JERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin hosted at his residence on Wednesday, Feb. 11, Ambassadors to Israel from Latin American countries. At the beginning of the meeting, the President said he was delighted to welcome the ambassadors to his residence. He said, “These are not easy times, when we are across the region, dealing with the […]
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Middle East, USA
TEL AVIV (Press Release)— The principle of adaptation — the gradual modification of a species’ structures and features — is one of the pillars of evolution. While there exists ample evidence to support the slow, ongoing process that alters the genetic makeup of a species, scientists could only suspect that there were also organisms capable
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, The World We ShareWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press-Release) –In response to the murders of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat and Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha in Chapel Hill, NC, Rabbi Jonah Pesner, Director of the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, issued the following statement: We are deeply saddened by the murders this week of Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, Deah Shaddy Barakat
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USAJERUSALEM (Press Release)–Israel’s Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) through the Israel Fuel Choices Initiative (IFCI) on Thursday, Feb. 12, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA), Iveco (a Brand of CNH Industrial) and Magneti Marelli (FCA Group) for co-operation in the development of natural gas based technologies. The signatories are also discussing the
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International, Middle East
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—The eight-story, 430,000-square-foot Museum of the Bible took a giant step toward its 2017 opening in Washington, D.C., beginning with surgical demolition of a 1982 addition to the historical building that will be reinvented as an international Bible museum. Purchased for $50 million in 2012, the former refrigeration warehouse and interior design showcase
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USABy Yotam Rozenwald JERUSALEM (Tazpit)– Charred grape seeds dating back 1,500 years were discovered recently in an archeological excavation in the ruins of the ancient Byzantine city of Halutza, about 19 miles southwest of Beersheba. In its heyday, in the 6th and 7th centuries A.D., Halutza or Elusa as it was called in Greek, was
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Jenn Lindsay ROME, Italy –I was recently asked to tell the story of my Jewish journey. I think of this journey in terms of steps: discovery, exploration, commitment, deepening, challenge, compromise, and simplicity. Until now I restrained myself from writing too explicitly about my Jewish journey because it has been a circuitous path, perhaps
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Jewish Religion, Middle East, USA
LONDON (WJC) — Edward Heerema, the Dutchman who named a ship the oil giant Shell wants to use to decommission an oil field in the North Sea after his late father, the Nazi supporter Pieter Schelte Heerema, has agreed to rename it following protests from Jewish groups and the British government. The change of heart
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InternationalDURBAN, South Africa (WJC) — Jewish students at the Durban University of Technology (DUT) who support the State of Israel, or receive funding from Israel, should be kicked out of the college, the Students Representative Council (SRC) at DUT has urged. The demand has shocked and angered Jewish organizations in South Africa. SRC Secretary Mqondisi
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Michael Ordman NETANYA, Israel — In reading about the Children of Israel leaving Egypt, it is easy to imagine that Moses was the original CEO of the very first Startup Nation. Today, the “company mission” – to become a light to the nations – is certainly being fulfilled by the prolific recent achievements of
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International, Michael Ordman, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationIsraeli attorney general approves broadcast of Netanyahu’s Congress speech (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) Israeli Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein told the country’s Central Elections Committee on Wednesday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s upcoming speech to the U.S. Congress has significant news value and that broadcasting it in Israel does not constitute illegal election propaganda. Weinstein’s decision
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International, Middle East, USA
Editor’s Note: After an anti-Israel divestment resolution before Stanford University’s student government failed to obtain the necessary two-thirds vote, thus failing, the pro-Israel advocacy group, StandWithUs, issued the following commentary: LOS ANGELES (Press Release) — StandWithUs congratulated Stanford’s student government for defeating an anti-Israel divestment resolution on February 10. The Associated Students of Stanford University (ASSU) voted
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USACompiled by Donald H. Harrison U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-California) has written to Secretary of State John Kerry that the United States “must speak out against unilateral moves by Palestinian leaders” such as the effort by P.A. President Mahmoud Abbas to join the International Criminal Court on April 1. In other Israel-related developments, Abe Foxman,
Friends of Israel, P.A., maneuver in Congress Read More »
Donald H. Harrison, USA
By Mark Gurvis/JNS.org My early days as a Jewish Federation professional were at a time when our system was evolving away from reliance on messages of combating anti-Semitism and statements of “never again,” to one of strengthening our communities through education and meaningful engagement. Yet reflecting on the turbulent and troubling start to 2015, I
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International, USA