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BY BEN COHEN

Th e international divide on the continuing anti- government protests in Iran was starkly illustrated on Tuesday, as the Tehran regime’s regional allies issued state- ments dismissing the unrest as a domestic issue, while the European Union restricted itself to a plea for the avoidance of further bloodshed. As nationwide demonstrations completed their their sixth day with little sign of easing, the Russian Foreign Ministry described the protests as “Iran’s internal aff air.” In

Iranian Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini – far left. Photo: Nazanin Tabatabaee Yazdi / TIMA via Reuters. BY REUTERS on Monday night, including two struggle to contain the boldest members of the security forces, challenge to Iran’s clerical leader- a nod to Iranian offi cial claims that the protests have been & ALGEMEINER STAFF state television said. ship since unrest in 2009. orchestrated by Israel and the US, the Russian statement Iranian Ayatollah Ali Six protesters were killed In his fi rst reaction to the added that “external interference destabilizing the situation Khamenei on Tuesday accused during an attack on a police demonstrations, Khamenei said: is inadmissible.” enemies of the Islamic Republic of station in the town of Qahderijan. “In recent days, enemies of Iran Turkey — which has long competed with Iran for the stirring unrest across the country Th e governor of Falavarjan County used diff erent tools including cash, loyalties of the Islamic world — adopted a similar line. “We as the death toll from anti-govern- said the protesters were armed. weapons, politics and intelligence believe it is necessary to avoid violence and not succumb ment demonstrations that began Th e deputy provincialapparatus to create troubles for to provocations,” a statement from the Foreign Ministry in last week rose to 21. governor of Tehran said police the Islamic Republic.” Ankara declared. Meanwhile, the regime of Syrian President Nine Iranians were killed in have arrested more than 450 Khamenei said on his website Continued on Page A3 Isfahan province during protests protesters in the capital over the that he would address the nation past three days as security forces Continued on Page A4

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as well as geographic term that was applied to instead of peace, a cross-party the area before 1949, “Judea and Samaria” — is consensus now exists that deems JONATHAN S. TOBIN a matter of dispute in which both sides have further withdrawals foolhardy a legitimate argument. To call the territories until the Palestinians give up a JNS.ORG Judea and Samaria is also a political state- political culture rooted in hatred ment, just like “occupied territories.” and rejectionism. But the use of words as weapons can lead “Occupation” isn’t the In a demonstration of how completely at to a muddle. The term “West Bank” is itself only semantic battle. Critics of odds his views are from those of the foreign geographic nonsense. It is a relic of the illegal President Trump’s statement policy establishment, US Ambassador to Jordanian occupation of this area, as well as recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s Israel David Friedman reportedly asked the the Old City of Jerusalem from 1949-1967. At capital dismissed it as mere State Department to stop using the term that time, the Hashemite kingdom had two words, since the US embassy isn’t “occupied territories” and instead refer to the “banks,” with an East — the area currently being moved from Tel Aviv to area as the “West Bank.” known as Jordan — as well as the West, which Jerusalem anytime soon. Trump’s According to accounts that have filtered was taken by Israel during the Six-Day War. statement didn’t preclude a out of Foggy Bottom, the State Department Although Gaza functions as an indepen- two-state solution or a redivision US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman at the Western said no. But we are also told that after pressure dent Palestinian Hamas terror state, and of Jerusalem — in order for part Wall in Jerusalem, May 15, 2017. Photo: Rob Ghost / Flash90. “from above” — i.e. President Donald Trump much of that territory, as well as most of the of it to serve as the Palestinians’ Arab population of the West Bank is governed capital. Far from demonstrating all of Israel, and not just the West Bank and — the issue has yet to be decided. Jerusalem, as “occupied” territory. That’s If this strikes you as a lot of bother about by the Palestinian Authority (PA), the fact is US favoritism to Israel, his was actually a that the Palestinians do consider themselves neutral stance that acknowledged that at not just symbolism or semantics. That’s a mere words, you’re wrong. These words are prescription for endless conflict. part of a high-stakes battle to determine the “occupied” by Israel. The reason? Because least some of the city belongs to Israel. It is Israel exercises security control over the area. those who insist on the term “occupied,” and Seen in that light, what Trump and outcome of the debate about the Israeli-Pales- Friedman have said doesn’t seem quite as tinian conflict. Many Israelis also want to rid themselves of in denying recognition of Jerusalem, who are that burden, which brings their troops into the ones showing favoritism, though not to outrageous as their detractors assert. Until For some observers, Friedman’s request the Palestinians are ready to concede that demonstrated anew that he was a bad choice contact with Palestinians in a way that further Israel. embitters both sides. PA leader Mahmoud Abbas responded their century-old war on Zionism has been for ambassador — since he has a record of lost, the debate over whether the West Bank is support for the Jewish presence in the West Only a minority of Israelis support the to Trump by denying that Jews have rights settlement movement, which wishes to hold over any of Jerusalem. Though at times disputed or occupied will be moot. As long as Bank. But Friedman is correct that using the they think that all land under Jewish control term “occupied” isn’t neutral. It backs up the on to all of the West Bank forever. A majority of Abbas has spoken in support of peace, his Israelis would probably embrace a two-state stand reaffirmed the steady stream of PA on either side of the 1967 lines is occupied, Palestinian narrative that Israelis are alien peace will remain a purely academic concept, colonists in territories where only Arabs solution that would mean giving up many, propaganda that denies the legitimacy of a but not all of the settlements. But after the last Jewish state — no matter where its borders no matter which words are used. should have rights. Jonathan S. Tobin is the editor-in- Israel’s position is that the ultimate dispo- 25 years, during which the Jewish state has might be drawn. When push comes to shove, repeatedly traded land and gotten more terror even Palestinian moderates still think of chief of JNS. Follow him on Twitter at: @ sition of the West Bank — or, to use the biblical jonathans_tobin. Debating BDS With Cornel West

has increased considerably since 1948. Even causing unemployment among Palestinian the situation on the West Bank — where Pales- workers in companies such as SodaStream, ALAN DERSHOWITZ tinians have the right to vote for their leaders which was pressured to move out of the West the BOSTON and criticize Israel, and where in cities such as Bank, where it paid high wages to Palestinian Ramallah there is no Israeli military or police men and women who worked side by side Algemeiner Journal presence — the situation is no way compa- with Israeli men and women. I explained that (USPS 927800) is published weekly rable to apartheid South Africa. the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is (except for the week of Passover West then argued that BDS was a opposed to broad boycotts of Israeli products, and Succos) I recently debated Professor Cornel West non-violent movement that was the best way artist and academics. Subscription rate $40 per year of Harvard about the boycott movement to protest Israel’s “occupation” and settlement West argued that BDS would encourage against Israel. The topic was resolved: “The policies. Israel to make peace with the Palestinians. Algemeiner Journal boycott, divestiture and sanctions (BDS) I responded that BDS is not a “movement” I replied that Israel would never be black- 508 Montgomery Street movement will help bring about the resolu- — a movement requires universality, like the mailed into compromising its security, and Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225-3023 tion of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.” feminist, gay rights and civil rights movements. that the Palestinians are disincentivized into West argued that Israel was a “colonialist- BDS is an antisemitic tactic directed only making compromises by the fantasy that they Periodicals Postage settler” state and that apartheid in the West against the Jewish citizens and supporters of will get a state through economic and cultural Paid at Brooklyn, N.Y. Bank was “worse” than it was in white-ruled Israel. The boycott against Israel and its Jewish extortion. The Palestinians will get a state only and at additional mailing offices South Africa and should be subject to the supporters (to many Palestinians, all of Israel by sitting down and negotiating directly with same kind of economic and cultural isolation is one big “settlement;” just look at any map Israel. I told my mother’s favorite joke about POSTMASTER: that helped bring about the fall of that regime. of Palestine) began before any “occupation” Sam, an Orthodox Jew, who prayed every day Send address changes to I replied that the Jews who emigrated or “settlements” and picked up steam just as to win the N.Y. Lottery before he turned 80. On Algemeiner Journal to Israel — a land in which Jews have lived Israel offered to end the “occupation” and his 80th birthday, he complains to God that he P.O. Box 250746 continuously for thousands of years — were settlements as part of a two state solution that hasn’t won. God replies, “Sam, help me out a Brooklyn, N.Y. 11225 -3023 escaping from the countries that persecuted the Palestinians rejected. BDS is not a protest little — buy a ticket.” I argued that the Palestin- them, not acting as colonial settlers for those against Israel’s policies. It is a protest against ians expect to “win” a state without “buying a countries. Indeed, Israel fought against British Israel’s very existence. ticket” — sitting down to negotiate a compro- Let your voice be heard! Colonial rule. Zionism was the national liber- West argued that BDS would help the mise solution. [email protected] ation movement of the Jewish people, not a Palestinians. I argued that it has hurt them by The debate in its entirety — which was colonial enterprise. Nor is Israel in any way conducted in front of an audience of business like South Africa, where a minority of whites people in Dallas, Texas, as part of the “Old To advertise in ruled over a majority of Blacks, who were Parkland Debate Series” — continued with denied the most fundamental human rights. the new Algemeiner broad arguments about the Israeli-Palestinian In Israel, Arabs, Druze and Christians conflict, the refugee situation, the peace process, e-mail: [email protected] have equal rights and serve in high positions terrorism and other familiar issues. It can be seen in government, business, the arts and or call in full on CSPAN. I think it is worth watching. academia. Jews were a majority in Israel, both The audience voted twice, once before 718-771-0400 when the US divided mandatory Palestine the debate and once after. The final tally was (Eretz Yisrael) into “two states for two people,” Cornel West. and at present, although the Arab population Photo: Darrell Nance via Wikimedia Commons. Continued on Page A7 www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 A3 World News. France Denies Targeting Israel Changes Law to Jews for Tax Evasion Make It Harder to Cede With Secretive Jerusalem Control Investigative Department

