Donald H. Harrison

U.S. Jews have diverse reactions to Hamas- P.L.O. pact

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – American Jewish organizations are debating what course Israel should take in the wake of the announcement that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has reconciled with the Gaza City-based Hamas organization, which remains committed to Israel’s destruction and is considered a terrorist organization. Some say Israel is right to terminate negotiations with the […]

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Middle East, USA

Boxer lauds FDA plan to regulate e-smokes

WASHINGTON, D.C  (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) responded Thursday, April 24,  to the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is moving to expand its authority to regulate tobacco products to include electronic cigarettes. The rule proposed by the FDA would allow the agency to regulate e-cigarettes, which are not currently under

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

It’s William Shatner night, April 24, at 700 theaters

By Robert Gluck/JNS.org    Tonight, April 24,  audiences around the country can feel what it is like to be William Shatner, the Jewish actor best known for his portrayal of Captain James T. Kirk on Star Trek. Shatner’s one-man show “Shatner’s World”—which was on Broadway and toured Canada, Australia, and the United States—will be presented in

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Travel and Food

Israel won’t negotiate with P.A. backed by Hamas

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — The Israeli security cabinet unanimously decided Thursday, April 24,  that Israel would not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, the terrorist organization that calls for Israel’s destruction. Considered a severe blow to peace talks, the ‘historic’ Hamas-Fatah unity pact was announced on Wednesday following a seven-year power struggle

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Middle East

Being on nuclear verge may suit Iran’s political goals

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — There is a possibility that Israel, alone, might have to interdict Iran’s atomic weapons project. However, a distinguished expert on Iran at Tel Aviv University thinks that is unlikely. I heard Professor Litvak at the monthly lecture sponsored by the English Speaking Friends of TAU. Meir Litvak is

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

Holocaust Museum exhibit examines Nazi lies

By Robert Gluck/JNS.org An ongoing traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum challenges visitors to think about their responsibilities as consumers of information and how they can confront harmful messaging today. “State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda” is on display at Phoenix’s Burton Barr Central Library through June 1, before it moves on

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International, Jewish History

ZOA: Time to break off relations with Abbas

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has urged the Obama Administration and the Israeli government to terminate relations with Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA), following its conclusion of a reconciliation agreement with the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas, which controls Gaza. The State Department designates Hamas as a terrorist organization. Top Hamas official

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Middle East

Blood pressure drug may fight epilepsy

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release) — A team of researchers from Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU), UC Berkeley and Charité-Universitätsmedizin in Berlin, Germany, have determined that the blood-pressure drug losartan may also prevent cases of epilepsy that result from severe head trauma. According to a new paper published in the Annals of Neurology, the researchers found that

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

ADL rues court’s college admission decision

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has expressed disappointment that the U.S. Supreme Court’s 6-2 decision on Tuesday, April 22, in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action, has the effect of preventing public colleges and universities in Michigan from considering race as one non-determinative factor in a holistic review of applicants.

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

AJC: Hamas- P.L.O pact is ‘game-changer’

NEW YORK (Press Release)- AJC Executive Director David Harris called the announcement of a Palestinian unity government “a game-changer that sabotages Secretary of State John Kerry’s valiant efforts to achieve an Israeli-Palestinian two-state accord.” The Fatah-led Palestinian Authority (PA) and Hamas sealed their latest effort at reconciliation in a pact to form a single, unified

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Middle East

JNS news briefs: April 24, 2014

Palestinian unity pact followed by rocket fire at Israel (JNS.org) Following the signing of a unity agreement between Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah party and the Gaza-based terror group Hamas on Wednesday, five Qassam rockets were launched from Gaza toward Israel, with four failing to reach Israeli territory and the fifth exploding near the

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