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The Knesset / Asia

MKs Visit Indonesia for First Time

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

This is the first time MKs visited Indonesia, a country with which Israel has no diplomatic relations.

Business and Economy

In a First, Indonesian Delegation Visits Israel's Diamond Exchange

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

Israel and Indonesia do not maintain official diplomatic ties, and Jakarta has been hostile towards Jerusalem, but delegations arrive in Israel periodically for trade and the exchange of knowledge.

Featured / Media / On Campus / Education / Asia / Holocaust / Assimilation

Good Bye, Mr. Hitler, and Thank You for All the Selfies

By JNi.Media

The Indonesian museum’s manager stated: 'We don’t want to attract outrage.'

Featured / Politics / Government / The Courts / The Knesset / Islamists / Israeli Arabs

Ayelet Shaked Appoints First Female Qadi

By JNi.Media

Many Arab Muslim scholars disagree with women's qualification to be Qadis.

IDF & Security / Politics / Government / News Briefs / Science and Tech / Russia

Putin Sending 2 Giant Firefighting Planes to Israel

By JNi.Media

In August 2016 two Be-200s were sent to Portugal to help in extinguishing forest fires. Four days later it was reported that the fire was prevented from spreading in the direction of two settlements and a national park.

Politics / Government / News Briefs / The Knesset / Islamists / Religious & Secular in Israel / Israeli Arabs

Haredim Block Muezzin Law, Say It Threatens Pre-Shabbat Siren

By JNi.Media

Interestingly, several Muslim and European countries have enacted laws compelling their mosques to "muffle" their loudspeakers, including Saudi Arabia and Indonesia.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Jerusalem / United Nations (UN)

UNESCO to Question Jewish Ties to Western Wall in Arab-Sponsored Draft Resolution

By Jewish Press Staff

The draft refers ten times to Al-Haram Al-Sharif, exclusively using the Islamic term for Temple Mount, without any mention that it is the holiest site in Judaism.

News Briefs / Boycott / BDS / Asia

Singaporean Who Defied Boycott on Israel Visits the Holy Land

By TPS / Tazpit News Agency

40 years after breaking the local boycott against Israel and offering to house a makeshift Israeli embassy on his personal property, Singaporean businessman Seow Kee Quek visited the Jewish state for the first time this week.

Global / News Briefs / Assimilation

Kerry Lauds ‘Tolerance’ in Indonesia Months after Synagogue Leveled

By Jewish Press News Desk

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry praised Indonesia for its religious tolerance on Monday, six months after the last synagogue in the country was destroyed. “Yesterday, I had the privilege of going to the Istiqlal mosque,” Kerry said at a press conference during his visit. “And it’s my pleasure to not only say good morning […]

Israel / Middle East / Levant / Global / News Briefs / Business and Economy

Bennett: Israel to Aid Large Islamic Country in Agriculture

By Shalom Bear

At an International economic forum in Jakarta, the foreign ministers only wanted to hear how Israel can help their respective countries.

News Briefs / Islamists

Last Shul in Java Demolished; Tough Lesson in Islamic Democracy (UPDATED)

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The increase in local political autonomy in Indonesia has led to an increase in religious intolerance - conservative Islamic practice is a popular local issue, and the politicians respond accordingly.

News Briefs / United Nations (UN) / Religion

Indonesian Muslims Rejects Ban on Female Circumcision

By Jewish Press Staff

The government is unable to make good on a ban that's been on the books since 2006.

News Briefs / Islamists

Islamists Target US Embassy in Indonesia

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The U.S. Embassy and other sites connected with the U.S. were allegedly the target of terrorist attacks that were thwarted by the arrest of 11 suspected terrorists in Indonesia over the weekend.

Israel / SciTech

Israel Welcomes 300 Int’l Asian Science Prodigies

By Anav Silverman, Tazpit News Agency

Over 300 young science geniuses from across Asia and the Pacific participated in the sixth Asian Science Camp (ASC) in Jerusalem this past week. It was Israel’s first time hosting the science camp, which is typically held in Asia. Students arrived from 23 different countries-- including nations which don't have diplomatic relations with Israel.

Analysis

Muslims Continue to Perpetrate Systematic Persecution of Christians

By Raymond Ibrahim

Unlike those nations, such as Saudi Arabia, that have eliminated Christianity altogether, Muslim countries with significant Christian minorities saw much persecution during the month of May

Serials

Getzlight – Chapter VI

By Ruchama Feuerman

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