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Terror victim remembered as friend, colleague

BGU prof Michael Feige took part in Bildner programs at Rutgers Dr. Michael Feige and Bildner Center executive director Dr. Yael Zerubavel appeared together at a 2012 panel discussion at Rutgers. Photo by Debra Rubin The executive director of Rutgers University’s Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life remembered Dr. Michael Feige, killed in […]

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

‘Anti-Semitic’ rhetoric in NY Congressional race

Accusations of anti-Semitism have arisen in the congressional race for New York’s 13th district. Last week Assemblyman Keith Wright shared an article accusing an opponent of not helping his district because the opponent is Jewish. Councilman Mark Levine accused Wright of using anti-Jewish hatred in an effort to appeal to Dominican voters. Levine’s office translated

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USA

‘Code Red’ alerts to also be used for tunnel attacks

According to a recent article in Yediyot Ahronot, the IDF’s Homefront Command and Gaza Division have decided that the “Code Red” warnings will also be used for terrorists infiltrating Israel through tunnels. Up to now, “Code Red” alerts have only been used for rocket attacks. In addition to the auditory warning, security coordinators will receive

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Middle East

Israel receives its first stealth fighter, the F-35

The Israeli Air Force welcomed Israel”s first stealth aircraft in history Wednesday evening, with the acquisition of an F-35 Lighting II fighter jet. The aircraft, produced by Lockheed Martin in Fort Worth, Texas, is the first fifth-generation fighter acquired by Israel. A ceremony on Wednesday held at the Lockheed Martin factory celebrated the completion of

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Middle East, USA

Jordan Shuts Syria, Iraq Borders After Suicide Bombing

Jordan has closed its border regions with Syria and Iraq and threatened to deal with attempted intruders “without leniency” following a deadly cross-border suicide bombing. Six people were killed Tuesday when a lorry packed with explosives was driven across the border from Syria and exploded near a military post and outside a Syrian refugee camp

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Middle East

Middle East Roundup: June 22, 2016

Disappearance of Yemenite children an ‘open wound,’ Netanyahu says (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Documents about the so-called “Yemenite Children Affair” may finally be unsealed after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday voiced support for the release of the minutes from the special state commission set up to investigate the matter two decades ago. The

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Middle East

Dem. Senator Pushes ‘Climate Literacy’ Program In US Schools

Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Ed Markey has introduced a bill to enhance to create a federal “climate change education program” to make sure American high schoolers are “climate literate” about man-made global warming. Markey wants the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish a nationwide education program for school kids “about climate change and its

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The World We Share, USA

Bernie Sanders’ Staffers Bail Out, Hook Up With Billionaire-Backed Green Group

More than a dozen former Bernie Sanders presidential campaign staff members have decided to hook up with a green group funded and founded by mega-wealthy liberal Tom Steyer. Zack Malitz, who headed-up Sanders’ digital organizing team and is now shifting focus to environmental group NextGen Climate, said he and other former Sanders staffers are bringing

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The World We Share, USA

$850K in Nazi artifacts – including Göring’s underwear – purchased at auction by shadowy Argentinian

A controversial German auction of Nazi memorabilia appears to have vindicated its critics after the top buyer turned out to be a wealthy Argentinian with suspected neo-Nazi leanings. Monday’s sale, conducted by Munich’s Hermann Historica, featured the collection of John Lattimer, a renowned U.S. physician who treated high-ranking Nazis during the Nuremberg war crimes trials.

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