February 2011

Conference of Presidents spotlights vandalism at historic Jerusalem cemetery

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — US Jewish leaders in Israel  for the Conference of Presidents Mission joined  local Israeli advocates, and government officials on a recent visit to the Mount of Olives Cemetery (Har Hazeitim) to inspect vandalism and other evidence of violence at the world’s most ancient Jewish cemetery. The International Committee for the Preservation of Har Hazeitim (ICPHH) and […]

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Middle East

Angry over U.N. veto, Arab Jerusalemites announce boycott of U.S. Consulate

JERUSALEM (WJC)–Palestinian groups in east Jerusalem have announced a boycott of the US Consulate in the city in protest at the American veto of a UN Security Council resolution calling Israeli settlements “illegal”. Senior Fatah official Hatem Abdel Kader told the news agency AFP that the boycott would see the 28 Arab local councils in

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Middle East

Ooops, says EasyJet, no more pork products on Israel flights

LONDON (WJC)–The British low-cost airline EasyJet has apologized to its Jewish passengers after only having pork products on offer during a London-bound flight from Tel Aviv, instead of kosher food. Some passengers were forced to go hungry during the 4 1/2-hour trip. A spokeswoman for EasyJet said incorrect food canisters had been loaded onto the

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Travel and Food

Gaza missiles hits Beersheva

BEERSHEVA, Israel (WJC)–On Wednesday evening, at least two long-range Grad rockets landed in the southern Israeli city of Beersheva, one striking an apartment building. No one was killed in the attack. It was the first time the city – which is the main city in the Negev desert and 40 kilometers away from the Strip

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Middle East

Record numbers of North Americans apply for Birthright trips to Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)– A record 40,108 eligible Jewish young adults in North America applied to participate in a Taglit-Birthright Israel trip this summer. Registration for the trip, which closed Tuesday morning (Feb. 22) after only seven days, represents both the highest number of applicants from North America and the shortest registration period for summer trips.

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USA

ADL says Glenn Beck owes apology to Reform Judaism

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today criticized remarks made by Glenn Beck on his radio program, in which he compared Reform Judaism to radicalized Islam, as “highly offensive and outrageous.” During his February 22 radio show, Beck described Reform rabbis as “generally political in nature.  It’s almost like Islam, radicalized Islam

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Travel and Food

New effort announced to aid Holocaust families to recover property

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — A new Holocaust era restitution project was announced by the Jewish Agency for Israel on Wednesday  to identify the victims whose assets were confiscated by the Nazis. An initiative of the Jewish Agency for Israel (JAFI), with the support of the Government of Israel, Holocaust Era Asset Restitution Taskforce – Project HEART — aims

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Middle East

Hackers interfere with Voice of America’s broadcasts to Iran

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)– As popular protests unfold across the Middle East, U.S. international broadcasting faces increased satellite signal interference and a web Domain Name System (DNS) attack.  “Our broadcasters are at the forefront of reporting the most tumultuous events we have seen unfold since 1989,” said Walter Isaacson, Chair of the Broadcasting Board of

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Travel and Food

U.S. reports successful test of U.S.-Israel Arrow anti ballistic missile

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–The joint U.S.-Israel Arrow Weapon System successfully intercepted a ballistic target missile during a flight test conducted Tuesday. This test is part of the Arrow System Improvement Program (ASIP) and was conducted jointly by the Israel Missile Defense Organization and the U.S. Missile Defense Agency at the U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center,

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Middle East

‘Journalist’ attemps citizen’s arrest of Avigdor Lieberman in Brussels

BRUSSELS (WJC)–David Cronin, a Brussels-based Irish journalist and pro-Palestinian campaigner, has been expelled from the EU Council building after attempting a ‘citizen’s arrest’ of Israel’s Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman. As Lieberman entered the press conference room in the EU Council building in Brussels to give his views on a meeting of the EU-Israel Association Council

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