Middle East

Stand With Us launches campaign against NSJP

{Please use your cursor to identify links} LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs has launched a wide-scale campaign to hold National Students for Justice in Palestine (NSJP) accountable for spreading anti-Semitism, supporting violence, and violating free speech. The campaign features a petition to the US Department of Education and higher education governing bodies in Canada, […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 2, 2018 (4 items)

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin briefed reporters by telephone about the new sanctions against Iran that go into effect on Monday, Nov. 5.  Here is a transcript of their statements: SECRETARY POMPEO –Earlier this year, President Trump withdrew from the fatally flawed nuclear deal and implemented a new campaign

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International, Jewish History, Middle East, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: November 1, 2018 (3 items)

Jewish Council for Public Affairs offers post-Pittsburgh Massacre to-do list for Jewish community As follow-up to the Pittsburgh massacre, JCPA has compiled some initial resources and recommendations. Educate Throughout the last year, JCPA has raised concerns about rising white nationalism by passing a Resolution on White Supremacy at JCPA’s April 2018 Conference, as well as

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

U.S. must pursue interests, not emotions, in Middle East

By Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. — Now that the first blast of hot air is gone, it may be possible to discuss l’Affaire Kashoggi rationally. First, the stipulations: Jamal Kashoggi should not have been killed. Period. In the longer form, that stipulation reads that no one should be killed by governments that disapprove of what

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International, Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USA

Turkey sends ‘thugs’ to break up NYU meeting

By Alon Ben-Meir NEW YORK — Last week I conducted a panel discussion about Turkey under the leadership of Erdogan. The day before the event, we were alerted that several of Erdogan’s stooges will await us to disrupt the event, and we feared that violence may erupt. Earlier in the morning, NYU received a letter

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Alon Ben-Meir, International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 31, 2018 (7 items)

San Diego County Rabbis denounce Duncan Hunter’s attacks on Ammar Campa-Najjar A group of 17 active and retired rabbis in San Diego County, affiliated with the Jewish Renewal, Reconstructionist, Reform, and Conservative branches of Judaism have issued the following statement: “As rabbis and leaders of the Jewish community in the San Diego area, we are

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Editor’s E-Mail Box: October 29, 2018 (7 items)

Chabad merges San Diego memorial gathering with community service at Beth Israel Rabbi Rafi Andrusier of Chabad of East County sent the following message: “After such a terrible tragedy, I sent an email on Saturday night about increasing Jewish unity. Chabad jumped into action and immediately setup an event to honor those holy souls who

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Jewish Religion, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Aharoni named global envoy for Maccabi games

KFAR MACCABIAH, Israel —- The Maccabi World Union (MWU) Executive has appointed Ido Aharoni as the organization’s Global Ambassador. Aharoni is a veteran of Israel’s foreign service where he spent his entire career, spanning almost three decades, in the United States culminating with a six-year term as Israel’s consul-general in New York with the rank

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International, Middle East, Sports & Competitions, USA