Posts Tagged: Alina Dain Sharon
Rumor-Filled Israeli Presidential Race May Heat Up Further – Or Implode
JNS.org - Israeli President Shimon Peres is retiring in July, capping a seven-year term and a nearly seven-decade political career in the Jewish state. After...
The Intricacies of the Hebrew Calendar Leap Year
JNS.org - No, it isn't nearly as rare as "Thanksgivukkah," the once-in-75,000-years overlap of the first day Hanukkah and Thanksgiving Day that took the...
Pentagon’s Loosened Restrictions May Still Violate Religious Apparel Law
JNS.org - The Pentagon has issued a directive that loosens restrictions for U.S. troops who wish to wear religious garments such as head...
Anti-Semitic Violence Frightens Ukrainian Jews Amid Protests
JNS.org - Two violent anti-Semitic incidents that took place in Kiev, Ukraine, over the course of a week have alarmed the Ukrainian Jewish community....
Israel-EU Tension: The View From Europe
By Jacob Kamaras, Alina Dain Sharon and Sean Savage This month some of Israel's strongest friends in Europe—Britain, France, and Germany—summoned their ambassadors to...
Tales of Terror: Israelis Share Their Stories on Gaza Rockets
The day that longtime Sderot resident Adi Kaslasy, 25, was driving home in her car as rockets started falling around her, a cease-fire was supposed...
Battling the Post-Election Blues
It's all over. Barack Obama has defeated Mitt Romney to earn a second term, and that means a presidential race that has lasted for more than...
