International

Legislature seeks higher quota for Chaldean refugees

SACRAMENTO (Press Release)– Assemblyman Brian Jones (Republican-Santee) led the effort on Friday, Aug. 30, to secure passage of a resolution urging President Obama to expedite visa processing for Iraq’s minority groups and to lift the refugee quota cap for Iraqi-Christians during a time of religious persecution.  Authored by Senator Joel Anderson, SJR 17 passed with […]

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Middle East, USA

JNS news briefs: August 29, 2014

Palestinians demand ‘clear’ timetable for Israeli withdrawal from West Bank (Israel Hayom/Exclusive to JNS.org) The Palestinian Authority’s (PA) commissioner for international relations, Nabil Shaath, told Palestinian media on Thursday that the PA would turn to the U.N. Security Council and General Assembly on Sept. 15 to request that Israel be forced to provide “a clear

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International

Ancient copper workers probably had high status

TEL AVIV (Press Release) — In 1934, American archaeologist Nelson Glueck named one of the largest known copper production sites of the Levant “Slaves’ Hill.” This hilltop station, located deep in Israel’s Arava Valley, seemed to bear all the marks of an Iron Age slave camp — fiery furnaces, harsh desert conditions, and a massive

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

UK Jews, Muslims: ‘Export peace, don’t import conflict’

LONDON (WJC) — Muslim and Jewish leaders in the UK on Thursday issued a joint statement calling for interfaith cooperation and condemnation of civilian deaths in Gaza, saying they should not “import conflict,” but rather “export peace.” The Board of Deputies of British Jews and the Muslim Council of Britain (MCB) condemned civilian deaths and

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International, Middle East

Researchers: Tainted blood may still be valuable

TEL AVIV (Press Release)— Some 30 percent of all positive hospital blood culture samples are discarded every day because they’re “contaminated” — they reflect the presence of skin germs instead of specific disease-causing bacteria. Rather than toss these compromised samples into the trash, clinicians may be able to use the resistance profiles of skin bacteria

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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education

APN says 2-State process should begin anew

WASHINGTON, DC (Press Release)– Americans for Peace Now (APN)  issued the following statement on Wednesday, August 27: “APN welcomes the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that was implemented yesterday (Tuesday, April 26). We hope fervently that this ceasefire holds, sparing both Israelis and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip further terror and bloodshed. We know, however,

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Middle East

JNS news briefs: August 27, 2014

Southern Israelis pessimistic on latest cease-fire (JNS.org) Leaders and residents of southern Israel are not optimistic about the newly reached cease-fire deal with Hamas and have harsh criticism for the Jewish state’s Operation Protective Edge, believing that it did not contribute to longterm security in their communities. Ashkelon Mayor Itamar Shimoni said, “Every concession to

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International

The anatomy of the latest Israel-Gaza cease fire

  By Dmitriy Shapiro/JNS.org/Washington Jewish Week WASHINGTON, D.C. — After at least 11 failed attempts at achieving a lasting cease-fire between the Hamas terrorist group and Israel, negotiators in Cairo on Tuesday announced that they reached an indefinite cease-fire deal. But will the agreement, whose parameters are not yet fully apparent, hold up this time

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Middle East, USA