JERUSALEM (Press Release) – Mydan Ben Yoash last night responded to a different type of emergency than what he is used to seeing as a volunteer EMT. A local wedding hall manager posted on Facebook that a couple with special needs had expected some 300 people to attend their wedding and were disappointed when only […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBALTIMORE, Maryland (Press Release) —The NAACP announced the six newest members to its 64-member National Board of Directors will include Rabbi Jonah Pesner, director of the Washington-based Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism. Elected during the Association’s recent annual board meeting February 18 in New York, the group includes a variety of leaders with a
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USAWASHINGTON, D.C. — Following is the text of President Donald Trump’s first speech to a joint session of Congress, as prepared for delivery on February 28, 2017: THE PRESIDENT: Mr. Speaker, Mr. Vice President, Members of Congress, the First Lady of the United States, and Citizens of America: Tonight, as we mark the conclusion of
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International, Middle East, USAAn adviser to President Donald Trump appeared to suggest Tuesday that Democrats may be responsible for the wave of bomb threats targeting Jewish Community Centers in the past two months. Anthony Scaramucci, a confidant to Trump who was nominated for the role of liaison to the business community before later having his name withdrawn over
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USAPHILADELPHIA — The toppling of about 100 headstones at a Jewish cemetery in Philadelphia’s Wissinoming section occurred at least five days earlier than first reported to police on Sunday, according to a cemetery superintendent who visited the site last week. Bill Doran, the superintendent of Laurel Hill Cemetery in North Philadelphia, said he was at
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USASen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) announced that he is reintroducing a bill that would cut off funding to the Palestinian Authority for paying rewards to terrorists and their families Tuesday. The Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America (OU), the nation’s largest Orthodox Jewish umbrella organization, welcomed Sen. Graham’s announcement. The Taylor Force Act, named for
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Middle East, USAThe U.S. bishops are responding with solidarity and concern for the Jewish community, following a surge in anti-Semitic actions in recent weeks. “On behalf of the Bishops and people of the Catholic Church, as the Chairman of the Bishops’ Committee for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, I want to express our deep sympathy, solidarity, and support
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USACommunity groups have offered their support and solidarity to the Jewish community after two cemeteries, one in Philadelphia and one in St. Louis, were vandalized in the past week, with hundreds of headstones knocked over. The latest groups to reach out: two unions in Philadelphia. One union offered to replace the headstones at Mount Carmel
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USAPresident Trump said not all sources are made up, but in light of the prevalence of “fake news” he didn’t think it would be appropriate to attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. “Over the years, you make a mistake – I fully understand when they hit you. But when they make stories up,
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USAFinal version of law will obligate citizens to put facial recognition information in national database, but not necessarily fingerprints By Times of Israel staff A sample biometric ‘smart card’ (photo credit: Lior Mizrahi/Flash 90) The Knesset on Monday passed a controversial bill that will obligate all Israeli citizens to obtain biometric ID cards, with their
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Middle EastWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump stepped up his attack on federal environmental protections Tuesday, issuing an order directing his administration to begin the long process of rolling back sweeping clean water rules that were enacted by his predecessor. The order directing the Environmental Protection Agency to set about dismantling the Waters of the United States
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USALOS ANGELES (Press Release) — The Israeli American Council (IAC) issued the following statement to the media on Tuesday, Feb. 28. “In recent weeks, many members of the Israeli-American community and the Jewish Community have been affected by a wave of antisemitic attacks on Jewish institutions across the United States. Toddlers attending pre-school at Jewish
WASHINGTON — Dan Coats expressed concerns Tuesday about Russia’s “assertiveness in global affairs” at his confirmation hearing to be the nation’s top intelligence official, saying that the U.S. must address Moscow’s aggressiveness “with eyes wide open and a healthy degree of skepticism.” If confirmed to lead the Office of Director of National Intelligence, Coats will
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International, USAKANSAS CITY, Kan. — Ian Grillot says he didn’t hear what an angry man was saying as he verbally assaulted two Indian men at Austins Bar & Grill, but it was clear when he later came at them with a gun that he was targeting them. In a meeting with reporters Tuesday, Grillot stopped short
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