IDF rolls out new equipment for combat supply, repairs (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Israel Defense Forces is adding new logistics equipment to its stocks to improve operations in battle, particularly in supplying soldiers with water and other needs. The new equipment was tested and proved successful in an exercise the Armored Corps’ 7th Battalion […]
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Middle EastDonald Trump claims the US presidential election is being “rigged” by a “dishonest media” and at “many polling places”. It follows the start of early voting and voting by mail in many states. His accusations appear to contradict his running mate Mike Pence who had earlier said Republicans would accept the outcome of the November
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USAShenzhou XI manned spacecraft blasts off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in Northwest China, Oct 17, 2016. [Photo by Feng Yongbin/chinadaily.com.cn] China launched the Shenzhou XI manned spacecraft on Monday morning to transport two astronauts to the Tiangong II space laboratory. The spacecraft was sent skyward at 7:30 am atop a Long March 2F
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International, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — Among the more attractive points made by Hillary Cllnton in the second debate was her celebration of the diversity apparent in the American population. Letting people think, look, and behave as they wish has numerous advantages, but there are also costs. I learned my lesson as a kid in Fall River,
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East, USAFormer abductee and activist Elizabeth Smart openly slammed Donald Trump’s lewd comments about women in a new interview with The Salt Lake Tribune. “It’s terrifying. I don’t really see the world getting any better,” Smart said. Smart, 28, was abducted in 2002 at the age of 14 from her home in Salt Lake City by
In an interview with Channel 10 on Friday, UNESCO chairman Michael Verbes said, “I am aware of the connection between Israel and Jerusalem, and I will never deny it. Jerusalem’s Old City and its walls are a UNESCO world heritage site since 1982, and have been recorded as being holy to three religions. This is
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Jewish History, Middle EastDepartment store magnate aided Jewish and general communities Linda Forgosh, director of the Jewish Historical Society of NJ, holds her book, Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Photo by Robert Wiener A cardboard replica of Louis Bamberger and the landmark clock outside his department store is the logo for “Meet Me Under Bamberger’s Clock.”
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Jewish History, USASeveral swastikas were found painted in several locations in the downtown campus of the University of Toronto this week, including the Medical Sciences building, the Department of Sociology and a bus station. The graffiti was reported to the Toronto police which launched an investigation in an attempt to locate the perpetrators. Both the Centre for
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InternationalDresden, Germany (dpa) – Thousands of supporters of the anti-migrant organization Pegida gathered in the east German city of Dresden to celebrate the second anniversary of the group’s founding Sunday. According to the research group Durchgezaehlt, between 6,500 and 8,500 people gathered at Dresden’s Theaterplatz, with several hundred counterdemonstrators protesting some distance away. A massive
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InternationalA county Republican headquarters in Hillsborough, N.C., was firebombed overnight Saturday, an attack that a party official called “political terrorism.” Police said a bottle of flammable liquid was thrown through the front window of the office in Hillsborough, a town in Orange County near Raleigh. “Nazi Republicans get out of town or else” was spray
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USAThe 15-year-old daughter of Olympian Tyson Gay died early Sunday at University of Kentucky Chandler Hospital after a shooting at Cook Out restaurant in Lexington, Ky., according to the Fayette County coroner. Trinity Gay was shot in the neck about 4 a.m., police said. Trinity died at 4:41 a.m., according to the coroner. She was
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Sports & Competitions, USAWASHINGTON —Reset your password. Update your anti-virus program. If such demands irritate you, you may have computer “security fatigue.” It’s been studied by behavioral scientists and computer security experts. It happens when users are bombarded with security warnings and demands for compliance. As a result, the studies show, three-quarters of computer users know how to
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Travel and Food, USARepublican vice-presidential nominee Mike Pence said his ticket will “absolutely” accept the results of the election, saying any sense of a “rigged” election stems from an avalanche of negative media coverage about his running mate, Donald Trump. Mr. Trump has urged his supporters to watch out for funny business at the polls this November, though
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USAAmerica’s success has largely depended on its ability to farm and provide food for its people. Now this agricultural heritage is solidly rooted in the South Lawn of the White House. In 2009, First Lady Michelle Obama first embraced a vision for change-and took steps toward reversing the increase of childhood obesity and high rates
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