B'tayavon: Kibbeh

Kibbeh is a popular appetizer in Israel. Made out of bulgur and minced meat, kibbeh is fried and oblong-shaped. The first time I tasted kibbeh it reminded me of the fried boudin balls I grew up eating at the local gas station in Lake Charles, Louisiana. In its own weird way, eating kibbeh in Beer…

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Kibbeh

Kibbeh is a popular appetizer in Israel.  Made out of bulgur and minced meat, kibbeh is fried and oblong-shaped.  The first time I tasted kibbeh it reminded me of the fried boudin balls I grew up eating at the local gas station in Lake Charles, Louisiana.  In its own weird way, eating kibbeh in Beer…

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Learning the lessons of tomorrow

BY RON JAGER— During the past two weeks, my visit to America has brought me to Texas, and to New York. Two entirely different regions, representing the very essence of America’s vast pluralistic ethnic make-up. Yet, what seemed to unify the many different cultural and ethnic expectations of these good and decent people was the…

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Hamas and Fatah Want a New Intifada

BY KHALED ABU TOAMEH, STONEGATE— To avoid Palestinians erupting against both Fatah and Hamas, the two parties are working to direct the heat toward Israel. Hamas and Fatah have lately ratcheted up their rhetoric against Israel in a clear bid to distract attention from their failure to end their power struggle. By backing a “popular…

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Call to action against Israel Apartheid Week

We at The Jerusalem Connection are asking all of our readers to stay alert to the coming events during Israel Apartheid Week in cities or college towns near you.  Send letters to your editor.  Join the pro-Israel groups that will be “protesting the protest.”  Do the opposite of boycotts and sanctions.  Buy Israeli products this week! …

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Obama to face tense meeting on Iran with Netanyahu

By JEREMY HERB & AMIE PARNES, The Hill– When President Obama sits down face-to-face with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu next week to discuss Iran, he will be staring down the greatest challenge on Israel he’s faced during his presidency. It is the first time Obama has met Netanyahu since last spring, when the Israeli…

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Christians who hate Jews

By GIULIO MEOTTI, YNET– A few weeks ago a highly influential Church of England vicar, Stephen Sizer, promoted a website that supports Holocaust denial and warns of a Zionist conspiracy controlling the world. Reverend Sizer just received the support of the Bishop of Guildford Sizer, Reverend Christopher Hill, a former chaplain to the Queen, following…

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B'tayavon: Maple Oat Bars

*If you are going to make a dessert tonight, you might as well use one of the Seven Species! Ingredients 12 ounces finely chopped pitted dates ¾ cup water ⅓ cup maple syrup 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind ⅔ cup sugar ½ cup butter, softened 1 cup all purpose flour 1 cup oats ¼ teaspoon baking soda…

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Obama and Israel: The Silence of 'Friends'

BY ROBERT M. GOLDBERG, THE AMERICAN SPECTATOR— Oscar Wilde noted “true friends stab you in the front.” Which explains why President Obama– the self-proclaimed “best friend Israel ever had” — has decided to cut funding for the Jewish state’s missile defense system at the same time he wants to restore funding to UNESCO. (Israel’s best…

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Onward Christian soldiers

BY DEBRA RUBIN, TIMES OF ISRAEL— Think North American campus activism for Israel and chances are you won’t think of a Hispanic Catholic organizing pro-Israel events. Or, of an African American Catholic at a historically black college telling not just her fellow students, but also a Jewish youth group, why she supports Israel. Yet, Stanley…

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Wish I'd said that

“In the eternal counsel of God, he has determined to make Jerusalem the decisive issue by which He will deal with the nations. Those nations who align themselves with God’s purposes for Jerusalem will receive His blessing. But those who follow a policy in opposition to God’s purposes will be severely dealt with. Commit yourself…

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Israeli gov. official in solidarity with vandalized church

BY RYAN JONES, ISRAEL TODAY— Local Christian leaders and an Israeli government representative gathered at the “Baptist House” church in central Jerusalem on Tuesday, one day after the building was vandalized with anti-Christian graffiti. The meeting could be best described as a demonstration of solidarity by the State of Israel with the Christian community, but…

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It's time for a Gaza offensive

BY MICHAEL FREUND, JPOST— Three years may have passed since the end of Operation Cast Lead, when Israeli forces entered Gaza to conduct a limited counterterror campaign, but that hasn’t stopped Palestinian terrorists from transforming southern Israel into a shooting gallery. Though you would never know it from much of the mainstream press, the thugs…

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Hatred: Coming soon to a campus near you

BY DORE GOLD, JPOST— Anti-Israel hatred on campus crests each year during an event called Israel Apartheid Week. With this ominous name and programs that thrive on ignorance and blind disregard for the facts, tens of thousands of college students are urged to rise up against Israel – painfully evoking the types of racist characterizations…

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Why Liberals never see the whole picture

BY RON JAGER— If we accept the thesis that most American Jews are predominantly liberal and vote Democratic, and that most Liberals are concerned with human rights and social justice, a simple question is begged to be asked: Can American Jewish Liberals who detest war and violence, who believe that fighting is not ‘the Jewish…

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