BY JNS.ORG religion,” DGFiP added. The denial came after the Israeli financial The French government has denied a news outlet Globes reported last week that controversial report regarding a secretive a “one of a kind” investigative department in department within the French Finance Ministry France’s Finance Ministry had 20 Hebrew- that allegedly targets Jews for tax evasion. speaking employees and was in the process of France’s General Directorate of Public hiring additional workers. The employees in the Finance (DGFiP) stated that it “categorically department were purportedly experts in Israeli denies the completely unfounded assertions law and able to discern whether or not French released today in the Globes newspaper, about Jews were using Israel as a tax haven. the creation of a French tax department special- “Every tax authority has employees that izing in French Jews.” speak a foreign language, but hiring 20 or more “There is no such structure within the Hebrew-speaking investigators is very irregular,” French tax administration. The French tax law an international lawyer familiar with the secret forbids any distinction between people based French department reportedly told Globes. on their origin, place of residence, nationality or A view of Jerusalem. Photo: Berthold Werner / Wikimedia Commons. BY REUTERS HaBayit HaYehudi leader Naftali Bennett IDF Launches Special & ALGEMEINER STAFF said the vote showed that Israel would keep control of all of Jerusalem forever. Israel’s parliament passed an amend- “There will be no more political skuldug- Training School for ment on Tuesday that would make it harder gery that will allow our capital to be torn for it to cede control over parts of Jerusalem in apart,” Bennett said on Twitter. any peace deal with the Palestinians. Opposition head Isaac Herzog said Commando Soldiers The legislation, sponsored by the HaBayit HaYehudi was leading Israel “toward HaBayit HaYehudi party, raises to 80 from 61 a terrible disaster.” the number of votes required in the 120-seat On Sunday, Prime Minister Benjamin Knesset to approve any proposal to hand over Netanyahu’s Likud party unanimously urged BY JNS.ORG Samaria; Egoz, a reconnaissance unit special- part of the city to “a foreign party.” legislators in a non-binding resolution to izing in anti-guerrilla warfare that operates The amendment, long in the legisla- effectively annex Israeli settlements built in IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Gadi Eizenkot mainly in the northern sector; and Rimon, tive pipeline, was passed with 64 lawmakers the West Bank. has decided to establish a training school for which specializes in desert warfare and is voting in favor and 52 against. the Israeli military’s elite commando brigade, deployed along Israel’s southern border. the army announced on Sunday. A commander identified by the military as Lt. Col. A will head the school, and has been A spokeswoman for Federica Mogherini Saeed Ghasseminejad — Iran research Established in December 2015, the — the EU’s foreign policy chief — emphasized fellow at the Washington, DC-based Founda- 89th Oz (Courage) Brigade brings together charged with establishing it and constructing the bloc’s diplomatic outreach to Iran with tion for the Defense of Democracies (FDD) four special forces units, as part of the 98th its initial training program. regard to the protests. think tank — spotlighted Europe’s commer- Paratroopers Division: Maglan, which special- The school is expected to open in 2019. izes in operations deep behind enemy lines; Until then, soldiers from the brigade will continue “We have been in touch with the Iranian cial relations with Iran, which imported $10 Duvdevan, which specializes in undercover to undergo basic and advanced training as they authorities and we expect that the right to billion of EU goods in 2016. urban warfare operations across Judea and had before with existing infantry brigades peaceful demonstration and freedom of “I think the EU prefers to sign business expression will be guaranteed,” the spokes- deals with Iran,” Ghasseminejad said. “The EU woman said — without detailing how the EU has shown that its main concern is to keep its would respond if its expectations were not met. welfare state alive through lucrative business Israel Expands Deal for “We will continue to monitor develop- deals with dictators around the world.” ments,” she added. “Without pressure from the US, EU will British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson continue supporting the Islamist regime of Satellite Service to Nepal and German Foreign Minister Sigmar Tehran,” he said. Gabriel were similarly cautious in state- The new wave of protests in Iran began ments issued before the New Year, addressing last week in the eastern city of Mashhad, before only the rights of the protesters to assemble quickly spreading to other cities. Hundreds of by $16.7 million, bringing total future revenue BY REUTERS peacefully. Johnson spoke of the right to beatings by authorities and arrests have been expected from the customer to $76.9 million. “demonstrate peacefully within the law,” while reported since Sunday. The protests have & ALGEMEINER STAFF Amos-4 provides services to customers from South Asia to East Africa. Gabriel appealed to “the Iranian government challenged the very legitimacy of the Islamic Israel’s Space Communication Ltd, operator to respect the rights of the demonstrators to Republic, with demonstrators calling for an of the Amos satellites, said on Tuesday Nepal’s Dish Dish Media Network owns fast growing operator, Dishhome, whose network covers all assemble and to peacefully raise their voices.” end to clerical rule and the regime’s imperial Media Network has contracted for more capacity on of Nepal. With substantial satellite capacity on While not entirely unexpected, the EU’s designs on neighboring states. the Amos-4 satellite starting in the fourth quarter. Amos-4, Dishhome will expand service offerings. stance on the protests left Iranian pro-democ- The protests are the first major challenge The additional capacity will increase Dishhome’s capacity on Amos-4 is racy advocates exasperated and angry. to Iran’s rulers since the crushing of the Spacecom’s revenue from Dish Media Network contracted for the satellite’s lifetime. “The European Union as the largest grassroots Green Movement in 2009. In an alliance of democracies around the globe interview on Sunday with the Abu Dhabi Continued from Page A1 morning tweet on Tuesday. has reached another low point in its silence newspaper The National on Sunday, Nobel US Support toward the Iranian people’s quest for their Peace Prize-winner Shirin Ebadi — a Tehran- Bashar al-Assad — whose survival rests on inalienable human rights,” Saba Farzan — based lawyer and human rights advocate continued Iranian and Russian backing — executive director of the Foreign Policy Circle — predicted that Iran’s clerics would continue denounced the US and Israel “for meddling in think tank in Germany – told The Algemeiner. to face mass defiance. Iran’s domestic affairs.” “This is Europe’s backyard we’re talking about, “I think the protests are not going to end But it was the response from the EU and yet the EU acts as if peaceful demonstra- soon,” Ebadi said. “It seems to me that we that contrasted most dramatically with tions met with violence are happening on a are witnessing the beginning of a big protest the fulsome expressions of support from different planet.” movement that can go well beyond the Green American politicians led by President Donald “Some figures keep silent and some wave of 2009.” Trump — who described the Iranian regime figures openly apologize for the Islamist regime “It would not surprise me if it becomes in perhaps the harshest terms yet in early- — both are truly disgraceful,” Farzan said. something bigger,” she said. A4 | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 World News. Pakistan Government Reportedly Mulling ‘Crackdown’ on Alleged Mastermind of November 2008 Mumbai Terror Attacks

