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US ‘welcomes’ Netanyahu and Lieberman’s comments on PA state

SDJW Editor’s Note: Transliterations vary on the spelling of the Defense Minister’s surname.  Along with various publications, we use “Lieberman,” whereas others, including Arutz Sheva below, use “Liberman.” US State Department officials welcomed comments by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu reaffirming his support of the two-state solution and the establishment of a Palestinian state in Judea […]

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Middle East, USA

Bamberger book is author’s ‘obsession’

Jewish historian pens bio of ‘seminal figure’ of the 20th century Linda Forgosh holds a copy of her new book, Louis Bamberger: Department Store Innovator and Philanthropist. Photo by Robert Wiener Louis Bamberger, center, with shovel, at the ground breaking of The Newark Museum in 1930. Photos courtesy Jewish Historical Society of New Jersey A

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Jewish History, USA

‘A constant barrage of anti-Israeli propaganda at UCLA’

Oleg Ivanov, a member of the diplomacy and public policy group Jewish Diplomatic Corps (JDCorps), spoke to Arutz Sheva about his organization’s struggle against the BDS boycott movement targeting Israel, and about rising anti-Semitism on college campuses. Ivanov is a student at UCLA, where the BDS movement has a particularly strong presence. He noted on

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Middle East Roundup: June 1, 2016

Jewish fertility surpasses Arab fertility in Jerusalem (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The fertility rate for Jewish women (4.3 children per mother) in Jerusalem has surpassed the fertility rate among the city’s Arab women (3.3 children), according to newly released data. The 2016 fertility figures were provided by the Statistical Yearbook of Jerusalem, which is issued

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Middle East

Remember civility in America?

By Michael Mantell, PhD SAN DIEGO — Miley Cyrus who believes Donald Trump is a “F—king nightmare,” has said she’d “move out da country” if Trump wins. But wait there’s more. Far more. And in an age of positive psychology, meditation, gratitude journaling, “Namaste-ing” each other, and of course the multitude of mindfulness practices in

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Michael Mantell, USA

Netanyahu: BDS can’t win, but we must fight it regardless

Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu released a video message on Tuesday, in honor of the Building Bridges Not Boycotts international summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York. The summit seeks to fight the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel. “You should fight BDS – but not because it’s gonna [sic]

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Middle East

Eichler blasts police violence against helpless civilians

MK Yisrael Eichler (United Torah Judaism) had harsh criticism for the Israel Police on Monday at a discussion in the Knesset on police violence against Israelis during protests, searches of detainees and even while handing out traffic tickets. Eichler related specifically to police violence against the haredi community which, he claimed, routinely takes place and

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Middle East

Middle East, Israel, Palestine – Paris Middle East peace talks more grandstanding than grit

On Friday, Paris will host a Middle East peace conference. It was initially proposed by French prime minister Manual Valls May 21-24 during his visit to Israel and the Palestine territories. The meeting was delayed for four days so that US secretary of state John Kerry could participate. The Egyptians said they are very interested

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International, Middle East