Karen McDonough - JNS.org, Author at J-Wire https://www.jwire.com.au/author/karen-mcdonough-jns-org/ Australia, NZ and worldwide Jewish news that matters Thu, 29 Dec 2016 21:52:03 +0000 en-AU hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 6446428 Kerry slams Israel, Netanyahu hits back in wake of UN vote against settlements https://www.jwire.com.au/kerry-slams-israel-netanyahu-hits-back-in-wake-of-un-vote-against-settlements/ https://www.jwire.com.au/kerry-slams-israel-netanyahu-hits-back-in-wake-of-un-vote-against-settlements/#comments Wed, 28 Dec 2016 23:32:42 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=68705 U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry slammed the Israeli government over settlement building, warning that the two-state solution is “in jeopardy,” in a lengthy speech Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu swiftly called “almost as unbalanced” as the United Nations Security Council’s recent anti-settlement resolution.

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]]> https://www.jwire.com.au/kerry-slams-israel-netanyahu-hits-back-in-wake-of-un-vote-against-settlements/feed/ 2 68705 On Holocaust Remembrance Day, Iran cartoon contest has policy implications https://www.jwire.com.au/on-holocaust-remembrance-day-iran-cartoon-contest-has-policy-implications/ https://www.jwire.com.au/on-holocaust-remembrance-day-iran-cartoon-contest-has-policy-implications/#respond Thu, 28 Jan 2016 22:47:00 +0000 http://www.jwire.com.au/?p=59623 While millions of people around the world marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day on Jan. 27, an Iranian government-sponsored Holocaust cartoon contest was in the works.

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