International

145 Jewish Agency Young Emissaries Set to Arrive in Communities Around World

(JNS) A total of 145 ShinShinim (gap-year emissaries) will depart this month for communities around the world on behalf of the Jewish Agency for Israel to begin a year of voluntary service to help strengthen world Jewry’s relationship with Israel before their required national army service. They will arrive against the backdrop of the ongoing

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International, Middle East

California becomes first state to order teachers to get COVID vaccine or test

Published by Reuters By Lisa Shumaker and Peter Szekely (Reuters) -California on Wednesday became the first U.S. state to require that its teachers and other school staff be vaccinated or regularly tested for COVID-19, a move Governor Gavin Newsom called “a responsible step” to ensure the safety of children. The move comes as Texas Governor

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USA

German Prosecutors Prepare Dozen-Plus Cases Against Nazi War Crime Suspects

(JNS) Prosecutors in Germany are getting ready to bring forward more than a dozen legal cases against elderly men and women for their alleged work at Nazi concentration camps during the Holocaust. Prosecutors confirmed last week that a 100-year-old man is deemed fit to stand trial in October for serving as a guard at the

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International

US and Israel Tighten Air Defense Cooperation

By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Representatives from the U.S. and Israeli Air Forces met last month to discuss a remarkable development: what the Israel Defense Forces described as “updated orders for the cooperation between the two nations’ air-defense systems during emergency situations.” The Israeli delegation was led by Brig. Gen. Gilad Biran, commander of the IAF’s

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Middle East

Unprecedented Deep-Sea Shark Discovery in Israel Sheds Light on Climate Change

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — A research initiative led by the University of Haifa-and partners in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea recently revealed deep sea brine pools and related habitat hotspot, including hundreds of deep-water sharks and the largest concentration of deep sea shark eggs ever found. These represent one of the most significant discoveries of

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Lapid Travels to Morocco in First Visit by an Israeli Foreign Minister Since 2003

(JNS) Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid traveled to Morocco on Wednesday to inaugurate the Israeli Liaison Office in Rabat. His two-day visit to the country is the first by an Israeli foreign minister since 2003. The inauguration of the office, which has been operating since the arrival in January of Israel’s new envoy to the

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Middle East

How Loretta Weinberg, other N.J. politicians reacted to Andrew Cuomo resignation

Published by NJ.com New Jersey’s highest-ranking woman state lawmaker — and one of its highest-ranking Democrats — welcomed New York Gov. Andrew Cuomodecision to resign over allegations he sexually harassed multiple women. “I think he made the right move, allowing somebody else to become the governor and dealing with the major issues around COVID and

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USA

StandWithUs: Universities Should Prohibit Use of Their Names for Political Purposes

StandWithUs initiated a national campaign on Tuesday, Aug. 10,  encouraging university leaders to put a stop to the now-common practice of academic departments and student governments employing official university websites, social media accounts, and email listservs to promote extremist political causes such as BDS campaigns.  [StandWithUs News Release]

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Congresswoman Tlaib Denounced for Veiled Antisemitism

The Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations denounced recent statements by Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) that seemed to imply that Jews exploit the poor in her home city of Detroit and around the world. The Conference said on Aug. 6 that it was deeply concerned about the anti-Semitic nature of Tlaib’s comments that she delivered during a video address for the Democratic Socialists of America National Convention. [JNS.org]

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Middle East, USA