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Grape seeds provide intoxicating view of early Halutza

February 12, 2015

By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)– Charred grape seeds dating back 1,500 years were discovered recently in an archeological excavation in the ruins of the ancient Byzantine city of Halutza, about 19 miles southwest of Beersheba. In its heyday, in the 6th and 7th centuries A.D., Halutza or Elusa as it was called in Greek, was […]

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Scholar of religion tells her Jewish journey

February 12, 2015

By Jenn Lindsay ROME, Italy –I was recently asked to tell the story of my Jewish journey. I think of this journey in terms of steps: discovery, exploration, commitment, deepening, challenge, compromise, and simplicity. Until now I restrained myself from writing too explicitly about my Jewish journey because it has been a circuitous path, perhaps

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

Ship named for Nazi to be renamed

February 12, 2015

LONDON (WJC) — Edward Heerema, the Dutchman who named a ship the oil giant Shell wants to use to decommission an oil field in the North Sea after his late father, the Nazi supporter Pieter Schelte Heerema, has agreed to rename it following protests from Jewish groups and the British government. The change of heart

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International

Durban University student council wants Jews expelled

February 12, 2015

DURBAN, South Africa (WJC) — Jewish students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) who support the State of Israel, or receive funding from Israel, should be kicked out of the college, the Students Representative Council (SRC) at DUT has urged. The demand has shocked and angered Jewish organizations in South Africa. SRC Secretary Mqondisi

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Positively Israel ~ February 12, 2015

February 12, 2015

By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — In reading about the Children of Israel leaving Egypt, it is easy to imagine that Moses was the original CEO of the very first Startup Nation. Today, the “company mission” – to become a light to the nations – is certainly being fulfilled by the prolific recent achievements of

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International, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Jewish news briefs: February 12, 2015

February 12, 2015

Israeli attorney general approves broadcast of Netanyahu’s Congress speech (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein told the country’s Central Elections Committee on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to the U.S. Congress has significant news value and that broadcasting it in Israel does not constitute illegal election propaganda. Weinstein’s decision

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International, Middle East, USA

Divestment vote fails at Stanford University

February 11, 2015

Editor’s Note: After an anti-Israel divestment resolution before Stanford University’s student government failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds vote, thus failing, the pro-Israel advocacy group, StandWithUs, issued the following commentary: LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs congratulated Stanford’s student government for defeating an anti-Israel divestment resolution on February 10. The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) voted

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Friends of Israel, P.A., maneuver in Congress

February 11, 2015

Compiled by Donald H. Harrison U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) has written to Secretary of State John Kerry that the United States “must speak out against unilateral moves by Palestinian leaders” such as the effort by P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas to join the International Criminal Court on April 1. In other Israel-related developments, Abe Foxman,

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

Trip to France revitalizes ‘We are One’ slogan

February 11, 2015

By Mark Gurvis/JNS.org My early days as a Jewish Federation professional were at a time when our system was evolving away from reliance on messages of combating anti-Semitism and statements of “never again,” to one of strengthening our communities through education and meaningful engagement. Yet reflecting on the turbulent and troubling start to 2015, I

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International, USA

ADL welcomes silencing of Rev. Stephen Sizer

February 11, 2015

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Wednesday, Feb. 11, welcomed the decision by the Church of England’s Diocese of Guildford to bar Rev. Stephen Sizer from “writing or speaking on any theme that relates, either directly or indirectly, to the current situation in the Middle East or to its historical backdrop.” ADL

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Middle East, USA

All should be outraged by murders of 3 young Muslims

February 11, 2015

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — What we know is this: three innocent people, young, educated, blameless, smiling at the future, were gunned down in Chapel Hill, NC strictly because of their Muslim faith. I call upon every Jewish, Christian, and all other theological leaders in this nation to join me in expressing moral outrage,

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USA

If we forget thee, O Babylon

February 11, 2015

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–The only museum in the world, dedicated to the history of the Ancient Near East from a biblical perspective, has a new exhibition examining the Babylonian exile of the Jewish people as never seen before. The Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem has amassed a collection of over 100 cuneiform tablets, original

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Genetic testing confirms 11th century origin of Druze

February 11, 2015

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — A first of its kind genetic study confirms the history of the Druze community: The community began to form genetically in the 11th century AD, and there has since been no genetic impact of other ethnic groups on the community. This is according to a new study conducted by a

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Obama asks Congress to authorize anti- ISIL campaign

February 11, 2015

WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW) — President Barack Obama on Wednesday, Feb. 11, formally requested Congress to authorize the use of force against ISIL. Here is the text of his letter requesting that authorization: TO THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES: The so-called Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) poses a threat to the

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Middle East, USA

Grape seeds provide intoxicating view of early Halutza

Scholar of religion tells her Jewish journey

Ship named for Nazi to be renamed

Durban University student council wants Jews expelled

Positively Israel ~ February 12, 2015

Jewish news briefs: February 12, 2015

Divestment vote fails at Stanford University

Friends of Israel, P.A., maneuver in Congress

Trip to France revitalizes ‘We are One’ slogan

ADL welcomes silencing of Rev. Stephen Sizer

All should be outraged by murders of 3 young Muslims

If we forget thee, O Babylon

Genetic testing confirms 11th century origin of Druze

Obama asks Congress to authorize anti- ISIL campaign

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