Methodist Church rejects Israel divestment, withdraws from anti-Israel coalition (JNS.org) The United Methodist Church (UMC) voted down four resolutions that called on the Church to divest from companies doing business with Israel. At its May 10-20 General Conference in Portland, Ore., the UMC also voted—478 in favor and 318 against—to withdraw its membership, financial support, […]
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The United Methodist Church has rejected several resolutions calling for the 12-million-member Protestant church to divest from companies engaging in business with Israel over its treatment of Palestinians. Church committees over the weekend voted down four Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions resolutions brought to a vote at the church’s quadrennial United Methodist Church General Conference
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Middle East, USAA small Orthodox Jewish community nestled within one of New York’s most popular neighborhoods is unfortunately feeling the chicken pox itch. On Monday, the New York City Health Department confirmed an outbreak of chicken pox, more formally known as varicella, among Orthodox Jewish children in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. So far, 75 cases have been seen since
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USAFrance’s planned conference on Middle East peace has been postponed, President François Hollande said on Tuesday. It is vital for France to take “a strong initiative” in the dispute, Hollande said. “If not … what will happen? Settlement building, attacks,” he said. The original proposed date falls on the US Memorial Day holiday honouring members
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Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne is currently in Israel on a five-day trade mission together 130 government officials, academics, scientists and business leaders, as well as representatives of BlackBerry, IBM Canada, Roots Canada, Scotiabank and the Toronto Stock Exchange. While in Israel the delegation will visit Jerusalem, Tel Aviv and Haifa, as well as Ramallah
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LA JOLLA, California — The unorthodox historian and journalist, Tom Segev, has been intrepid in exploring and illuminating the tortured history of Israel and the Holocaust, often exposing painful truths that many would rather not have to grapple with. Born in Jerusalem to parents who fled Nazi Germany, Segev is a leading figure among the
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SAN DIEGO (Press Release) –Dr. Andrew Blum will take office as the Executive Director of the Joan B. Kroc Institute for Peace and Justice (IPJ) on July 1, succeeding Dr. Dee Aker, who will continue as a strategic peacebuilding advisor, the Institute announced Tuesday. In his current role as Vice President of Planning, Learning, and
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LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker Joe Fab screened his latest effort, Not the Last Butterfly, in a sneak preview at the Museum of Tolerance in Los Angeles on May 3. Fab co-directed and co-produced the story of a global project to memorialize the 1.5 million Jewish children murdered in the Holocaust with first-time
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Shor M. Masori, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, Travel and Food
Johann Trollmann and Romani Resistance to the Nazis by Jud Nirenberg; KO Publications; (c) 2016; ISBN 978-0-9903703-76; 220 pages. By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO — Despite some problems in its organization, this is an important book for the Jewish community to ponder. Utilizing the story of Johann Trollman– a Sinto boxer who in 1933
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Donald H. Harrison, International, Jewish Historyhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bea_Arthur
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SAN FRANCISCO, California (Press Release)– Building on the global success and momentum of Character Day 2015, in which hundreds of thousands participated and viewed the films The Making of a Mensch and The Adaptable Mind, Emmy-nominated filmmaker Tiffany Shlain’s nonprofit Let it Ripple this year will broaden the initiative’s reach that uses film and discussion
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Jewish Religion, The World We Share, USANews of Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Palau FAO Port State Measures Agreement set to become binding law Illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing is about to become much more difficult thanks to the imminent entry into force of the Port State Measures Agreement (PSMA), a ground-breaking international accord championed by FAO. Now that
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The World We ShareNews of Israel’s friends in the Western Pacific: Nauru At next week’s World Humanitarian Summit, more than 100 of the world’s leading countries, companies and philanthropists will join forces to create a “major breakthrough” in the effort to assist millions of children who’s education has been disrupted by conflicts and natural disasters, the United Nations
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InternationalIt’s just past five in the morning and hundreds of Palestinian laborers have already crossed into Israel. Many sit along the concrete ledge of the security barrier, listening to the chirping of birds while waiting for a van to bring them to a construction site. It’s a quiet day at the Qalandiya Crossing — the
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