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Moshe Arens z’l was a favourite of mine

the late Moshe Arens, who passed away Jan. 7
By SIMONE COHEN SCOTT
Jerusalem, January 18th, 2019
Moshe Arens passed away this month on January 7. Over the years I heard talks by  Arens three times.. The first occasion was years ago at one of our excellent forums in Winnipeg.

Read more: Moshe Arens z’l was a favourite of mine

Sweet Inn revolutionizes apartment-hotel concept through cutting-edge technology for guests

sweet inn

By KEN STEPHENS
Investing in a series of unique technological applications, Sweet Inn, an upstart Israeli apartment-hotel company, is using ‘TravelTech’ to offer its discerning clientele an innovative and hassle-free vacation experience, unlike any other seen in the hospitality industry.

Read more: Sweet Inn revolutionizes apartment-hotel concept through cutting-edge technology for guests

Cyclists ride to raise funds for Beit Halochem

NHL veteran Keith Primeau (second from right) was among those cycling to fundraise for Israeli disabled veterans and victims of terror.

Over 100 Canadian cyclists participated in the recent Courage in Motion (CIM) bike ride, held to help disabled Israeli veterans.

Read more: Cyclists ride to raise funds for Beit Halochem

The world laughed at Trump, but Iran and its enablers should not

U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the 73rd session of the U.N. General Assembly on Sept. 25, 2018, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. Credit: Official White House Photo by Joyce N. Boghosian.

Contempt for the president is widespread, but he is more likely to get the last laugh on this issue than his detractors.

By JONATHAN S. TOBIN (September 26, 2018 / JNS) The international community made no secret of its contempt for U.S. President Donald Trump when he spoke to the U.N. General Assembly in September. So it was little surprise that when the president uttered a typical piece of Trumpian braggadocio with a tenuous connection to the truth—“In less than two years, my administration has accomplished more than almost any administration in the history of our country”—the response was peals of laughter from the normally restrained audience of officials in the chamber.

Read more: The world laughed at Trump, but Iran and its enablers should not

David Matas and Michael Lynk answer questions about Israel and international law

David Matas (left) and Michael Lynk

By BERNIE BELLAN One of the most interesting sessions in the Israel, Palestine and International Law Symposium, held the weekend of Sept. 7-9, was a question and answer session featuring two very articulate legal scholars: David Matas and Michael Lynk.

Read more: David Matas and Michael Lynk answer questions about Israel and international law

If Israel has such bad PR, why does it remain so popular?

 

Andrew Silow-Carroll

By ANDREW SILOW-CARROLL
(JTA) -- The first mention in JTA of the Hebrew word "hasbarah" was in 1988, at the height of the first intifada.

Read more: If Israel has such bad PR, why does it remain so popular?

Jewish? Democratic? Israel’s nation-state law raises questions over the country’s purpose

By CHARLES DUNST
(JTA) – On July 19, Israel’s right-wing coalition government passed, by a narrow 62-55 margin, its controversial nation-state law, which declared Israel as the “nation-state of the Jewish people.” Scores of liberal critics denounced the measure as an unnecessary and racist provocation, while defenders called it a statement of the obvious.

Read more: Jewish? Democratic? Israel’s nation-state law raises questions over the country’s purpose

Israel gets set to land first spacecraft on the moon

Israel Aircraft Industries spacecraft
(JNS) “Houston, the Eagle has landed” will soon be a common refrain for Israelis.

Read more: Israel gets set to land first spacecraft on the moon

The Draft: A (Canadian-cum-Israeli) Dad’s Retrospective

 

Submitted by (former Winnpegger) BRUCE BROWN, who now lives in Rehovot, Israel.

Feb. 2015
Collected the mail this morning. A few flyers and bills. And my son’s draft notice. A quick double take. A flash back to my son playing with plastic dinosaurs. Then I texted my wife, “It’s here.”

Read more: The Draft: A (Canadian-cum-Israeli) Dad’s Retrospective

Rise and Kill First – The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations

at right - author Ronen Bergman
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN
How many of us get a vicarious thrill when we hear about yet another daring Israeli exploit that leaves people everywhere wondering: “What will they do next?”

Read more: Rise and Kill First – The Secret History of Israel’s Targeted Assassinations

Winnipeggers looking forward to attending 50th reunion of first Canadian group to attend high school in Israel

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By MYRON LOVE
It is with nervous excitement that Pam Bager says that she is looking forward to reconnecting with, most of whom she hasn’t seen in almost 50 years. (*Read more for full photo caption.)

Read more: Winnipeggers looking forward to attending 50th reunion of first Canadian group to attend high...

Overwhelming gesture of generosity brings Manitoba Aboriginal man to Israel

Dreman BarnardBy BERNIE BELLAN
Solly Dreman is an individual about whom we’ve written many times in this newspaper.

