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Kerry and Netanyahu Fight It out One More Time Over Israeli Settlements January 6-12, 2017 Published by the Jewish Federation of Greater Binghamton Volume XLVI, Number 1 BINGHAMTON, NEW YORK Kerry and Netanyahu fight it out one more time over Israeli settlements By Ben Sales the Jerusalem house, maybe NEW YORK (JTA) – ANALYSIS there would be a real chance There was little new in the for peace,” he said. dueling speeches of John This spat has bedeviled Kerry and Benjamin Netanyahu. In remarks U.S.-Israel relations since Barack Obama from the State Department on December and Benjamin Netanyahu both took office 28, the secretary of state reiterated the “ve- in 2009. Within months of assuming the hement opposition” of the United States to presidency, Obama called for a freeze on Israeli settlement construction and its belief settlement expansion as part of his efforts to that the chances for Israeli-Palestinian peace jump-start stalled peace talks. And Netanya- are dying. The Israeli prime minister coun- hu conditioned his 2009 endorsement of a tered shortly after that settlements are not two-state solution on Palestinian acceptance the issue and if peace prospects are receding, of Israel as a Jewish state. it’s because of Palestinian rejectionism. Neither of those positions is new. In his “The settler agenda is defining the future speech, Kerry emphasized that every U.S. of Israel, and their stated purpose is clear: administration, regardless of party, opposed A view of a portion of the West Bank settlement of Maale Adumim. (Photo by Uriel Sinai/ They believe in one state, greater Israel,” Israeli settlements. And Netanyahu pointed to Getty Images) Kerry said in remarks carried live from the a longstanding American commitment, also State Department. across administrations, to defend Israel against either. The principles – including two change Israel’s character – mostly were a Barely an hour later, Netanyahu was hav- delegitimization in international forums. states with secure and recognized borders, summary of more detailed parameters that ing none of that. “If only the [United States] Kerry ended his speech by laying out Jerusalem as a shared capital with free President Bill Clinton laid out just before government put as much energy into fighting six principles to guide Israeli-Palestinian access to holy sites, and a solution to the he left office 16 years ago. Palestinian terror as it does in condemning peace, but those weren’t especially new, Palestinian refugee problem that doesn’t See “Settlements” on page 2 Why Tel Aviv is Israel’s new “aliyah capital” By Andrew Tobin Aviv is exciting,” Rubin told JTA. “And I’m TEL AVIV (JTA) – Meet Daniel Ru- from L.A., so I love the beach.” bin, in many ways the new face of aliyah. Rubin’s story reflects recent trends in Originally from Los Angeles, Rubin, 27, aliyah. moved to Israel a decade ago to study at a As the wave of immigrants from the Jerusalem yeshiva. In the following years, former Soviet Union has ebbed since the he served in the Israeli army and bounced 1990s, aliyah has reached historic lows. back and forth between Israel and the U.S. Among those who have continued coming, for college and work. a greater ratio have been from Western But in November, he and his wife made countries and they have been more likely aliyah. They settled in Tel Aviv so he could to choose to launch their Israel experience found a startup and they could enjoy the in big cities. Tel Aviv, the nation’s cultural coastal city’s Mediterranean lifestyle. The capital, is now the favorite destination. couple were among about 3,000 new im- “Israel rescued millions of people from migrants who made this city home in 2016, disadvantaged societies in Muslim countries helping Tel Aviv earn the title as the “aliyah and Eastern Europe,” said Sergio DellaPer- Israelis enjoyed the warm weather on the beach in Tel Aviv on October 3. (Photo by capital” of Israel for the third straight year. gola, a scholar of Jewish demography and Nati Shohat/Flash90) “Tel Aviv is young, Tel Aviv is fun, Tel See “Tel Aviv” on page 8 Chabad toy drive sets donation record Student leaders representing the Chabad Center, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Delta Tau organized this year’s Light up a Life Toy Drive, which raised a record $23,000 worth of toys to be distributed to children in hospitals in the New York City area under the aegis of the Chai Lifeline Organization in New York. “The dedication and perseverance of these students just blew me away,” said Rabbi Levi Slonim, programming and development director at Chabad. “They have been working on this for months, night and day, raising monies in a variety of ingenious ways. I am so proud of them and so privileged to be able to work with them. I want to extend a special thanks to the Binghamton community members who contributed to this drive and helped bring it to such a successful culmination.” At right: Student leaders representing the Chabad Center, Sigma Alpha Epsilon and Sigma Delta Tau posed in front of the toys before they were loaded onto trucks for transport. INSIDE THIS ISSUE Talks and more in town JCC ECC collected PJs News in brief... Special Sections A Sisterhood workshop, Tot Time, Children in the JCC’s Early A soldier with CP joins IDF; Israeli Legal Notices ................................... 