TEL AVIV (Press Release) — A new Tel Aviv University study found that, like humans, bats living in Tel Aviv enjoy the wide variety and abundance of food that the city has to offer, in contrast to rural bats living in Beit Guvrin, who are content eating only one type of food. The study was […]
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Middle East, Science, Medicine, & Education
By Sean Savage (July 22, 2021 / JNS) The recent announcement that Ben & Jerry’s plans to end its sale of ice-cream in “occupied Palestinian territory,” primarily Judea and Samaria as well as eastern Jerusalem, has stirred a fierce reaction, including potential legal and financial repercussions for the ice-cream maker and its parent company Unilever.
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Middle East, USA
By Donald H. Harrison SAN DIEGO – News came over the Internet about a Florida man being arrested on Wednesday after he was found in possession of a still living Goliath Grouper which he had caught off a bridge in Islamorada. Goliath Groupers, which can grow to 800 pounds, are a protected species. The one
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Donald H. Harrison, Science, Medicine, & Education, USA
By Jacob Kamaras LA JOLLA, California — One thing is clear about the recent decision by Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling ice cream in what the company described as “Occupied Palestinian Territory” (referring to parts of the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem): Jewish opinions about the frozen products are on fire. As the passionate
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Jacob Kamaras, Middle East, USA
By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA — Within a week, Pope Francis and two prominent black men took steps that can only benefit the Jewish people in a followup, perhaps coincidental, to a rally of Jews and others who gathered near Capitol Hill to protest antisemitism. The July 11 event in Washington, D.C., with an
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Bruce Ticker, USA
OXNARD, California (Press Release) — Herzog Wine Cellars, a Southern California-based kosher winery owned and operated by America’s oldest wine making family, is pleased to announce and welcome celebrated winemaker David Galzignato as its new senior winemaker and director of winemaking operations. Galzignato will work with one of Herzog’s founding winemakers, Joe Hurliman, who has
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Travel and Food, USA
By Yaakov Lappin (July 21, 2021 / JNS) As soon as it can enter into operations, the new Russian single-engine stealth fighter jet will likely arrive in the Middle East through future arms sales to local countries, though this does not form a severe threat to Israel’s security, a former Israeli defense official has assessed.
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International, Middle East
JERUSALEM (Press Release) — A group of 160 new French immigrants to Israel arrived at Ben Gurion Airport today aboard a special Aliyah (immigration to Israel) flight from Paris organized by The Jewish Agency for Israel and the Ministry of Aliyah and Integration. The olim (immigrants) were accompanied on the flight by Israeli Minister of
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International, Middle East
Published by Reuters By Mari Saito TOKYO (Reuters) -On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over comments he made about the Holocaust, while media reported former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a memorable advocate for the Tokyo Games, would skip the showpiece event. The news is the latest
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International
The two Grad rockets launched at northern Israel early on Tuesday from southern Lebanon were likely fired by Hamas as part of its attempt to respond to tensions in Jerusalem and clashes between Israeli police and Palestinians around the Temple Mount on Sunday. [JNS]
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Middle East
CHULA VISTA, California (Press Release) — Michael Gross has been named Head Coach of the Team USA Girls Under 18 Softball Team at the Maccabiah Games in Israel – which will take place during July 2022. The Maccabiah Games, also known as the Jewish Olympics, are the third largest international multi-sport event in the world!
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Middle East, San Diego County, Sports & Competitions, USA
Published by Reuters By Dan Williams and Siddharth Cavale JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel warned consumer goods giant Unilever Plc on Tuesday of “severe consequences” from a decision by subsidiary Ben & Jerry’s to stop selling ice cream in Israeli-occupied territories, and urged U.S. states to invoke anti-boycott laws. Monday’s announcement followed pro-Palestinian pressure on the Vermont-based
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Middle East
Recently, Eric Fingerhut, president and CEO of the Jewish Federations of North America and former CEO of Hillel International, reported that a new level of antisemitic intensity has been reached. Whether antisemitic sentiment itself has increased or merely has just become more acceptable, he isn’t sure. Regardless, the reality of overt Jew-hatred in the US and Canada is being felt more intensely – to say the least. [Steve Kramer]
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Middle East, Steve Kramer, USA
Less than 24 hours after receiving the news that Ben & Jerry’s announced they would not allow their ice cream to be sold in Judea & Samaria, what they called “occupied Palestinian territory,” there has been a grassroots backlash against this company. Both the Israeli TV and social media channels are reporting that Israelis are boycotting B&J’s ice cream. [Barry Shaw]
Ice Cream That Leaves a Bad Taste in Our Mouths. Read More »
Barry Shaw, Business & Finance, Middle East, USA