By Ira Sharkansky JERUSALEM — In the midst of the noise from various politicians blaming one another for not solving the country’s problems, a 16 year old Palestinian entered a supermarket that serves Jews and Palestinians, with Jewish and Palestinian employees in a West Bank settlement, apparently took a knife from a display in the […]
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JERUSALEM (Press Release)–The nonprofit soldier support organization Yashar LaChayal (Straight to the Soldier) recently distributed 100 warm winter packages to new recruits of the 299th Battalion. This battalion is part of the IDF Minorities Unit, an Arabic-speaking unit of the Israel Defense Forces is made up of Druze soldiers. Today, 85 percent of Israel’s male Druze population chooses
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By Anav Silverman RAMAT GAN, Israel (Tazpit) – In order to advance scientific cooperation between Israel and Hungary, the Hungarian-Israeli scientific society was formally established at Bar-Ilan University this week. Through scientific, cultural and social programs, the society’s members will seek opportunities to exchange ideas, network, and promote joint science education programs. Both Hungary and
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International, Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationBERLIN (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee has marked 20 years of its partnership with the Bundeswehr (German Armed Forces) at a momentous ceremony in Berlin. The Wednesday evening program Dec. 3 was highlighted by keynote addresses from German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen and AJC Executive Director David Harris. More than 150 invited
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InternationalBy Rabbi Ben Kamin ENCINITAS, California — Now that a clear, ghastly pattern of white police offers, heavily armed, killing black men (and boys) at an alarming rate is spiraling, we anguish. Not all of us, but many. People of all races are asking: what is going on in our country? African American parents are
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USABy Congressman Eliot Engel WASHINGTON, D.C. — Chanukah is one of the Jewish people’s most beloved holidays. We light the menorah, sing songs and eat delicious food. It’s a celebration of life and Jewish survival. And, like most holidays that commemorate a struggle against oppression, it is also a time of collective and personal reflection.
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International, Science, Medicine, & Education, USABy J. Zel Lurie DELRAY BEACH, Florida (Press Release) — This column is being written on Dec 4th, my 101st birthday. There will not be a big party tonight like the one that marked my first century. Only five members of my family will be there but a couple of hundred residents of Harbors Edge will
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Middle EastWASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – BBYO and DoSomething.org‘s five-week hunger advocacy and awareness campaign, Can-Tribute, concluded on Sunday, November 30. As a result, 15,000 youth across North America collected over 510,000 pounds of canned goods to donate to food banks in their communities. These young people came together to learn about the prevalence of hunger right
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USATEL AVIV (Press Release) — The aging process affects everything from cardiovascular function to memory to sexuality. Most worrisome for many, however, is the potential loss of eyesight due to retinal degeneration. New progress towards a prosthetic retina could help alleviate conditions that result from problems with this vital part of the eye. An encouraging new
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationPARIS (WJC) –France is in shock after a young Jewish couple was assaulted in what police are treating as an anti-Semitic attack. Two adult men from Créteil, the Paris suburb where the attack took place, have been arrested by police in connection with the crime while a third suspect is still being sought. The attack
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InternationalCongress approves US-Israel Strategic Partnership Act (JNS.org) The U.S. Congress has approved the U.S.-Israel Strategic Partnership Act, which, in addition to allowing Israelis to enter the U.S. without a visa for 90 days, would increase the value of emergency U.S. weaponry kept in Israel by $200 million to a total of $1.8 billion. The bill
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NEW YORK (Press Release)– The American Jewish Committee (AJC )is urging the U.S. Department of Education to take steps to ensure that education institutions receiving Title VI government funding do not boycott Israeli academic institutions. The AJC call follows a Middle East Studies Association resolution endorsing the “right” of scholarly associations to engage in such
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, USAHAIFA, Israel (Press Release) — It is possible to detect when we provide false information regarding our health conditions through our handwriting, according to a new study conducted at the University of Haifa. The study used a computerized system, which was developed by Prof. Sara Rosenblum from the University of Haifa and that was patented
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & EducationPARIS (Press Release)–The American Jewish Committee (AJC) is horrified by the brutal assault on a Jewish couple, an act of violence that French Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve has labeled anti-Semitism. “Enough is enough!” declared Simone Rodan-Benzaquen, Director of AJC Paris, who, together with AJC Executive Director David Harris, will meet this week with Gilles Clavreul,
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