International

The rising global tide of anti – Semitism

By Miriam Raftery East County Magazine SAN DIEGO’S EAST COUNTY (SDONA)—Last week,  a young Jewish man was shot and killed outside a Copenhagen synagogue. In Paris, as many as 250 Jewish graves were desecrated.  At the University of California in Davis, California earlier this month, swastikas were sprayed on a Jewish fraternity houseafter a demonstration by […]

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BDS movement supresses free thought on campuses

By Richard L. Cravatts, PhD BOSTON–In the campus war against Israel, the all too familiar refrain from anti-Israel activists, many of whom form the loose coalition of groups and individuals spearheading the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, is that their quarrel is only with Israelis and their government’s policies, not with Jews themselves.  But

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Moishe House continues expansion around globe

ENCINITAS, California (Press Release)– With growing demand from eager 20-somethings passionate about creating Jewish community for their peers, Moishe House, which has a branch in this San Diego suburb, is expanding its presence around the world. Due to significant interest from young Jewish communities, Moishe House opened 16 houses last year, including several across Europe

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Terror survivor dies at age 5

By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–Adele Biton, a five year old victim who was seriously wounded in a 2013 rock throwing terror attack, died Tuesday, Feb. 17. Adele’s sustained a critical head injury on March 2013, near the city of Ariel. A group of Palestinians threw rocks at her family’s car which made it smash into a

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Middle East

Bibi: Open to hearing those opposed to his speech

  JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, Feb. 17,  at his Jerusalem office, met with US Reps. Robert Pittenger (R-North Carolina) and US Rep. Dennis A. Ross (R-Florida) and told them at the start of their meeting: “The American-Israeli alliance is a powerful one. It’s based on common values, common interests.

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Middle East, USA

Study of voles probes how leaders emerge

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Who takes charge during a disaster or at an accident scene? The question has intrigued sociologists since Gustave Le Bon first studied “herd behavior” in nineteenth-century France. The question of an individual’s influence over the activity of a collective has perplexed researchers, in countless studies of this behavior, ever since. Now

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish news briefs: February 17, 2015

Report: Palestinians behind cyber-attacks against Israel (JNS.org) Gaza-based Palestinian hackers are among those likely behind a spate of cyber-attacks against Israel carried out over the last two years, according to a new report by the global security software company Trend Micro. The report, titled “Operation Arid Viper: Bypassing the Iron Dome,” was written in partnership

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Middle East

Netanyahu: Making case to Congress a ‘sacred duty’

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, Feb. 16, addressed the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, which held its conference in Israel. Here is a transcript of his remarks: Today we lost a minister in my government and a dear friend. Uri Orbach loved the Jewish people. He

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