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Headlines from Jerusalem, 2 October 2019

“Also in the day of your gladness and in your appointed feasts, and on the first days of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings, and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be as a reminder of you before your God. I am the Lord your God” Numbers 10:10

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Israel Enters Jewish High Holidays

Sunday evening was the start of Rosh Hashanah, the first of the Jewish High Holidays, followed by Yom Kippur and Succot (Feast of Tabernacles) later in the month. A very large percentage of Israeli Jews, including many who self-identify as “secular” and/or “traditional” celebrate these holidays with various levels of observance as they are legal work holidays. In Jerusalem and other large cities, neighborhood synagogues and community centers organize various activities that people from all walks of life and levels of observance can participate in comfortably and the country also sees a large influx of Jewish people from around the world who come to spend the High Holiday’s in Israel.
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NEWS BRIEFS

Iranian Leaders Lash Out in Harsh Speeches

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani gave a speech at a meeting of the Eurasian Economic Union in Armenia on Tuesday in which he said, among other things, that “the international community must confront America’s hostile and unilateralist approach by taking a definitive decision and effective actions.” The speech came even as Trump Administration officials have expressed an interest in entering into talks with Iran in order to defuse tensions, while refusing to back down on demands that Iran moderate its aggressive behavior.
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Israeli Windsurfer Wins Silver at World Championships

Israel’s delegation to the 2020 Summer Olympics in Japan got a little bigger last Saturday when Katy Spychakov took the silver medal at the Windsurfing world championships in Lake Garda, Italy. Her name will be added to what is shaping up to be Israel’s largest-ever Olympic delegation. In related news, International World Games Association CEO Joachim Gossow was in Israel over the weekend as part of a tour to promote the 2021 World Games in Birmingham, Alabama as well as to help raise the profile of local sporting leagues in Israel.

Turkey Poised to Invade Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave a televised speech Tuesday in which he broadly hinted that he is prepared to launch a military incursion into northern Syria if his proposal to create a “safe zone” in the Kurdish-dominated region is not accepted. “At the current stage, we have no other choice other than to proceed on our own path,” he said. “We cannot afford to lose a single day.”

Israel Blesses the World

Researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot recently published an article in the scientific journal Cell Reports giving details of a program they’ve developed to treat certain types of bone cancer. “Our findings provide the basis for a personalized approach to the treatment of Ewing sarcoma,” Dr. Swati Srivastava, who led the research team, said in the article. The treatments have potential applications to treat many other forms of cancer.

OPINION

Chinese-Iranian Strategic Partnership
Dr. Mordechai Chaziza, BESA

China is likely to remain Iran’s top economic partner in the coming years, but it is a mistake to overestimate the Sino-Iranian partnership. The US’s anti-Iran policy and the sanctions that accompany it could prevent the emergence of a more solid partnership.
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In-depth Analysis of Regional Tensions

There has been a sharp rise in rhetoric between the US and Iran in the wake of 10 drone attacks on Saudi oil installations, on top of already high tensions in the Persian Gulf. With tensions at a boiling point and military forces on all sides operating on high alert, the potential for a regional conflict has never seemed higher. A panel of experts weighs in.
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Today’s news was written and compiled by Aaron Hecht.

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