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London wants Napolitano to intervene in BDS debate

July 23, 2014

By Herb London NEW YORK –Experts disagree about who first observed, “academic politics is so vicious because the stakes are so low,”[1] but when it comes to the ongoing student debates about divestment in companies doing business with Israel, the sentence is only half true. The conflicts have been remarkably emotional and acrimonious, but the […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Conf. of Presidents seek flight resumption to Israel

July 23, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) — Conference of Presidents leaders, Robert G. Sugarman, Chairman, and Malcolm Hoenlein, Executive Vice Chairman, on Wednesday, July 23, urged the Federal Aviation Administration to rescind the temporary ban on commercial flights by US airlines to Ben Gurion Airport in Israel. “While we recognize the need to protect fliers from any

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Middle East, Travel and Food, USA

JNS news briefs: July 23, 2014

July 23, 2014

Former New York mayor flies to Tel Aviv in response to FAA ban (JNS.org) Former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg flew to Tel Aviv on Tuesday night in response to the Federal Aviation Authority’s (FAA) ban on U.S. flights to Israel. The FAA suspension came after a rocket landed near Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport.

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International, Middle East, USA

Prolonging war enhances Hamas prestige vs. P.A.

July 23, 2014

By Lloyd Levy LONDON, England — The “war” in Gaza has now lasted over two weeks, with no immediate sign of an end to hostilities. This is really bad news for Israel in particular, and Diaspora Jews in general. I have certain perspectives on the matter. I believe the US administration bears a great deal

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International, Lloyd Levy, Middle East, USA

Protests mount against SFSU professor’s trip

July 22, 2014

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– Citing broad academic and community outrage, seven groups on Tuesday, July 22, urged the California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees, the group with ultimate authority over educational and fiscal matters at SFSU and all CSU schools, to launch its own investigation into San Francisco State University (SFSU) Professor Rabab

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

JNs news briefs: July 22, 2014

July 22, 2014

20,000 people attend funeral of IDF soldier from Texas (JNS.org) In response to a widespread social media campaign to honor a fallen soldier, some 20,000 people crowded the military cemetery in Haifa on Monday evening for the funeral of Staff Sgt. Nissim Sean Carmeli, one of two U.S. citizens killed in fighting in Gaza on

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International, Middle East, USA

Mob Museum chronicles Jewish gangsters

July 22, 2014

-Ninth in a Series– By Donald H. Harrison LAS VEGAS, Nevada – In a former courthouse where U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver (D-Tennessee) once held a hearing to expose the extent to which Organized Crime had corrupted America, Las Vegas today presents “The Mob Museum,” an interactive set of exhibits tracing the rise and fall of

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Donald H. Harrison, USA

Wait before you judge a country

July 21, 2014

By Danielle Rose Gilson AURORA, Illinois — Wait before you judge a country. Wait until you have seen it. Wait until you hear cheering and celebration as your plane lands. Wait until you see fields of mines next to fields of sunflowers and cows. Wait until you stand on the border and hear explosions from

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Middle East, USA

U.S., U.N. to provide financial aid to Gaza civilians

July 21, 2014

CAIRO, Egypt (Press Release)–The United States and the United Nations announced a joint package of humanitarian aid to the civilians of Gaza who have been caught in the crossfire between the Hamas government and Israel. Here is a transcript of a joint news conference held in Cairo on Monday, July 21, by U.S. Secretary of

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International, Middle East, USA

AJC denounces Erdogan’s ‘incendiary’ rhetoric

July 21, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release) —the American Jewish Committee (AJC) has expressed its outrage over the incendiary rhetoric of Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose continuous verbal assaults on Israel have fueled violent demonstrations against Israeli diplomatic outposts and created a permissive environment for attacks on Jews. In recent days mobs have attacked Israel’s embassy

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Middle East, USA

At Hoover Dam, there’s a statistic everywhere

July 20, 2014

-Eighth in a series– By Donald H. Harrison BOULDER CITY, Nevada – Whereas the watchword of this publication is “There’s a Jewish Story Everywhere,” at the Hoover Dam, apparently, the motto is slightly different: “There’s a Statistic Everywhere.” Or so one might believe watching an introductory video and taking a math-laden tour of the

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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, Travel and Food, USA

From 45 years later, what a time high school was

July 19, 2014

By Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California –Even the fabled Cincinnati high school, Woodward, is no more—bulldozed into rubble more than a generation after a host of us, now aging and sentimental, lived through the best and worst of the 1960s within its rumbling, sometimes treacherous walls. My lifelong friend Steve, who is seen

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USA

The shimmering mirage of Primm, Nevada

July 18, 2014

–Seventh in a series– By Donald H. Harrison PRIMM, Nevada – As grandson Shor and I drove through the California desert, we saw shimmering in front of us what seemed a scene out of Oz, or maybe Xanadu: some tall structures including a giant roller coaster. Was this one of those fabled desert mirages often

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Jewish History, Travel and Food, USA

FIDF launches campaign to aid Israel’s soldiers

July 17, 2014

NEW YORK (Press Release)– With Israel Defense Forces (IDF) troops entering Gaza, and Operation Protective Edge in full force, Friends of the IDF (FIDF) has launched an emergency national campaign, entitled “FIDF Frontline Operation,” to secure the wellbeing of Israel’s soldiers. The IDF has issued a list of thousands of essential items for active duty

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Middle East, USA

London wants Napolitano to intervene in BDS debate

Conf. of Presidents seek flight resumption to Israel

JNS news briefs: July 23, 2014

Prolonging war enhances Hamas prestige vs. P.A.

Protests mount against SFSU professor’s trip

JNs news briefs: July 22, 2014

Mob Museum chronicles Jewish gangsters

Wait before you judge a country

U.S., U.N. to provide financial aid to Gaza civilians

AJC denounces Erdogan’s ‘incendiary’ rhetoric

At Hoover Dam, there’s a statistic everywhere

From 45 years later, what a time high school was

The shimmering mirage of Primm, Nevada

FIDF launches campaign to aid Israel’s soldiers

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