Rabbi Jason Nevarez of Congregation Beth Israel in San Diego attended college with the rabbi who was taken hostage in Colleyville, Texas. After college, they were classmates at the Hebrew Union College seminary in Jerusalem in 2001 during the height of the Intifada. [Donald H. Harrison]
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Donald H. Harrison, San Diego County, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (JNS) Israel is well-known for being the Mediterranean Silicon Wadi—a hub of high-tech startups that attract mammoth foreign investment—but what is less recognized is the fact that it is also emerging as a new standard-bearer for Automated Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS), such as automated emergency braking, adaptive cruise control and other systems,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education, Technology
(JNS) The Islamic States (ISIS) terror organization conducted 2,705 attacks worldwide in 2021, roughly the same number it conducted in 2020 (2,781), according to a new report by an Israeli research center. The Meir Amit Terrorism and Intelligence Information Center said that the role of ISIS in Afghanistan increased substantially in 2021 following America’s withdrawal
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International, Middle East
Published by DPA Half a million Israelis have now received their fourth vaccination against the coronavirus. “Israel’s groundbreaking vaccination campaign has reached another milestone,” Prime Minister Naftali Bennett was quoted as saying in a statement from his office late on Thursday. Israel began administering a fourth jab two weeks ago to people aged 60 and
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Middle East
Published by BANG Showbiz English John Mayer and Jeff Ross have paid tribute to the late Bob Saget. The 44-year-old singer and the 56-year-old comedian took to Instagram to post a joint video in which they expressed their love for the ‘Full House’ star, who was found dead in a hotel room aged of 65
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Jewish Celebrities, USA
By Jacob Kamaras One of the most important decisions I needed to make upon recently taking ownership of the San Diego Jewish World was, how should we spell antisemitism? The prior sentence should tell you everything you need to know about my decision. Nevertheless, here’s the story behind the style choice. In August 2021, The
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International, Jacob Kamaras, Jewish History
By Maayan Hoffman (JNS) Israel is preparing to test its novel coronavirus vaccine candidate, BriLife, as a booster dose, NRx Pharmaceuticals reported this week. The American company signed an agreement with the Defense Ministry in July to help fast-track the vaccine, developed by the Israel Institute for Biological Research. NRx, which is traded on Nasdaq,
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — “Are we going to be a nation that lives not by the light of the truth but in the shadow of lies?” The forceful, stammer-free president’s speech launched the 10-month election cycle to remove the Republican “dagger held at the throat of America” – while enabling political allies who
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Bruce Ticker, USA
By Steve Kramer KFAR SABA, Israel — As you know, Israel is a very small country in area, roughly the size of New Jersey, with a similar long, narrow shape. Recently Michal and I went on a tour with the ESRA group (English Speaking Residents Association) to a northern part of the Negev Desert in
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, Travel and Food
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — On Wednesday morning, December 29, following a week of gloomy weather, the Negev clouds gave way to abundant sunshine and an atmosphere of heightened hope and humanity, as ADI, Israel’s most comprehensive provider of residential and rehabilitative care for individuals with severe disabilities, hosted its First Annual “Race for Inclusion.” The
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Middle East, USA
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) — During a panel on rising antisemitism and ways to address it in the workplace, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Commissioner Andrea Lucas, for the very first time, commented on the Brandeis Center’s complaint of antisemitism at Stanford University, calling the allegations, “deeply troubling.” Lucas specifically highlighted serious concerns about the
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USA
By Stuart Hershkowitz (JNS) Prior to the intensification of the Omicron variant, the Israeli economy had received multiple forecasts for strong growth in 2022. The Jewish state’s own finance ministry projected 4.7 percent growth for the economy this year (following 7.1 percent growth in 2021), while the OECD predicted 4.9 percent growth in Israel’s GDP for 2022 and 4
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Middle East, Opinion
(JNS) Negotiations in Vienna over a possible return to the 2015 Iran nuclear agreement are proceeding slowly despite signs of progress in late December, France’s foreign minister said on Tuesday. “They are slow, too slow and that creates a gap that jeopardizes the chance of finding a solution that respects the interests of all sides,”
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International, Middle East, USA
Published by AFP Washington (AFP) – A neo-Nazi leader was sentenced to seven years in prison on Tuesday for threatening journalists and activists campaigning against anti-Semitism, the US Justice Department said. Kaleb Cole, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted in the western US state of Washington of mailing threatening communications,
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Middle East