Published by Benzinga Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) launched an airstrike on a Gaza school Thursday, stating that the attack targeted up to 30 Hamas and Islamic Jihad fighters. However, a Hamas official reported that 40 people, including women and children, sheltering at a UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) site, were killed. A CNN analysis […]
Published by The Daily Caller Jewish students filed a lawsuit against the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) and the regents of the University of California system Wednesday over the administration’s alleged lack of effort to shut down a pro-Palestinian encampment that created a “Jew Exclusion Zone.” In April, students protesting the school’s ties to
Did they abandon their dedication to the Palestinian cause because of a dominant police operation? Didn’t they have the courage to challenge a massive appearance of Jews and a resolute police force? [Bruce S. Ticker]
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Published by DPA Thousands of Israeli nationalists marched through Palestinian neighbourhoods in Jerusalem on Wednesday, provoking tense scenes and confrontations with police. The annual Flag March celebrates Israel’s capture of East Jerusalem in the Six-Day War of 1967. Critics accuse organizers of deliberately antagonizing the divided city’s Palestinian community, with tensions especially high this year
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Published by Benzinga On Wednesday, a drone attack by Hezbollah from Lebanon resulted in injuries to at least 10 individuals in northern Israel, according to Israeli authorities, raising tensions about a potential counterattack from Tel Aviv. Recent cross-border strikes have caused large fires in Israel’s northern regions, leading the Israeli military to warn of potential
An innovative, new method that with high accuracy predicts cancer cell behavior has been developed by researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. [Press Release]
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The resolution “calls for the perpetrators of this horrific act, including Iranian and Hezbollah operatives, to be held accountable for their crimes.” (Press Release)
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Caring for Jews in need – wherever they are and whenever they need us – is at the heart of what we do at Jewish Federation of San Diego. And this year, you helped us care in a big way. [Heidi Gantwerk]
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Published by Tampa Free Press A Columbia University alum has decided to ditch his alma mater by giving a $260 million donation to an Israeli university as protests continue to plague the Ivy League college’s campus, according to a Monday announcement. The donation was given to Bar-Ilan University in Israel, a public research university, by
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For about a million years, starting 1.5 million years ago, early humans used stone tools called scrapers to process hides and scrape the flesh off the bones of mostly large game. In the Levant they mainly hunted elephants and other large herbivores that provided most of the calories they needed. The study found, however, that about 400,000 years ago, following the elephants’ disappearance, hunters turned to a different kind of prey. [Press Release]
Change in Available Animals Led to Tools Change 400,000 Years Ago Read More »
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Published by AlterNet A billionaire heiress who frequently ranks among the top donors to GOP candidates and causes has remained relatively quiet in the 2024 race, but she recently suggested former President Donald Trump could win her over with an even more hawkish pro-Israel foreign policy agenda. According to Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Miriam Adelson —
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Vandalism and other property damage have accompanied anti-Israel protests on college campuses. Now the House Oversight Committee is investigating how these protests are being financed. [Press Release]
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Courtesy of Wikipedia Nelson Glueck (June 4, 1900 – February 12, 1971) was an American rabbi, academic and archaeologist. He served as president of Hebrew Union College from 1947 until his death, and his pioneering work in biblical archaeology resulted in the discovery of 1,500 ancient sites. Nelson Glueck was born in Cincinnati, Ohio to Lithuanian Jewish parents. He died in Cincinnati in 1971, after announcing plans
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Published by IBTimes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office on Tuesday denied American media reports that he will address the US Congress on June 13, amid mounting pressure to agree to a ceasefire with Hamas. Netanyahu’s office told Israeli media the date of his speech to Congress had “not been finalised”, but it would not
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