JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Dina Samte, a blind member of the Bnei Menashe Jewish community, which claims descent from one of Israel’s Lost Tribes, on Saturday celebrated being chosen for the honor of lighting one of the Israel Independence Day torches at the official state ceremony, taking place this Tuesday. Samte also celebrated her 19th birthday […]
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International, Middle EastAJC praises Senate Judiciary Committee for emphasis on hate crimes NEW YORK (Press Release) — The American Jewish Committee praised Senate Judiciary Committee members for asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions “to undertake effective action to address the increasing number of religious hate crimes in the U.S.” The bipartisan letter, spearheaded by Senator Charles Grassley, chair of the Senate
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USABy Rabbi Ben Kamin OCEANSIDE, California — These are the springtime festival days of Israel—Holocaust Remembrance Day last week, Israel Independence Day today, Jerusalem Day soon. I remember when, several years ago, it was reported in the international media that a huge, luxury Cineplex was being constructed in the suburban Israeli community of Kfar-Saba. I retain
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Middle East, Travel and FoodUNESCO plans anti-Israel vote on Israel’s Independence Day (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The cultural body of the United Nations is expected to adopt a resolution Tuesday, on Israel’s Independence Day, classifying Israel as an “occupying power” in Jerusalem. UNESCO is also expected to conclude that the Cave of the Patriarchs and Rachel’s Tomb, both Jewish
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Middle EastTEL AVIV, Israel (Press Release) — Chemiluminescence, or chemical light, is the principle behind the glow sticks (also known as light sticks) used at rock concerts and as quick tools to grab when the electricity goes out. But they can also be used to diagnose diseases by identifying concentrations of biological samples. A new mechanism developed
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBy Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — We’re been in the week between the day to remember victims of the Holocaust, and the day to remember those who died in the defense of Israel or as the result of terror. Varda, who carries the Hebrew version of her Grandmother’s name, lights candles for that Grandmother, taken from
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Ira Sharkansky, Middle EastCAJAMARCA, Colombia — Anything that President Donald Trump says about NAFTA draws extra scrutiny in Latin America, whose countries account for half of the United States’ free trade agreements. So when Trump threatened to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico and Canada, it wasn’t only those countries that worried. “We’re watching what
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International, USAWhile 66% of Arabs see the overall situation as good, just 43.9% of the Jewish population agreed, according to new IDI study ahead of Israel’s 69th Independence Day By Stuart Winer Illustrative photo of an Israeli crowd. (Roni Schutzer/Flash90) More among Israel’s Arab community than its Jewish population are satisfied with life in Israel and
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Middle EastFormer Pink Floyd star and leading anti-Israel activist Roger Waters admitted that his push to get Radiohead to cancel an upcoming concert in Israel had failed. His comments came this past Wednesday at an hourlong discussion hosted by The New York Times newspaper and attended by a representative of the Washington Free Beacon website. The
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Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual ArtsControversial White House adviser Sebastian Gorka is stepping down from his role in the Trump administration to take an unspecified position in “the war of ideas,” said TheHill.com on Sunday. The announcement comes after Gorka’s Ph.D. was revealed to be fraudulently awarded and his connections to a Hungarian neo-Nazi group were exposed the Jewish Daily
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International, USAPANAMA CITY, April 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Today, the Disney Wonder transited the Panama Canal as the first passenger vessel to go through the canal’s new set of locks, marking a milestone for the cruise industry. The Disney Cruise Line 2,713-passenger ship was transformed in late 2016, expanding the length of the Disney Wonder to
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International, San Diego County, Travel and FoodIt was all planned so carefully. Barack Obama’s reemergence on the public stage had been long anticipated, so cable news and the Twittersphere all listened in when he took the stage at the University of Chicago in April to promote political and civic engagement with young people. Chatting amiably with a multi-hued group of accomplished
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USAThe USS Michigan nuclear-powered submarine arrives at port of Busan, South Korea, April 25, 2017.[Photo/Xinhua] The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea test fired what was reportedly a medium range ballistic missile on Saturday. The missile exploded soon after take-off; whether by design or not, the country’s second failed missile launch in as many weeks. The
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International, USA“This will be the first official visit by a Danish Head of Government to China since 2008, and we will now take our bilateral relationship to a new high,” Rasmussen told Chinese media in a written interview ahead of his visit to China on May 2-5 at the invitation of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang. Chinese
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