International

ADL lauds Quartet’s call for an end to Palestinian incitement

NEW YORK (Press Release) — The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Friday (July 1) welcomed the Middle East Quartet’s call on the Palestinian Authority to “act decisively” to stop incitement to violence and strengthen efforts to combat terrorism following a series of deadly terrorist attacks in Israel over the last few days. “In the aftermath of two deadly […]

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International, Middle East, USA

Jewish museum to display Washington, Truman documents during Democratic convention

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania (Press Release) – The National Museum of American Jewish History (NMAJH) is a uniquely relevant destination for those visiting Philadelphia for the DNC. The Museum will be open every day the week of July 25 and will offer free admission to convention volunteers and 2-for-1 admission to convention attendees. Starting on June 28,

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Jewish History, USA

Bavaria accused of funneling stolen art back to Nazis

NEW YORK (WJC)- World Jewish Congress President Ronald S. Lauder said this week that he is dismayed by an investigation alleging that the German state of Bavaria had sold or given Nazi-looted art to high-ranking Nazi officials, rather than returning the art to its rightful Jewish heirs. The investigation by the London-based Commission for Looted

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International, Jewish History, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts

Iranian army: In 25 years Israel will no longer be on the map

Iranian officials continue to verbally attack Israel and wish for its destruction. On Thursday, Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they envisage a Jerusalem in 25 years from now when “no Israel would be present on the map,” Haaretz reported. The Iranian military organization made the remarks in a statement quoted by Iran’s Mehr news agency. The

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Middle East

Palestinian family sues French company for selling to Israel

A Palestinian family is suing the French company Exxelia Technologies for selling weapons parts to Israel. Ynet reports that the Shuheibar family from Gaza City filed the suit through the Ancile-avocats law firm and with help from the Christian organization ACAT. The lawyers claim that Exxelia is complicit in war crimes and manslaughter. According to

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International, Middle East

Trump to anti-Israel man: We support Israel ‘100 percent’

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Thursday reiterated his support for Israel and said that, as President, he would “protect Israel 100 percent”. Trump’s comments, quoted by The Washington Free Beacon, came in response to a question by an anti-Israel man who attended his New Hampshire rally. The man took the microphone during the question-and-answer

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Middle East, USA

Donald Trump condemns ‘heinous’ murder of Israeli girl

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump has condemned the “heinous murder” of a 13-year-old Israeli girl stabbed to death in her sleep by a Palestinian terrorist Thursday. “I am shocked by the heinous murder of 13 year old Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was attacked by a Palestinian terrorist while she was sleeping in her bedroom,”

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Middle East, USA

U.S. accepts record number of Syrian refugees in June despite terrorist screening worries

The U.S. accepted more than 2,300 Syrian refugees in June alone, sending the fiscal year total soaring past the 5,000 mark and putting the government on track to surpass President Obama’s goal of 10,000 by the end of September, but raising questions about screening out potential terrorists. June’s numbers set a monthly record for the

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International, Middle East, USA

Lynch to accept recommendation of FBI, career prosecutors in Clinton email probe

WASHINGTON — Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Friday she will remove herself from the decision-making process about whether to seek charges in the investigation involving Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while serving as secretary of state. The decision comes after Lynch came under fire for having a private meeting early this week

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USA

ZOA: Hizballah’s massive rocket buildup threatens new Mideast war

By Morton Klein and Daniel Mandel NEW YORK — One day not perhaps not far off, there will be another war between Israel and Hizballah, the Iranian terrorist proxy in Lebanon. One might assume that any future clash will be similar to past ones –– Israel struck by disruptive and occasionally lethal rocket attacks, and

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Middle East, USA

Art and words express cancer survivors’ emotions

By Chana Miller PETACH TIKVAH, Israel – “Good morning” Simple words. We say them every day. Most people are hardly aware of the greeting by neighbors or fellow workers. But for a small group of women at Ezer Mizion, the words mean everything. They represent the Good Morning program, a visual art workshop for cancer

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Books, Poetry & Short Stories, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

S.D Chamber opposes Trump’s trade policies

From Times of San Diego SAN DIEGO — The San Diego Regional Chamber of Commerce on Thursday joined the national business community in criticizing Donald Trump‘s protectionist trade policies. “The trade policies proposed by Donald Trump are unrealistic, counter-intuitive, and would be damaging to our economy and jobs,” said Jerry Sanders, the chamber CEO and a

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San Diego County, USA