BY BEN COHEN under US pressure. “We’re not pleasing anyone,” he said. “We’re working as a respon- sible nation to fulfill our obligations to our Pakistan is reportedly planning to seize people and international community.” charities and other financial assets controlled by Saeed has been classed as a “Globally the terrorist leader accused of masterminding Designated Terrorist” by the US Treasury the November 2008 terrorist attacks in the A part of a newly discovered ancient clay seal whose inscription in ancient Hebrew states that it Department since 2008, which is offering a belonged to the “governor of the city” of Jerusalem. Photo: Clara Amit / Israel Antiquities Authority. Indian city of Mumbai, whose targets included $10 million reward for his capture. Following Nariman House, the local Chabad center. his release from house arrest in November, The Pakistani government detailed its the US responded furiously, pointing out that Archaeology Agency: Clay Seal plans to crack down on Hafiz Saeed — the leader “LeT is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organi- of the Islamist Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) organi- zation responsible for the death of hundreds zation — in a secret order to various provincial Supports Existence of 2,700-Year- of innocent civilians in terrorist attacks, and federal government departments on Dec. including a number of American citizens.” 19, three officials who attended one of several If the government follows through with Old Jerusalem ‘Governor’ high-level meeting discussing the crackdown the plan, it would mark the first time Pakistan told Reuters news agency on Monday. has made a major move against Saeed’s Marked “secret,” a Dec. 19 document network, which includes 300 seminaries and from the Finance Ministry directed law BY JNS.ORG it supports biblical accounts of a Jerusalem schools, hospitals, a publishing house and enforcement and governments in Pakistan’s governorship that existed 2,700 years ago. ambulance services. five provinces to submit an action plan A stamped piece of clay dating back to “This shows that already 2,700 years ago, Monday’s revelations come on top of a by Dec. 28 for a “takeover” of Saeed’s two the First Temple period, whose inscription in Jerusalem, the capital of Israel, was a strong major diplomatic row between India and the charities, Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and the ancient Hebrew states that it belonged to the and central city,” said Barkat. The seal was Palestinian Authority involving Saeed. The PA Falah-e-Insaniat (FIF) Foundation. “governor of the city” of Jerusalem, was recently discovered in dust piles collected during the announced on Sunday that it was withdrawing discovered during an archaeological dig in the IAA’s conservationist operations in the area. The United States has Western Wall plaza and was presented this The IAA’s Dr. Shlomit Weksler-Bdolah, who is labeled JuD and FIF “terrorist week to Jerusalem Mayor Nir Barkat. involved with the Western Wall Plaza excava- fronts” for the LeT, a group Barkat said it is “very overwhelming to tions in association with the Western Wall Saeed founded in 1987. receive greetings from First Temple-period Heritage Foundation, said the seal “had been Saeed was released Jerusalem.” attached to an important transport and served from house arrest last Although the clay seal is small, measuring as some sort of logo, or as a tiny souvenir, which November after a court in just 0.5 by 0.6 inches in diameter and 0.1 was sent on behalf of the governor of the city.” the city of Lahore rejected inches thick, the Israel Antiquities Authority “This is the first time that such a sealing the Pakistani govern- (IAA) said its discovery is significant because [has been] found in an authorized excavation,” ment’s arguments that stated Weksler-Bdolah. he was a threat to public safety. Dozens of cheering Alleged Mumbai terror mastermind Hafiz Saeed is showered with Continued from Page A1 and lack of social freedoms. supporters greeted Saeed flower petals outside a court in Lahore. Photo: Reuters / Mohsin Raza. Unrest A judiciary official was quoted as saying by as he exited the court. Saeed about the recent events “when the time is right.” has repeatedly denied ISNA that 20 ringleaders of protests in Karaj, the its ambassador to Pakistan, Walid Abu Ali, after He did not mention any enemies by involvement in the Mumbai atrocities. fourth largest city in Iran, have been arrested. he shared a platform on with Saeed on Friday name but Ali Shamkhani, secretary of the The Dec. 19 document, which refers to Iran’s judiciary chief Sadeq Larijani at an Islamist rally in the city of Rawalpindi. Supreme National Security Council, said the “Financial Action Task Force (FATF) issues,” ordered prosecutors on Monday to “punish “The move by the Palestinian Ambas- United States, Britain and Saudi Arabia were names only Saeed’s two charities and “actions rioters firmly”. sador to Pakistan was considered particularly behind the recent riots in Iran. to be taken” against them. The demonstrations which broke out insulting as it came close on the heels of India’s “Saudis will receive Iran’s unexpected The FATF, which is an international body last week were initially focused on economic vote at the UN General Assembly in support response and they know how serious it can that combats money laundering and terrorist hardships and alleged corruption but turned of the two-state solution and criticizing the US be,” Shamkhani was quoted as saying by financing, has warned Pakistan it faces inclu- into political rallies. and Israel for supporting a shift in Jerusalem’s Tasnim news in an interview with Beirut- sion on a watch list for failing to crack down on Anger was soon directed at the clerical status,” The Hindu newspaper noted. based Al Mayadeen TV. financing terrorism. leadership that has been in power since the Saeed’s recent sermons have included a Musa Ghazanfarabadi, head of Tehran’s Asked about a crackdown on JuD and FIF, 1979 revolution, including Khamenei, the call for Pakistan to use its nuclear arsenal to Revolutionary Court, warned protesters on Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal, who co-chaired ultimate authority in Iran’s system of dual take control of Jerusalem. Tuesday that those arrested would face harsh one of the meetings on the plan, responded clerical and republican rule. “Pakistan’s atomic bomb is the asset of punishment. only generally, saying he has ordered authori- Iran is a major OPEC oil producer and Islam which should be used to free Jerusalem,” Ghazanfarabadi said the detainees will ties “to choke the fundraising of all proscribed regional power deeply involved in Syria and Saeed declared at a rally in December in Lahore. be soon put on trial and the ringleaders would Iraq as part of a battle for influence with rival outfits in Pakistan.” face serious charges including “moharebeh” — Saudi Arabia. Iqbal said Pakistan wasn’t taking action an Islamic term meaning warring against God Many Iranians resent the foreign inter- — which carries the death penalty. ventions and want their leaders to create he blamed his predecessor and also Iran’s on internal affairs of America.” The semi-official ILNA news agency jobs at home, where youth unemployment long-time adversary, the United States, for the Turkey said on Tuesday it was concerned quoted Ali Asghar Naserbakht, the deputy reached 29 percent last year. government’s shortcomings. by reports of people dying and public build- governor of Tehran province, as saying that Government spokesman Mohammad Rouhani said: “People on the streets ings being damaged in Iran. 200 people were arrested on Saturday in Baqer Nobakht said in a news conference that do not ask for bread and water, but for more “We believe it is necessary to avoid Tehran, 150 people on Sunday and about 100 both protesters and the security forces should freedom” — implying that the protesters were violence and not succumb to provoca- people on Monday. follow the law. not targeting his government but the more tions,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in a Hundreds of others have been arrested in “People have the rights to protest but there rigid establishment. statement, adding that it hoped foreign inter- other cities, according to agency reports and is a difference between demonstration and US President Donald Trump supported vention would be avoided. social media. riot…Even those who are confronting the rioters the protesters in a tweet on Tuesday: “The The Russian Foreign Ministry was quoted Naserbakht said the situation in Tehran should act within the framework of law,” he said. people of Iran are finally acting against the by the RIA news agency as saying external was under control and police has not asked State television reported that protesters brutal and corrupt Iranian regime… The interference was destabilizing the situation for the help of the Revolutionary Guards who set ablaze four mosques in villages in people have little food, big inflation and no and calling it “unacceptable.” special forces. Savadkuh County in northern Iran on Monday human rights. The U.S. is watching!” Iran and Russia are the main allies of Deputy Interior Minister Hossein have been arrested. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, while Zolfaghari said 90 percent of the detainees Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Bahram Qasemi said on Tuesday “Instead the United States, Saudi Arabia and Turkey were under 25-years-old, showing frustration refrained on Monday from accepting respon- of wasting his time by publishing offensive support rebel groups. among youths from the economic situation sibility of problems raised by protesters and tweets to other nations, Trump should focus www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 A5 U.S. News.

incidents go unreported, often due to victims Antisemitic Incidents in US fearing retaliation or complications with classifying an incident as antisemitic. She also Surged 67 Percent From January- underscored an increase in antisemitic bullying and vandalism within the US school system, as such incidents more than doubled from 130 in September 2017, ADL Says 2016 to 269 from Jan. 1-Sept. 30, 2017. “These figures testify to demons emerging from the bottle and are now threatening to blacken the attitude toward Jews throughout BY JNS.ORG the world,” said MK Nachman Shai (Zionist Union), chairman of the Israeli legislature’s The number of antisemitic incidents in the US between Jan. 1 and Sept. 30, 2017, increased Caucus for Strengthening the Jewish People. by 67 percent when compared with the same period in 2016, according to the Anti-Defamation “We must not remain silent and allow League’s (ADL) annual report on antisemitism. the worsening of the treatment of Jews and The report documents 1,299 antisemitic incidents across the US from Jan. 1-Sept. 30 of last Judaism,” Shai said. “This is a significant year, compared with 1,266 in all of 2016. danger to the State of Israel. Antisemitism is A man holds a sign promoting an antisemit- ADL’s Israel director, Carole Nuriel, presented the statistics on Monday to the Knesset’s ic conspiracy theory across the street from the fuel that nourishes the BDS phenomenon, the former World Trade Center site on Sept. Committee for Immigration, Absorption and Diaspora Affairs. and the worse it gets, the worse Israel’s situa- Nuriel emphasized that the report is not conclusive and that many additional antisemitic 11, 2011, the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tion will be in the world.” attacks. Photo: Luigi Novi via Wikimedia Commons. Netanyahu: ‘I Will Not Insult the Iranian People Like President Rouhani’

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared his full solidarity on Monday with anti-regime protesters in Iran, slamming Iranian President Hassan Rouhani for his “laughable” claim that the demonstrations, now in their fifth day, were being orchestrated by Israel. “Unlike Rouhani, I will not insult the Iranian people,” Netanyahu remarked in a special video addressing the Iranian protests. “They deserve better.” The Israeli leader continued: “Brave Iranians are pouring into the streets. They seek freedom. They seek justice.” Lauding the people of Iran as “smart,” “sophisticated” and “proud,” Netanyahu called out European Union govern- ments “for their silence as heroic young Iranians are beaten in the streets.” “That’s just not right,” he said. “When this regime finally falls, and one day it will, Iranians and Israelis will be great friends once again,” Netanyahu predicted. As 2018 Begins, Israel’s Population Reaches 8.79 MillionPeople

BY JNS.ORG Israel’s population reached approximately 8.79 million on the last day of 2017, the country’s Central Bureau of Statis- tics said on Sunday. Some 6.55 million Israelis — 74.6 percent of the popula- tion — are Jewish, the bureau said. About 1.83 million, accounting for 20.9 percent of the population, are Arabs. The remaining 4.5 percent — about 400,000 people — are others, including non-Arab Christians and those with no religion. The figures do not include foreign workers or people without permanent residency status in Israel. The bureau said Israel’s population increased by about 165,000 people — 1.9 percent — in 2017, similar to the average annual increase during the past decade. Most of this increase, 82 percent, was the result of natural growth (births over deaths), while the rest came from net immigration. Some 180,000 babies were born in Israel in 2017 — 73.8 percent of them Jewish and 23.3 percent of them Arab. About 44,000 people died in Israel during the year. About 27,000 people made aliyah in 2017, and 10,000 immigrated to Israel through other frameworks. Most of the immigrants came from Russia (27.1 percent), Ukraine (25.5 percent), France (13 percent) and the US (9.8 percent). A6 | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 Opinion. Lorde and the BDS Bigots Should Be Boycotted and Exposed as Hypocrites

