the gujarat refinery is an oil refinery located at koyali ( near vadodara ) in gujarat , western india .

it is the second largest refinery owned by indian oil corporation after panipat refinery .

the refinery is currently under projected expansion to 18 mmtpa .

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the gujarat refinery at koyali in western india is indian oil’s largest refinery . it produces both fuels & petrochemicals
ioc ' s gujarat refinery posts highest grm in 3 years at $ 7 . 7 / bbl
undera , bajwa , koyli , sursi , ankodiya are the nearby localities to gujarat refinery township .
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bajva rail way station , chhayapuri rail way station are the very nearby railway station to gujarat refinery township . how ever vadodara jn rail way station is major railway station 8 km near to gujarat refinery township
ioc ' s gujarat refinery posts highest grm in 3 years at $ 7 . 7 / bbl - business line
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firemen averted a major accident after fire broke out in fcc unit of gujarat refinery ( gr ) late on tuesday night .
( fcc ) unit of gujarat refinery . seven employees and six contractors were engaged in the fcc unit when the blast occurred .
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indian oil corp - owned gujarat refinery will supply bharat stage ( bs ) - iv compliant diesel from january 2017 , a senior official has said .
fire erupted at a plant of the gujarat refinery on the outskirts of the city in which one person was injured , official sources said on wednesday .
gujarat refinery ( gr ) has witnessed several minor and major fire mishaps in the last one decade . last month , fire broke out at the influent water tank in the central effluent treatment plant at the refinery .
there has been no fatality ; however there are five cases of injuries to employees of gujarat refinery ,
the company said in a statement issued on sunday .
two bogies of a goods train carrying oil to mumbai from gujarat refinery derailed at vadodara railway station today , briefly affecting the movement of trains on mumbai - delhi route .
the gujarat refinery operates 40 processing units producing 30 different petroleum products . in the new fuel regulation regime , the refinery has already started supplying 100 per cent bs - iv compliant petrol ( motor spirit ) and diesel ( high speed diesel ) from january 2017 . the refinery gets 40 per cent its crude requirements from indigenous sources mainly from fields in north gujarat , south gujarat , mangala fields and partly from bombay high , while it sources 60 per cent crude from international sources such as saudi , venezuela , iran and africa .
refinery ( gr ) late on tuesday night . while inquiry has been ordered into the incident , the koyali plant of gujarat refinery is not new to accidents and fire . in october 2004 , 13 persons were left injured after a blast rocked the fluid catalytic
the gujarat refinery is gearing up to meet the petrol and diesel quality improvement programme , in line with the government ' s auto fuel vision 2025 to supply bs - iv fuels from april , 2017 ,
executive director of the refinery sk dhar gupta said .
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state - owned indian oil corp ( ioc ) will invest about rs 8 , 000 crore to expand capacity at its koyali oil refinery in gujarat to 18 million tonnes per annum by 2016 - 17 .
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the refiner is also setting up a 420 , 000 tpy polypropylene unit at the refinery .
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gspl lng ltd . is a joint venture of gujarat state petroleum corporation ( gspc ) and adani enterprises ltd ( ael ) .
the board also approved expansion of indian oil’s gujarat refinery from 13 . 7 million tonnes per annum to 18 mmtpa . an official statement said that the project expansion is at an estimated cost of ₹ 15 , 034 crore .
state - run indian oil corporation ' s ( ioc ) gujarat refinery near here will start the process of land acquisition for its proposed rs 6 , 800 - crore capacity expansion project , a top company official has said .
vadodara : gujarat refinery ( gr ) has witnessed several minor and major fire mishaps in the last one decade . last month , fire broke out at the influent water tank in the central effluent treatment plant at the refinery . company officials said that a spark may have led to the fire that was doused within minutes .
the refinery processes indigenous and imported , both low sulphur and high sulphur grades of crude oil .
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with increased operational efficiency , reduced costs and technical upgradation led the grms of ioc ' s flagship refinery to us $ 7 . 7 per barrel , up from us $ 4 . 87 per barrel in 2014 - 15 and us $ 6 . 73 per barrel in 2015 - 16 , informed sudhir kumar , executive director , gujarat refinery .
the refiner is also setting up a 420 , 000 tonnes a year polypropylene unit at the refinery .
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the indian oil corporation ' s gujarat refinery registered gross refining margins ( grms ) for 2016 - 17 at us $ 7 . 7 per barrel , one of the highest at least in the past three years , top company officials informed here .
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gujarat refinery has achieved a new crude processing record of 13 . 99 million metric tonnes per annum ( mmtpa ) during 2016 - 17 . the distillate yield of the refinery has improved to 81 per cent up from 80 . 1 per cent in 2014 - 15 , thereby providing better production . as we are on the path of augmenting the refinery capacity from current 13 . 7 mmtpa to 18 mmtpa , we look at increased operational efficiencies ,
said kumar .
1981 - expansion of refinery from 4 . 3 to 7 . 3 million tpa + 1 million tpa fcc unit
in july 2013 , a major accident was averted after fire broke out in the fluidized catalytic cracking ( fcc ) unit of gujarat refinery ( gr ) . one worker was injured in the incident . in october 2004 , 13 persons were injured after a blast rocked the fcc unit of gr .
the lng terminal , to be commissioned in the fourth quarter of 2017 - 2018 , will have receipt , storage and re - gasification facilities and will be connected to gujarat state petronet ltd . ( gspl ) existing pipelines network at anjaar ( gujarat ) . the estimated cost of the mundra lng terminal is approximately ₹ 5 , 040 crore .
we finished a second refinery , adjacent to the first in the west india state of gujarat , in 2008 , nearly doubling the facility ' s capacity to more than 1 . 2 million barrels per day . bechtel and its worldwide team completed this massive project in a record time of less than three years .
for the expansion of the refinery from the existing 13 . 7 mmtpa to projected 18 mmtpa capacity , kumar informed that the company would require about 65 acres of land .
the capacity augmentation of the refinery is under active consideration and evaluation ,
he said .
the terminal , being set up by a joint venture between gujarat state petroleum and adani enterprises ltd at a cost of about 50 b rupees , will start operations in the first quarter of next year .
the terminal , being set up by a joint venture between gujarat state petroleum and adani enterprises ltd at a cost of about 50 billion rupees , will start operations in the first quarter of next year .
the indian oil board has given its in - principle approval for acquiring up to 50 per cent equity in gspl lng ltd . , which is setting up a 5 - mmtpa lng terminal at mundra port in gujarat .
commenting on the possible impact after the roll out of new tax structure of goods and services tax ( gst ) , the officials maintained that the refinery at koyali is likely to face a financial impact of rs 80 crore annually , while the overall refinery sector may face a financial cost of around rs 3 , 400 crore .
the $ 2 . 4 b expansion will also enable the gujarat plant to process cheaper , tougher oil grades and improve profitability . the secondary units at the plant will be ready by the end of 2022 , ioc said in a statement .
