Middle East

UK increases spending to protect Jewish sites

NEW YORK (Press Release)– The World Jewish Congress (WJC) on Thursday, March 19, welcomed an announcement by British Prime Minister David Cameron to increase spending to better protect Jewish institutions in the UK against potential terror attacks. “The measures Mr. Cameron proposed are exemplary, and will no doubt make a difference,” said WJC President Ronald S. […]

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International, Middle East

UC urged to strengthen anti- Semitism definition

SAN FRANCISCO (Press Release) – Following a rash of antisemitic incidents at the University of California (UC), 23 education and Jewish advocacy groups on Thursday, March 19, urged the UC President and Regents to adopt the U.S. State Department definition of antisemitism, which states that antisemitism may manifest itself with regard to the state of Israel. The

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Rhodes scholars to tour Israel

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Despite recent anti-Israel incidents on several university campuses, a delegation of Rhodes Scholars from South Africa and the United States is currently in Israel with Project Interchange, an educational institute of AJC (American Jewish Committee). The Rhodes Scholars, the 12th delegation of its kind by Project Interchange, will participate in a week-long

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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: March 19, 2015

Number of Israeli ministers expected to rise in next government (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Despite the decisive victory by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party in the March 17 Israeli election, the negotiations to build the Jewish state’s next coalition government could take up the entire 42-day time period allotted by Israeli law. In his

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International, Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA

U.S. admonishes Israel over rhetoric

By Donald H. Harrison The White House and the U.S. State Department on Wednesday, March 18, both voiced their displeasure with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party’s  call to Jewish Israelis on Israel’s election day, March 17, to counter that country’s Arab vote, and additionally with Netanyahu’s pre-election announcement that he no longer supported creation of an

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, USA

Netanyahu victory spurs diverse reactions

SAN DIEGO (SDJW)–Reactions to Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s election victory were not long in coming after the results were announced on Tuesday, March 17.  Here are some of them collected by San Diego Jewish World: Americans for Peace Now — Israel’s general election results are a disappointment for pro-Israel, pro-peace Americans. They will undoubtedly make

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Middle East, USA

74 senators protest Turkey’s treatment of journalists

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer (D-New York)  along with 73 other United States Senators, wrote to Secretary of State John Kerry to urge the State Department to immediately address issues stemming from of the intimidation of journalists and censorship of the media by President Tayyip Erdogan’s Administration in Turkey. According to Turkish and

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Middle East, USA

Armenian genocide recognition introduced in Congress

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – Reps. Robert Dold (R-Illinois), Adam Schiff (D-California), David Valadao (R-California), and Frank Pallone (D-New Jersey), along with 40 other Members of the House of Representatives, on Wednesday, March 18, introduced the Armenian Genocide Truth and Justice Resolution. This bipartisan resolution calls upon the Administration to work toward equitable, constructive and durable Armenian-Turkish relations

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Middle East, USA

J Street: Continue to work for 2-state solution

By Jeremy Ben-Ami WASHINGTON, D.C. — Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory is a deep disappointment to all who hoped that Israel might choose a new direction for the country in yesterday’s election. The Prime Minister’s renunciation of the two-state solution and resort to a campaign grounded in fear and tinged with racism successfully moved 150,000 votes from

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Middle East, USA

For liberals, Israeli election had some good news

By Rabbi Dow Marmur  JERUSALEM–Unfortunately, the outcome of the Israeli elections vindicated my gloom. Contrary to the predictions by pollsters, Likud did considerably better than the Zionist Union. Likud’s leader Binyamin Netanyahu is likely to form the next government celebrating almost unprecedented political longevity in Israeli politics. To spell out again the bad news would

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Middle East

Chef, in webcast, to prepare creative Pesach cuisine

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– The Inbal Jerusalem Hotel is set to share its legendary and eclectic holiday recipes with the world, in the first-ever live Passover cooking broadcast, hosted by award-winning Executive Chef Nir Elkayam. The unprecedented cooking session will be broadcasted live from the Inbal’s kitchen on Tuesday, March 24 at 12 pm ET/ 9am

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Middle East, Travel and Food