Israel’s unemployment rate hits all-time low of 4.8% (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The unemployment rates in Israel has hit an all-time low, a new report by the country’s Central Bureau of Statistics said Thursday. The Jewish state’s unemployment rate in May was 4.8 percent, compared to the previous all-time low of 4.9 percent in
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Middle EastNEW YORK (Press Release)– American Associates, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (AABGU) announces a substantial gift of approximately $400 million from the estate of Dr. Howard and Lottie Marcus of San Diego, California. Lottie Marcus died this past December at age 99, just two months short of her 100th birthday, while Howard died in 2014
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Middle East, San Diego County, Science, Medicine, & EducationPrime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu and his wife Sarah on Thursday hosted 2016 Genesis Prize laureate violinist Itzhak Perlman at the Prime Minister’s Residence in Jerusalem. The Genesis Prize award ceremony was hosted this year by Oscar-winning actress Helen Mirren, who toured the city of Jerusalem on Wednesday. The Prime Minister and his wife congratulated Perlman
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsWASHINGTON, D.C. –The Republican Jewish Coalition (RJC), seeking to recruit pro-Israel Jewish voters, is capitalizing on the developing controversy in the Democratic party over what Democrats should say about Israel. In a press release, RJC Executive director Matt Brooks said: “Israel must always be a bi-partisan issue and sadly we’ve recently seen that historic bond
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Middle East, USAAshkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Rabbi David Lau on Thursday condemned Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas” speech to the European Parliament, in which he claimed that Israeli rabbis called to poison Palestinian water. “The Israeli Rabbinate and the thousands of rabbis serving the cities of Israel, from all ethnic groups and circles, love peace
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Middle EastThe Conservative Party in Canada, which heads the opposition, on Wednesday accused the Liberal government headed by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of abandoning the fundamental principles of Canadian foreign policy. In a statement, the Conservatives said that the government has abandoned Israel in order to renew relations with Iran despite its involvement in international terrorism.
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International, Middle EastBy Shoshana Bryen WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)–Congress has passed a $576 billion Defense Appropriations bill for 2016 with a wide and bipartisan majority: 282-138, according to Defense News. The Obama administration takes issue with various parts of the bill, including presenting a six-page memo specifically calling for the elimination of Congress’s allocation of $635 million
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Middle East, Shoshana Bryen, USAThe ancient City of David welcomed a high-profile guest on Wednesday, when Oscar, Emmy, and Tony award-winning British actress Helen Mirren toured archeological sites in Jerusalem with Mayor Nir Barkat. Mirren, who has been chosen to award this year”s Genesis Prize, has a long history of interest in the Jewish state. The Genesis Prize honors
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Middle East, Theatre, Film & BroadcastPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas railed against Israel during an address to the European Union parliament in Brussels on Thursday, slamming the Jewish state for committing “mass-murder”. The comments came hours after Abbas rebuffed efforts by EU President Martin Schultz to arrange a meeting between Abbas and Israeli President Reuven Rivlin. While Rivlin accepted the
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Middle EastU.S. intelligence officials reportedly back strict parole conditions for Pollard (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) United States intelligence officials support the continuation of strict parole conditions for Jonathan Pollard, the Israeli spy who was freed last November after serving three decades in U.S. federal prison, The Daily Beast reported this week. In declarations filed with
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — U.S. Representatives Peter J. Roskam and Charles W. Boustany Jr., MD, Chairmen of the Ways & Means Subcommittees on Oversight and Tax Policy respectively, introduced legislation to strengthen our tax code and protect our national security. As first reported by The Wall Street Journal, the “No Dollars for Ayatollahs Act,”
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Middle East, USABGU prof Michael Feige took part in Bildner programs at Rutgers Dr. Michael Feige and Bildner Center executive director Dr. Yael Zerubavel appeared together at a 2012 panel discussion at Rutgers. Photo by Debra Rubin The executive director of Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life remembered Dr. Michael Feige, killed in
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAIsrael announced on Wednesday the creation of a new national holiday to celebrate the arrival of Jewish immigrants to the country, National Aliyah Day. Israel’s parliament, the Knesset, passed the new holiday into law after 21 lawmakers outvoted five who were opposed. The holiday will begin in late October or early November each year, depending
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Middle EastAccording to a recent article in Yediyot Ahronot, the IDF’s Homefront Command and Gaza Division have decided that the “Code Red” warnings will also be used for terrorists infiltrating Israel through tunnels. Up to now, “Code Red” alerts have only been used for rocket attacks. In addition to the auditory warning, security coordinators will receive
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