the 274 , 000 bpd koyali refinery , built in 1965 , has five crude units and ioc wants to replace four of them with a single 300 , 000 bpd crude unit .
in petrochemicals , indian oil is envisaging an investment of rs 20 , 000 crore ( $ 4 billion ) by the year 2011–12 . through the world ? s largest single–train linear alkyl benzene ( lab ) plant with an annual capacity of 1 , 20 , 000 tonnes set up at its gujarat refinery , the corporation has already captured a significant market share of lab in india , besides exporting the product to indonesia , turkey , thailand , vietnam , norway and oman .
the 150 . 3 billion rupee ( $ 2 . 4 billion ) expansion will also enable the gujarat plant to process cheaper , tougher oil grades and improve profitability . the secondary units at the plant will be ready by the end of 2022 , ioc said in a statement .
gst has five products including crude oil , natural gas , petrol , diesel and aviation turbine fuel ( atf ) exempted from the coverage for initial years . the non - creditable tax cost of these products will be significant and it will result as a financial impact on the refineries and we have to absorb it as a cost ,
said saurav mitra , dgm - finance , gujarat refinery informed . however , discussions are underway at the ministry level between the ministry of petroleum and natural gas and ministry of finance .
the plan , announced on friday , will enable the plant in gujarat state to process 360 , 000 bdp of oil by the end of 2021 . it is part of ioc ' s vision to increase its refining capacity by about 89 percent to 3 mmbpd by 2030 by building new plants and expanding some existing ones .
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of the refinery ' s sole gasoline - making 1 . 8 million tonnes a year fluid catalytic cracker ( fcc ) unit on tuesday night , the company said in a statement
new delhi ( reuters ) — india ' s top refiner indian oil corp will spend $ 2 . 4 b to increase capacity at its refinery in western india by about a third over the next few years to meet rising local demand for fuel .
new delhi , aug 4 ( reuters ) - india’s top refiner indian oil corp will spend $ 2 . 4 billion to increase capacity at its refinery in western india by about a third over the next few years to meet rising local demand for fuel .
the plan , announced on friday , will enable the plant in gujarat state to process 360 , 000 barrels per day ( bdp ) of oil by the end of 2021 . it is part of ioc’s vision to increase its refining capacity by about 89 percent to 3 million barrels per day ( bpd ) by 2030 by building new plants and expanding some existing ones .
the gasoline and diesel produced at jamnagar is for export , predominantly to the united states and europe . in addition to the fuels produced by the original refinery , it increased production of polypropylene , which is used to create such products as fibers , films , and household plastic goods .
it has forayed into wind energy business with the commissioning of a rs 130 crore , 21 mw wind power project in the kutch district of gujarat . the cumulative power generation from the 14 wind turbine generators has crossed 159 lakh kw since commissioning in january 2009 . the company has also commissioned two pilot solar lantern charging stations at its kisan seva kendra at sathla near meerut and chokoni near bareilly .
in november 2011 , the refinery came under scanner for releasing oil sludge into the mini river that flows into mahi river . huge flames erupted from the river as the sludge caught fire . the gpcb had said after the incident that gr used to regularly dispose its oil sludge in the river .
a grassroots refinery at paradip is proposed to be completed by the year 2011–12 , subsequently followed by the setting up of an integrated petrochemical plants with an estimated investment of rs 12 , 000 crore ( us $ 2 . 5 billion ) which will further strengthen the corporation ? s presence in the sector .
in 2005 , an accident was averted after fire broke out in the pipelines connected to the newly built fcc unit . in june 2010 , a major fire broke out in the backyard of the gr plant in karachiya village . inquiry revealed that tonnes of bitumen were dumped in the plot owned by gr . gujarat pollution control board ( gpcb ) had issued notice to indian oil corporation ( iocl ) for cleaning up the mess .
when bechtel completed the reliance jamnagar complex in 2000 , it was the largest refinery and petrochemicals complex ever built from the ground up . now it ' s even bigger , and lays claim to being the world ' s largest oil - refining hub . it is the largest industrial project ever implemented by the indian corporate sector .
jamnagar is much more than a pair of giant refineries . it’s a massive , integrated manufacturing complex that also boasts aromatics and a petrochemical plant , a power generation system , a port and terminal complex , and access to a pipeline network . the second refinery nearly doubled the capacity of the jamnagar complex . and the expansion increased its capability and flexibility , enabling jamnagar to refine lower - grade crude oil and produce higher - value products . construction of the second refinery required over 200 , 000 engineering and supplier documents , more than 1 . 9 million cubic yards ( 1 . 5 million cubic meters ) of concrete , some 13 million feet ( 4 million meters ) of piping , and 4 , 400 pieces of major equipment . the work site itself covered an area larger than london .
for over two decades now , indian oil has been providing technical and manpower secondment services to overseas companies . such services have been extended to emirates national oil company ( enoc ) , kenya pipeline company and aden refinery , yemen . for the first time , sap implementation / it consultancy was provided in sri lanka . consultancy on pipelines was provided to greater nile petroleum operating company ( gnpoc ) , sudan .
ioc ' s world–class r & d centre is perhaps asia ' s finest . besides pioneering work in lubricants formulation , refinery processes , pipeline transportation and alternative fuels , the centre is also the nodal agency of the indian hydrocarbon sector for ushering in hydrogen fuel economy in the country . it has set up a commercial hydrogen–cng station at an indian oil retail outlet in new delhi this year . the centre holds 214 active patents , including 113 international patents .
ioc has joined the league of global technology providers with the selection of its in–house developed indmax technology ( for maximising lpg yield ) for the 4 mmtpa fluidised catalytic cracking ( fcc ) unit at the corporation ' s upcoming 15 mmtpa grass roots refinery at paradip in orissa , as well as for the fcc unit coming up at brpl . a wholly–owned subsidiary , indianoil technologies , is engaged in commercialising the innovations and technologies developed by indian oil ' s r & d centre .
ioc plans to raise the combined capacity of its 11 group refineries from 80 . 7 million tons a year currently to over 100 million tons in the next five years through brownfield expansions .
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india has emerged as a bright spot amid soft demand for oil elsewhere in the world , but the south asian nation ' s push to electric vehicles is forcing analysts to revise forecasts for fuel demand in the world ' s third biggest oil consumer .
the revamped plant will have the flexibility to withstand fluctuations in future demand and supply of fuels and to integrate with downstream petrochemical units , ioc chairman sanjiv singh said .
ioc is bolstering its gas imports and retail business as well , as india seeks to increase cleaner fuel ' s share to 15 % of the country ' s energy use in the next few years from 8 % currently .
the company ' s board has approved a plan to buy up to a 50 % stake in the 5 mmtpy mundra lng terminal on india ' s west coast .
ioc currently imports liquefied natural gas at petronet lng ' s west coast terminal for supplying to industries . it is also building a 5 mmtpy lng terminal at ennore on the east coast and hopes to commission the facility in 2018–2019 .