feelings for the Jewish community meant that Israel. … singling out Israel amongst other he was prepared to suffer professionally for his nations whose human rights abuses make any that Israel supposedly commit seem a drop in Lorde performs on the Other Stage at Worthy SHMULEY BOTEACH love of Israel and the Jewish people. In 1993, Michael went to Israel on his Dangerous Tour, the ocean, shows the double standards and Farm in Somerset during the Glastonbury ENGELWOOD Festival in Britain, June 23, 2017. where he performed for 160,000 fans in Tel Aviv. discrimination towards the Jewish state of Photo: Reuters / Dylan Martinez. In 2001, a Jewish philanthropist called those in the BDS movement.” and told me that Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Just in case Lorde may be reading this onment of tens of thousands of journalists, Sharon was coming to a reception in New column, let’s be clear: The sole purpose of activists and others in Turkey. As far as intent, On the last day of the calendar year, my York City. The philanthropist asked if Michael BDS is to destroy Israel. It has no interest BDS stands for, “Brutally destroy Semites,” with organization took out a full-page Washington would come, and meet with the prime whatsoever in Palestinian rights. If it did, it the Semites in question being Jews. Post ad against New Zealand singer Lorde, minister. I asked Michael, in the presence of would be boycotting Egypt for destroying Lorde, do you not understand that joining who recently canceled her concert in Tel Aviv some of his professional staff, if he would like hundreds of Palestinian homes on the Gaza the antisemitic BDS movement has brought and joined the antisemitic BDS movement. to meet the Israeli prime minister. Michael border in October 2014 (which it did to stop you into serious disrepute? Do you not Lorde is the very definition of a celeb- immediately said yes. However, some of those Hamas from smuggling weapons). If BDS was understand that you are emboldening Israel’s rity hypocrite. When she canceled her Israel who surrounded Michael thought it might about Palestinian rights, it would be boycot- enemies like Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah — all concert, she kept her gigs in Putin’s Russia not be a good idea. They said that Sharon ting Mahmoud Abbas for becoming a dictator of whom seeks Israel’s physical destruction? intact — even though Putin has aided and was hated in many parts of world, especially and running a kleptocracy in the Palestinian Lorde, you are young. But youth is no abetted Bashar Assad’s slaughter of 500,000 in Arab nations. A photograph of Michael Authority that has made his two sons multi- excuse for ignorance. Might I suggest that you Arabs in Syria, which just goes to show you with Ariel Sharon could spark a significant millionaires. If BDS were about Palestinian look to your elder in music, Lady Gaga, who how sincere Lorde is about protecting Arab life. backlash, including a boycott of Michael’s rights, it would be boycotting Hamas for its said to the massive crowd of Israelis at her At this moment, it’s critical that we strike albums and music. honor killings and assassinations of Palestin- 2014 concert in Israel: “Ani ohevet et’chem” back against the BDS movement. Michael dismissed their concerns, and ians who protest its vile and brutal rule. (I love you), and ended her songs with the Jews should not have to tolerate discrim- said that he felt very excited to meet the prime BDS has no interest in protecting Arab words, “Todah Rabah” (thank you very much). ination and prejudice in the year 2018, minister. The pictures of Michael greeting life. If it did, it would be boycotting Syria for Best of all, she told the crowd: “Put your especially when its purpose is the economic Prime Minister Sharon were published murdering half a million Arabs. BDS has no hands up and cheer for yourselves. “You are annihilation of the world’s only Jewish state. throughout the world. And Michael’s profes- interest in protesting an occupation. If it did, strong, you are brave, you are confident, and Two thousands years of hatred toward Jews is sional staff were correct. The very next day, it would be boycotting China for occupying I f–king love you, Israel.” quite enough. In the same way that there is a websites called for a boycott of Michael’s Tibet since 1950, the longest occupation in The expletive might have been unneces- Jewish army to stop another Holocaust, there music, saying that he supported Israel’s “hated” the modern world. sary, but her commitment to a country that is must be a media effort to stop the demoniza- leader. Michael didn’t care. He loved Israel and BDS has no interest in promoting Arab the foremost bastion of human rights in the tion and deligitimization of Jews and Israel. the Jewish people — and he was thrilled to human rights. If it did, it would be divesting Middle East was downright incredible. As for Lorde, it’s pretty sad to see her meet Israel’s democratically elected leader. from Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Syria, Perhaps it’s time for Lorde to ask succumb to the corruption of celebrity, and That’s why it’s so sad to see a pop star like Lebanon and every other Arab country where guidance from the lord, reconnect with her align herself with bigotry and antisemi- Lorde going over to the dark side of bigotry Arabs are denied the most basic rights — like spiritual roots, and try to fix a severely broken tism. In choosing to align herself with those and antisemitism at such a tender age. freedom of press, freedom to protest their moral compass. committed to Israel’s fiscal destruction, Lorde Lorde’s decision to play in Russia while government and the freedom to vote, all of Rabbi Shmuley Boteach, “America’s broke with some of the biggest names in boycotting Israel makes a mockery of her tour, which are only guaranteed to Arabs in Israel. Rabbi,” whom The Washington Post and modern music, including Lady Gaga, Justin and will forever undermine any legitimate BDS also trades in antisemitism by trivial- Newsweek call “the most famous Rabbi in Timberlake, Rihanna, Radiohead and Sir pretension she might otherwise have had izing human rights abuses in any country but America,” is the international bestselling Paul McCartney — who, in 2008, played to to being a human rights activist. The Zionist democratic Israel. BDS has nothing to say of author of 30 books, including his most an audience of 400,000 people in Tel Aviv, Federation of New Zealand put it well when the persecution of the Rohingya in Myanmar, recent, “The Israel Warrior.” Follow him on despite getting death threats. they condemned Lorde for joining the ranks the hanging of gays in Iran, the honor killings Twitter @RabbiShmuley. I knew Michael Jackson, and his strong of “those who wish to see the destruction of of women in Pakistan, and the political impris-

In a 1985 magazine article, Counter unfortunate.” Libenson wrote: wrote, as The Crimson described it: It has becomes clear that Dr. Counter Second New York Times “para-white ethnic groups” who influ- is no longer a suitable Director of Harvard’s ence the media use the word “nigger” to racial diversity organization. At best he is Obituary of Harvard Figure denigrate Blacks and “to convince themselves out of touch with today’s racial climate, and other of their imagined white identity.” willing to make accusations about campus The article never specifically mentions Jews. groups based on sloppy research or outright Again Omits Clashes With Jews One passage says “the widespread lies, and is engaged in publicly putting down increase in the use of ‘nigger’”…may well individual students. be part of a much larger ethnic scheme At worst, Dr. Counter’s letter insinuates designed to denigrate Afro-Americans and a Jewish conspiracy on campus between Race Relations that Counter perhaps found keep them as the focus of negative attention Hillel and The crimson (led by “Crimson his most powerful voice, trying to improve for the American majority.” writers active in Hillel”), trying to put IRA STOLL relations between racial and ethnic groups Another passage reads, “Significantly, forward a “racial agenda” different from the media forms through which some that of the Foundation. BOSTON on campus. He stood up for Peter Gomes, the black minister at Harvard who announced conspire to traduce Blacks with racial Having devoted my entire college career he was gay. He stood up for the idea that epithets are not controlled by the ostensibly to building a racial climate of mutual respect Palestinians and Jews, if only at Harvard, racist white groups.” The article blames and understanding, all the while believing must find rapprochement. “Euro-American individuals and special that this was also Dr. Counter’s goal, his Back in July, when the New York Times That’s the only apparent way that Jews interest groups with powerful influence in letter leaves me utterly devastated. His ran a sanitized, highly laudatory obituary figure in theTimes article. It’s astonishing. the media” for common use of the epithet. behavior is immature and shocking coming of S. Allen Counter, who was director of the Again, as I pointed out the last time around, Counter refers to movies such as from a Harvard official. Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and here is the record: Blazing Saddles, The Godfather, Roots II and It’s strange that the Times, which during the Race Relations, I faulted it for failing to include As the Harvard Crimson reported: Saturday Night Fever and he says the media Trump era has been on hair-trigger alert, hyper- any mention of his acrimonious relations with In 1982, The Crimson filed a formal may do more damage to Black society than vigilant for signs of antisemitism that it can blame the university’s Jewish community. complaint with the University against groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. on the president and his supporters, would be Now the Times has repeated the error Counter, charging religious discrimination. In 1992, a student leader of Harvard Hillel, so determinedly blind to a well documented and compounded it. TheNew York Times Counter had allegedly referred to a Daniel Libenson, called on Counter to resign decade-long record of trafficking in stereotypes Magazine’s annual year-end “The Lives They Crimson reporter as a “militant Jew” in a as director of the Harvard Foundation for about Jewish — sorry, “para-white” — control Lived” issue, which includes essays about conversation with another Crimson staff Intercultural and Race Relations after Counter of the media. If the Jews actually controlled the some notable figures who died in the past member. According to the reporter, Adam S. wrote a letter complaining about “Crimson media as much as Counter apparently thought year, has another article about Counter. This Cohen ’84, Counter had never met him and writers active in Hillel.” (He may well have been they did, perhaps his obituaries would more one claims: knew nothing about him except his name. talking about me.) Counter later apologized for accurately reflect the complicated figure he was, It was as founding director of the The College created a three-person the letter, which the dean of Harvard College at rather than presenting him falsely as some sort Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and committee to investigate the complaint… the time condemned as “disturbing” and “very of two-dimensional hero of tolerance. www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 A7 Opinion.

