International

Bill advances for 4-year degrees at comm. colleges

SACRAMENTO (Press Release) — A bill aimed at closing California’s job skills gap by allowing community colleges to offer four-year degrees, where a local workforce need can be documented, was approved Thursday in the Senate Education Committee on an 8-0 bipartisan vote. Senator Marty Block (SD-39), who authored the legislation – SB 850 – described his measure […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Ukraine’s Deputy F.M. calls anti- Semitism ‘barbarism’

NEW YORK (Press Release) – Ukrainian Deputy Foreign Minister Danylo Lubkivsky visited AJC headquarters in New York on Friday, April 25, only days after meeting in Kiev with an AJC delegation. Speaking at a breakfast with AJC leaders, including AJC President Stanley Bergman, Lubkivsky spoke passionately about the efforts of the Ukrainian government and people to achieve

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International

JNS news briefs: April 25, 2014

  Anti-Israel student group distributes mock eviction notices at NYU (JNS.org) The anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) distributed mock eviction to up to 2,000 students at New York University, claiming its notices mimic those that the Israel Defense Forces hands out in advance of home evictions of Palestinians. “We regret to inform

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International

‘Up to the parties’ if Mideast deal possible — Kerry

  WASHINGTON, D.C. (SDJW)– U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and  Norway’s Foreign Minister Borge Brende met on a variety of issues on  Thursday, April 24, with the apparent breakdown of the Middle East  peace process clearly on everyone’s mind. Meeting the news media before their private discussion, Brende made a point of thanking Kerry

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Middle East, USA

U.S. Jews have diverse reactions to Hamas- P.L.O. pact

SAN DIEGO (SDJW) – American Jewish organizations are debating what course Israel should take in the wake of the announcement that the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority has reconciled with the Gaza City-based Hamas organization, which remains committed to Israel’s destruction and is considered a terrorist organization. Some say Israel is right to terminate negotiations with the

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Middle East, USA

Boxer lauds FDA plan to regulate e-smokes

WASHINGTON, D.C  (Press Release)– U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA) responded Thursday, April 24,  to the announcement by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it is moving to expand its authority to regulate tobacco products to include electronic cigarettes. The rule proposed by the FDA would allow the agency to regulate e-cigarettes, which are not currently under

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Israel won’t negotiate with P.A. backed by Hamas

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM — The Israeli security cabinet unanimously decided Thursday, April 24,  that Israel would not negotiate with a Palestinian government backed by Hamas, the terrorist organization that calls for Israel’s destruction. Considered a severe blow to peace talks, the ‘historic’ Hamas-Fatah unity pact was announced on Wednesday following a seven-year power struggle

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Middle East

Being on nuclear verge may suit Iran’s political goals

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — There is a possibility that Israel, alone, might have to interdict Iran’s atomic weapons project. However, a distinguished expert on Iran at Tel Aviv University thinks that is unlikely. I heard Professor Litvak at the monthly lecture sponsored by the English Speaking Friends of TAU. Meir Litvak is

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Middle East, Steve Kramer

Holocaust Museum exhibit examines Nazi lies

By Robert Gluck/JNS.org An ongoing traveling exhibit from the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum challenges visitors to think about their responsibilities as consumers of information and how they can confront harmful messaging today. “State of Deception: The Power of Nazi Propaganda” is on display at Phoenix’s Burton Barr Central Library through June 1, before it moves on

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International, Jewish History

ZOA: Time to break off relations with Abbas

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) has urged the Obama Administration and the Israeli government to terminate relations with Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah/Palestinian Authority (PA), following its conclusion of a reconciliation agreement with the Islamist terrorist organization Hamas, which controls Gaza. The State Department designates Hamas as a terrorist organization. Top Hamas official

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Middle East