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india has emerged as a bright spot amid soft demand for oil elsewhere in the world , but the south asian nation’s push to electric vehicles is forcing analysts to revise forecasts for fuel demand in the world’s third biggest oil consumer .
ioc is bolstering its gas imports and retail business as well , as india seeks to increase cleaner fuel’s share to 15 percent of the country’s energy use in the next few years from 8 percent currently .
the company’s board has approved a plan to buy up to a 50 percent stake in the 5 million tonne a year mundra lng terminal on india’s west coast .
ioc currently imports liquefied natural gas at petronet lng’s west coast terminal for supplying to industries . it is also building a 5 million tonne a year lng terminal at ennore on the east coast and hopes to commission the facility in 2018 - 19 . ( $ 1 = 63 . 6300 indian rupees ) ( reporting by nidhi verma ; editing by susan fenton )
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commenting on the same , indian oil chairman sanjiv singh said , “we already have investments across the gas value chain , from lng import terminals to city gas distribution networks , the major among them being a 5 - mmtpa lng import terminal at kamarajar port near chennai , scheduled for commissioning in 2018 - 19 . ”
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all the victims were rushed to the hospital and the unit was later shut down and rebuilt . gr suffered heavy losses in the accident . in 2005 , major accident was averted at the plant after fire broke out in the pipelines connected to the newly built fcc unit . in june 2010 , major fire broke out in the backyard of the gr plant in karachiya village . no casualties were reported in the incident , but inquiry revealed that tonnes of bitumen were dumped in the plot owned by gr . the
in november 2011 , the gr plant came under scanner for releasing oil sludge in the mini river that flows into mahi river . huge flames erupted from the river as the sludge caught fire that went on for about 48 hours . the gpcb had said after the incident that gr used to regularly dispose its oil sludge in the river . despite several notices from gpcb , gr reportedly used its storm water drain to dispose the sludge . iocl had , however , denied any role in the incident .
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indian oil corporation ( ioc ) , india ? s flagship national oil company and downstream petroleum major , was incorporated on june 30 , 1959 as indian oil company . the company was renamed as indian oil corporation on september 1 , 1964 following the merger of indian refineries ( established 1958 ) with it .
the indian oil group of companies owns and operates ten of india ' s 20 refineries with a combined refining capacity of 60 . 2 million metric tonnes per annum ( mmtpa , . i . e . 1 . 2 million barrels per day ) . these include two refineries of subsidiary chennai petroleum corporation . the corporation ' s cross–country network of crude oil and product pipelines , spanning over 10 , 000 km and the largest in the country , meets the vital energy needs of the consumers in an efficient , economical and environment–friendly manner .
ioc reaches precious petroleum products to millions of people everyday through a countrywide network of about 35 , 000 sales points . they are backed for supplies by 167 bulk storage terminals and depots , 101 aviation fuel stations and 89 indane ( lpg ) bottling plants . about 7 , 335 bulk consumer pumps are also in operation for the convenience of large consumers , ensuring products and inventory at their doorstep .
the company operates the largest and the widest network of petrol and diesel stations in the country , numbering over 18 , 278 . it reaches indane cooking gas to the doorsteps of over 53 million households in nearly 2 , 700 markets through a network of about 5 , 000 indane distributors .
indian oil ' s iso–9002 certified aviation service commands over 63 % market share in the aviation fuel business , meeting the fuel needs of domestic and international flag carriers , private airlines and the indian defence services . the corporation also enjoys a dominant share of the bulk consumer business , including that of railways , state transport undertakings , and industrial , agricultural and marine sectors .
exclusive xtracare petrol & diesel stations , unveiled in select urban and semi–urban markets , offer a range of value–added services to enhance customer delight and loyalty . large format swagat brand outlets cater to highway motorists , with multiple facilities such as food courts , first aid , rest rooms and dormitories , spare parts shops , etc . specially formatted kisan seva kendra outlets meet the diverse needs of the rural populace , offering a variety of products and services such as seeds , fertilisers , pesticides , farm equipment , medicines , spare parts for trucks and tractors , tractor engine oils and pump set oils , besides auto fuels and kerosene . servoxpress has been launched recently as a one–stop shop for auto care services .
in e & p , indian oil has non–operator participating interest in seven oil and gas blocks awarded under various nelp ( new exploration licensing policy ) rounds and two coal bed methane ( cbm ) blocks in india , in consortium with other companies . in addition , indian oil has two onshore type ? s ? nelp blocks , with 100 % participating interest ( pi ) and sole operatorship . it also has participating interest in an onshore block in assam and arunachal pradesh through a farm–in .
ioc is currently forging ahead on a well laid–out road map through vertical integration– upstream into oil exploration and production ( e & p ) and downstream into petrochemicals–and diversification into natural gas marketing , bio fuels , wind power projects , besides globalisation of its downstream operations .
overseas ventures of the corporation includes two blocks ( 86 and 102 / 4 ) in sirte basin and areas 95 / 96 in ghadames basin of libya , farsi exploration block in iran , onshore farm–in arrangements in one block in gabon , one on land block in nigeria , one deepwater offshore block in timor–leste and two onshore blocks in yemen . in all , indian oil has 12 domestic exploration blocks , including two blocks where gas discoveries have been made and nine overseas exploration blocks , and the farsi block in iran where commerciality of gas discovery has been established . the company has incorporated ind–oil overseas –– a special purpose vehicle for acquisition of overseas e & p assets –– in port louis , mauritius , in consortium with oil india ( oil ) .
in natural gas business , ioc sold 1 . 849 million tonnes of the product in 2008–09 . a technology innovation has been initiated to reach lng ( liquefied natural gas ) directly to the doorstep of bulk consumers in cryogenic containers for industrial as well as captive power applications .
the company has tied up with several players such as adani energy , reliance gas corporation , oil and ongc , etc . , to set up joint ventures in various cities of india . the corporation has also entered into franchise agreements with cgd players such as indraprastha gas ltd , mahanagar gas limited , adani energy limited , geecl , siti energy and gspc gas limited to market cng through its retail outlets
to straddle the complete bio–fuel value chain , the company has formed a joint venture with the chhattisgarh renewable development authority ( creda ) with an equity holding of 74 % and 26 % respectively . indian oil creda biofuels limited has been formed for carrying out farming , cultivating , manufacturing , production and sale of biomass , bio–fuels and allied products and services .
a pilot project of jatropha plantation on 600 hectares of revenue wasteland is underway in jhabua district in madhya pradesh to ascertain the feasibility of revenue land–based commercial biodiesel units and to develop benchmarks for plantation costs and output .
ioc has also signed an mou with ruchi soya industries limited to take up contract farming on one lakh hectare of private and panchayat wasteland in the state of uttar pradesh .
indian oil has set up subsidiaries in sri lanka , mauritius and the united arab emirates ( uae ) , and is simultaneously scouting for new business opportunities in the energy markets of asia and africa .