Their occupation was rejected by the Arab and Muslim nations. international community — apart from the The path to peace is the path of disrup- A Special ‘Thank You’ for UK and Pakistan. The Jewish cemetery on tion. Repeating the same peace proposals that the Mount of Olives was destroyed. Jews have been repeatedly rejected by the Arabs is Trump’s Jerusalem Move were barred from the Western Wall and the an exercise in futility. Temple Mount. Christian facilities were Seeing that politics, like nature, abhors protected but not permitted to expand, a vacuum of indecision, the Arabs will now and auxiliary facilities like hospitals were have to confront a new reality. Jerusalem is Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem — saying it prohibited. Meanwhile, Jewish facilities were the capital of Israel, and it’s not just America was untimely in the absence of a “comprehen- wantonly destroyed — including the beautiful that is moving its embassy there. ABRAHAM H MILLER sive peace plan,” however mythical that peace Hurva Synagogue, where Seward received Whether Jewish studies scholars and /JNS.ORG plan may be. his benediction. Originally built in 1700, the progressive Jews acknowledge it or not, Jacobs was joined in his denunciation synagogue was finally rebuilt, according to its Trump’s position on Jerusalem will change by some 100 self-proclaimed “scholars” of initial plan, in 2010. Of the 35 synagogues in the calculus of any negotiations. Jewish studies, citing the ultra-left B’Tselem’s Jerusalem, the Jordanians spared only one. In the meantime, both Trump and criticism of Jewish governance of the Arabs It appears the Jewish studies scholars, in Haley should receive the same benediction On the last day of his visit to Jerusalem of Jerusalem. their zeal to condemn Trump, are no more that was bestowed on William Seward. They in 1871, William Seward — secretary of A day later, Jacobs was walking back his scholarly than the URJ, as both have conve- have earned it. state under President Abraham Lincoln — statement. Had he changed his mind? Or, niently forgotten the history of Jerusalem. Abraham H. Miller is an emeritus attended Sabbath evening prayers at the perhaps, it was it Natan Sharansky’s stinging In the 69 years since Israel’s creation, professor of political science, University of Hurva Synagogue. rebuke. there has not only been no comprehensive Cincinnati, and a distinguished fellow with At the end of the service, the rabbi offered In America, many Jews are progressives peace plan. There also has been no full recog- the Haym Salomon Center. Follow him on a special prayer of gratitude for Seward’s visit first and Jews as an afterthought. For some nition of Israel’s legitimate existence by many Twitter: @salomoncenter. to the Jewish community of Jerusalem. It progressives, there is nothing that Trump was an expression of appreciation to a world could do that would be worthy of praise. leader who acknowledged that Jerusalem is Continued from Page A2 of Western Europe — it is an uphill battle. But Trump derangement syndrome — as some Debating BDS the eternal city of the Jews, one toward which it is a battle that can be won among open- people call it– permeates much of the Jewish 129 opposed to BDS and 16 in favor. The vote they face in prayer — and one to which they minded people of all backgrounds. BDS lost community. before the debate was 93 opposed and 14 in prayed to return. in Dallas. BDS lost in a debate between me In reality, it is only since Israel took over favor. I swayed 36 votes. West swayed 2. The It would be most fitting, then, for and an articulate human rights activist at Jerusalem that all faiths have been free to practice anti-BDS position won overwhelmingly, not synagogues throughout the world to offer the Oxford Union. BDS is losing in legislative their religious observances without govern- because I am a better debater than West — he such a benediction for President Donald chambers. And if the case is effectively and mental interference, let alone persecution. is quite articulate and everyone watching the Trump and Ambassador to the United honestly presented, it will lose in the court of From 1948-1967, Jordan illegally CSPAN can judge for themselves who is the Nations Nikki Haley. public opinion. occupied the West Bank and partitioned the better debater — but because the facts, the But in some Reform synagogues of Alan M. Dershowitz is the Felix Frank- city of Jerusalem into eastern and western morality and the practicalities are against BDS. America, that is not going to happen. For furter Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard halves. The Jordanians ethnically cleansed The important point is never to give up example, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, president of the Law School and author of “Trumped Up: and murdered Jews living in eastern on making the case against unjust tactics Union for Reform Judaism (URJ), denounced Jerusalem, and on the so-called West Bank. How Criminalization of Political Differences being employed against Israel. In some Endangers Democracy.” forums — at the United Nations, at numerous This article was originally published by Continued from Page A10 love of justice” that made him “thank his stars” American University campuses, in some parts Gatestone Institute. Afraid that he belonged to the Jewish tradition. Nowhere is this clearer than in the book That is what Moses refused to do, of Job. Job protests the injustice of his fate. His because the price of such knowledge is comforters tell him he is wrong. G-d is just, simply too high. He would have understood therefore there is a reason for the tragedies the course of history from the vantage point that have befallen him. Throughout the long of G-d, but only at the cost of ceasing to be dialogue we sense that Job is on the brink of human. How could he still be moved by the blasphemy, that it is his comforters who speak cry of slaves, the anguish of the oppressed, the truth. Yet at the conclusion of the book if he understood its place in the scheme of our expectations are suddenly overturned. things, if he knew that it was necessary in G-d says to Eliphaz and his colleagues: “I am the long run? Such knowledge is divine, angry with you and your two friends, because not human – and to have it means saying you have not spoken as you ought about me, goodbye to our most human instincts: as my servant Job has done.” compassion, sympathy, identification with It is an astonishing volte-face. Better the the plight of the innocent, the wronged, the protests of Job than the acceptance of fate on afflicted and oppressed. If to “look at the the part of his friends. Yes, there is an ultimate face of G-d” is to understand why suffering is justice in the affairs of mankind. But we may sometimes necessary, then Moses was afraid not aspire to such knowledge – not because to look – afraid that it would rob him of the we cannot (because, being human, our minds one thing he felt in his very bones, the thing are too limited, our horizons too short) but that made him the leader he was: his anger because we morally must not, for we would at the sight of evil which drove him, time and then accept evil and not fight against it. G-d again, to intervene in the name of justice. wants us to be human not divine. He seeks Moses was afraid to “look at the face our protest against evil, our passion for of G-d.” But there are two primary names of justice, our refusal to come to terms with a G-d in the Bible: Elokim and Hashem (the world in which the innocent suffer and the so-called tetragrammaton, the four-letter evil have power. name). Elokim, say the sages, refers to G-d’s It is that refusal – born not out of a lack attribute of justice. Hashem refers to his of faith but precisely the opposite, the convic- compassion, his mercy, his kindness. At the tion that G-d wants us to be active in pursuit burning bush, Moses was afraid to look at of justice – that drove Abraham, Jeremiah Elokim. His reward, years later, was that he and Job; that drove successive generations saw “the form of Hashem.” He understood of those inspired by the Bible to fight slavery, G-d’s compassion. He did not understand – tyranny, poverty and disease; that moves he was afraid to understand – G-d’s attribute us to become G-d’s partners in the work of of justice. He preferred to fight injustice as he redemption. Faced with the opportunity to saw it, than to accept it by seeing its role in the understand the troubling aspects of history script of eternity. When it came to kindness from the vantage-point of G-d, Moses was and mercy, Moses was inspired by heaven. afraid to look. He was right, and for this he But when it came to justice, Moses preferred was rewarded. G-d does not want us to under- to be human than divine. stand the suffering of the innocent but to fight So it was throughout history. Jews, for a world in which the innocent no longer however deeply they believed in G-d and suffer. To that, Moses dedicated his life. Can divine providence, never made their peace we, his disciples, do less? with what seemed to them to be injustice. Albert Einstein spoke of the “almost fanatical A8 | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 Impressions.

Don’t Forget Christian Community Helped Push Trump on Jerusalem Decision

BY YECHIEL ECKSTEIN/JNS.org organization of all those involved in evangelical needs such as food, medicine and heating fuel. Christian media. Today, more than 1 million Chris- We’ve brought more than 750,000 Jews on aliyah tians visit Israel each year. from 28 countries — where they were threatened President Donald Trump’s recent announce- From there we proceeded to grow broad-based by antisemitism, terror and economic despair, and ment recognizing Jerusalem as Israel’s capital political support for Israel among evangelicals, helped found the US aliyah organization Nefesh — and declaring that the US will eventually move opening an office in Washington, DC, and a Stand B’Nefesh. We provide millions of dollars in security its embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem — did not for Israel advocacy program that today reaches assistance to more than 100 Jewish communities happen in a vacuum, or come out of nowhere. And millions of people around the world every day. worldwide. it did not happen solely because of Jewish influence, Finally, 20 years ago, we began raising funds Over the years, our Christian partners have either. It also happened because millions of Chris- from Christians, primarily through TV and direct contributed more than $1.4 billion — mostly with tians in America urged the president to do so. response marketing, to help Jews immigrate to Israel an average sacrificial donation of $76 per person — But where did this groundswell of Christian from the former Soviet Union, to feed and care for to help Israel and the Jewish people. These are not support come from? needy Jews in Israel and around the world, and to wealthy mega donors, but people who care whole- heartedly for Israel and relate to her and the Jewish people with unconditional love. I am recounting this not only to herald our organization’s impact, but to remind us all of how the growth of Christian support for Israel and the Jewish community during the past four decades contrib- uted to President Trump’s historic announcement on Jerusalem. Today, phrases like “Jews and evangelical Chris- tians supporting Israel” barely raise an eyebrow, as if it were a given. But Christians’ faithful support for Israel was never a given. Nor is it today — especially if we measure it in terms of the dwindling level of support for Israel from the next generation of evangelicals. We owe these Christians a debt of gratitude — of “hakarat hatov” (Hebrew for the recognition of good). There are an estimated 100 million Pentecostal Christians in China alone, and hundreds of millions more in Latin America, the Far East and other

The Western Wall and Temple Mount in Jerusalem. Photo: Wikimedia Commons. regions. Most of them are where the evangelical community in America was 40 years ago, when I first provide security for Israel — and Jewish institutions began working with them. They have not yet been It was exactly 40 years ago when I initiated worldwide. It took four decades of hard work, as well taught that it is their biblical duty to stand with Israel some of the earliest dialogues between evangelical as the financial support of just a few hundred Jews in and to bless the Jewish people. Christians and Jews. Little did I realize then that the earlier years, and later of 1.7 million Christians, It is imperative that the Jewish community these Christians, whom most people never even to reach the point where we are today — the largest invests in educating them, reaching out to them, and heard of, would grow in numbers and influence global source of Christian support for Israel. rallying their continued support — and that of their both in America and around the world, and would Over the years the Fellowship often came children — in the years ahead. Much more needs to become such a crucial base of support for Israel and under attack, initially by Reform and liberal Jews be done if we seek to rely on evangelical support in the Jewish people. and establishment Jewish groups, and later mostly the future. Five years later, in 1983, I founded the Inter- by extremist haredi Jewish leaders and rabbis who Evangelical Christians remain an essential, national Fellowship of Christians and Jews (the even refused our overtures of help because the funds steadfast, strategic partner for Israel, both in the US Fellowship), with the goal of building bridges of came from Christians. Some still refuse to accept our and around the world. But their continued friendship cooperation and understanding between evangel- help even today. is not a given. We need to invest in their burgeoning ical Christians and Jews, as well as broad, grassroots But eventually the Fellowship was, in the words communities and in the next generation of evangeli- support for the State of Israel. of former Senator Joe Lieberman, “vindicated.” cals to ensure that they too stand with Israel, and The notion of changing 2,000 years of bitter Today, the Fellowship helps roughly 1.4 million that their support grows rather than diminishes in history and replacing it with a partnership marked people each year, in Israel and around the world. the years to come. Our survival, and that of the State by friendship and acts of unconditional love (without Our $140 million annual budget supports the most of Israel, depend on it. missionary activity) was regarded at the time as an vulnerable segments of Israeli society — the poor, Most of all, we need to unequivocally and unattainable pipe dream. But I went ahead nonethe- the elderly, Holocaust survivors, people with disabil- unabashedly say “Todah rabah” (Hebrew for “Thank less, despite the criticism, skepticism and attacks. I ities, immigrants, minorities, terror victims, veterans you very much”) to President Trump — and to our began bringing evangelical leaders to Israel to meet and others. Indeed, the Fellowship is now the largest evangelical Christian friends. various prime ministers, starting with Menachem philanthropic welfare organization in Israel. Rabbi Yechiel Eckstein is founder and presi- Begin, and to the White House to advocate for In addition, we provide $30 million a year from dent of the International Fellowship of Christians pro-Israel policies. Later, we launched the “Chris- Christians to help the world’s most destitute Jews in and Jews. tian tourism to Israel” industry, in partnership with the former Soviet Union and elsewhere with basic the National Religious Broadcasters, the umbrella www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 A9 Legal Notice.

