International

Sweden denounced for inaction against anti- Semitism

LOS ANGELES (Press Release) –The Simon Wiesenthal Center has denounced Swedish authorities for again failing to protect its Jewish citizens, this time in the northern town of Umea (pictured). The Jewish community association has announced it is closing following a series of Neo-Nazi threats, which included swastikas with messages like, “we know where you live.” […]

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International, USA

Campus hate often fueled by BDS campaign

SANTA CRUZ, California (Press Release) – Anti-Semitism on campus increased 40% and genocidal expression doubled in 2016, according to AMCHA Initiative’s annual study, released Tuesday, that examines anti-Semitism at more than 100 public and private colleges and universities with the largest Jewish undergraduate populations. Main findings of the study include: 40% Spike: Anti-Semitism on campuses most popular for

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Middle East Roundup: April 4, 2017

Suspected chemical attack in Syria kills at least 68, including 11 children (JNS.org) A suspected gas attack, carried out by either Syria’s government or Russian jets, killed at least 68 people—including 11 children—in the Syrian province of Idlib Tuesday. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that the gas attack caused dozens of people to

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Middle East

North Carolina defeats Gonzaga for sixth national championship

GLENDALE, Ariz. — The day before the NCAA championship game, North Carolina coach Roy Williams wasn’t buying the David-versus-Goliath theme being spun about the Tar Heels’ meeting with Gonzaga. “That may be the way it’s perceived,” Williams said Sunday. “But when you start watching them, it’s not that much difference (between the teams). I’m not

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Sports & Competitions, USA

Russia Unveils Its Most Powerful Nuclear Attack Sub Yet

Russia has launched its most powerful, advanced nuclear attack submarine yet at time when Moscow has claimed to have restored its Cold War-era dominance of the sea. The Project 885 (08850) Yasen-class fourth-generation multipurpose Kazan nuclear submarine had been under construction since 2009 at the Sevmash shipyards in the Russia White Sea port city of

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International

So many journalists are being killed in Mexico that one newspaper decides to shut down

MEXICO CITY — A Mexican newspaper is shutting down because the country has become too dangerous for journalists, according to its owner. In an editorial published Sunday on the front page of the Norte newspaper in the border city of Juarez, owner Oscar Cantu Murguia said a string of deadly assaults on journalists is “preventing

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International

Launching social movement, former IDF chiefs deny political ambition

‘Pnima’ says goal to mend Israel’s social fabric, bring ‘an end to the divisions, an end to the incitement, an end to the baseless hatred’ By Marissa Newman Mayor of Acre Shimon Lankri, Former IDF chief of staff Gabi Ashkenazi (2L), Shlomo Dovrat, former IDF Chief of staff Benny Gantz (standing) and former education minister

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Middle East

Lithuania warns Russia could attack ‘with 24 hours notice’

Lithuanian intelligence warned on Monday that Russia could attack the Baltic states with as little as 24 hours’ notice, seriously limiting NATO’s ability to respond. Sounding the alarm in an annual threat assessment, the Lithuanian intelligence service pointed to Moscow upgrading its military in the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad on the Baltic Sea last year.

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International

UK – A rock in a hard place: UK-Spain tensions flare over Gibraltar as Brexit talks begin

The future of Gibraltar has become the first dispute of the Brexit talks, with tensions flaring between the EU, Britain and Spain over whether the future of the British enclave lies with London or Madrid. Just days after British Prime Minister Theresa May filed her Article 50 letter – formally kickstarting Britain’s divorce from the

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