lanka ioc plc ( lioc ) lanka ioc operates about 150 petrol & diesel stations in sri lanka , and has a very efficient lube marketing network . its major facilities include an oil terminal at trincomalee , sri lanka ' s largest petroleum storage facility and an 18 , 000 tonnes per annum capacity lubricants blending plant and state–of–the–art fuels and lubricants testing laboratory at trincomalee . presently , it holds a market share of about 40 % . in a highly competitive bunker market , catering to all types of bunker fuels and lubricants at all ports of sri lanka , viz , colombo , trincomalee and galle . it is the major supplier of lubricants and greases to the three arms of the defence services of sri lanka . lioc ' s market share in petrol increased stands at 24 . 8 % in 2008 with an overall market share of 16 . 9 % .
indian oil ( mauritius ) ( ioml ) indian oil ( mauritius ) has an overall market share of nearly 22 % and commands a 35 % market share in aviation fuelling business , apart from its bunkering business . it operates a modern petroleum bulk storage terminal at mer rouge port , besides 17 filling stations . in addition to the ongoing expansion of retail network , ioml has to its credit the first iso–9001 product–testing laboratory in mauritius .
indian oil middle–east fze ( iome ) the corporation ' s uae subsidiary , ioc middle east fze , which oversees business expansion in the middle east , is mainly into blending and marketing of servo lubricants and marketing of petroleum products in the middle east , africa and cis countries . finished lubes were exported to oman , qatar , yemen , bahrain , uae and nepal .
a world–scale paraxylene / purified terephthalic acid plant ( annual capacities : px – 3 , 63 , 000 tonnes , pta ? 5 , 53 , 000 tonnes ) for polyester intermediates is already in operation at panipat , while a naphtha cracker with a capacity of 800 , 000 tonnes of ethylene per annum , 6 , 00 , 000 tpa of propylene , besides an annual production of 3 , 25 , 000 tpa of mono ethylene glycol , 1 , 40 , 000 tpa of butadiene , 6 , 50 , 000 tpa of polyethylene and 6 , 00 , 000 tpa of polypropylene , equipped with downstream polymer units is to be completed by december 2009 at panipat .
ioc is investing rs . 43 , 400 crore ( $ 10 . 8 billion ) during the period 2007–12 in augmentation of refining and pipeline capacities , expansion of marketing infrastructure and product quality upgradation as well as in integration and diversification projects . the company and its subsidiaries account for approximately 48 % petroleum products market share , 34 % national refining capacity and 71 % downstream sector pipelines capacity in india . for the year 2008–09 , the indian oil group sold 62 . 6 million tonnes of petroleum products , including 1 . 7 million tonnes of natural gas , and exported 3 . 64 million tonnes of petroleum products .
it is india ' s largest commercial enterprise , with a sales turnover of rs . 2 , 85 , 337 crore –– the highest–ever for an indian company –– and a net profit of rs . 2 , 950 crore for the year 2008–09 . ioc is also the highest ranked indian company in the prestigious fortune ' global 500 ' listing , having moved up 11 places to the 105th position in 2009 .
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india has surplus refining capacity , but there has been maintenance at some plants and petrol demand has risen after a cut in diesel subsidies increased the attractiveness of petrol cars .
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i think that the most important lesson of being a father is to lower the bar into the human realm . i will never be the perfect dad . there are times when i embarrass myself by losing my patience or temper . i also regularly mortify my children now that they are older just by being near them in front of their friends .
but if i can remember that i do not have to be perfect but instead simply a mensch – a decent man – then this is achievable .
psychologist brad e . sachs writes that there are really three births for every child . the first is when we discover that we are going to be a father . we fantasize what this perfect child is going to be like and how we will be moved to new heights of love and generosity . the second is when the child arrives and our dreams are shattered by defiant chubby fists and endless bodily fluids or later by adolescent rebellion and failures . but the third birth is when our child is released from our unrealistic expectations and we accept our kid for who he or she is . our children are then free to meet their own needs instead of ours .
when asked what the secret of being a good father was , the hasidic master the ba’al shem tov said simply , “love your children more . ” even when your children disappoint you or your disappoint yourself , all you can do is to love them more . avinu malkeinu accepts us despite our shortcomings , so can we be flawed dads loving our imperfect children , too .
the essential lesson that i learned from my father ( and my mother as well ) about building a meaningful jewish life is that judaism is what you make of it . judaism isn’t a set of rules , institutions , or events created by others that an individual simply attends – like a concert or a sporting event – but a dynamic opportunity to create the culture and the spirituality anew . as a family of displaced new yorkers living in michigan , i grew up in a very small jewish community without a great diversity of jewish opportunities . my parents , who came from labor zionist and orthodox backgrounds , were looking for an intense , liberal , and predominantly secular , jewish communal life that was largely unavailable . and they wanted my sister and me to have a powerful and compelling experience of being jewish where we would find ways for judaism to connect us to the generations , our history , our culture and a jewish approach to learning and questioning that would make our lives richer .
so instead of simply signing up for the local synagogue and sending me off , my father was part of one of the early groups to create rishon school , a parent - organized sunday school and community . as a result , i grew up seeing him as a creative leader , developing an institution that was to be my jewish anchor . he and his friends , the other parents , took responsibility for what we learned , finding ways for the traditions to be integrated into a modern life , locating space for us , hiring our teachers , writing a community haggadah for our passovers to capture that particular rishon spirit . and when we kids were at rishon , we knew that our fathers and mothers were deeply engrossed in their own studies of judaism — including a yearlong reading of the book of genesis .
in my jewish life , and my career in jewish communal service , i have benefited greatly from the education and the community feeling that he created . but , in retrospect , i think i got the most out of the experience of knowing that this community was a creation of the love and energy that my father and the other parents were putting into the fabric of the rishon school – love for us and for judaism itself . and today , with small children of my own , i joyfully participate with my kids in our shabbat katan as we march with our huggable torahs and sing welcoming songs to the shabbat dinosaur .