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Approximate amount of undersigned Referee will sell at public AJ; 12/1/8/15/22/29; 1/5 – COUNTY OF KINGS CITIMORT- of New York(SSNY) on 10/24/2017. judgment is $518,052.84 plus interest auction at the Kings County Supreme GAGE, INC., Plaintiff – against Office location Bronx County . SSNY and costs. Premises will be sold Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, 347 BERRY LLC, Arts. of Org. filed with – LUIS BUSTAMANTE A/K/A LUIS has been designated as the agent of subject to provisions of filed Judgment Brooklyn, NY 11201 on January 25, the SSNY on 11/09/2017. Office loc: ALBERTO BUSTAMANTE, et al the LLC upon whom process against Index # 4095/2013. Jeffrey R. Miller, 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as Kings County. SSNY has been desig- Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment it may be served .SSNY shall Mail Esq., Referee Knuckles, Komosinski 8713 Avenue J, Brooklyn, NY 11236. nated as agent upon whom process of Foreclosure and Sale entered on copy of the process to: The LLC 4022 & Manfro, LLP, 565 Taxter Road, Ste. All that certain plot piece or parcel of against the LLC may be served. SSNY June 14, 2016. I, the undersigned Baychester Ave., Bronx, NY 10466. 590, Elmsford, NY 10523, Attorneys for land, with the buildings and improve- shall mail process to: The LLC, 32 Referee will sell at public auction, in Purpose: all lawful activity Plaintiff ments erected, situate, lying and being Court Street Penthouse, Brooklyn, NY Room 274 of Kings County Supreme AJ; 12/15/22/29; 1/5/12/19 AJ; 12/22/29; 1/5/12/ in the Borough of Brooklyn, County 11201. Purpose: Any Lawful Purpose. Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, of Kings, City and State of NY, Block AJ; 12/8/15/22/29; 1/5/12 NY 11201 on the 18th Day of January, NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT 8024 lot 4. Approximate amount of 2018 at 2:30 p.m. All that certain COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. BANK judgment $761,913.57 plus interest Notice of Formation of Brooklyn plot, piece or parcel of land, with the NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS and costs. Premises will be sold Perfume Company LLC. Art. of Org. buildings and improvements thereon TRUSTEE, SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TRUSTEE SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST subject to provisions of filed Judgment filed Sec'y of State (SSNY) 9/21/17. erected, situate, lying and being in TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL TO BANK OF AMERICA, NATIONAL Index# 23760/08. Sol Needle, Esq., Principal Office: 120 Wyckoff St. the Borough of Brooklyn, County of ASSOCIATION AS TRUSTEE ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE, Referee Shapiro, DiCaro & Barak, LLC Brooklyn, NY 11201, Kings County. Kings City and State of New York. AS SUCCESSOR BY MERGER SUCCESSOR BY MERGER TO Attorney(s) for the Plaintiff 175 Mile SSNY designated as process agent. Premises known as 1425 East 98th TO LASALLE BANK NATIONAL LASALLE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCI- Crossing Boulevard Rochester, New Process Service address: 120 Wyckoff Street, Brooklyn, NY 11236. (Block: ASSOCIATION, AS TRUSTEE ATION, AS TRUSTEE FOR MORGAN York 14624 (877) 759-1835 Dated: St. Brooklyn, NY 11201. Purpose: any 8263, Lot: 21) Approximate amount FOR CERTIFICATEHOLDERS OF STANLEY MORTGAGE LOAN November 17, 2017 50086 lawful purpose. of lien $438,999.76 plus interest and BEAR STEARNS ASSET BACKED TRUST 2006-6AR, MORTGAGE AJ; 12/22/29; 1/5/12/ AJ; 12/8/15/22/29; 1/5/12 costs. Premises will be sold subject to SECURITIES I LLC, ASSET-BACKED PASS-THROUGH CERTIFICATES, provisions of filed judgment and terms CERTIFICATES SERIES 2007-HE2, SERIES 2006-6AR, Plaintiff AGAINST NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT of sale. Index No. 11772/2013. Roger Plaintiff AGAINST Davrin Faison, MICHAEL GARNETT, et al., COURT: KINGS COUNTY U.S. COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. Bank, Siegel, Esq., Referee. Davidson Fink Stephanie Faison FKA Stephanie Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIA- National Association, as Successor LLP Attorney(s) for Plaintiff 28 East Bennett, et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated TION, AS TRUSTEE, ON BEHALF Trustee to Bank of America, N.A., as Main Street, Suite 1700 Rochester, NY to a Judgment of Foreclosure and August 18, 2017 I, the undersigned OF THE HOLDERS OF THE Successor By Merger to LaSalle Bank, 14614-1990 Tel. 585/760-8218 Dated: Sale duly dated January 12, 2017 I, the Referee will sell at public auction at the TERWIN MORTGAGE TRUST N.A. as Trustee for the Certificate- November 14, 2017 undersigned Referee will sell at public Room 224 of Kings County Supreme 2006-7, ASSET-BACKED CERTIFI- holders of The MLMI Trust, Mortgage AJ; 12/15/22/29; 1/5 auction at the Room 224 of Kings Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, CATES, SERIES 2006-7, WITHOUT Loan Asset-Backed Certificates, Series County Supreme Court, 360 Adams New York 11201, on January 25, 2018 RECOURSE; Plaintiff(s) vs. JUDIE C. 2006-AR1, Plaintiff AGAINST Cheryle NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT Street, Brooklyn, New York 11201, on at 2:30PM, premises known as 1185 HUTCHINSON; et al; Defendant(s) Williams a/k/a Cheryle E. Williams COUNTY OF Kings, CIT Bank, N.A. January 18, 2018 at 2:30PM, premises EAST 92ND STREET, BROOKLYN, Attorney (s) for Plaintiff (s): ROSICKI, a/k/a Cheryle E. Dent a/k/a Cheryl E. f/k/a OneWest Bank, N.A., Plain- known as 937 EAST 103RD STREET, NY 11236. All that certain plot piece ROSICKI & ASSOCIATES, P.C., 2 Dent; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant to tiff, vs. Katherine A. Chavis, ET AL., BROOKLYN, NY 11236. All that certain or parcel of land, with the buildings Summit Court, Suite 301, Fishkill, New a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale Defendant(s). Pursuant to a Judgment plot piece or parcel of land, with the and improvements erected, situate, York, 12524, 845.897.1600 Pursuant duly dated December 5, 2016 I, the of Foreclosure and Sale duly filed on buildings and improvements erected, lying and being in Canarsie, Town of to judgment of foreclosure and sale undersigned Referee will sell at public October 25, 2017, I, the undersigned situate, lying and being in the Borough Flatlands, Kings County, New York granted herein on or about September auction at the Kings County Supreme Referee will sell at public auction at the of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and (now Borough of Brooklyn, City and 29, 2017, I will sell at Public Auction Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, Kings County Supreme Court, Room State of New York, BLOCK 8211, LOT State of New York), BLOCK 8200, LOT to the highest bidder in Room 224 of Brooklyn, NY 11201 on January 18, 224, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, 25. Approximate amount of judgment 34. Approximate amount of judgment Kings County Supreme Court, 360 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known NY on January 18, 2018 at 2:30 p.m., $919,651.37 plus interest and costs. $799,453.97 plus interest and costs. Adams Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201. On as 297 Decatur Street, Brooklyn, NY premises known as 310 Greene Premises will be sold subject to provi- Premises will be sold subject to provi- January 25, 2018 at 2:30 pm. Premises 11233. All that certain plot piece or Avenue, Brooklyn, NY. All that certain sions of filed Judgment for Index# sions of filed Judgment for Index# known as 772 Lincoln Avenue, parcel of land, with the buildings and plot, piece or parcel of land, with the 9736/13. Nancy Mottola Schacher 511466/2014. JAGESHWAR SHARMA, Brooklyn, NY 11208 Block: 4465 Lot: improvements erected, situate, lying buildings and improvements thereon Esq., Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney 111 ALL that certain plot, piece or and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, erected, situate, lying and being in the Attorney for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite parcel of land, with the buildings County of Kings, City and State of Borough of Brooklyn, County of Kings, Drive, Suite 100 Williamsville, NY 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 50274 and improvements thereon erected, NY, Block: 1675 Lot: 42. Approximate City and State of New York, Block 1967 14221 50308 AJ; 12/22/29; 1/5/12/ situate, lying and being in the Borough amount of judgment $754,004.40 and Lot 22. Approximate amount of AJ; 12/15/22/29; 1/5/ of Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and plus interest and costs. Premises judgment is $591,015.57 plus interest NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT Sate of New York. As more particularly will be sold subject to provisions of and costs. Premises will be sold Notice of Formation of With Grati- COUNTY OF KINGS U.S. Bank Trust, described in the judgment of foreclo- filed Judgment Index# 20070/2013. subject to provisions of filed Judgment tude Box LLC. Arts of Org. filed with N.A., as Trustee for LSF9 Master sure and sale. Sold subject to all of Meryl L. Wenig, Esq., Referee Shapiro, Index # 500301/2016. Philip Kamaras, NY Secy of State (SSNY) on 12/7/17. Participation Trust, Plaintiff AGAINST the terms and conditions contained DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for Esq., Referee Windels, Marx, Lane & Office location: Kings County. SSNY 778 Logan LLC; et al., Defendant(s) in said judgment and terms of sale. the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boule- Mittendorf, LLP, 156 West 56th Street, is designated as agent of LLC upon Pursuant to a Judgment of Foreclosure Approximate amount of judgment vard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) New York, New York 10019, Attorneys whom process against it may be and Sale duly dated November 1, 2017 $937,638.04 plus interest and costs. 759-1835 Dated: November 22, 2017 for Plaintiff served. SSNY shall mail process to: I, the undersigned Referee will sell at INDEX NO. 3370/08 Barton Slavin, 50188 AJ; 12/15/22/29; 1/5 305 Nevins St, Brooklyn, NY 11215. public auction at the Kings County Esq., Referee AJ; 12/15/22/29; 1/5 Purpose: any lawful activity. Supreme Court, 360 Adams Street, AJ; 12/22/29; 1/5/12/

