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AJC leads Latino media, filmmakers on Israel tour

February 23, 2015

JERUSALEM (Press Release)– Top U.S. Latino Media and Entertainment leaders are visiting Israel this week in a pioneering initiative to explore joint ventures, scout location sites, and share best practices with their Israeli counterparts. The group is hosted by AJC’s Project Interchange and AJC’s Belfer Institute for Latino and Latin American Affairs (BILLA), in partnership with […]

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Middle East, USA

New Orleans temple celebrates 145th anniversary

February 23, 2015

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (Press Release)– In 2015, Temple Sinai marks 145 years of serving the New Orleans community. The largest Jewish congregation in Louisiana invites the entire community to help celebrate its long history, as well as the congregation’s future, vibrancy and diversity. “Though we’re the first Reform congregation in Louisiana, we pride ourselves, both

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Jewish History, USA

Netanyanu should postpone his speech on Iran

February 23, 2015

By J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has gotten himself in a deep hole. He and his ambassador to Washington, Ron Dermer, had arranged with Speaker of the House, John Boehner, for him to address both Houses of Congress early in March. Twice before, prime ministers of Israel had the

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Middle East

Horowitz Center names 10 most anti- Semitic campuses

February 23, 2015

San Diego State University rated as sixth worst (it rejects the charge) LOS ANGELES (Press Release)– A new campaign has been launched by the David Horowitz Freedom Center to combat rapidly growing anti-Semitism on college campuses in the United States. The campaign, “Jew Hatred on Campus” aims to educate the public about the anti-Semitic acts

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Jewish news briefs: February 23, 2015

February 23, 2015

Nuclear deal with Iran closer than ever, French newspaper reports (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) As the March 24 deadline for a “political framework agreement” in nuclear negotiations between Iran and the P5+1 powers approaches, the French newspaper Le Figaro on Sunday quoted an American official as saying a nuclear deal is “closer than ever.” U.S.

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International, Middle East, USA

Poll finds high percentage of campus anti- Semitism

February 23, 2015

HARTFORD, Connecticut (Press Release)– More than half of 1,157 self-identified Jewish students at 55 campuses nationwide who took part in an online survey reported having been subjected to or having witnessed anti-Semitism on their campuses, according to a new report issued jointly by Trinity College (Hartford, Connecticut) and the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human

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Science, Medicine, & Education, USA

Polls showing Israeli election neck and neck

February 22, 2015

By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — There is a near balance in the run-up to the Israeli election. Likud and Labor have been trading places one or two Knesset seats in the lead, and often tied in the various media polls, all of them with samples on the border of being unreliable. Labor is still going

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Ira Sharkansky, Middle East

Jerusalem Mayor Barkat helps capture a terrorist

February 22, 2015

By Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)–According to initial reports, a Jewish man was stabbed in a terror attack near the old city of Jerusalem, the victim sustained light injuries. The attack occurred at 5:30 p.m. near the Jaffa gate, just outside of the old city of Jerusalem. The mayor of Jerusalem, Nir Barkat, and his security detail

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Middle East

Netanyahu: Iran threat now on Golan border

February 22, 2015

JERUSALEM (Press Release) — Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made the following remarks Sunday, Feb. 22, at the start of the Cabinet meeting: “Today the Cabinet will be briefed on the security challenges developing around us, first and foremost Iran’s attempt to increase its foothold on Israel’s borders even as it works to arm itself

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Middle East

Walking visitors through the Old City of Jerusalem

February 22, 2015

By Dorothea Shefer-Vanson JERUSALEM — The visit to Israel of friends from abroad provided us with the opportunity to walk through the Old City of Jerusalem and show them just a few of the tourist attractions in which that relatively small area abounds. One of our visitors had been to Israel several times in the last

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Dorothea Shefer-Vanson, Middle East

Tales of ancient Jewish exiles

February 22, 2015

By Steve Kramer ALFE MENASHE, Israel — We recently enjoyed the new exhibit at the Bible Lands Museum in Jerusalem, across from the Israel Museum. Entitled “By the Rivers of Babylon,” the exhibit displays: “original artifacts dating to the destruction of Jerusalem and the Babylonian Exile [586 BCE], including clay tablets [over 100 cuneiform tablets that

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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve Kramer

Charges against Netanyahu are ‘raw deal’

February 21, 2015

By Rabbi Dow Marmur JERUSALEM — Readers of these reflections may have surmised that I’m not a Netanyahu fan. I’ve even indicated that I don’t intend to vote for his party in the March 17 elections. However, I do feel that he’s currently getting a raw deal from the state comptroller (Israel’s auditor-general). Perhaps that’s

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Middle East

Obama, Kerry, Rice forge anti- ISIS coalition

February 21, 2015

By Donald H. Harrison In association with President Obama’s Summit on Countering Violent Extremism, there was a round of diplomatic consultations in Washington D.C. with various envoys from Middle Eastern countries, including Israel. Additionally the administration made two announcements of note. One of those announcements was a memorandum signed by President Obama on Friday, Feb.

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Donald H. Harrison, Middle East, Richard L. Cravatts, USA

Two GOP reps assure Israel Netanyahu is wanted

February 21, 2015

By Anav Silverman JERUSALEM (Tazpit) — With more than a week to go before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress, two Republican representatives visited Israel last week to demonstrate their support of the Jewish state. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R-North Carolina) and Rep. Dennis Ross (R-Florida) spent time in Israel visiting with the

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Middle East, USA

AJC leads Latino media, filmmakers on Israel tour

New Orleans temple celebrates 145th anniversary

Netanyanu should postpone his speech on Iran

Horowitz Center names 10 most anti- Semitic campuses

Jewish news briefs: February 23, 2015

Poll finds high percentage of campus anti- Semitism

Polls showing Israeli election neck and neck

Jerusalem Mayor Barkat helps capture a terrorist

Netanyahu: Iran threat now on Golan border

Walking visitors through the Old City of Jerusalem

Tales of ancient Jewish exiles

Charges against Netanyahu are ‘raw deal’

Obama, Kerry, Rice forge anti- ISIS coalition

Two GOP reps assure Israel Netanyahu is wanted

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