The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem – the basilica built over the site where it is believed Jesus died, was buried and resurrected – began its first major renovation in over 200 years Monday. The project will primarily restore the Edicule of the Tomb, a shrine believed to house the tomb where Jesus […]
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Middle EastWASHINGTON – Israel is facing a “unique opportunity” for negotiations on a regional framework, opposition leader MK Isaac Herzog told attendees at the American Jewish Committee’s Global Forum Monday in the US capital. “Today there is a golden opportunity, which the United States should lead and which the international community should support with no reservations,”
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Middle EastRussian President Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were all smiles when they shook hands for the fourth time in a year Tuesday. Netanyahu is in Moscow for the third time since fall 2015 to mark the 25th anniversary of Russia and Israel’s diplomatic relationship. It is therefore all the more surprising that
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International, Middle EastBy Kenneth Bandler WASHINGTON, D.C – The American Jewish Committee (AJC) will open a new Central Europe Office headquartered in Warsaw, Poland. AJC CEO David Harris announced expansion of the global Jewish advocacy organization’s presence in Europe during the AJC Global Forum 2016 in Washington, D.C. “Establishing a permanent office in Warsaw builds upon decades of
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International, USABy Colleen O’Connor San Diego just got lucky. Real lucky. And we will be richer for all that luck. Usually ignored in presidential primary campaigns, San Diego has been swamped this year with repeat visits by candidates. And not just because San Diego is now a “swing city” in an important state. San Diego will
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USANEW YORK (WJC) — The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Tuesday called it “scandalous” that the world’s largest internet company Google Inc. is failing to remove thousands of neo-Nazi hate videos from its video platform YouTube. An investigative report, to be broadcast on German television later on Tuesday, found that many video clips which incite
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International, USAA Federal Judge on Monday ruled that the US government can hand in a classified ex parte submission to the court, not allowing Jonathan Pollard’s lawyers to see the state’s evidence in arguing for his strict parole limitations. The case relates to the harsh parole conditions imposed on Pollard, who was released last November after
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Middle East, USAMembers of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) seeking to boycott the Jewish state as part of the discriminative BDS movement failed on Tuesday, as a boycott resolution was narrowly shot down by the organization. The resolution banning collaborations with all Israeli universities and research institutions was defeated by 2,423 votes against as opposed to 2,384
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USANASA expresses interest in Israel helping with manned mission to Mars (JNS.org) America’s National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) plans to send a manned mission to Mars in the 2030s, NASA Administrator Charlie Bolden said Monday during a visit to Israel. Accompanied by Israeli Science, Technology and Space Minister Ofir Akunis and Givatayim Mayor
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Middle EastHillary Clinton has secured enough delegates to claim the Democratic presidential nomination, The Associated Press said Monday, making her poised to become the first female candidate from a major party for the White House. A victory in Puerto Rico’s primary Sunday and additional pledges of support from superdelegates helped Clinton cross the threshold, a day
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USALOS ANGELES — Hillary Clinton’s brother-in-law Roger was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in Redondo Beach on Sunday night, police said. Roger Cassidy Clinton was arrested about 8:05 p.m. and is being held in the city jail on $15,000 bail, jail records show. About an hour earlier, someone called police to report
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USAJordanian security forces on Monday night arrested a suspect in the attack on a security office in a Palestinian Arab camp that left five dead, including three security officers, Jordanian state television said, according to Reuters. Security forces said a major manhunt was launched following the attack at the Baqaa camp early on Monday. The
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Middle EastThe Green Party presidential candidate, Dr. Jill Stein, on Monday released a statement in support of the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement. “The United States has encouraged the worst tendencies of the Israeli government as it pursues policies of occupation, apartheid, assassination, illegal settlements, demolitions, blockades, building of nuclear bombs, indefinite detention, collective
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Middle East, USAIranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Hossein Jaberi Ansari slammed Saudi Arabia as the “main culprit” involved in the spread of terrorism, implicitly hitting back at a U.S. Department of State report calling Iran the world’s “leading state sponsor of terrorism.” “Saudi Arabia has as its main agenda been using terrorism as an instrument to materialize its