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figure in the Hebrew Bible, remains surgery. A political leader may have LEGAL NOTICE human, not divine) but that his face to make a decision that will have a Of What Was Moses shone from the encounter. disastrous impact on some people One detail in the sages’ – thrown out of work as a result tion) appurtenant to the Residential Afraid? commentary, however, is strange. of stringent economic policies, Unit Approx. amt. of judgment is The first two rewards are straight- even killed on the battlefield as the $2,201,391.27 plus costs and interest. Sold subject to terms and conditions of forward – a kind of measure for consequence of a decision to go to filed judgment and terms of sale LEO measure. Because he hid his face, war. One who shrinks from these SALZMAN., Referee. COHN & ROTH, Yet his memories do not leave his face became radiant. Because choices because of a strong sense of Attys. for Pltf., 100 East Old Country him alone. They come into sudden he was awestruck by the burning compassion may be a good human Rd., Ste. 28, Mineola, NY. #93492 JONATHAN SACKS focus as he is tending his sheep and bush, he became awe-inspiring (the being but a wholly inadequate AJ; 12/15/22/29; 1/5 LONDON his eye catches sight of a strange Israelites were “afraid to come near leader, because the long term result phenomenon: him”). But what about the third – of a failure to make tough choices Notice of formation of a limited liability Now Moses was tending the because he was afraid to look at G-d, may be far worse. There are times company(LLC) Name: SEPTEMBER SWELL,LLC . Articles of organiza- flock of Jethro his father-in-law, he was rewarded by seeing G-d? when we must silence our most tion filed with the secretary of state This week’s Covenant and the priest of Midian, and he led Either it is right or wrong to “look human instincts if we are to bring of New York(SSNY) on 09/27/2017. Conversation owes its genesis to the flock to the far side of the desert at G-d.” If it is right, why was Moses about good in the long run. Office location: Kings county. SSNY my teacher, Rabbi Nachum Rabino- and came to Horeb, the mountain afraid? And if it is wrong, why was It was just this – my teacher has been designated as the agent of vitch. One of the great Maimonidean of G-d. There the angel of the he later rewarded with something argued – of which Moses was afraid. the LLC upon whom process against scholars of our time, he taught us, LORD appeared to him in flames that should not have happened? If he could “look at the face of G-d,” it may be served. SSNY shall Mail copy his students, that Torah leadership of fire from within a bush. Moses One question, according to if he could understand history of the process to: United States corpo- demands the highest intellectual saw that though the bush was on ration agents,inc. 7014 13th Ave., suite the sages, troubled Moses. “Why do from the perspective of heaven, he 202 Brooklyn, NY 11228. Purpose: all and moral courage. He did this in fire it did not burn up. So Moses the innocent suffer?” Why is there would have to make his peace with lawful activity the best way possible: by personal thought, “I will go over and see this evil in the world? Moses burned the suffering of human beings. He AJ; 12/29; 1/5/12/19/26; 2/2 example. The following thoughts, strange sight-why the bush does with a sense of justice. When he would know why pain here was which are his, are a small indication not burn up.” saw a slave beaten, or two people necessary for gain there; why bad NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT When the LORD saw that he fighting, or young women being now was essential to good later on. COUNTY OF KINGS WELLS FARGO had gone over to look, G-d called roughly treated by shepherds, he He would understand the ultimate BANK, NA, Plaintiff AGAINST FREDERICK L. GRANT, et al., to him from within the bush, intervened. Later, when his mission justice of history. Defendant(s) Pursuant to a Judgment “Moses! Moses!” And Moses said, to Pharaoh initially made things Continued on Page A7 of Foreclosure and Sale duly dated “Here I am.” worse for the Israelites, not better, August 02, 2016 I, the undersigned “Do not come any closer,” G-d he said to G-d: “O Lord, why have Referee will sell at public auction at the said. “Take off your sandals, for you brought trouble to this people . LEGAL NOTICE Room 224 of Kings County Supreme the place where you are standing . . You have not rescued your people Court, 360 Adams Street, Brooklyn, is holy ground.” Then he said, “I at all.” Moses belonged to the tradi- New York 11201, on February 01, am the G-d of your father, the G-d tion of Abraham who said to G-d, Continued from Page A9 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as 660 WARWICK STREET, BROOKLYN, of Abraham, the G-d of Isaac and “Shall the judge of all the earth not NY 11207. All that certain plot piece NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT: the G-d of Jacob.” do justice?” or parcel of land, with the buildings KINGS COUNTY. WIILMINGTON At this, Moses hid his face, This is the question of questions and improvements erected, situate, SAVINGS FUND SOCIETY, FSB because he was afraid to look at G-d. for biblical faith. Paganism then, like lying and being in the Borough of D/B/A CHRISTIANA TRUST, NOT Brooklyn, County of Kings, City and G-d tells him that the moment secularism now, had no such doubt. INDIVIDUALLY BUT AS TRUSTEE State of New York, BLOCK 4078, LOT has come. He has heard the cries Why should anyone expect justice FOR PRETIUM MORTGAGE ACQUI- 45. Approximate amount of judgment of the Israelites. In response both in the world? The G-ds fought. They SITION TRUST, Pltf. vs. ALEXANDER $653,662.17 plus interest and costs. to their cries and to the promise he KOGAN, et al, Defts. Index #507379/15. were indifferent to mankind. The Premises will be sold subject to provi- Pursuant to judgment of foreclosure made with the patriarchs, He is about universe was not moral. It was an sions of filed Judgment for Index# and entered May 11, 2017 and order to bring them out of slavery and He arena of conflict. The strong win, 6144/2013. William D. Bowman Esq., amending the judgment of foreclo- calls on Moses to lead them. The the weak suffer, and the wise keep Referee Gross Polowy, LLC Attorney sure and sale dated Oct. 10, 2017, I drama of the exodus is about to begin. for Plaintiff 1775 Wehrle Drive, Suite far from the fray. If there is no G-d or will sell at public auction in Room 224 100 Williamsville, NY 14221 50435 One sentence in this passage (what amounts to the same thing) of the Kings County Supreme Court, AJ; 12/29; 1/5/12/19 intrigued the sages: “At this, Moses many G-ds, there is no reason to 360 Adams St. Brooklyn, NY on Jan. of what I learned from him – not hid his face, because he was afraid expect justice. The question does 18, 2018 at 2:30 p.m., prem. k/a 135 NOTICE OF SALE SUPREME COURT least that Torah is, among other Oceana Drive East, Unit 2F, Brooklyn, to look at G-d.” They noticed a not arise. COUNTY OF KINGS Pennymac Corp, NY a/k/a The Residential Unit (the things, a refusal to give easy answers parallel between these words and a But for biblical faith, it does. Plaintiff AGAINST Donald Bradley “Residential Unit”) in the Condo- to difficult questions. later passage, after the golden calf, G-d, the supreme power of powers, a/k/a Donald E. Bradley; Doreen minium Oceana Condominium No. It was, in its way, the most fateful when Moses comes down from the is just. Was this not why he chose Bradley; et al., Defendant(s) Pursuant 9 (the “Condominium”) (comprised encounter in Jewish history. Moses, to a Judgment of Foreclosure and Sale mountain having secured forgive- Abraham in the first place, so that of the building known by the St. No. duly dated September 25, 2017 I, the a fugitive in Midian, is tending his ness for the people, and new tablets he would teach his children and his 125 and 135 Oceana Drive East, undersigned Referee will sell at public flocks. It is the slow movement in to replace those he had broken when household to “keep the way of the Brooklyn, New York 11235) which auction at the Kings County Supreme the symphony of his life. His first he first saw the calf. The text reads: Residential Unit #2F is situated on the Lord by doing what is right and just”? Court, 360 Adams Street, Room 224, building known as and by the St. No. taste of leadership was not a happy When Moses came down from Why then do the good suffer, while Brooklyn, NY 11201 on February 8, 135 Oceana Drive East, Brooklyn, NY one. He had intervened to protect Mount Sinai with the two tablets evil men prosper? It is a question 2018 at 2:30PM, premises known as 11235 (the “Building”) said Residential an Israelite slave from being beaten of the Testimony in his hands, he that reverberates through the centu- 392 Fenimore Street, Brooklyn, NY Unit being designated and described by an Egyptian taskmaster. The 11225. All that certain plot piece or was not aware that his face was ries, in Jeremiah, the book of Job, as Residential Unit No. 2F in that parcel of land, with the buildings and next day he tried to bring peace radiant because he had spoken ancient rabbinic midrash, the kinot certain declaration dated Mar. 9, 2005 improvements erected, situate, lying between two Israelites who were with the Lord. When Aaron and (“laments”) of the Middle Ages, and made by the Grantor under the Article and being in the Borough of Brooklyn, having a quarrel. Their reaction was all the Israelites saw Moses, his 9-B of the Real Property Law of the post-Holocaust literature. It was this County of Kings, City and State of State of New York (the Condominium indignant. “Who appointed you as face was radiant, and they were question that stayed with Moses and NY, Block 4814 Lot 20. Approximate Act) establishing a plan for condo- a prince and leader over us?” He afraid to come near him. gave him no rest. Why are the Israel- amount of judgment $466,536.43 minium ownership of the Building had not yet thought of becoming a On this, the sages commented: ites enslaved? What wrong did they plus interest and costs. Premises and the land (the Land) upon which leader, yet already his leadership Rabbi Samuel ben Nachmani will be sold subject to provisions of do to warrant it? Why is the brutal the Building is situated (which Land filed Judgment Index# 509000/2014. was being challenged. It was a taste said in the name of Rabbi regime of Egypt so strong? Where is is more particularly described on Steven Naiman, Esq, Referee Shapiro, of things to come. Jonathan: in reward for three the justice in the world? Schedule A annexed hereto and by DiCaro & Barak, LLC Attorney(s) for Realizing that his interven- [pious acts], Moses was privileged Pain, harm, suffering are this reference made a part hereof) the Plaintiff 175 Mile Crossing Boule- tion the previous day had already which declaration was recorded, to receive three [forms of reward]. evils. Yet there are circumstances vard Rochester, New York 14624 (877) collectively, as the Declaration); the become known, Moses escapes In reward for “and Moses hid his in which we make our peace with 759-1835 Dated: December 19, 2017 Residential Unit is also designated as from Egypt and finds refuge in face,” he was given a radiant face. them – when we know that they are 50748 Tax Lot 2726 in Block 8720 Section 6 Midian where his true identity is In reward for “he was afraid,” he necessary for some good. To be a AJ; 1/5/12/19/26; on the Tax Map of the Real Property unknown. Jethro’s daughters, whom merited that “they were afraid to parent is to be troubled by the cry Assessment Department of the City of PUMPEDISA, LLC. Articles of Org. filed he rescued from rough treatment come near him.” In reward for “to of a child in distress, yet we willingly New York for the Borough of Brooklyn NY Sec. of State (SSNY) 08/03/2017. at the hands of local shepherds, tell look upon G-d,” he merited that give a child medicine, and put up and the Floor Plans of the building (the Office in KINGS COUNTY. SSNY desig. their father that “An Egyptian man “he sees the form of the Lord.” “Floor Plans”) certified by Schuman, with its cries, when we know it will agent of LLC upon whom process Lichtenstein, Clamon and Efron, saved us.” Moses looks, speaks, and It is a lovely idea. Moses, who cure the illness from which the may be served. SSNY shall mail copy Architect and filed in the City Regis- dresses like an Egyptian. He marries came closer to G-d than any other child is suffering. A surgeon must, of process to 4809 AVENUE N, #317, ter’s Office, County of Kings on April one of Jethro’s daughters and settles human being before or since, took at a certain point, treat the patient BROOKLYN, NY 11234. 11, 2005 in CRFN No. 2005000206354. down to the life of a shepherd, quiet, Purpose: Any lawful purpose. on some of the characteristics of on the operating table as an object Together with an undivided 0.91% AJ; 1/5/12/19/26; 2/2/9 anonymous, and far from Pharaoh G-d himself – not that he became rather than a person, for were it interest in the Common Elements (as and the Israelites. G-dlike (Moses, like every other otherwise he could not perform the such terms is defined in the Declara- www.algemeiner.com | FRIDAY, JANUARY 5, 2018 A11 Social.

