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Demonstrations in U.K. alert the world to true intentions of Islamist extremists

By Rabbi Ben Kamin SAN DIEGO–An alarming image is appearing across the Internet showing young Islamic protestors, in Muslim and Arab garb, marching British streets, shouting hate slogans and bearing signs that clearly declaim the grimmest intentions for Westerners, including: “Britain, Your 9/11 is Coming.” This is what we are dealing with:  An entire generation of

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Ashkenazi Haredim promise demonstration against taking Sephardic girls into thier schools

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM–The ultra-Orthodox (or Haredim=God fearing) promised the “Mother of all demonstrations.”  This does not signal the spread of feminism. The expression may have come  from Saddam Hussein’s proclamation of the “Mother of all Battles” when the United States invaded Iraq in 1991. The guess is problematic, insofar as the Haredim assert that

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Jewish organizations laud House letter to Obama on Israel

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations welcomed the letter to President Obama currently circulating in the House of Representatives supporting the U.S.-Israel relationship and urged members of the House to join the effort led by Representatives Ted Poe (R-TX), Gary Peters (D-MI), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer

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Chavez fosters anti-Semitism in Venezuela

NEW YORK (Press Release)–Acerbic and hate-filled statements by President Hugo Chavez and other Venezuelan government leaders are once again contributing to a climate of rising anti-Semitism in Venezuela, where extreme criticism of Israel “continues to be used as a political tool.” According to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), recent statements from Chavez and others in the

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Warm temperatures in North Atlantic leads to rain in Africa, climate study finds

HAIFA, Israel (Press Release)–Cyclical changes in atmospheric pressure and sea surface temperature in the North Atlantic Ocean affect drought in the Sahel region on the southern Sahara rim. This has been revealed in an international study carried out by researchers from the University of Haifa, the French National Meteorological Service, Columbia University and the University

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Reason behind world's Gaza flotilla uproar: plain, simple, old-fashioned anti-Semitism

By Morton A. Klein and Dr. Daniel Mandel NEW YORK–Disturbing, shocking and eye-opening. Israel attempts to legally prevent Iranian missiles and rockets from being delivered to Gaza, controlled by the internationally recognized terrorist group, Hamas; yet the world and media condemns the Jewish state of Israel and mourns the nine Hamas supporters who were killed

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Conference of Presidents urges senators to sign letter to Obama urging Israel support

NEW YORK (Press Release)– Leaders of the Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations urged members of the Senate to join Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell in their letter to President Barack Obama that reaffirms “support for our strategic partnership with Israel” and encourages the President to continue to support Israel

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Arabs, Orthodox Jews and secular Jews often vie in Jerusalem

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM –This city’s population is 764,000. Groups with high political salience are 269,000 Arabs (35 percent), and an estimated 155,000 ultra-Orthodox. The Arabs have great prominence among overseas watchers of Jerusalem, but opt out of local politics by boycotting municipal elections. Almost none of them accepted Israeli citizenship when it was offered

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StandWithUs praises UCI decision to suspend Muslim Student Union

LOS ANGELES (Press Release)—StandWithUs, the international Israel education organization, welcomes UC Irvine’s (UCI) decision to take disciplinary action against Irvine’s Muslim Student Union (MSU), an organization that repeatedly crossed red lines to foment hostility against Israel and intimidate its supporters on campus. The MSU had claimed that its right to free speech included the right

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