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“anthony bourdain , the chef and gifted storyteller who took tv viewers around the world to explore culture , cuisine and the human condition for nearly two decades , has died . he was 61 . cnn confirmed bourdain’s death
flashback to 2013 — bourdain reveals jewish heritage during show in israel : “focusing on what he called “the most contentious piece of real estate in the world , ” bourdain used the episode to reveal his own jewish heritage : “i’ve never been in a synagogue . i don’t believe in a higher power , ” he told viewers . “but that doesn’t make me any less jewish , i don’t think . ” during the show , bourdain puts on tefillin by the western wall , takes a walking tour of the old city with famed international chef yotam ottolenghi , eats a meal with an american - born settler , chats with members of the first all - palestinian race car team in ramallah , and eats fire - roasted watermelon and other palestinian foods in gaza . ” [ toi ]
rudy on the road — palestinian authority is a “renegade group ; terrorists and thieves . ” — rudy giuliani referring to the palestinian authority’s success in pushing the argentinian national team to cancel friendly match in jerusalem during in an interview with the jerusalem post . “you don’t let terrorism frighten you into not doing what you already agreed to do . ”
moving the embassy to jerusalem was important “for the same reason it would have been important for argentina to go through with this game . there was only one reason not to move the embassy : fear . america , the greatest military power on earth , should not be affected by fear . ” [ jpost ]
[ in israel ] … “i took him as being in a small room and not being serious about the comments , ” pompeo said during a briefing at the white house . “i think it was a bit in jest . we are focused on the important things . ”
giuliani speaks for trump . except when he doesn’t — by peter baker and maggie haberman :
“mr . giuliani also ventured into middle east peace as jared kushner , the president’s son - in - law and senior adviser , has developed a plan to resolve the decades - old dispute between the israelis and palestinians… the former mayor told israeli reporters that he had seen mr . kushner’s secret peace plan and that it made “all the sense in the world . ” but mr . giuliani called the wall street journal afterward to say he only knew what had been in news reports . “i have not seen any secret plan or been told about one , ” he said . “i based my comments on the publicly available discussion of the plan . ”
“cowards can’t protect people . so donald trump seeks his guidance from the soul of america . and i think your prime minister ( benjamin netanyahu ) does because he’s really — he may not like it when i say it , he’s really an american . he loves america , he knows american politics , as well i bet as i do . and my goodness they’re now torturing him because he loves cigars . i love cigars and i’ve had more than one with him and… so did winston churchill , by the way . ”
“in the past two years , since the eruption of criminal investigations against him , [ netanyahu ] seems to have become a more frequent flyer than ever . his wife , sara , always goes with him…
, the couple left for germany , france and england… the flight attendants were given a page of guidelines about how to comport themselves vis - a - vis the prime minister and his wife… among the don’ts , one instruction stood out : under no circumstances are you to address the prime minister directly . every approach to him is to be made solely through his wife . ”
“this anecdote will strike a chord with people knowledgeable about the history of the relations between bibi and sara . the two first met in the 1990s on an el al flight . he was deputy foreign minister in the government of yitzhak shamir ; she , a stewardess , “blonde with a bob haircut and shy eyes . the two exchanged a few words , no more , ” as journalist ben caspit writes in his recently published biography of netanyahu . “during a stopover at schiphol airport in holland , the flight attendant left him a note with her name and phone number . ” [ haaretz ]
of the washington institute for near east policy . a new alignment of interests between israel , saudi arabia and other arab states helps . “if it’s properly handled there is a way to push back against the iranians in the region , ” says mr indyk . ”
“iran is not the same country that it was a few months ago , ” mr . trump said at a news conference… “they’re a much , much different group of leaders , ” he concluded… some experts , in trying to interpret mr . trump’s comments , pointed to israel’s recent military strike on iranian forces in syria , the pullout of foreign companies from iran , and the deepening woes of the iranian economy as signs of how iran’s position has weakened in the past few weeks . “before we pulled out of the iran deal , iran’s leadership was arrogant and on the march , ” said
… “what i think he means is that he’s cut them down to size . ”
evening said mr netanyahu was left with “hope and belief” that the best chance of real success in breaking continued support for the iranian deal was with britain… one israeli diplomat insisted : “there’s certainly a feeling that britain is currently the weakest link in the european resistance to trump’s policy . ”
“on june 4 , secretary of state mike pompeo and his turkish counterpart , mevlut cavusoglu , appeared to reach an understanding that u . s . - backed kurdish fighters and political leaders would pull out of the [ syrian town of manbij ] … a deal between the u . s . and turkey on manbij is important because the turks had threatened to attack the city if kurdish militias didn’t leave . at the same time , the deal could undermine the trump administration’s goal of working with allies to roll back iran’s presence in the middle east… the threat from turkey could force the kurds who fought against the islamic state to seek their own peace with the assad regime , jeopardizing trump’s iran strategy . ”
“muharrem ince… is the main opposition candidate running against turkey’s longtime leader recep tayyip erdogan for president of turkey… in contrast to his usual energetic , combative image , the 64 - year - old erdogan appears tired and easily flustered on the campaign trail… in ince , the president has met a worthy opponent , a streetfighter who’s 10 years younger and has roots in the same rough black sea town of rize that erdogan’s family comes from . ”
“joey allaham , a syrian - born restaurateur and entrepreneur who had been helping qatar make politically useful investments and curry favor with the american jewish community , told politico that he has recently cut ties with the country… his defection comes at the same time that another top qatari agent , nick muzin , a former adviser to sen . ted cruz ( r - texas ) , is also stopping work for the wealthy monarchy . ”
backed away from any rapprochement , reiterating his condemnation of the country . “i’ve lost confidence that they’re at all serious about changing , ” he told politico… allaham told politico that he would register with the justice department as a foreign agent for the work he performed for qatar . ”
that joey allaham… must turn over any records showing ties to the government of qatar . broidy claims allaham worked as an unregistered agent for the middle eastern nation and has ties to one if its lobbyists , nicholas muzin… u . s . district judge katherine forrest in manhattan gave allaham 72 hours to comply . ”
the demonstrations are set for the last friday of the muslim holy month of ramadan… still , appeals to protest by gaza’s rulers , the militant and political group hamas , are more subdued . the loudspeaker announcements and posters imploring gazans to gather at the border fence… have largely been absent this time . for their part , israeli officials said the military would bring more nonlethal equipment to confront any violent protesters . israel’s military also said it also dropped leaflets in the gaza strip warning residents not to approach the border’s security fence . ”
“some of the palestinians protesting as part of the “march of return” will display holocaust - themed clothes , including a striped uniform representing the garb jews were forced to wear in nazi camps . the protest’s organizers say that the theme is intended to send a message that the palestinians are not responsible for the holocaust , yet they pay the price for it . ”
“the tightly edited video shows a woman identified as the medic , rouzan al - najjar , throwing what appears to be a tear - gas canister… in a second scene , according to the video , ms . najjar tells an interviewer , “i am here on the front line and i act as a human shield . ” … the video… did not try to make the case that ms . najjar’s actions provided a justification for her shooting . rather the clip… appeared to be part of the battle over her story’s narrative and an effort to chip away at ms . najjar’s image of fresh - faced innocence . ”
on the hill — kenneth marcus , who founded the louis d . brandeis center for human rights under law , was approved by the senate as the next assistant u . s . secretary of education for civil rights along party lines ( 50 - 46 ) .
