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Good News from Israel (June 6, 2021)

In the June 6, 2021 edition of Israel’s good news, highlights include:
–An Israeli Covid-19 treatment cures 10 severely ill patients in one day.
–An Israeli study proves that being positive can increase longevity.
–An Israeli airline is commencing flights to Marrakesh.
–Israelis have developed synthetic spider silk and “no-bee” honey.
–Foreign tourist group tours to Israel have restarted.
–The first Israeli woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest.
–Take a hi-tech look inside Jerusalem’s refurbished Tower of David Museum.
(Michael Ordman0

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Migrant school forced online by Covid unites children on Mexico border

Published by AFP Matamoros (Mexico) (AFP) – Standing in her kitchen Alma Beatriz Serrano Ramirez waves a small board in front of her phone, hoping the students watching on the other end are paying attention to the math lesson she is teaching. The 38-year-old Honduran migrant had dreamed of settling in the United States but

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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Alan Dershowitz Says Trump’s Enemies Are Weaponizing Law to Use Against Him

Published by USA Features Media (USA Features) Noted constitutional expert and Harvard law professor emeritus Alan Dershowitz said Saturday former President Donald Trump’s enemies are trying to “use the law in a weaponized way” to attack him politically using lawsuits premised on the Jan. 6 Capitol riot. “I think what he did was protected as

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Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Former Nazi rally grounds in Nuremberg reopen with new exhibition

Published by DPA The site where Adolf Hitler once held rallies before hundreds of thousands of spectators is the subject of Germany’s newest exhibition, as the adjacent museum reopens in June due to Germany’s falling coronavirus infection rate. From 1933 to 1938, the Nazis held their propaganda rallies on the grounds in the south-east of

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International

App Unveiled to Help Law Enforcement Be More Culturally Sensitive

San Diego County District Attorney Summer Stephan announced on Thursday the development of a new phone app to help members of law enforcement be more culturally sensitive when they have interactions with any of 12 ethnic and religious groups. The dozen groups include 1) African American Youth; Asian; Chaldean; East African/ Somali; East African/ Somali Youth; Karen/ Karenni (from Burma); Latinx Youth; Mexican and Mexican American; Muslim; Native Americans, Samoans, and Vietnamese. It was not deemed necessary to include Jews among the groups, but I think this was a mistake. [Donald H. Harrison]

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ADL: Facebook’s 2-year ban on Trump ‘doesn’t go far enough’

NEW YORK (Press Release) — On Friday, Facebook announced that former President Donald Trump would remain banned on the social network until at least January 7, 2023, two years after he was initially blocked in the aftermath of the Capitol riot. Anti-Defamation League (ADL) CEO Jonathan A. Greenblatt released the following statement in reaction to

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USA

Jewish Leaders Commend US Support for Restocking Israel’s Iron Dom

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Dianne Lob, Chair, William Daroff, CEO, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Vice Chair of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, on Friday issued the following statement: “We are deeply appreciative of the outspoken support from President Biden and his Administration, and from many on both sides of the aisle

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Middle East, USA

Optimism Extends Life Expectancy Among Seniors, Israeli Research Finds

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Happiness might lead to better health, but does it help you live longer? That’s a question that researchers at Hebrew University of Jerusalem (HU) took on in a longitudinal study they began back in the 1990s. They looked at the impact of optimism on longevity and found that maintaining a positive

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

US Defense Secretary Stresses ‘Ironclad’ Commitment to Israel’s Security

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — The following are opening remarks from U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Israeli Minister of Defense Benjamin Gantz from their meeting at the White House on Thursday: SECRETARY OF DEFENSE LLOYD J. AUSTIN III: Minister Gantz, it’s a pleasure to host you here at the Pentagon. I

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Middle East, USA

White House Sends Letter to Holocaust Museum’s Solidarity Gathering After Antisemitic Vandalism

ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Press Release) — On Thursday evening, The Florida Holocaust Museum hosted a #UniteAgainstHate solidarity gathering attended by a couple hundred local Tampa/St. Peterburg supporters of the institution. The Florida Holocaust Museum was attacked with abhorrent antisemitic vandalism on May 27 as part of a surge of antisemitism that has victimized American Jews

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USA

UCSD Alum Josh Cohen a Hit in Israeli Premier League

By Times of San Diego Former UC San Diego soccer standout Josh Cohen is making his mark on the international scene, helping to lead his club to an Israeli Premier League title. Maccabi Haifa FC logged a 3-2 win over Hapoel Be’er Sheva FC on Sunday on the final day of the season. Cohen, a goalkeeper, helped Haifa to

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