware Left, Right doom-and-gloomers - opinion

It’s tough being a centrist Zionist today. We’re caught in the worrier’s war. The Left worries that Israel’s democracy is over, the Right worries that Israel’s Jewishness is doomed and we centrists worry that the worrier’s worries make things worse.Hope and despair are often self-fulfilling prophecies, making this apocalyptic talk so harmful. Although a democracy’s formal structures distribute state power, a democracy’s people power relies on informal rules, invisible understandings and leaps of hope. These unseen bonds keep us cooperating, following the law, accepting election results, legitimizing leaders and respecting institutions.The screeching that Israel is becoming Poland or that the duly-elected government executed some coup d’etat, is disproportionate.
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Healthcare can function as social catapult if we let it - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

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The history of medicine and the Jewish people have long been intertwined. In medieval times, when antisemitism excluded Jews from most guilds and professions, the high literacy rate among Jews – who always prioritized education – made the few medical texts that existed at that time more accessible and understandable to them than to their less-literate non-Jewish neighbors.Jews became physicians because it was a practical vocation. It enabled you to overcome otherwise impregnable social barriers, as even popes and kings would put aside their mistrust of Jews when they were in pain. But there were also deeper, cultural, reasons why Jews were drawn to medicine.
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Mobbing: Israel's ordeal at the United Nations - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

Mobbing is a sociological term, first used by Konrad Lorenz in his 1966 book On Aggression, to describe certain behaviors in birds and mammals. Contemporary usage usually relates to human behavior, such as when a group bullies an individual. Mobbing can apply to a variety of contexts, including families, schools and the workplace. An example of workplace mobbing may involve a group of jealous individuals who cannot measure up to a fellow worker’s ability and so try to isolate and ultimately force the individual to leave the company.To me, Israel’s ordeal at the United Nations is a form of mobbing. Other than the November 29, 1947, UN General Assembly vote to partition Mandatory Palestine into a Jewish ...
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Ben-Gvir goes too far in banning Palestinian flags - editorial - The Jerusalem Post

National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir has gone too far in ordering police to remove Palestinian flags from public spaces and arguing that they display an identification with terrorism. In the interest of upholding free speech, we urge the government to reconsider the matter carefully and overrule this directive, which in any case will be extremely difficult to back up in court and enforce on the ground.We understand that Ben-Gvir’s order came a day after protesters against the government’s planned legal revolution hoisted Palestinian flags at a large rally in Tel Aviv on Saturday night, and a week after freed Palestinian security prisoner Karim Younis – who served a 40-year term for kidnapping and murdering IDF soldier Avraham ...
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 12, 2023

Will Israel strike Iran's nuclear facilities in 2 years? - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

The preceding defense minister, Benny Gantz, has said in a remarkably timely and substantive statement that a military strike against Iranian nuclear facilities is possible within two or three years. The statement has attracted considerable attention from observers and experts because it is a direct statement by the then-defense minister, even though his term was coming to an end or, unusually, his last official statement concerned a timetable for an anticipated war. Graduating a group of Israeli Air Force pilots, he told them, “In two or three years, you may be crossing the skies to the east to participate in an attack on Iranian nuclear facilities.”“In two or three years, you may be crossing the skies to ...
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 11, 2023

Jewish presence on Temple Mount is not the problem - opinion - The Jerusalem Post

The new year has just begun, but the issue of the Temple Mount (and the rising tensions because of it) looks the same.For thousands of years, the Temple Mount has been a point of contention in the region. It is considered the holiest site in Judaism and the third most sacred in Islam. Palestinian leadership and media networks have depicted the Temple Mount dispute as the microcosm of this entire conflict (although it’s not).On January 3, National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir visited the Temple Mount for under 15 minutes, causing another media uproar. His visit was condemned by the Palestinian Authority, leaders of Qatar, Jordan, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Oman and Lebanon, and Iran and its terrorist ...
Jerusalem Post (Opinion)     Jan 11, 2023