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September 29, 2016
Good-bye to the Jewish Journal, hello Jewish World Watch
I joined the staff of the Jewish Journal in mid-November 2005, a seasoned journalist.
Bill Clinton joins throng of Israelis in viewing casket of Shimon Peres at the Knesset
Former President Bill Clinton joined throngs of Israelis who came to the Knesset to pay their final respects to Shimon Peres.
Breitbart columnist attacks Washington Post writer as ‘Jewish, American elitist’
A columnist for Breitbart News attacked Washington Post columnist Anne Applebaum, calling her a “Polish, Jewish, American elitist” and accusing her of having “global media contacts” in a discursive article that tried to link her to partisan Polish politics.
Memorial to Peres held at UN headquarters in New York
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said he “had the privilege to benefit from his wisdom” at a memorial service for former Israeli President Shimon Peres at the world body’s headquarters in New York.
Abbas to attend Peres funeral, Arab-Israeli party leader Ayman Odeh will not
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will attend the funeral of former Israeli President Shimon Peres, but the chairman of Israel’s Joint Arab List party said he will not attend.
Some moments with Shimon Peres
1. In 1987, when Peres was the Foreign Minister in the National Unity Government, I served in the Israeli Air Force and was coordinating a high-power course for high ranking officers. I invited Peres to speak to them, and asked him to focus specifically on the strategic threats and challenges Israel is facing in the Middle East.
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