2018 watch — the most powerful conservative couple you’ve never heard of — by stephanie saul and danny hakim : “few political donors are as influential , yet little known , as liz and dick uihlein . the midwestern couple has joined the upper pantheon of republican donors alongside names like koch , mercer and adelson . they have spent roughly $ 26 million on the current election cycle , supporting more than 60 congressional candidates , working outside the party establishment to advance a combative , hard - right conservatism , from washington to the smallest town . ” [ nytimes ]
sheldon adelson : the casino mogul driving trump’s middle east policy — by chris mcgreal : “adelson’s influence has never been greater . the imprint of the 84 - year - old’s political passions is seen in an array of donald trump’s more controversial decisions… daniel levy , a former member of israeli negotiating teams with the palestinians and policy adviser to the then israeli prime minister , ehud barak , said that adelson’s money had helped resurface neoconservative policies which had been discredited after the us invasion of iraq . ” [ theguardian ]
senator bernie sanders hasn’t endorsed his son in n . h . congress run — by james pindell : “sanders has refrained from endorsing levi sanders in his only son’s campaign for the democratic nomination for a new hampshire congressional seat… levi sanders seemed to take his father’s firm stand on the sidelines with good humor when contacted by the globe… “you know i’m not bernie’s son . i’m the son of larry david’s fourth cousin , ” he quipped in a brief conversation , referring to the distant blood tie between the comedian and the senator . ”
“bernie sanders provided a statement to the globe… “levi has spent his life in service to low income and working families , and i am very proud of all that he has done , ” he said . “in our family , however , we do not believe in dynastic politics . levi is running his own campaign in his own way . ”” [ bostonglobe ]
that stewart said he no longer considers nehlen a hero . “that was before he went nuts and started spewing a bunch of stupid stuff , ” stewart told the post . ”
“one potential candidate who may replace ellison is minnesota state sen . ilhan omar , the nation’s first somali - american lawmaker and a declared candidate for the
vote… if elected , omar appears likely to continue ellison’s approach to israel , if not intensify it… in late 2012… omar… tweeted , “israel has hypnotized the world , may allah awaken the people and help them see the evil doings of israel . ” … omar spoke forcefully against minnesota’s anti - bds law on the floor of the state senate and once suggested that the university of minnesota should divest from state of israel bonds . ”
against daniels and her current lawyer , michael avenatti , as well as a separate claim against michael cohen… for allegedly illegally recording phone calls with davidson . ”
“there is a sense among cohen’s inner circle that he is exasperated and without allies in washington , despite what some read as the hidden message in trump’s recent pardons… cohen did not see the presidential pardons and commutations trump issued last week as a signal that cohen would get his own pardon , or that he should stay strong and not agree to cooperate with investigators . “those people he pardoned had been convicted and already served time , ” one of these people said . “that’s not at all the same thing . ” … cohen , who once vowed he would “take a bullet” for trump , declined to comment . his e - mail signature no longer identifies him as the personal attorney for the president . ”
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business briefs : glencore faces new legal challenge against congo cobalt mine [ bloomberg ] • carl icahn squeezes a better deal from amtrust [ barrons ] • activist investors back plan for companies to limit quarterly guidance [ nypost ] • warren buffett tells israeli ambassador to the un danny danon : “i’m a big believer in the israeli economy . ” [ pic ]
spotlight — one nyc developer , two projects and $ 3 . 4 billion of new condos — by oshrat carmiel :
“new york developer ziel feldman is unleashing about $ 3 . 4 billion worth of new condos onto the manhattan market , at prices that guarantee him an exclusive buyer pool — and lots of competition . he’s listing 95 units at the belnord , a century - old upper west side building getting an overhaul by architect robert a . m . stern , where the cheapest three - bedroom apartment will cost $ 5 million . he’ll also start sales for the 236 condos at the eleventh , rising near the high line park in chelsea with a futuristic design by bjarke ingels . two penthouses there are tagged at $ 70 million apiece , a purchase price that would set a downtown record . ”
night… at the event were developer of the park , jed walentas and his father , two trees founder david walentas , eliot spitzer and larry silverstein . also spotted were yeah yeah yeahs guitarist nick zinner… and npr host ira glass . ”
“there’s a strong current of belief in silicon valley , but it’s not in organized religion . the san francisco bay area is among the least religious regions of the us , according to the pew research center , with only 42 % of adults saying they believe in god with absolute certainty ( compare that to 71 % in atlanta ) . traditional religion in the bay area is being replaced with another sort of faith , a belief in the power of technology and science to save humanity . it’s a creed that says poverty and disease are simply programming challenges yet to be solved , bad code to be debugged . there’s a reason technologists use words like “evangelist” and “mission” to talk about themselves and their work . ”
to become just the 13th horse in history to claim horse racing’s triple crown , two of the three groups that have an ownership stake in the horse’s breeding rights will be front and center during the celebration… a third group , a secretive entity that holds the remaining 15 percent , will remain out of the spotlight because it vigorously avoids any public attention . it is a company controlled by top employees of the billionaire investor george soros . mr . soros’s connection to justify , which was not previously reported , has garnered little notice in the sport despite the horse’s rousing success in the kentucky derby and the preakness stakes because his group tries to operate almost invisibly . ”
transition — lahav harkov , the jerusalem post knesset reporter and one - time kafe knesset contributor , has been moved to the position of news editor of the jerusalem post and managing editor of the online site .
dessert — there’s a kosher cheese pop - up in soho now — by shira feder : “if you’re a food adventurer , tantalized by the notion of chasing cheese to the far ends of the soho area… put on your detective trench - coat and track the cheese guy down to his small , temporary soho popup at449 broadway near grand street , inside broadway market co . no official end date is in sight for this pop - up . the cheeses are all certified ou or ok . ” [ forward ]
wine of the week — bat shlomo 2014 chardonnay — by yitz applbaum : over the years i have found , somewhat counter - intuitively , that drinking chardonnay in cool weather helps to bring out the floral nature of the grape . however , to enjoy a chardonnay on a minus - five - degree day while in saint petersburg , russia during passover , requires a really bold , thick - skinned , hearty chardonnay . the bat shlomo 2014 chardonnay is just what the doctor ordered .
