Hamas hints that it fired rockets from residential areas (JNS.org) The Palestinian terror group Hamas hints that it fired rockets from residential areas amid mounting evidence from Israel that the terror group used civilian areas as cover during the recent Gaza operation. “Gaza, from Beit Hanoun in the north to Rafah in the south, is […]
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Travel and FoodBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — President Obama conceded, perhaps not in so many words, that his Sept. 10 speech would not defeat Daish and its allies. It had been preceded by days of expectation and commentary, and the actual contents had no surprises. No doubt we’ll be reading about it for days, and perhaps years Among
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USA
SAN DIEGO (Press Release) — Jewish Family Service (JFS) has named Debora Rodriguez as the organization’s new Chief Advancement Officer (CAO). Rodriguez assumed the position in September 2014, and is the agency’s first CAO, overseeing fundraising, institutional giving, marketing, and volunteer engagement. DRG-Executive Search Consultants for the Nonprofit Sector conducted the extensive national search. Rodriguez
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San Diego County
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Congressman Scott Peters (D-San Diego) announced on Thursday, Sept. 11, that Jacob Chasan was the winner of the inaugural House STEM Academic Competition from the 52nd District for his application entitled ‘Path to Eagle Scout.’ Rep. Peters met with Chasan and his family in the Washington, D.C., office on Thursday.
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San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — Senator Ted Cruz, R-Texas, walked off the stage Wednesday night, Sept. 10, after hecklers booed his words in support of Jews and Israel at a Washington dinner sponsored by In Defense of Christians, a group that seeks to raise awareness of the persecution of Christians and religious minorities in the Middle
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Middle East, USAPARIS (Press Release)–The American Jewish Committee (AJC) of France warned on Thursday, Sept. 11, that the dramatic rise in anti-Semitic incidents this year demands urgent attention and action A new report from the Jewish Community Protection Service (SPCJ) and the French Minister of Interior shows a 91 percent increase in anti-Semitic incidents, 527 in total,
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International
By Anav Silverman Tazpit News Agency JERUSALEM (TNA) — District firefighters and rescue volunteers, alongside U.S. Marines and families of 9/11 victims, in a special ceremony held in the Jerusalem Hills, marked the 13th anniversary to the September 11 terrorist attacks that left nearly 3,000 people dead “It’s a very sad day – as
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Middle East, USA
RICHMOND, Virginia (Press Release) — Carole and Marcus Weinstein of this city have donated $5 million to underwrite construction of the building that will house the Cyber Security Institute at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer-Sheva, Israel, it was announced by American Associates, Ben Gurion University (AABGU). “Carole and I are excited to be
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationHAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–The season of a baby’s birth influences its motor development during its first year of life, a new study by University of Haifa researcher’s shows. Babies born in the winter (between December and May) start crawling earlier compared to babies born in the summer (June-November). The research was conducted by Dr. Osnat
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsraeli government seeks to intensify anti-terror enforcement (JNS.org) Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu convened a special session on Wednesday to discuss the growing threat to Israel posed by radical Mideast terror organizations such as the Islamic State, Israel Hayom reported. Justice Minister Tzipi Livni, Public Security Minister Yitzhak Aharonovitch, Shin Bet security agency Director Yoram
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Travel and Food
SAN DIEGO– We’re happy to say that the hobby of Jewish-interest license plate collecting is catching on. Stacie Bresler Reinstein, a friend of our license plate maven Melanie Rubin, contributed this one. In Hebrew, Lazuz means “to move” and we imagine some variant of the word is occasionally shouted on Israel’s crowded freeways.
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Melanie Rubin, Trivia, Humor & SatireATHENS (WJC) –Greece on Tuesday ratcheted up its punishments for racism, anti-Semitism and hate speech, in a move prompted by the rise of a neo-Nazi party in the past two years, the news agency AFP reports. A new law approved by the Greek parliament sets prison sentences of up to three years — up from
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InternationalPalestinians want U.N., not U.S., as peace broker (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas wants the U.N. to take over from the U.S. as the main peace broker between Israel and the Palestinians, senior Abbas adviser Nabil Shaath told Bloomberg News in an interview published on Tuesday. “We are telling the U.S.,
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International, Middle EastBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–Wednesday morning we woke to our neighborhood in the headlines. My inbox included two notes from overseas inquiring about our safety. “Activists” (“terrorists” is on the other edge of the politically correct; “thieves’ or “vandals” may be correct in this instance) from Isaweea torched the French Hill gas station and looted its
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East