The mayor of Tehran visited a Jewish retirement home and then posted a photo of the event to his Instagram account on Friday. Mohammad Bagher-Ghalibaf, who has been mayor of the Iranian capital since 2005, was in the past commander of the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps Aerospace Force, including control of Iran’s ballistic missiles. Ghalibaf […]
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Travel and FoodBy Kenneth Bandler NEW YORK — The American Jewish Committee (AJC) criticized Senator Bernie Sanders for comparing socio-economic conditions in Baltimore to Palestinian communities in the West Bank. “What do the serious issues Baltimore’s leadership and population are confronting have to do with daily Palestinian life in the West Bank?” stated AJC CEO David Harris. “Inserting
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Middle East, USASoldiers on the southern Gaza border have not changed their mission or their outlook due to the discovery of a Hamas attack tunnel penetrating deep into Israeli territory from the coastal enclave, an officer said. Despite a renewed public focus on the Gaza Strip in light of the tunnel — found earlier this month and
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Middle EastThe Lebanese Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) Movement has demanded that the government ban the screening of the new Hollywood movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, because it stars Israeli actress Gal Gadot, according to the Lebanese reports. Gadot, who is cast as Wonder Woman, was the subject of scrutiny in a letter the
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastMost Israelis think the next US president — whoever that may be — will be better for Israel than Barack Obama has been, and while a majority would prefer to see Democratic candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton in the White House over Republican candidate Donald Trump, most believe he would get along better with Prime Minister
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Middle East, USAB”nai Brith in Montreal is urging officials to refuse the French performer Dieudonne from entering into Canada. Dieudonne has multiple convictions and fines for making anti-Semitic statements against Jews in France and Belgium. The controversial comedian, who routinely makes jokes about gas chambers and has publicly denied the Holocaust, is booked to play 10 shows
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BOSTON – On a late spring day nearly 100 years ago, Louis D. Brandeis arrived home from his law office and was greeted by his wife Alice with the words, “Good evening Mr. Justice Brandeis.” The announcement of the confirmation of the first Jewish associate justice to the US Supreme Court came earlier that afternoon,
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Jewish History, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAEducation Minister Naftali Bennett (Jewish Home) will be the next Prime Minister, Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked (Jewish Home) opined during a Channel 10 interview. Shaked firmly believes that Bennett will succeed Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, but also did not deny a possibility that Bennett could quit the party. If so, she said, “I would not
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Middle EastBy Mark D. Zimmerman MELVILLE, New York — Many people and organizations have created new Haggadahs and supplemental readings to be used at seders. Which of the following is not an actual alternate version of the Ten Plagues? A. The Tzedek Seder: #BlackLivesMatter Haggadah offered Ten Plagues-Ten Lives Lost, in memory of those lost to police violence:1. Sean
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Mark D. Zimmerman, Trivia, Humor & SatireJordan warns Israel of ‘serious consequences’ for Temple Mount clashes (JNS.org) Several hours after Jews and Arabs clashed Sunday on the Temple Mount, Jordan accused Israel of breaching the delicate status quo in the area. Jordanian Media Affairs Minister Mohammad al-Momani released a statement slamming the “Israeli settlers and police” for storming the “Al-Aqsa Mosque/Al-Haram
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The graduate student workers union at New York University (NYU) last Friday voted to support the BDS movement boycotting Israel, and asked that NYU cuts its ties with Tel Aviv University (TAU) for its “discrimination” – even though the university has many Arab students. NYU’s Graduate Student Organizing Committee (GSOC) is a labor union representing
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy Stanley Tiger SAN DIEGO –Passover in the 21st Century presents Jewish people with new dilemmas unimagined in previous eras: Should I have regular white flour matzah, whole wheat matzah, egg matzah, any of the flavored matzahs, and more recently “gluten free matzah.” We also have the choice of salted or unsalted matzah, domestic or
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish Religion, Trivia, Humor & SatireBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu has large followings of those who love him, and those who hate him. The love side of Bibi’s audience appears in this recent note from an Internet friend, which resembles what I have seen from others. Regarding Bibi, I think he walks on water . .
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