4 a luncheon talk and Havdalah Childhood Center participated in economy is up; calls for canceling Book Review .................................... 4 Happy Hour are announced. a pajama drive. Paris peace conference; and more. Dine Out .......................................... 5 ........................................Page 3 ........................................Page 7 ...........................Pages 2, 7 and 8 Classifieds ....................................... 8 Page 2 - The Reporter January 6-12, 2017 NEWS IN BRIEF From JNS.org becoming the latest example of the Israeli military’s prioritization of the inclusion Jewish Home leader Bennett announces plans to annex of people with disabilities. Oxygen was cut off from Lahat’s brain when he was born two months early, leading to his development of cerebral palsy. Physical limitations Ma’aleh Adumim did not hold him back from attending high school and graduating with honors, after (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) – Jewish Home leader Naftali Bennett announced which point he pursued his dream to serve in the IDF through the “Special in Uniform” on Jan. 2 that his party is planning to draft a bill to annex the Jerusalem suburb of Ma’aleh program – a partnership between the IDF, the Israeli Ministry of Social Services and Adumim. The community is located east of Jerusalem, beyond the 1967 lines. Bennett’s the Jewish National Fund that works to integrate youths with disabilities into regu- announcement coincided with a Knesset Constitution, Law and Justice Committee meeting lar units in the military and ultimately into Israeli society. Lahat was the program’s about the application of Israeli sovereignty to Ma’aleh Adumim. “Today, we are moving first-ever wheelchair-bound participant. After first integrating into the Palmachim forward to Ma’aleh Adumim, and then to the remaining swathes of our land,” Bennett Air Base, Lahat enlisted as a full IDF soldier in late December following a Special declared. Left-wing Israeli political leaders came out against the proposal. Member of in Uniform letter-writing campaign that made the case for his military service to Knesset Michal Rozin (Meretz) said, “You are declaring war against the Palestinians various IDF officials. To date, Special in Uniform has facilitated the voluntary and the world. The Bennett government is carrying out the Habayit Hayehudi (Jewish enlistment of about 50 Israeli soldiers with autism and other disabilities. Prime Home) vision and destroying the future of the country.” Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, speaking at a Dec. 29 graduation ceremony for an Soldier with cerebral palsy joins IDF in Israeli military’s Israeli Air Force pilots’ course, underscored the IDF’s spirit of inclusion. “A strong nation is one that does not leave its most vulnerable members behind,” Netanyahu latest inclusion achievement said. “Israel is the only nation in the world that has a strong army with the ability to Omer Lahat, who has cerebral palsy, recently joined the Israel Defense Forces, include people with disabilities.” Settlements Continued from page 1 “I do think he cares deeply about this, he thinks he’s ians for ongoing incitement and glorification of terrorists. just the other day, the United States would have been giving saving Israel from itself,” David Makovsky, who worked “Despite our best efforts over the years, the two-state license to further unfettered settlement expansion that we under Kerry during the latest round of Israeli-Palestinian solution is now in serious jeopardy,” Kerry said. “The fervently oppose,” Kerry said. “It is not this resolution that talks in 2013-14, said on a conference call on December truth is that trends on the ground – violence, terrorism, is isolating Israel. It is the pernicious policy of settlement 29 hosted by the Jewish Federations of North America. “If incitement, settlement expansion and the seemingly endless construction that is making peace impossible.” it’s going to be a Jewish state and democratic, he’s going occupation – are combining to destroy hopes for peace Kerry’s speech also was an attempt to lay out longstand- to share those lessons. He can’t just walk off the stage.” on both sides and increasingly cementing an irreversible ing American policy on Israel before President-elect Donald Makovsky, who is also a fellow at the Washington In- one-state reality that most people do not actually want.” Trump takes office. American presidents since 1967 have stitute for Near East Policy, noted that Kerry spoke shortly The speeches were effectively closing arguments to a opposed settlement construction and recent administrations before a French-led summit on the peace process, which longstanding debate in the waning days of the Obama admin- have explicitly called for a Palestinian state.
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