International

Davis, Peters call for more health research funds

SAN DIEGO  (Press Release)-– Democratic Reps. Susan Davis and Scott Peters, along with members of San Diego’s medical research community joined together on Monday, March 17,  to call on Congress to increase federal funding to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), which funds critical medical research. Budget cuts threaten this research and San Diego’s economy. […]

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

JNS news briefs: March 17, 2014

Survey: Israelis see business booming in Negev (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) More than 75 percent of Israelis believe that there have been positive changes for the Negev Desert region in terms of development, construction, and transportation in recent years, a new survey shows. According to the survey, 67 percent of respondents said homes in the

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International

Kerry appoints Rubinstein as special envoy to Syria

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry issued the following statement in announcing the appointment of Daniel Rubinstein, a career diplomat who is Jewish, as a special envoy for Syria: “Daniel Rubinstein will be an outstanding successor to Ambassador Robert Ford as the U.S. Special Envoy for Syria. “This position is as important

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Middle East, USA

Diaspora, Israeli Jews weigh Israeli democracy

JERUSALEM (Press Release)–For two days last week (March 11 – 12), Jewish and Israeli community leaders, heads of major organizations, leading figures from academia and government officials past and present met quietly in Glen Cove, Long Island under the auspices of the Jewish People Policy Institute (JPPI) to discuss recent geopolitical developments in the Middle

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Middle East

JCPA plank on disability wins plaudits

BETHESDA, Maryland (Press Release) — Jennifer Laszlo Mizrahi, president of RespectAbility, an advocacy group for people with disabilities, on Friday, March 14, praised the Jewish Council for Public Affairs for having “unanimously passed this resolution (see below) for the inclusion of people with disabilities.” “As you know, we have been fighting for equality for some

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USA

Senate adopts bill to award medal to Shimon Peres

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release) – The Senate passed bipartisan legislation introduced by Senator Kelly Ayotte (R-NH) and Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO) to award Israeli President Shimon Peres with a Congressional Gold Medal. The bill passed the Senate unanimously and now awaits passage by the House of Representatives.  If the bill is enacted, President Peres would

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Middle East, USA

Hot dog commercial degrades Lincoln’s memory

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — In a current television commercial lacking any wit, originality, or reverence, an actor playing Abraham Lincoln is seen chomping on a so-called “ballpark frank.” The obvious goal of this advertisement is to sell hot dogs. Lincoln is seen standing around amongst sundry contemporary, gleefully ingesting Americans, all citizen-caricatures,

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USA