Middle East

Teen pot users at risk for mental health issues

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — Scientists believe that schizophrenia, a disorder caused by an imbalance in the brain’s chemical reactions, is triggered by a genetic interaction with environmental factors. A new Tel Aviv University study published in Human Molecular Genetics now points to cannabis as a trigger for schizophrenia. The research, conducted by Dr. Ran Barzilay […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Rivlin’s shot heard round the world

President’s war against French presidential candidate Le Pen earns praise, while Netanyahu picks a fight with Germany By Ilan Ben Zion President Reuven Rivlin, Jerusalem, April 4, 2017. (Miriam Alster/Flash90) President Reuven Rivlin’s scathing criticism of French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen during a Holocaust memorial ceremony on Monday night drew headlines around the

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International, Middle East

German minister says Israel’s Netanyahu called off planned meeting

Tel Aviv (dpa) – German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had cancelled on him, after Gabriel refused to accede to the Israeli leader’s ultimatum. There was no immediate comment from Netanyahu’s office. Netanyahu had reportedly told Gabriel that he had to pick between either meeting him or

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International, Middle East

BGU: Fertility treatment babies at higher cancer risk

BEER-SHEVA, Israel (Press Release)– Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) researchers have found that babies born from mothers who underwent fertility treatments are at increased risk of developing many types of pediatric cancers and tumors (neoplasms). According to the American Cancer Society, the most common pediatric neoplasms are leukemia, brain and spinal cord tumors, neuroblastomas, Wilms

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Middle East Roundup: April 25, 2017

Tel Aviv terror attack prompts Israeli government to suspend entry permits (JNS.org) The Israeli Defense Ministry suspended the issuing of single-day permits for Palestinians to enter Israel Sunday, following a terror attack initiated by an 18-year-old Palestinian who stabbed four people on Tel Aviv’s beachfront promenade. The injured pedestrians—a man in his 70s, and two

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Middle East

US announces ‘sweeping’ sanctions on Syrian scientists for chemical attack

WASHINGTON — Following up on a limited U.S. military strike against Syria, the Trump administration on Monday announced new “sweeping” sanctions on the Syrian government agency it blames for producing chemicals used in a deadly attack on Syrian civilians earlier this month. The announcement names 271 members of the Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center

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Middle East, USA

Two Jewish Israelis rescued from East Jerusalem Arab neighborhood

Riots breaks out as officers forced to retrieve two men who reportedly arrived in Sur Baher to sell black market eggs By Times of Israel staff Illustrative image of Palestinian youth holding rocks during clashes with Israeli police in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Sur Baher on October 7, 2015 (Hadas Parush/Flash90) Police rescued two

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Middle East

Rabbi Hier to light torch for Yom Ha atzma’ ut

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) –Rabbi Marvin Hier, Simon Wiesenthal Center Founder and Dean is being honored as the first non-Israeli citizen chosen to light Israel’s Independence Day ceremonial torch. The decision was made by Israel’s Culture Minister Miri Regev, who said that the inclusion of Jews from the diaspora symbolizes the stake that Jewish people all

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Middle East, USA

Some Holocaust survivors at higher risk of suicide

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — A new study held at the University of Haifa among Holocaust survivors has revealed a specific population group with a high suicide rate. The study found that people who immigrated to Israel from countries where most of the Jewish population was murdered in the Holocaust, such as Germany, Austria, Poland, and

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Jewish History, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

Middle East Roundup: April 24, 2017

UN chief vows to combat anti-Israel bias and anti-Semitism (JNS.org) United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reassured Jewish community leaders Sunday that he would oppose any anti-Israel bias at the United Nations. “As secretary-general of the United Nations, I consider that the state of Israel needs to be treated as any other state,” Guterres said at

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Middle East

Genizah treasures to go on exhibit

CAMBRIDGE, ENGLAND (Press Release)– Treasures from the world’s largest and most important collection of medieval Jewish manuscripts – chronicling 1,000 years of history in Old Cairo – will go on display in Cambridge this week for a six-month-long exhibition at Cambridge University Library. Discarded History: The Genizah of Medieval Cairo opens to the public on

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