Pro-Palestinian protesters who demonstrated in Vancouver against U.S. President Donald Trump”s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel”s capital burned Israeli flags, the Canadian Jewish News reported on Tuesday. The protests took place in downtown Vancouver on December 8 and 9, and were held in front of the U.S. consulate and the Vancouver Art Gallery, according to […]
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International, Middle East[twittervideo:2036116] British Prime Minister Theresa May on Tuesday said that the holiday of Hanukkah calls on all people “to defend the values and way of life that we share.” “I want to send my very best wishes to everyone celebrating Hanukkah in our Jewish communities here in the UK and all around the world,” she
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International, Jewish Religion[video:2036146] Tzvi Sukkot, Chairman of the ring-wing Otzma Yehudit organization, was an eyewitness to an occurrence this afternoon during which residents of the community of Yitzhar in Samaria entered the Arab village of Burin. While Israeli media had initially reported that some 40 “masked settlers” had entered the village and “started throwing stones” without providing
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Middle EastThe State has agreed with petitioners that an illegal Arab outpost was built on privately owned Jewish land in Samaria. The illegal outpost was built by the Ramadin tribe near the Jewish town of Alfei Menashe in western Samaria. The land in question belongs to the Himnuta organization, a subsidiary of the Jewish National Fund.
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Middle EastCoins, pottery, and ritual baths recently uncovered revealed a Hasmonean-era Jewish town at the Susya in Mount Hevron. The findings are surprising in light of historical reports about Hasmonean activity to convert the Edomites who lived in the region, in year 112 BCE. The discovery a settlement site from the time of the Hasmonean Kingdom
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Jewish History, Middle East7 years of research yields trove of material about wartime experience A new book was launched on Dec 12 in Shanghai that gives a new Chinese perspective on Jewish refugees in China during World War II. Publication of Jewish Refugees in China (1933-1945): History, Perspective and Chinese Model marked the conclusion of a project sponsored
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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, International, Jewish History[twittervideo:2036113] Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday wished the Jewish people a happy Hanukkah. Hanukkah began at sundown on Tuesday with the lighting of the first candle. “At sunset today, Jewish communities in Canada and around the world will welcome the beginning of Hanukkah – one of the oldest traditions in the world,” said
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International, Jewish Religion, USABy Pamela Pollack-Fremd LA MESA, California — When did women win the right to vote in prosperous, stable, civilized Switzerland? Many people would be surprised to learn that it did not happen until 1971. The Divine Order, written and directed by Petra Volpe, is a gentle and entertaining film, which shows how that right was
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International, Theatre, Film & BroadcastRebecca Boening was driving by herself on the interstate when her blood sugar became dangerously low. After stopping at a fast food restaurant, however, she found a guardian angel in the drive-thru worker. Because Boening has diabetes, her low blood sugar “makes it difficult to think or act”. When she felt herself start to get
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USASenate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer said Wednesday that President Trump is out of his depth in policy discussions. “He doesn’t know the details and he says whatever he wants to say,” Mr. Schumer told reporters when asked about the president’s negotiating strategy on legislation, including the tax-cut bill. Taking a victory lap after Democratic
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USAThe NFL Network suspended Pro Football Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and fellow analysts Heath Evans and Ike Taylor “pending an investigation” into allegations of sexual harassment and assault, the network announced. The allegations were made in a lawsuit by former NFL Network employee Jami Cantor, who sued NFL Enterprises in Los Angeles Superior Court
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Sports & Competitions, USAScientists want to know why it’s lingering instead of crumbling into the sea. A new island in the South Pacific. NASA/Damien Grouille/Cecile Sabau We all thought it would only survive for a few months when it was born in a blast of ash in January 2015. The island, Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai, emerged from the waters
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International, The World We ShareDeputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein said Wednesday he has not seen any reason to fire special counsel Robert Mueller during the course of the Russia investigation, despite the emergence of text messages that show officials working on the probe disliked President Trump. Mr. Rosenstein was in the hot seat to address questions from members of
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USADemocrat Doug Jones’ victory in Alabama’s special Senate election sent shock waves Wednesday across Capitol Hill, buoying and emboldening Democrats while forcing Republicans to grapple with a soon-to-be slimmer Senate majority that will make enacting U.S. President Donald Trump’s agenda all the more difficult in 2018, an election year. “Things are looking good for us,”
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