drinks use bourbon as a main ingredient. Jerusalem, too, boasts several world-famous, award-winning cocktail bars. To Cohen and Cohl, this is a testament to the growing sophistication of Israelis’ taste buds. Israel’s first whiskey distillery was Milk & Honey, and two others have followed suit: the Golan Heights Distillery, focusing on two-grain whiskey, and Pelter Distillery, specializing in brandy — with its whiskey not yet on the market. But Cohen and Cohl are certain that scotch, single malt whiskey and brandy are not in competition with their bourbon-style whiskey, or with their unique marketing concept and image; this is why Legends hopes to share resources and work with other distilleries in the future. “We are working to develop this burgeoning market and Israeli palate together,” Cohen tells JNS. The Israeli market is “ripe” for the rise of whiskey, and there are also many different aspects of whiskey production that work particularly well in Israel, he says. For instance, Cohen explains that the area of Israel in which Legends will be located has rich limestone — which naturally deionizes water and has Guadalupe Reesor holding the $1,050 dollars that she found. Photo: Screenshot / WFAA. low iron content, and is therefore chemically suitable for bourbon production. While corn — an integral part of some whiskeys Shop Finds $17,050 in Old Coat — is not traditionally an Israeli grain, Cohen says, “we have farmland in an area where we will grow our own; the land in that area is very mat’im (fitting) for corn.” Pocket, Store Returns Cash to The locally obtained water, he says, will make for high- quality, locally produced whiskey. Legends has partnered with consultant and Elderly Widow master distiller Stephen Gould, an award-winning

BY SHIRYN SOLNY something any non-profit organization could definitely use. But that wasn’t the right thing to do.” An employee at a Jewish organization’s resale One of the bank envelopes had something written shop in Dallas, Texas discovered in the pocket of an old on it that Barker was able to match to a name in the JFS’ coat $17,050 that was then returned to the 78-year-old donor database. They then tracked down a 78-year-old widow who donated the jacket, the local station WFAA widow, who asked to be identified as Sheri and said the reported last week. coat belonged to her late husband. Sheri was surprised When Guadalupe Reesor found four cash-filled to find out about the money tucked inside of the coat Israel’s Elah Valley, the home of Legends Distillery. bank envelopes tucked in the pocket of a black pea and was clueless as to why her husband would put cash Photo: Mark A. Wilson via Wikimedia Commons. coat at The Resale Shop — owned and operated by the there. distiller and a world-renowned lecturer on a distilling non-profit Jewish Family Service — she immediately She said that, following her husband’s death in technique whose proprietary aging process enables contacted her boss. January, bills started piling up, which worried her. She the production of a top-level spirit in a small fraction “It was just so much that she could hardly hold on told WFAA, “[I was] really concerned, so I didn’t even of the time that it would normally require. Gould, to it. I looked at it and thought ‘that can’t be real,'” said reconcile my checking account this month. I didn’t even who works for Golden Moon distillery in Golden, Assistant Manager Kristina Russell, who then called want to know what I’m going to be doing next year and Colorado, says that his proprietary aging process Cathy Barker, chief operating officer at Jewish Family what I’ll have to give up.” allows a quality product to reach the shelves within Service, and told her about the discovery. JFS gave Sheri a check for $17,050 and the widow only 15 months, instead of the usual five to seven Barker told WFAA about the money, “It was later gave Reesor $1,000 for her honesty. years of aging that bourbon usually requires. Further, unlike the pre-existing distilleries in the Jewish state, Legends hope to augment Israel’s tourism industry, by offering a product drawn from domestically harvested grains and inspired by the Bible. The distillery is planning to establish itself in the Elah Valley, the site of the biblical story of David and Goliath. Fittingly, Trailblazing a New Breed: Biblically- Legends’s flagship spirit — Slingshot — is a clear refer- ence to the legendary battle between the two men. Inspired, Bourbon-Style Israeli Whiskey At the same time, Slingshot’s flavor and texture is punctuated with complex notes of oak and leather. According to the company, its long, warm finish evokes imagery of the American frontier. Indeed, even the distillers’ branding fuses these BY ELIANA RUDEE/JNS.org The distillers believe that they have the perfect images — featuring a wagon wheel, an unmistakable recipe for success: pairing their established bourbon- symbol of early Americans’ drive to cultivate their new Norm Cohen and Alan Cohl are confident that style recipe with Israel’s biblical tourism industry. country, resting upon the trunk of an olive tree, an their new breed of whiskey will echo Israel’s success in (They’ll need to call their creation something other than ancient symbol of perseverance and gritty determina- making the desert bloom. They are creating Israel’s first “bourbon,” as international trade agreements restrict tion. By combining these themes, Legends strives to distillery for American bourbon-style whiskey, hoping that name’s usage to products made in the US.) bring the same ingenuity employed by Israel’s early to trailblaze the Israeli market for the spirit — and bring According to the Kentucky Distillers’ Association, the pioneers in making the desert bloom to the nascent an added level of sophistication to an Israeli cocktail number of licensed distilleries in that state, which is the Israeli whiskey industry. culture that is just starting to take off. birthplace of bourbon, has more than tripled since 2012. Bourbon lovers and Israel lovers alike can obtain With the whiskey they’re striving to produce, Cohen and Israel is now capitalizing on bourbon’s unprecedented Legends’s bourbon-style product through the distill- Cohl –immigrants from New Jersey and New York, respec- popularity, a trend characterized by increased demand ery’s crowd-funding campaigns online. In a similar tively — are confident that their brand, Legends Distillery, for cocktails made with whiskey and other liquors. spirit, Cohen and Cohl hope that tour groups of all will win the hearts and palates of the Jewish state. There is no In Tel Aviv, the cocktail scene is gaining steam with the denominations and affiliations will “top off” their local competition in their niche, and little consumer experi- annual Whiskey Festival, the Whiskey Bar & Museum and visits to the Elah Valley with a distillery tour — and a ence in Israel when it comes to this kind of alcohol. the summertime Cocktail Festival, in which many of the glass of biblically-inspired Israeli whiskey. www.algemeiner.com Attention Not-For-Profit Organizations

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