this chardonnay is quite meaty . it starts out with a zesty punch which will make you pucker . by the time this wine gets to your mid - palate , you are tasting green apples which practically ripen on your tongue . the finish coats your whole mouth with creamy butter , all without the traditionally californian vanilla or oak . this wine makes for a very memorable experience . the wine is aged in new french oak for 10 months . this wine goes brilliantly with stinky blue cheese , or , if you are in a brave mood , spicy aged salami ( although obviously either one , not both ) . [ batshlomo ]
turns 81… author , journalist , lecturer and social activist , founding editor of ms . magazine , mother of identical twin daughters , robin pogrebin and abigail pogrebin ,
by offering up a fake pharma commercial for a faux drug oblivia that warns against taking if suffering from “potus . ” the sketch comes as pew research found in a
that nearly 7 in 10 americans “feel worn out by the amount of news there is these days . ” “the trump presidency has just consumed the news cycle as well as all of the oxygen in the room , ” todd said . ”
, pompeo has taken the lead as the administration assumes a softer tone towards pyongyang ahead of the summit… trump… has not frozen bolton out on north korea and he remains a key player… bolton… has “taken the hint” to assume a lower profile and is mindful that his earlier clashes with pyongyang could cause problems that should be avoided . ”
“national security adviser john bolton has yet to convene a cabinet - level meeting to discuss president donald trump’s upcoming summit with north korea next week , a striking break from past practice that suggests the trump white house is largely improvising its approach to the unprecedented nuclear talks . ” [ politico ]
“with rival camps in his inner circle , trump’s ideas on north korea have evolved” by tracy wilkinson : “inside the trump administration , a camp opposing bolton had been gaining traction . some advisors worried the president had set unattainable goals , and that he might agree to a deal in singapore… that could be potentially dangerous to u . s . interests . senior state department officials feared bolton was setting trump up for failure . ” [ latimes ]
top talker — “three european allies ask u . s . not to enforce secondary sanctions over iran trade” by karen deyoung :
… senior european officials have acknowledged that they are not optimistic about receiving such u . s . waivers . ”
“foreign leaders who embraced trump now feel burned” by matthew nussbaum : “foreign leaders are learning that hand - holding , golf games , military parades and other efforts to personally woo president donald trump do not guarantee that trump won’t burn them on key policy issues… some world leaders are reaping the benefits of flattery . saudi arabia rolled out the red carpet for trump during his spring 2017 visit and has seen unprecedented support from the u . s . the same largely goes for israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu . what makes the difference , [ a ] former official said , is that those regimes take a transactional approach… and trump was already largely in agreement with those countries before his election . ” [ politico ]
that its plan to increase its uranium enrichment capacity took it close to a “red line . ” … “the iranians must realize that if they violate the accord they will face new sanctions , ” he told europe 1 radio . a spokesman for the german foreign ministry also described the plan as “not helpful at this time” saying it did not “contribute to the building of trust , in which iran should also have an interest . ””
“we’re watching reports that iran plans to increase its enrichment capacity . we won’t allow iran to develop a nuclear weapon . iran is aware of our resolve . it’s another example of iran foolishly squandering its resources . it should surprise no one if protests in iran continue . ”
bibi on the bbc — israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu says he is not seeking to persuade european powers to abandon the 2015 nuclear deal with iran because it is already “dead” adding “because of the force of the economic sanctions of the united states” that would be reinstated in the coming months . [ bbc ]
heard this morning — israeli prime minister netanyahu touting the american economy as leverage at the policy exchange think tank in london : “if you are a european company or an asian company or any company and you have to choose whether to do business with iran or forgo doing business with the united states , you have to choose an economy that is about 3 % the size of the american economy or you forgo an economy with 21 trillion dollars gdp , that’s a no brainer… my impression is that everybody understands the economic realities . ”
“i’ve done very well with u . s . presidents , those i agree with and those i disagreed with . the main disagreement with obama was on iran and i was quite forthright about it . there is no disagreement between president trump and me on iran , and i appreciate that very much . ” [ itv ; video ]
“we tried water cannon , we tried tear gas and none worked… given our record , we probably will figure out something . the last thing we want is violence [ or ] confrontation . ” when an audience member pressed netanyahu on this issue , the premier said : “we tried other ways , it doesn’t work . hamas wants them to die . ”
told israeli reporters the leaders of france , britain , and germany have reached a “general agreement” regarding the removal of iranian forces from syria… netanyahu also spoke to journalists in london , telling them “my main goal was to bring international agreement that iran would leave syria . ””
report — netanyahu offered syria four - way land exchange deal in 2009 , former aide says” by jonathan lis : “according to [ uzi ] arad , netanyahu offered in talks mediated by the united states an international land swap that would have allowed most of the jewish towns in the heights to remain in place… the plan… would have had jordan give syria land along their shared border that would be equivalent in area to land israel would retain in the golan heights . saudi arabia would give jordan a 10 - kilometer strip of land south of aqaba and would get a similar area of land from jordan along their shared border . jordan endorsed the idea , but it was never presented to the saudi government . ” [ haaretz ]
“jonathan schachter , prime minister benjamin netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser , will be stepping down after serving nearly seven years in the prime minister office… schachter , who immigrated from chicago , took over as netanyahu’s top foreign policy adviser after ron dermer was appointed as ambassador to the us in 2013… no replacement has yet been named . ”
in the first two decades since israel’s establishment , “we didn’t have any kind of strategic relationship with the united states . on the contrary , we had the moral support of some political leaders like harry truman , like sen . [ robert ] wagner , hubert humphrey . it was different figures… but we did have the support of jewish communities in this country , and those were very difficult times for israel… you supported us with money , you supported us with money to buy arms to defend ourselves . in those two decades when no one else was here for israel , and we were literally fighting for our lives , you were here for israel , and your parents and grandparents were here , and the first thing i want to tell you is thank you ; thank you for that . and now we are in a different place in the world , we are a rising power… it’s a remarkable story , and you were there when this story didn’t exist and you helped make that story happen . ”
dermer on the iran deal debate in 2015 : “i don’t think people were on the other side of that issue — no one here in this room wants any harm to come to israel . i hundred percent believe that . i believe that when president obama said that he thought that deal made america safer and made israel safer , i think he was being sincere , and i will say it now even when he is not president of the united states . i just believed then and believe now that he was wrong . we saw this deal then – and we see this deal – as a threat to the survival on the state of israel . not the security of the state of israel , but the survival the state of israel , which was why it was so important to the prime minister to come and speak about an issue that touches on the survival of the state of israel . remember that 75 years ago jewish people did not have a voice , and now we do , and one of the things about having a voice is to use it on critical , existential issues for your country , and we did . ”
“rudy giuliani… found some time to visit mahane yehuda , an open - air marketplace in the center of jerusalem . at a restaurant there , he was filmed on camera dancing to the major lazer song “watch out for this” with a few female patrons , and whipping a cloth napkin over his head . ”
“just had giuliani on the phone for something completely unrelated , and asked him about the video ; he laughed and said “yea that was great” lol . ”
mueller watch — “ivanka trump was in contact with a russian who offered a trump - putin meeting” by anthony cormier , jason leopold and emma loop : “during the campaign , [ ivanka ] connected her father’s personal lawyer with a russian athlete who offered to introduce donald trump to putin to facilitate a 100 - story trump tower in moscow… there is no evidence that ivanka trump’s contact with the athlete — the former olympic weightlifter dmitry klokov — was illegal or that it had anything to do with the election… but congressional investigators have reviewed emails and questioned witnesses about the interaction… and so has special counsel robert mueller’s team . ” [ buzzfeed ]
snapshot for jewish voters : jewish incumbents appear safe for the most part , and the fretting about a far - right incursion into republican precincts is overstated — but not entirely put to rest… the one jewish incumbent who could face difficulties is josh gottheimer , a democrat in northern new jersey’s 5th district , who unseated a seven - term republican in 2016 . gottheimer , who was uncontested in the primary , is a freshman in a district that could well swing right again . ”
morning that she remains hopeful of being in a runoff as “tens of thousands” of mail ballots remain to be counted in san diego and orange counties… the winner of the runoff in the 49th district will succeed rep . darrell issa , who announced his retirement from congress earlier this year . ”
“gabriel , an attorney , outdistanced justin clark , a 19 - year - old cal state northridge student , with 63 . 9 percent of the vote to 36 . 1 percent in the other runoff in the 45th district to complete the term of matt dababneh , who also stepped aside in late 2017 . ”
big spending by george soros , liberal groups fails to sway d . a . races in california :
“california voters appeared to reject liberal challengers in three closely watched district attorney races… incumbent district attorneys in sacramento , san diego and alameda counties led by large margins… the elections… garnered national attention this year after a consortium of wealthy liberal donors , headlined by new york billionaire george soros , pumped millions of dollars into the races . ”
… the narrower - than - expected margin of menendez’s win suggests that some democratic voters aren’t happy with the senator .