Read more: Overwhelming gesture of generosity brings Manitoba Aboriginal man to Israel

Project BOOST: Changing the Lives of Youth-at-Risk, One at a Time

yitzchak abuhatzeiraMeet Yitzchak Abuchatzeira. Yitzchak works for the Department of Youth at Risk (Kidum LeNoar) in Jerusalem with young adults from the Bratzlaver community. The ones that find their way to him are not in school, often living in the streets, and without parental guidance.

Read more: Project BOOST: Changing the Lives of Youth-at-Risk, One at a Time

How Israeli intelligence agencies have been neutralizing financial sources of terrorism

Harpoon copyReviewed by BERNIE BELLAN
Elsewhere on this website I referred to a book that I had just finished reading, and which I said that I would review.  Although it has a much longer title than simply Harpoon (Harpoon Inside the Covert War Against Terrorism’s Money Masters) I will refer to it in this review as Harpoon.

Read more: How Israeli intelligence agencies have been neutralizing financial sources of terrorism

JNF Bike Mission to Israel October 2017: an outstanding vacation!

Karla BerbrayerBy KARLA BERBRAYER
This past fall, my husband Alan and I were planning a trip to Israel to visit our daughter, who is studying in Tel Aviv. We have been to Israel many times; we lived in Israel for a year with our four children – so we were looking for another way to view the country.

Read more: JNF Bike Mission to Israel October 2017: an outstanding vacation!

Next meeting of Rady JCC book club: The story of the Egyptian spy who turned out to be Israel’s greatest agent

Ashraf Marwan2The Angel - The Egyptian Spy Who Saved Israel
Reviewed by BERNIE BELLAN
I hadn’t heard of Ashraf Marwan before I read this book. If you haven’t heard of him either, there’s good reason for that: He was undoubtedly the most important spy Israel has ever had, but for years neither Israeli authorities – who were aware of his identity, nor Egyptian authorities, who were also undoubtedly aware of what Marwan had done, wanted to reveal anything about him.

Read more: Next meeting of Rady JCC book club: The story of the Egyptian spy who turned out to be Israel’s...

Israel’s Magen David Adom world’s most efficient ambulance service

Daniel AmzallagBy MYRON LOVE
Daniel Amzallag always had a fascination with all things medical, but his path was laid out for him when Magen David Adom came to his high school in Kfar Saba to do a presentation.

Read more: Israel’s Magen David Adom world’s most efficient ambulance service

Israeli security virtually air tight, says Israel national police spokesperson

Micky RosenfeldBy MYRON LOVE Despite living under constant threat of terrorist attack, Israel remains one of the safest countries in the world in which to live or visit. It is precisely because of that constant threat that hangs over the country that Israel has developed a security blanket that is at the same time, unobtrusive, yet virtually impregnable, and light years ahead of any other democratic country in the world.

Read more: Israeli security virtually air tight, says Israel national police spokesperson

New book describes how Israel retains its military edge over its neighbours

The Weapon Wizards edited 1Reviewed by JOSEPH LEVEN
The Weapons Wizards tells the story of how Israel rose from having no weapons production capacity at all at the time of its founding in 1948 to becoming one of the world’s great weapons producers in our day.

Read more: New book describes how Israel retains its military edge over its neighbours

Naomi and Gerald Brounstein: A life of charity, practicing law and farming!

BrounsteinsBy KINZEY POSEN

Every May, Gerald Brounstein leaves his law practice in Israel, gets on a flight to Canada and makes his way to Kamsack, Saskatchewan where he fires up his tractor, to seed the fields.

Read more: Naomi and Gerald Brounstein: A life of charity, practicing law and farming!

Why more Israelis are moving to the US (and Winnipeg)

israelis leavingBy BEN SALES

NEW YORK (JTA) -- Six years ago, the Israeli government released a series of controversial ads to show its expatriates that they would never feel at home in the United States.

Read more: Why more Israelis are moving to the US (and Winnipeg)

Winnipegger Zev Faintuch talks about his experiences as a “lone soldier” in the IDF

Zev FaintuchBY MYRON LOVE
The IDF (Israel Defense Force) is the first and last line of defense for the people of Israel. As Zev Faintuch noted, quoting a Holocaust survivor, “without a strong army, there would be no Israel”.

Read more: Winnipegger Zev Faintuch talks about his experiences as a “lone soldier” in the IDF

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.

Read more: 7 incredible new things the world can thank Israel for

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.

Read more: 10 failed State Department plans for Mideast peace

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.

Read more: Why the Palestinian question won’t disappear

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.

Read more: Russian – Israeli immigration to Winnipeg: Why and How

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.

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

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.

Read more: Israel and the world mourn 'founding father' Shimon Peres

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