Former Bradford West MP Naz Shah was “ignorant about Judaism” when she made the anti-Semitic comments leading to her suspension, she stated at a Leeds synagogue Sunday night. “It is my job in the Muslim Community to highlight the issues of anti-Semitism,” she stated, according to the Jewish News. “Going to Auschwitz is a fantastic […]
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International, Middle EastThe small Jewish community in Edirne, in northwest Turkey, has waited patiently since 1976 for a wedding in its local synagogue – and when it finally occurred yesterday, the response it drew from other Turks was less than celebratory. The wedding was set to be such a significant and joyous event that it was decided
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By Goldie Morgentaler LETHBRIDGE, Alberta, Canada– My mother, Chava Rosenfarb, was liberated at Bergen-Belsen by the British army on 15 April 1945. At the time, she did not know that she was free because, like many of the inmates, she had typhus. The British took her to a makeshift hospital on the grounds of the Bergen-Belsen displaced persons camp and
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Travel and FoodDemocratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders on Sunday emphasized that he believes in Israel”s right to exist, but also said that in order to achieve peace in the Middle East, the United States would have to take the Palestinian Arabs into account as well. “I am 100 percent pro-Israel in the sense of Israel’s right to
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Middle East, USAPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Sunday night accepted Health Minister Ya’akov Litzman”s (United Torah Judaism) compromise on the changes to the Security Cabinet, leading to the end of the crisis with Education Minister Naftali Bennett. As such, the Cabinet will meet Monday morning to approve the appointment of Yisrael Beytenu chairman Avigdor Lieberman as Defense
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Middle EastBy Sheryl Rowling SAN DIEGO — Whether you’re an employee or an employer, you could be affected by new overtime rules enacted by President Obama and the Department of Labor on May 17, 2016. Officially an update to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA), the new rules will greatly expand the number of employees who qualify
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Sheryl Rowling, USABy Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – The Libertarian party, with two former Republican governors chosen Sunday to head its ticket, will be important to watch in the run-up to the November presidential election, because it may be a place where Republicans who are unhappy with Donald Trump can go and still feel good about
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Donald H. Harrison, Jewish History, USABritish Labour Party MPs have expressed “shock” over the failure of the party to respond to an invitation by Israel’s Labor Party to visit the country, even as the UK party’s leader Jeremy Corbyn fends off accusations of anti-Semitism in his party’s senior ranks. In April, Israel’s opposition leader Isaac Herzog responded furiously to the
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International, Middle EastReal estate mogul Donald Trump, who currently is the Republican presidential nominee, decided to launch his campaign due to the controversial Iran nuclear deal sealed last July, according to his son Eric. “I think, honestly, the Iran nuclear deal was one of the things that made him jump into the race,” Eric Trump told the
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Middle East, USAJordan Justein, an 18-year-old high school student, was harassed and kicked by anti-Israel protesters after he defiantly counter-protested an anti-Israel rally, according to CIJnews. The anti-Israel protest was being held outside the Metro Toronto Convention Center, during the Canadian Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center for Holocaust Studies Spirit of Hope gala, which included notable guests
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International, Middle Easthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Bosley In this clip Bosley fumbles as he asks Natalie Wood for a date
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Travel and FoodIsrael generic drugs and medical devices company Panaxia has signed an agreement with Ultra Health, the leading medical cannabis distribution company in New Mexico, to build a cannabis processing plant. The plant will be built on one of Ultra Health’s farms in New Mexico, and its products will be marketed in the US by Ultra
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsrael sent $20,000 worth of supplies to the Disaster Relief Management Ministry of Sri Lanka, following recent floods and landslides that have caused countless deaths and much damage in the island nation. The disaster relief supplies included water pumps, water filters, solar lighting kits and LED torches, as well as 50,000 tablets for water purification,
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By Liat Amarant and Izi Silverstein TEL AVIV — In Israel, everyone’s eyes are on conflict. Politics and social life become muddled together in a constant hyper-vigilance toward issues of security, borders, and ideologies toward a Jewish State. With eyes focused outwards, a community with similar pressing concerns of safety is slipping through the cracks,
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