startup nation : “the hybrid and gaza sky geeks are helping arab - israeli and palestinian entrepreneurs overcome adversity” by jonathan shieber : “the billions of capital and transformational opportunity that building startups affords to economies has largely been denied entrepreneurs in israel’s arab community and in palestine . however , two organizations in the country and in the violence - stricken gaza strip are working to provide access . one is the hybrid , an israeli government - backed initiative out of nazareth that is trying to bring the benefits of the tech economy to israel’s arab population . the other is gaza sky geeks , an alphabet - backed initiative based in gaza…” [ techcrunch ]
spotlight : “in brilliant new play , bernard - henri lévy takes on the follies of brexit” by david patrikarakos : “one of the world’s greatest philosophers lies soaking wet . the famous open necked white shirt—as ever unbuttoned almost to the waist—is plastered to his chest . bernard - henri lévy is splayed out in a freestanding white bathtub on a stage surrounded by just under 1 , 000 people who have just gasped in shock . the perennially elegant lévy has—for the briefest of moments—stepped out of character . last exit before brexit is many things : a play , a monologue , a piece of performance art , but above all it is a cri de coeur from a deeply european man to a recalcitrant britain . and it is a powerful one . for lévy , brexit—the uk’s decision , taken in a referendum last year , to exit the european union—was a colossal mistake , one that will damage not just britain but the eu itself . ” [ tabletmag ]
“the surprising history of “god bless america , ” the patriotic hymn trump might have forgotten” by julie zauzmer : “the song was written by an immigrant . irving berlin arrived in new york at age 5 as israel baline , the son of a cantor fleeing persecution of the jews of russia . during world war i , berlin wrote “god bless america . ” the title was a phrase his immigrant mother fervently repeated during berlin’s childhood , his daughter later said . berlin decided to cut the song from the revue he wrote it for initially . it did not debut on the radio for another 20 years . when it did , the backlash began almost immediately . a jewish immigrant , critics said , should not get to celebrate this country as his . ” [ washpost ]
night between the golden state warriors and cleveland cavaliers . earlier this week the leaders from each team , steph curry and lebron james respectively , explained that they would not attend the traditional white house celebration to honor the championship team if invited . ”
that they are canceling their scheduled exhibition match against israel… “we knew the palestinian opposition to hosting the game in jerusalem would happen , ” said 21 - year - old idf soldier , liron artuz . “but we didn’t think it would actually affect them enough to cancel because so much money was put into it . people are actually really surprised and very disappointed… people love the argentinian national team and messi is one of the biggest names – not just as an athlete , but one of the biggest names in israel… every kid in israel goes to school with a messi backpack . ””
“in the streets of argentina’s capital some people… focused their ire on the management of the national soccer team . “not that we needed it but it again showed how the management of argentine football is a huge mafia , ” said lorena quiroga , a 40 - year - old small business owner . “all they care about is money , not the players . ” there was also concern the matter would upset the psyche of players ahead of the world cup… “this will really bring down the team’s enthusiasm at a time when they should be focused on the game , ” said gustavo taboada , a 25 - year - old electrician . ”
“a brooklyn lawmaker is renting a government - owned beach to host two gender - segregated swim days this summer for his jewish and muslim constituents . but since the beach would normally be closed those two days , city councilman chaim deutsch says he’s hopeful of avoiding a fight over the separation of church and state at tax - funded facilities . “i have a lot of orthodox jewish and muslim constituents in my district who have never been able to go to the beach before , ” the brooklyn democrat told the post . ”
american jewish university names dr . jeffrey herbst as president : in a statement released jun 6 , aju said that herbst’s appointment was unanimous . the decision came 10 months after robert wexler stepped down from the position last september .
“for $ 28 , the six - hour ramadan nights trip promised a guided bus tour of “the secrets” of rahat , as well as traditional debka dancing and sweets - making workshops , shopping in the no - frills market and home hospitality for iftar… amit larom , 41 , deals in american real estate and came from a village between tel aviv and jerusalem with his wife , hadas , and their 5 - year - old son . he said he had taken the tour “to experience a bit of ramadan . ””
birthdays : prominent chicago - based businessman , reported to own large stakes in general dynamics , maytag , hilton hotels , the new york yankees and the chicago bulls , among many other companies , lester crown turns 93… vice president of the united states , mike pence turns 59… developer of the cardiac defibrillator and other cardiovascular innovations , he also won the 1985 nobel peace prize for his efforts in nuclear disarmament , bernard lown md turns 97… former five - term democratic congressman from california ( 1983 - 1993 ) , he now serves as president of the los angeles board of water and power commissioners , mel levine turns 75… senior counselor at albright stonebridge group , previously undersecretary of state for political affairs ( 2011 - 2015 ) and lead negotiator of the iran nuclear agreement , wendy ruth sherman turns 69… senior advisor in the office of inspector general at the us state department , he earned a ph . d . in political science in 1981 from yale , hillel n . weinberg turns 66… director of voice , creativity and culture at the nathan cummings foundation , isaac luria ( born isaac goldstein ) turns 35… managing editor of the new yorker , emily s . greenhouse turns 32… actress and model , emily ratajkowski turns 27… andrea gonzales …
podcast playback — former u . s . president bill clinton and author james patterson discuss their new novel , the president is missing , in which a fictional president fights a cybersecurity attack amid intense political dysfunction , on harvard business review’s ideacast .
bill clinton on researching the cyber field : “one of the things that surprised me , half of all the private capital on planet earth going into private sector cyber defense was going to israel . and i know the israelis have been working on this for a long time , it started off when they were worried about , this was years ago , just the elemental threat of cell phones as terror weapons and it’s continued . ” [ hbr ]
trending — “a growing list of u . s . diplomats acting undiplomatically” by gardiner harris :
“this week , richard grenell , the newly installed united states ambassador in berlin , outraged some in germany when he told breitbart london that he wanted to “empower other conservatives throughout europe , ” a direct political threat to chancellor angela merkel’s governing coalition… last week , david m . friedman , the ambassador to israel , told an israeli newspaper , “there’s no question republicans support israel more than democrats , ” making an explicitly partisan argument that is generally forbidden among ambassadors… there is nothing new about ambassadors making unfortunate remarks . but the growing list of top envoys who have provoked controversy even in posts of close allies , where diplomatic duties largely include party - giving and anodyne cheerleading , has been unusual — and , for the trump administration , potentially perilous . ”